Blue and Yellow Sitting Edwin with Stars

Here is another of my masculine cards. I enjoyed making this one, and finally used the magnetic paper that
the lovely Carol S on the docrafts forum sent to me to create a frame using my Nestabilities dies and Bigshot machine.

The Edwin image, from Magnolia, was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black dye ink and coloured with Copic markers:

• Hair: E35, E37, E39
• Skin: E00, E13, E21, E51
• Jumper: B34, B37, B39
• Trousers: B32, B34, B37
• Stars/Socks: Y21, Y26
• Wings: B32
• Shoes: E31, E35, E37, E39

Edwin's cheeks were then highlighted with a Papermania Snow White gel pen and the image was cut out.

Using magnetic paper, two circle dies were positioned and a circle frame was cut from dark blue card and a circle of yellow paper from the HOTP Ultimate Cardmaker's Creative Pack was matted behind.

The Edwin image was matted over the circle panel and the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment, from the Papermania Mix and Match Scrolls and Sentiments stamp set, was stamped on the yellow panel using Versafine Majestic Blue archival pigment ink.

A strip of the yellow paper was matted onto the blue card and across a panel of the dark blue stars paper from the same paper pad and then onto a panel of yellow card.

Seven stars (the jumper detail from the image) were stamped out and coloured with Copic markers:

• Stars: Y21, Y26

The stars were cut out and attached around the circle frame using 3D foam. These were then highlighted with Craft Planet Yellow glitter glue, as was the star on the jumper. Craft Planet Iridescent Sparkle glitter glue was added to highlight the wings on the image.

This card uses some of my old stash (HOTP papers) with some of my new stash (Edwin stamp, new Copic colours, Papermania Mix & Match stamps and of course my magnetic paper).

Here are the blog challenges that I am entering this card into:

• AiFactory - Boys Will Be Boys
• C.R.A.F.T. - #103 - Birthday
• Paper Play - Sparkle Galore
• Shelly's Images - Anything Goes
• Crafts and Me - #35 - Anything Goes
• Creative Belli - #117 - S (Stars)
• Digistamps4Joy - #19 - Boys!Boys!Boys!
• Flutter By Wednesdays - #155 - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper-Crafty - #53 - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp - Sparkle and Shine
• Sisterhood Of Crafters - Let It Shine
• Paper Variety - Stars
• Truly Scrumptious - #57 - Anything Goes
• Clear It Out - Colours
• Paper and Such Design - #1 - Birthday Card
• The Stamping Boutique - #6 - Circles
• Cards For Men - #10 - For Someone Special
• Craft Your Passion - #58 - Cutie Patooties
• Karen's Doodles - Bold and Bright
• Make It Monday - #37 - Anything Goes
• My Grafico - Anything Goes
• Cheerful Stamp Pad - #18 - Colour My World
• Corrosive Challenges - #116 - Birthdays
• Creative Inspirations - #59 - Glitzy and Bling
• Dream Valley - #7 - Dig Out The Old To Use With The New
• Kenny K Krafty Girlz - #45 - Die Cuts and Punches
• One Stitch At A Time - #62 - Anything Goes
• Scrappy Frogs - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - #83 - Anything Goes
• Inspire Me Fridays - #7 - Anything Goes
• Stamp Something - Beachy Colours
• Allsorts - #104 - Birthday
• Crafty Emma - #37 - Embellish It
• Ellephantastic - #26 - Birthday/Party
• Little Claire's - #7 - Sparkle
• Our Creative Corner - Frames
• Shannon's Sentiments - #27 - Birthdays