So for my card I pulled out a blue cardstock, cut it to size, prepped it with the embossing tool, then placed all my stamped around the card, inked them with Versamark ink and embossed them with white embossing powder.
adhered the cardstock to the cardbase with taperunner.
Very simple, and I think masculine, no fuss, no glitter and such.
For more information or to play along the Male Room Challenge, see this.
I am happy to be back as a December guestdesigner for Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenges.
This week we're all about Party and showcasing Your Next Stamp Products.
As always you could win a $50 giftcard to the wonderful Simon Says Stamp shop.
For my card I've used the Your Next Stamp set called Silly Rockmonsters YNS468
I stamped them with My Favorite Things Extreme black ink and cut them out, then colored them with my markers.
For the background I've used Distress Oxides and masked off triangles as if they were spotlights for the band.
I've then added some white gel pen on the edges of the "stage" so the singer doesn't fall off ;-).
The sentiment is from the same set and I've stamped it with Versamark ink and then heat embossed it with Wow! clear matt dull embossing powder. You can ofcourse do white, but I thought it would be too stark a cantrast, or silver, but I rather fancied this matt version, you can see it and it's subtle enough for a guy.
Mounted the guitarist and singer on foamtape and adhered the drummer directly to the cardbase.
I also added some punched out music notes from glittery paper.
For the second card I used the keyboard player monster that was left over...ahhh..
I used the same sentiment, as I still had it in my Stampingtool, handy. I stamped it with Versafine onyx black ink.
Heat set it to be sure.
Then I masked of an area to inkblend DIstress inks on, I've used a finger dauber to get circular dots, that already helps with the Bokeh effct.
I've picked a lot of the bright colors: picked raspberry, wilted violet, mermaid lagoon, twisted citron, mowed lawn, candied apple and spiced marmalade. But any that take your fancy will do. I just like the bright ones, esp if my little monster is at a concert.
Then I applied Lawn Fawn Yeti ink through a stencil, I made it with cardstock and circle nesting dies, but I also pulled out other circular stencils I have, like the Simon Says Stamp Dotted circles. For bokeh it's important the smallest dots are the brightest or whitest and the bigger ones , more subtle, it makes them fall to the background.
You can layer the Yeti ink if needed, just heat set in between.
I colored my keyboard player with Illustrator markers and mounted him with foamtape. he ended up in a different spot than intended, if you want to know why, watch the video ;-).
To play along the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, see this.
More sweet wishes with the Delicous Wishes digi set from Craftin Desert Divas.
Today I've chosen to use the Kangaroo from the set.
I printed it onto alcohol friendly paper and colored it with my alcohol markers, then cut it out. Mounted it with foamtape.
I printed the sentiment directly onto the cardbase and added blue and pink cut squares and bubblegum sequins sprinkled around the image, I added the layers and seguins with the Deluxe liquid glue from Nuvo. Adhered the Kangaroo on top.
Today I'm using the cute baking hedgehog again from the Delicious Wishes release over at Craftin Desert Divas.
I printed the image on alcohol friendly paper and colored it with my alcohol markers and cut it out.
I printed the sentiment onto the cardbase, added pink and blue hearts to mimic the image and then sprinkled over some seguins from the Bubblegum mix.
Adhered the hearts and sequins with liquid glue and the critter with foamtape
This Craftin Desert Divas December release is full of sweet and wonderful characters, this is #10, the pie is #9.
For my card I scaled the image to pit and placed the pie in the sky as I later added a kind of counter.
I also added the sentiment included in the digi set on the counter, as if the name of the bakery shop, at least that was what I was thinking.
Colored the panel with alcohol markers and adhered it to the cardbase with scortape.
I was debating wether to add a colored wallpaper as well, but I decided against it, I thought it might detract frrom the main image, this cute little hedgehog baking cookies.
They're heartshaped, so they could well be used for a number of occasions like Christmas cookies, Valentine's day, a birthday, I think it's very versatile.
