SSS Big Birthday Wishes Sentiment.

Hello and welcome! This week, at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenge, we are creating cards for the men in our lives. Marsha is our talented hostess. I made this card for a male friend that turns the BIG 60.

$A masculine card using Hero Arts Tribal Print Background stamp and Catherine Pooler\'s Blue Suede shoes ink.$

This card is all about the background and sentiment. I used Hero Arts Bold Tribal Print background stamp and Catherine Pooler\’s Blue Suede shoes to stamp the background. After cleaning off the stamp, I restamped with the background stamp using clear embossing powder and then heat set. This created a lovely shiny blue pattern. After the background cooled, I ink blended Twisted Citron onto the card base using blending brushes. This filled in all the white areas.

On Fog grey cardstock, I stamped the sentiments (SSS Big Birthday Wishes) and then die cut. I adhered the sentiments with craft foam for some nice dimension.

I think the end result is a bold masculine card with nice shine and texture.

I am entering this card in:
Allsorts Challenge #555 – More than a single word. I wanted the emphasis on the words so I used two sentiments for this card.

Always Fun Challenges The challenge this week is use your favorite stamp so I used my favorite background stamp. Masculine cards are always a bit harder for me and I find this bold background stamp works well for a lot of cards for the men in my life.

Shopping Our Stash – Winter Blues Lots of blue on this card. I just received Catherine Pooler\’s Blue Suede Shoes ink and wanted to try it out.

Sisterhood of Crafters \”New\” Challenge I just received Catherine Pooler\’s Blue Suede shoes ink and wanted to give it a try on a card.

Update: I was so pleased to discover that this card was a \”winner\” in the Always Fun Challenge.

I am so pleased that you stopped by!

Karen

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I came up with an idea to combine two of my favorite Hero Arts sets: My Monthly Hero January 2019 kit and Hero Arts Fun in the Rain.

The pup from this set looks like my mini-Aussie so I colored her with markings like my \”Scout\”. I think it is so cute that she has a raincoat on and I thought this would be perfect for a Spring card.

Since this is an easel card, I die cut some thick leathery textured paper from The Paper Company. I used black paper to simulate a blackboard and then heat embossed with a bold birthday sentiment to get that chalkboard look.

I am really pleased with the way this card came together.

I am entering this card in:

A Blog Named Hero Embossing Challenge

Cardz4Guyz \”Let\’s Get Messy\” – For me, I always make the biggest mess with embossing powder. No matter how neat I try to be, little bits of powder wind up all over my work surface!
Cardz 4 Guyz Logo
The Male Room \”Spring\” Challenge – This cute pup is sporting her raincoat for the spring showers.

Thanks for stopping by!
Karen

Tag: SSS Big Birthday Wishes Sentiment.

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Handcrafted Easel Card