grat·i·tude: a feeling of thanks or appreciation

Welcome to the big Gelli Print Fail!  I was left with a background paper that was "supposed" to have stenciled trees on it!  I did like the colors so...waste not, want not :-)

 

I attempted to go with a rustic, masculine feel for a Thanksgiving card.  I ripped out a page from a very old dictionary, added some die cut burlap leaves colored with StazOn inks, randomly wrapped twine dyed with alcohol inks in a Ziplock bag, and tacked it down with a long forgotten about Tim Holtz metal charm in my stash.  Some distressing of the edges and splattering of copper ink finished off this card.

I'd like to link up to the following challenges:

The Paper Players Theme Challenge #269

The Male Room Challenge #22 - Stash

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a terrific weekend - I think I'll be playing with that Gelli Printing Plate a bit more!  If you have a chance, check out Cards in Envy's latest challenge too.  It's all about Gratitude!

Watch the Waves

Life gets in the way and I usually miss more challenge deadlines than I care to admit.  My card was originally made for the last challenge over at The Male Room for a beach/vacation theme but never made it there because I was on vacation :-).  Fortunately, I did use newsprint DSP for the background so I'm hoping I can fit this into Challenge #17 to use newsprint:

Here's my card:

I used MFT's Cheescloth background stamp on the ivory card base.  The newsprint DSP is from Prima's Seashore collection, trimmed to keep the great sentiments on the bottom of the paper.  I stamped the crab from Tim Holtz's Mariner stamp set in Momento Tangelo ink on heavyweight vellum and heat embossed.  The vellum was then mounted to the back of the MFT stitched circle frame die cut.  Lastly, I added some Hero Arts gold metallic dots to resemble a port hole. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hog Wild for You!

Hi All!  Just a quick and easy card today before it gets too warm in the Girl Cave!  I used the last OWH sketch (#259) for inspiration and would also like to enter this card in The Male Room Challenge #15 to use Spots and Stripes.

The Sketch:

The Theme:

The Card:

 

 

Of course I had to do the card in Harley colors!  It's a one layer card that I rarely attempt to do.  I stamped the bottom striped border (My Favorite Things) and sentiment (The Stamps of Life) in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink and then used Bokeh spot stamps in Colorbox Tangerine Ink (first & second generation stamping) from My Favorite Things.  The bike is an old stamp from Viva Las Vegastamps, also stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black.  The card base is Neenah Solar White cardstock.  Now...I think this is where I tell you that this is the third attempt - whew!

 

It's a great day for a ride ~ going to grab the pink flame helmet now!  Thanks for stopping by :-)  

My Whole Heart

My card today is for the following challenges:

The Male Room:  Challenge #03 - Valentine (male card; valentine-themed)
Shopping Our Stash #187:  Gettin' Inky (used oldest ink pad - Stazon Jet Black)
The Mixed Media Challenge #8: Love Theme

I created an ombre background with Koi watercolors and Perfect Pearls and layered on Kraft cardstock.  The diecut heart is made of strips of washi tape on cardstock, popped over another washi tape strip.  The MFT sentiment was stamped with Stazon Jet Black ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder.  I added silver metallic décor (Hero Arts) on the heart for some "male bling."  The SOS challenge was to use the oldest ink we had.  This was the first ink pad I had ever bought when I started my cardmaking adventures.  The heat embossing helped it show up a little better since the pad was pretty dry!  I also finished the inside with a liner and coordinating hearts and washi tape.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you have a fantastic weekend!