Friday, July 6, 2012

Card A Day Blog Post: Just For Men

This weeks theme for The Card A Day Blog is, "Just For Men," and this is my card that I created. This card will probably find it's way in the box of Operation Write Home cards that I will be sending off soon.


My card was based on a stamp I had from Inkadinkado. Here is how I put it all together.

First I started off with a white 5.5"x4.25" card base. I then added a piece of 5.25"x4" patterned paper from the "The Guy Stack", from "Die Cuts With A View." I wrapped a piece of brown and white baker's twine from one side to the other four times, then spread them apart as seen on the picture, then adhering the ends to the back of the patterned paper. 

On a piece of 1" x 4" dark brown cardstock, I stamped my gears stamp with Versamark, and then used gold embossing powder, applied heat with my heat gun to emboss it. I then adhered that to a piece of 1.25" x 4.25"  medium brown cardstock. I then attacked that to the left hand side of my card over the baker's twine using dimensional tape.

To add a little more to my card I added a metal wheel brad to the right of my gear panel on top of where the baker's twine cross. 

I didn't notice this until I went to post this, but I seemed to have used the same patterned paper and baker's twine that I used on the card for my previous post...lol! I really do like that paper...:-)

I hope you enjoyed my newest creation, and if you would like, please leave me comment. As always, they are truly appreciated. Make sure to enter the monthly challenge on the Card A Day Blog for a chance to win a prize.

7 comments:

Tina Campbell said...

Nice card Jill love the embossing with the stamp. Great card for man for just about any reason

Unknown said...

Beautiful card...I love the paisley!

Cathie in UT said...

the Guy stack is one of my all time favorites from DCWV! I love the card and have pinned it to Pintrest...

Lela said...

Hey Jill, thanks for the reminder to check out your Card Of the Day! I always like to see what you come up with. I need lots of masculine cards starting soon as my nephew just went to the Navy & my son moves to College in 2 weeks! Love the embossing idea!

Anonymous said...

What a handsome card!!!!! I love the colors....

Lady Bug Stampers said...

Great card Jill making "guy" cards isn't easy for me but yours is great and I will remember it. thanks for the inspiration.

Unknown said...

Love it!! Great idea!