Created this card for a nephew who is turning 21. Got my inspiration from Sketch #548 at Just Add Ink. Decided to use various distress inks in masculine colors with my stencil. I usually don't ink up the card base itself, so I don't use 'good' card stock for my card bases. This fact made inking not as easy as it could've been had I used the shinier Ranger Speciality Paper which is much kinder to Distress Inks. I think it still came out okay, though filling in all those tiny spaces was a bit tricky. I used lots of tape for masking! I tried hard to go with a CAS design here, and I think I finally succeeded. I stopped myself from adding more embellishments (like sequins) to keep it clean and also to keep it more masculine-looking.
I'm also adding this to the Challenge #194: Birthday at Addicted to CAS. Thanks for stopping by!
I'm also adding this to the Challenge #194: Birthday at Addicted to CAS. Thanks for stopping by!
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Riley & Company: Beer Stein; Stampabilities: Everyday Expressions
Ink: Distress: Chipped Sapphire, Fossilized Amber, Walnut Stain and Fired Brick; Memento: Paris Dusk; Copics
Other: Picket Fence Studios: Point of Interest Stencil, Glossy Accents, Marvy: Snow Marker
Dies: MFT: Stitched Circles; Spellbinders-Nestabilities: Labels One
Stamps: Riley & Company: Beer Stein; Stampabilities: Everyday Expressions
Ink: Distress: Chipped Sapphire, Fossilized Amber, Walnut Stain and Fired Brick; Memento: Paris Dusk; Copics
Other: Picket Fence Studios: Point of Interest Stencil, Glossy Accents, Marvy: Snow Marker
Dies: MFT: Stitched Circles; Spellbinders-Nestabilities: Labels One
Really love your masculine birthday card. The colors are perfect and I like the clean and simple feel of your card. I'll bet it was tricky keeping the colors contained within each closed shape. You did a great job! Thanks for joining us at Addicted to CAS.
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Thanks!It is always fun to color using stencils....I love the wow! factor you get when you lift the stencil off the page!
DeleteI love the texture and colour your stencilled patterns adds - just perfect for a masculine card! Thanks for joining us at Just Add Ink this week. Kim
ReplyDeleteThank you! It's a fun stencil to use!
DeleteOkay, now I want a nice cold mug of beer, but here it is only 8 AM! That's how good your coloring is on the beer. I don't know if this was intentional, but the circular element looks like a beer coaster. Great card - thank you for sharing it with us at ATCAS! xoxo Fran
ReplyDeleteThank you for the coloring compliment! That was one of the more fun images that I have ever colored. Cheers!
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