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Wednesday 2 April 2014

Dark Blue and Brown Landmarks and Tickets 40th

So, my latest upload is a card I made for a friend who was turning 40. He has always called me 'aunty Kathleen' ever since I used to feed him curry when we were based in Germany. Even though he is actually older than me!!


I pulled out the trusty Landmarks image, from Crafty Individuals, and stamped it onto the Honey paper from the Basic Grey Granola paper pad using Memento Paris Dusk dye ink and trimmed it up into a square. The image was then matted onto cream and navy shimmer cardstocks.

A panel of the Wild Oats paper from the same paper pad was also matted onto the cream and navy cardstocks.

A file folder was die cut from cream card using the Sizzix Sizzlits die and coloured using Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap distress ink and stamped with a sentiment from the Making Memories Express It! stamp set using the Paris Dusk ink.



The Travel Tickets stamp, also from Crafty Individuals, was then stamped onto cream card using the Versafine Vintage Sepia archival pigment ink and the individual tickets were cut out. Tim Holtz Old Paper and Frayed Burlap distress inks were then added to distress them. The tickets were arranged inside the file folder and added at the bottom right corner of the image panel.


Three large old gold brads from Papermania were then added in the top right of the panel and the panel was then added to the card blank.


The inside of the card was also decorated using strips of the papers used on the front of the card. The sentiment was stamped across the Honey paper using the Paris Dusk ink, the Happy Birthday stamp from the Personal Impressions Paula Pascual Mix and Match Sentiments stamp set and the '4', '0' and 'th' stamps from the See D's Lower Case Script Alphabet stamp set. The '40th' text was stamped using the second generation of ink, giving it a more faded look.


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

37 comments:

Paula Whittaker said...

Great looking card for a chap. Thank you for taking part in the That's Crafty! Challenge. Good Luck with the draw!

Janette said...

Love this fab card Kathleen, the design is just super...
Thanks for sharing with us at CraftyCatz this week.x

Hazel said...

A super design, love the vintage grungy look of the tickets. Thanks for joining us at OSAAT. Hazel

Craft Addicts - Tracy Evans said...

Lovely piece, love the rustic colours and the file folders, lovely touch. Thanks so much for joining in the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge. Tracy x

Naomi Johnson said...

Great Card. Thanks for sharing it with us this week at Crafty Catz. Naomi x

DonnaMundinger said...

What a great card for a male. I always struggle with masculine cards. Thanks so much for joining our first challenge at Aurora Wings. xxD

Monica taylor said...

Beautiful card. Glad you could join us this week at Crafter's Cafe. Monica, DT

Lynn (aka Lynnpenguin) said...

Oh Kathleen this is just lovely. I'm sure your friend is going to love it. Such a rich card and perfect for a guy.

Thanks for playing along with us this week for our Anything Goes challenge at One Stitch at a Time. Good luck.

Lynn, OSAAT DT

meine-bastelarena said...

Fabulous male card! I am sure your friend loved this very much. Thanks for playing along with us at OSAAT Challenges. Have a wonderful day and good luck! Hugs, Sujin

ALI said...

Great design and colour combo.

Jackie T said...

What a brilliant card I love the vintage feel. Just hopped over from Do-crafts.Jackie

Lizzies said...

Fabulous cards, just hopping by.

Athina said...

What a perfect masculine card! I love the image you have used! Thanks for playing with us at Loves Rubberstamps!

Roxann said...

Fabulous card! Love the design and papers you used. Gald you shared it at TTCRD.

paper fun said...

I love your vintage card. It would be fabulous for a male.

Thanks for joining us at the Sweet Pea Stampers.

Mari

Alizabethy said...

What a great idea for a special male birthday!

applejack cards by sue said...

A gorgeous really interesting male card. I do love your projects... very precise and carefully made.

Lorna said...

Fabulous male card, love the papers and colours
just hopping over from DC
have a lovely weekend
Lorna xx

rosie said...

gorgeous card. love the colours and design layout x

kandis said...

Beautiful card. Love the layout and colour scheme. Thanks for sharing at my craft creations.

Unknown said...

Hi Kathleen, love this card and especially the sentiment strip you created for the inside. The "40th" is so beautifully subtle! Terrific male card. Maddy x

Jennie - The Crafty Wife said...

A perfect 'man' card and I bet it was appreciated. Thank you for joining us at OSAAT. Jennie x

PaperDaisies said...

Stunning, stunning, stunning. I love the design. I am sure the card will be treasured. Thank you for joining us over at Loves Rubberstamps. Hugs Nina

Anonymous said...

really great card, love the subtle colours

MissyG said...

Gorgeous card - love the vintage feel and the images are fab
Linda x

Dina said...

beautiful thanks for joining us at sfc

Cumbrianlass said...

What a fabulous card for a male.
Thanks for joining us in the 1st Aurora Wings Challenge
Janet x

Nikki said...

On the hop over from do crafts. Great card, love the details. x

Dips said...

Really super male card, Kathleen, love the colour scheme

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Brilliant male card...great details and design...Joolsx

Sally said...

Great card, love the colours and the image. Thanks fro playing along at Ladybug Crafts Ink.
Hugs Sally xx

Angela said...

Gorgeous card, love the colours and the images. That backing paper looks fabulous with the images.

sparklingblackrose said...

Really lovely male card! Happy leapblogging, have a lovely week! Elaine-xxx-

crafty-stamper said...

brilliant male card love the vintage look
carol x

crafty-stamper said...

brilliant male card love the vintage look
carol x

Heike said...

Great card. It is so effective.
Heike xx

Clur said...

Great card, perfect for a man - love the inside too.
Clare
xx
(DC Clur)

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