Perfectly Penciled Birthday Card

I have one of my up-line meetings tonight, and have made the below card for our colour challenge. Whilst these colours scream Christmas to me, I decided not to go down that path and create a birthday card instead. 

I was inspired by one of the cards in the current annual catalogue on page 119, and made some subtle changes to make it my own. I used the 'Perfectly Penciled' DSP, and coloured one of the larger bunches of flowers with my blender pens, then fussy cut the whole bunch by hand.....yes this took time and lots of patients!

 

Products used

 

Cardstock: Whisper white & basic black
Inks: Versa mark & white embossing powder

Stampin blends: Evening evergreen, soft succulent & sweet sorbet

DSP: Perfectly penciled

Sentiment: Happy Birthday Gorgeous
Embellishments: Black enamel dots (not SU)

All Occasion Masculine Card

I have one last card to share for father's day this year, or for any occasion really.

The DSP is from several years ago, but still a favourite of mine for masculine cards because of the deep rich colours. I created the moon with large circle dies by die cutting a large circle, then using a smaller circle to cut away the inside of the shape. The sentiment is not from Stampin Up, but came free with a scrapbooking magazine I purchased years ago.

I used some tiny little gold rhinestones on the points of the stars constellations, but they are a little hard to see in the photo's...in real life they really do sparkle.

Products used

 

Dies: Large circles
Cardstock: Very vanilla & brushed metallic gold

Inks: Basic black
DSP: Going places

Sentiment: Unknown
Embellishments: Tiny gold rhinestones

 

Hat's Off Father's Day Card

Father's day is only two days away, so I have another great masculine card which uses the 'Hat's Off' bundle (now retired).

To be honest I struggled coming up with a card that uses the smallest hat die from the 'Hat Builder' die set, but am very happy with the finished product. I do like the colours that I used...My husband has a hat in each of these colours, so it turns out to be a perfect card for him!

 

Products used

 

Stamps: Hat's off
Dies: Hat builder
Cardstock: Crumb cake, mossy meadow, basic black, early espresso, soft suede & night of navy
Inks: Basic black, versa mark & white embossing powder
DSP: True love

Sentiment: Hat's off

 

Hat's Off Masculine Card

Sharing a last minute masculine card that can be used for father's day this weekend.

I really love the simplicity and colours used for this card. It is based on Michelle Last's card from back in 2016. Whilst I used the same DSP for the background, everything else I changed. I used the 'Hat's Off' bundle (now retired) for the hat and sentiment. I love how the sentiment ties in with the map and the hat for the next adventure.

Products used

 

Stamps: Hat's off
Dies: Hat builder
Cardstock: Very vanilla, basic black & mossy meadow
Inks: Basic black, versa mark & white embossing powder
DSP: Going places

Sentiment: Hat's off
Embellishments: Linen thread & silver basic metal button