Today I am sharing a Birthday Card that I made for my brother-in-law's birthday. Our family has 4 masculine birthdays in August so I have been busy, busy, busy!
This is also my card for a much older SCS Challenge - Free for All Friday F4A155 - Blues & Browns. Thankfully, there are no time limits to play SCS Challenges. I was inspired by another cardmaker who uploaded her card to the Challenge and it reminded me of how much I ADORE blues and browns together. Please see this link for the details on the Challenge ----> F4A155 - Blues & Browns - 02/08/13 by Wendybell at Splitcoaststampers
The main image was trimmed from one of the Mintay 12" x 12" papers which has 12 images on it so it makes life easy when you don't need to stamp and colour an image. My brother-in-law spends alot of his time working in his tool shed and is always fixing things and very talented with his woodwork - so I thought this image was absolutely perfect for him. I added another toolbox image on top with dimensionals which is from the accompanying Mintay Paper Diecuts collection.
The tartan and grid plate designer papers are from the Mintay Garage 12" x 12" paper pack. All the layers were trimmed to 1/8" using my Perfect Layers Tools. The cardstock is by Kaisercraft.
The sentiment is by Uniquely Creative from their Essential Birthday Sentiments Mini Cut-a-part Sheet and was popped up on dimensionals.
The beige cardstock border on the LHS was punched using my Fiskars Threading Water border punch which I use alot for masculine cards. I added a score line next to it using my Martha Stewart Score Board. The ribbon is from my stash and was added in 2 separate elements which I find easier and neater.
I added some Candi Dots on the top RHS with dimensionals. I thought the colour matched the cover on the tape measure so perfectly. I have had these Candi Dots in my stash for years. They are like faux brads and so easy to pop on your card.
Once I had finished the card front, I glued it to an Anko Kraft card base using my Tombow Mono Multi glue. Finished size is 5-1/2" x 5-1/2" or 140mm x 140mm.
Thanks for having a peek at my card! You are welcome to peek at my blog - Instead of Ironing Blogspot - this link will take you to my blog post ----> https://instead-of-ironing.blogspot....card-no-1
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Thu, Aug 17, 2023 @ 10:23 AM
This is so well put together. I really like all of the different elements and how realistic they all look. Wonderful patterns on your background panels too. Nicely done. Thanks for sharing!