Tuesday 14 May 2013

In the Direction for CCMC251

I'm always being asked for cards for men and boys, it seems to be a challenge for everyone to make something for the fellas in their lives. I haven't made this with anyone in particular in mind, so it will just go into my stash of cards, for now.


I've used two retiring stamp sets, Word Play for the greeting and Up Up and Away for the hot air balloon. (I'm going to miss both of those sets so badly!)

The other stamp set with the map of world and compass stamps is The Open Sea, which is sticking around, thank goodness! I've seen sneak peeks of a LARGE stamp, same size as Swallowtail,  which is a map too, looks great!
I used Basic Gray, Bravo Burgundy (retiring) and Gumball Green card, with the addition to those colours of some Crumb Cake and Garden Green in the inks. The Bravo Burgundy went through the Big Shot inside the Chevron folder for just a bit of texture, doesn't really show in the  first photo, might be better in the next one.

For inspiration, I went over to Create with Connie and Mary, and used this sketch.
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Hope you've enjoyed dropping by, I've loved having you call in,
See you
Rachel

8 comments:

  1. What a great guy card! Your colors are just fabulous and love the different stamps you put together on this! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!

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  2. This is a super masculine card! I love the colors and the stamps you used! They all work perfectly together!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  3. I too am going to miss both of these stamp sets! I love how you've combined them with other stamps too, for a great-looking masculine card! Thanks for joining us this week for the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  4. Love the way you combined the stamp sets. The colors, the interpretation of the sketch - great job! Thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary.

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  5. This is a great combination of stamp sets and a great masculine card! Thanks for the inspiration and thanks for joining us this week at Create with Connie and Mary!

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  6. Wow...love that color combination! I never seem to use Bravo Burgundy, but this combo made a great masculine card! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary.

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  7. So cute how you combined the stamp sets. I like the idea of the balloon and the wording of the sentiment. Thanks for playing Create with Connie & Mary this week!

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  8. Great masculine card!! I love that you added in the hot air balloon! Thanks for joining us this week for the sketch challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!

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