Over the last few days I have been working on masculine cards for some classes I will be holding in June. I love the Grunge Rock stamp set and Extreme Elements stamp set, both on Page 60 of the current IB & C. They seem to complement each other very well and look good in 'earthy' shades used frequently for the fellas.
Then today I decided to take part in my very first challenge on a blog I follow, Create with Connie and Mary. Not sure that I am satisfied with my effort, but it was fun to try meeting the challenge. Here is the sketch for this one. I have changed my card since I took the first photo, but only slightly. See below.
By the way- I did use my stamp-a-ma-jig to stamp happy in Crumb Cake,Pool Party,More Mustard, Lucky Limeade, Cajun Craze and Island Indigo. I might need a bit more practice, the spacing is a little off, but I love practising all these different techniques!!!!
Thanks for taking a look, and happy stamping!
Rachel
LOVE this Rachel! Your color selection is perfect--masculine but fun. Great job collage stamping with this set and I love the ribbon layered on the banner...Great job! Thanks so much for joining us at CCMC!
ReplyDeleteWonderful teenager suitable cards :)
ReplyDeleteLove it!! I love the grunge look! And I love how you stamped "happy" repeatedly and then added birthday at the bottom! It totally rocks!! Thanks for playing the challenge at Create with Connie and Mary!
ReplyDeleteWho wonderful! I love the look of this set and colors with the sketch - works perfectly! Thanks for playing along this week in the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!
ReplyDeleteThis card ROCKS!! :) Lol - I love the layering with the grunge stuff!! Thanks for playing along with CCMC this week...
ReplyDeleteWhat would we do without our Stamp-a-ma-jig! Very cool how you alternated the colors with the sentiment to match your other stamped images. Thanks for joining us this week at CCMC!
ReplyDeleteI loved these stamp sets. Great take on the sketch and I love all of the colors. Fantastic card! Thanks for joining us this week over at Create with Connie and Mary.
ReplyDeleteBoth are great stamp sets...love the collage effect you used with them! Thanks for playing along with the sketch challenge this week on Create with Connie and Mary!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great card for a young man on his special day! Great colors! I will miss these stamps...they were great for man collage cards. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your kind and positive comments. Very encouraging for a newbie like me!
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