Thursday, January 28, 2016

More of a Masculine Birthday

I really was stressed a bit as to what to do for a masculine birthday card and finally decided that a wood background might be just the ticket for any other image and it would then be more of a masculine look. So I went with a wood background that I made for it using a score board and swiping ink over it.  The day before I added some lines of glue to the card stock and let it dry over night. This sort of makes the wood more realistic looking. This tip was shown to me by my friend Karen on her blog Snippets. Hers is much nicer but maybe with practice I can improve.



I chose a dog image from Sparkle N Sprinkle and that way I thought it would appeal to all ages of the male gender. This image is from the Stamp Set 00-368P4-Animals-Scratchy. I not only have two brother-in-laws who will be having birthdays soon but also a grandson in March.

My pattern papers are from My Favorite Things and the Happy Birthday is a die cut from Cheery Lynn Designs. I used part of the wood grain paper to add a border between the pattern paper layers and also to die cut the sentiment. The dog was pieced onto the front of the wood panel and then I layered that onto a compatible color of blue card stock. The card was finished by adding a jute twine bow.

I am entering this in the Mod Squad Blog Challenge for this week which is to make masculine birthday cards.

Well, almost another week gone by. I can't believe how fast time flies! Thanks for stopping by too!

God bless,
Verna

8 comments:

Judy Woodland said...

Oh my gosh, that stamp is hilarious...the look on that dog's face. It's PERFECT!! Great job on the wood look....it's very intriguing. Wonderful design, great take on the challenge!!!

Karen Dunbrook said...

really cute card...
So happy you got a chance to try it out!
have a great weekend mf. and thanks.
hugs,
Karen

Becky said...

What a fun stamp and card.

Barbara said...

I really had a good chuckle when I saw this card. The image is too cute. Thanks for the tip on the glue. Hope that I remember it when it comes time to use it. A happy and fun card.

Unknown said...

Love that stamp, you can tell he is trying to get in there and scratch away lol So cute, I think we can all relate to this doggy! Great masculine card, love the wood grain and the jute twin (mine also has them--great minds and all!)

Unknown said...

Absolutely a man's card. Love it. Had to do the same and giggle a bit at the dog. So realistic

Peggy T. said...

What an adorable card. Love the image and your coloring. Thank you for joining us at the Mod Squad Challenge. Good luck.

Peggy T.
Mod Squad Challenge DT member

Peanut said...

Beautifully coloured, Verna. What a handsome fella you've chosen for your card!
x Asha

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