Thursday, March 24, 2011

MASCULINE CARD

I have spent nearly the entire day in my craft/computer room today.  The wonderful reason is because our new carpet and linoleum are being installed.  During all of this time, I have only managed to make one card. 

The stamp I used is from Northwoods Rubber Stamps and was stamped with SU Chocolate Chip ink and VersaMark.  I then heat embossed the design with clear embossing powder.  The design was stamped on a piece of Papertrey Ink off white card stock and looked so plain.  I happened to have a thin wood frame (I think you would call it chip board) that had the perfect cut out for the oval.  The layer was put into a Cuttlebug embossing folder and then the wood frame was placed over top of the image.  By doing that only the outer edges were embossed.  I trimmed down the layer so that I could attach it to the front of a card base of SU Chocolate Chip card stock.

Ok, so you ask what else did you do with the rest of the day?  I kept up with my emails, I worked on my mother's income tax information and I did some organizing..........with more organizing to do.  I am trying very hard to go through some stamps etc that I know I'm not going to use or use any longer.  I am so fortunate to be able to take items to a Stamp and Scrap sale the end of April.  I just have to make room for some more new "stuff".  :)

Not sure if I'm going to be able to get to my kitchen to make supper (or darn) so we may just have to go somewhere to grab a bite.  Such a hardship.

Thanks for stopping by................hope you are having a great day.

6 comments:

Mary said...

Your card is beautiful Vicki.I love that you made a masculine card I never seem to see enough cards made for men. using the chipboard frame with the oval and embossing it is a great idea. awesome card. :)

I hope that your floors are all done now.


Mary

Lynette said...

Great masculine card, Vicki - perfect! I'm so happy for you that your carpet is in!!!

Sheri said...

Very nice guy card!

Ann Schach said...

I love this masculine card, Vicki! You do such beautiful CAS cards!

Barbara said...

Perfect guy card, Vicki! I like the single color and the oval frame is perfect! I've always liked Northwoods stamps. When we still had Unique Expressions here in Branson I bought several over the years. Mmmmm... I bet if I look hard enough I will find some that haven't been used for awhile!

Annie said...

what a gorgeous card Vicki, love this image, great for guys or anyone!
Yeah!! the carpet is in! bet it feels great to have this all done!

The dsp I used on this is from an "In Color" set of 6 x 6 set of papers.  I thought I had to have it but have not use it very much...