Dads Birthday Cards

Good Morning all, i hope you're having a good week. 

So now dad's birthday has passed i can share the cards i made for him.  

A5 dark brown cardbase.  Kraft woodgrain cardstock, cream leather look cardstock.  I die cut the curved border from the cream card and then die cut all the different tools into it. I then using a brown fineline pen faux stitched around each tool to help them stand out, i then added that to the base on foam pads.  Stamped sentiment.

Just a close up.

and below another colour combo for the box. 

This one is totally flat for posting.  White A5 base card, teal cardstock and woodgrain patterned paper.  Spellbinders die cut sentiment.  I made faux 'brads' using a hole punch and glossy accents. 

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and on to the 2nd card i made for dad, he is a big steam train fan and i found this very old dufex train decoupage in my stash and combined it with a cog die cut frame.  

A5 Black cardblank.  I also cut the frame and sentiment from the same matt black cardstock.  After making up the train decoupage i backed the frame with pale blue paper and added the train so it kind of looks like its coming out the frame.  Die cut clouds.  White card embossed with a clock embossing folder and gently inked with blue distress ink.  Green twine added to pick up on the green of the train. 

Trying to show the colour of the train better.  My dad really loved it, so that was good as it gets harder each year to make him something different! 

Items used:

Cog Frame die - make unknown

Dufex train decoupage

Sizzix Tim Holtz clock embossing folder

Die-namics could dies

Tool dies

Spellbinders sentiment dies

Stormy sky distress ink

Papermania Mr Smiths workshop papers

Papermania pigments papers

Thank you all for stopping by and all your comments on my last uploads, as always i appreciate you taking the time.  Enjoy the rest of your week. Emma

Here Come the Men!

Good Morning everyone.

So today im sharing a couple of Male birthday cards. 

A5 Kraft Cardblank.  First i die cut the wheat from brusho coloured card.  Embossed white card with brick embossing folder and then added some colour using the same brusho's as the wheat.   Printed greeting die cut into a rectangle.  I then die cut a frame from kraft card and mounted on foam pads.  I then added the wheat and a twine bow. 

A close up of the wheat, i shaped it a bit with a ball tool first.  I went with wheat as its for a farmer and also apt for this time of year. 

on to a simple card

6x5 white cardblank.  I then die cut into the card front using the tim holtz mixed media die.  I add an insert from patterned paper, folding so the pattern is on the outside and white on the inside.  Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval.  I cut some of the red paper with the mixed media die and added them to the front for more interest. 

Close up showing the detail.

and below a very simple card for an elderly gentleman with no interests

5x5 white card blank.  Black and white pattern paper matted onto red card.  He had bad eyesight so went with bold colours.  Stamped sentiment die cut into an oval and a strip of the same paper added across the front.  A simple card but might give one of you some inspiration for those pesky males! 

Items used:

IO (Impression Obsession) wheat die

Crafters companion brick embossing folder

Brusho's

Double stitched rectangle dies

Tim Holtz mixed media dies

'Seas the Day' Papers by B&M

Stampin up 'curly cute' sentiment

Bold & Beautiful papers by B&M

Thank you for stopping by and taking a peek.  I hope you are all having a good week. Hugs Emma