Mary is our hostess this week, and she has challenged us with the colors, Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey and Basic Gray. The dessert option is a masculine card.
Cards for guys are so hard for me, and yet we always need them! I started with embossing paste and a circle stencil over white cardstock . This gives a texture and kinda rough surface. When the paste was dry, I sponged the three colors of ink over the surface in a diagonal path. The embossing paste resists the color, but the cardstock doesn't. I think that makes for an interesting background. I layered this over Hello Honey and then onto a card base of Lost Lagoon.
To finish it off, I die cut the happy birthday from Hello Honey cardstock, glued it on, and covered with clear Wink of Stella. A few silver stars finished my card, or so I thought. The greeting looked lost--I don't know quite why--but it didn't show up well at all. So I cut it again in Lost Lagoon, stacked it on top of the Hello Honey greeting, slightly offset, and covered that layer with Wink of Stella, too. I love that stuff! So while I was playing, I covered the mat edges with it, as well.
Thanks for stopping by, and please play along with us this week!
Paper: Lost Lagoon, Hello Honey, Silver Foil, Whisper White
Paper Size: A2
Ink: Distress Broken China, Fossilized Amber, Pumice Stone
Accessories: Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack, small star punch, A Tag for all Elle-ments (Avery Elle), Wendy Vecchi White Embossing Paste, Circle stencil (Winnie & Walter), sponges, Wink of Stella Clear Brush.
Registered: September 7, 2007 Location: Miamisburg, OH Posts: 43141
Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:45 PM
I love the rich texture you achieved here and it looks like roman tiles or something - so cool!! I think you nailed your man-card!~ Hope you are feeling stronger every day!
Registered: October 30, 2007 Location: Posts: 26718
Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 7:45 PM
The embossing paste gives your circular pattern a great look for guys, Barbara! And the way you kept the rest of the card simple with a few stars and a bold sentiment was perfect!
Registered: April 16, 2008 Location: Meridian, Idaho Posts: 8507
Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:06 PM
Using the embossing past with the stencil was a great idea, Barbara - love the ombre color effect! And the sentiment really benefited from adding the Lost Lagoon layer. Terrific masculine card!
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Registered: November 19, 2005 Location: Bethel Park, Pa Posts: 37082
Mon, Apr 18, 2016 @ 8:19 PM
this is a great masculine card Barbara and such a creative idea to do a resist technique-I will have to try that one-you are becoming our technique team member-keep it up-I love what you are showing
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