It's Charlotte's week to host our challenge! Woo Hoo! And it's a Masculine "Anything Goes" challenge, too! I'm stoked. I have lots of men of many ages in my life and it's great to get a few cards made and put aside so that I don't have to frantically rush when an Occasion comes around.
The first thing that popped into my head was that I wanted to use the Memory Box Virtuoso Music die which I had bought years ago. The next thing that popped into my head was that I wanted to mix the Woodgrain stamp with the Country Livin' set. So I got to work.
I had a scrap of Heavy Whisper White and used that for stamping the guitar image. I set that aside to dry thoroughly for colouring. Then I took another piece of Heavy Whisper White, an 8 1/2" x 11" piece, and folded it to make it my base. I tore the centre from a piece of copy paper and, through the ragged shape that remained, stamped the woodgrain using the retired Tip Top Taupe ink. Then I thoroughly distressed the three edges of the front of the card before sponging the same ink around the perimeter.
Once all that had dried, I took the truck image from the Country Livin' set and stamped it onto the woodgrain using Smoky Slate ink. Then I took the boots from that set and proceeded to stamp portions of that image on three corners. I liked the "ghost" look of the boots but knew I needed more for the truck and so used my AquaPainter and the Soft Suede, Peekaboo Peach, and Crumb Cake inks to add some colour but still let the woodgrain show through.
You can see I sponged a bit of the Peekaboo Peach around the perimeter, too and also used it to warm up the guitar. The music is die-cut using Soft Suede and the same colour is used for the sentiment. The "Happy Birthday" is from the new Picture Perfect Birthday set while I pieced together the "Country Boy" using the handy "Labeler Alphabet".
I hope you'll check out the awesome cards by our Watercooler Artists over at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.
I'm also entering this card for the Time Out Challenges #105 - It's their 4th Birthday Celebration
Heidi you are such a master of the Country Living stamp set. I love the combination of musical notes, woodgrain and the guitar. It's a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll and it's definitely a great card. Thanks so much for sharing with us.
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ReplyDeleteFun masculine birthday card! I love the earthy, warm colors, they fit the image very well and give this a country look! Thanks for joining us at TIME OUT!
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