Birthday Argyle

.... Morning! Hope you had a good weekend. Storm Kathleen seems to have mostly missed our area, we did have some high winds, but fortunately not too much rain! However, in order to be 'safe' I spent most of the weekend playing in my craft room. I shared one of the cards I made yesterday, and today I'm sharing the card that we're sending to Simon:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Happy Happy Happy; Stampin' Up! - Half Full; Taylored Expressions - Argyle Stamp & Stencil Combo

Inks: Gina K - Blue Denim, Red Hot, Kraft; Versafine Claire - Nocturne

Dies: Taylored Expressions - Diamonds Piercing Plate; MFT Die-namics - A2 Rectangles Set 1 # 10, A2 Stitched Rectangles Set 1 #8; Lil' Inkers - Dad

Accessories: White & Black Card; Glossy Accents

I'm submitting this card to Cardz 4 Guyz - C4G#344 where the colours are navy, red and kraft, and also to Addicted to Stamps and More - ATSM#465 - stencils and/or dies.

I love the Arygle stamp and stencil set - you can make so many different patterns, ones that work for women, and this one, which I think is particularly masculine in look. I cut a piece of white card to 5½" x 4¼" (the size of an A2 note card). I used the layered stencils to add colour. After creating the diamond pattern, I stamped the black lines and then used the piercing plate to add more detail. I used a stitched edge die to cut the main panel and layered it onto a black mat. I added the panel to the front of an A2 note card. To finish the front, I stamped the words 'happy birthday' on white card and trimmed to size. I die cut the word 'D@D' three times from black card, layered them together and added to the card. I finished by adding glossy accents over the word and set it aside to dry.

Inside, I cut a mat layer of black card and on the white panel I stamped a greeting a row of wine glasses. My father-in-law enjoys a glass of good red wine!!

On a totally different subject, there's a total eclipse of the sun today. This will be visible (weather permitting) over a large area of the States. If we're incredibly lucky, we might catch it at sunset tonight. In reality, of course, it'll be cloudy and sun won't be visible!! That's all for now. See you all again soon.

Birthday Cheers

.... Hello again! Somehow, I seem to be managing to make a card a day (well, almost). Today's card is for Shane, my niece's partner, who has his birthday next Saturday:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Argyle Stamp; Concord & 9th - All the Birthdays; Apple Blossom - Bubbles & Fizz (free with craft magazine); Gina K - Birthday Greetings

Inks: Gina K - Kraft, Key Lime, Turquoise Sea, Blue Raspberry; Versafine Clair - Nocturne

Dies: MFT - Wonky Stitched Rectangle Stax #5; Winnie & Walter - Cheers Cutaway; Apple Blossom - Bubbles & Fizz (free with craft magazine)

Accessories: White Card; SU Card - Crumb Cake; Taylored Expressions - Argyle Layering Stencils; Copics; WF Grip Mat

I'm submitting this card to Cardz 4 Guyz - C4G#338 where they want us to use something new from our stash; Never-Before-Used-Schtuff - NBUS#58 - it's in the name, and to Inkspirational - INK#307 where they want us to use 'stencils'.

The somethings new on this card is the argyle background, made with Taylored Expressions stamp and layering stencils - which will come out again soon, and the beer mugs - which I've had for sometime (they came free with a UK crafting magazine), but they are 'new' as this is the first time they've been used. I've also gone back to some older stash - the stitched die from My Favourite Things and the Cheers word from Winnie & Walter (sadly closed). My Waffle Flower grip mat is getting a workout this week, as I used it again to hold the stencils in place while I made this lovely bright background. Once cut out I stamped a simple birthday greeting in black, added the beer mugs which I'd stamped, coloured with Copics and cut out with the matching die. I finished the front with a bold word 'cheers' in green card.

On the white panel inside the card, I simply stamped a birthday greeting in black ink, added the beer mugs in kraft ink and lightly edged the panel with lime green ink. 

I do like the argyle background, it's perfect for a guy card, but I can see it working on so many cards. Anyhow, that's all from me today. See you soon.