Friday, April 11, 2008

Dad's Cabin

Today's card is made using stamps from the Dad's Outdoor set which will be available from H & M Stamps on Friday 25th April. The sign & the cabin are two separate stamps which gives you a lot more options when using them on your cards .... the sentiment is actually in a long line however for my purposes for this card I needed something compact, so I masked the parts I didn't need when I was stamping it out so I could get it into 3 lines rather than 1.

The design of this card is based on Taylor's of Taylored Expressions sketch for this week. I did adapt it slightly ... only the sketch she used ribbon and a bow for strip across the lower section of the card ... but as I didn't think this would suit the feel of this card I went for using card and brads.

I used my distressed stripes cuttlebug embossing folder to add texture to my true thyme base panel.

Recipe:
Stamps: Dad's Outdoors - H & M Stamps
Paper: White; Black; True Thyme, Really Rust & Not Quite Navy - SU; DP - Unknown
Other: Black Card; True Thyme SU Ink; Black Brads; Circle Punches; Designer Label Punch; Black Grosgrain Ribbon; Distress Stripes Cuttlebug Embossing Folder; Foam Tape

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a fantastic mens card !!

Denise ~ Paper Ponderings said...

This is wonderful!!!

Linda Carson said...

You nailed that sketch! Fantastic card!

Elaine said...

Super job on the challenge! It's really unique and works together so nicely!

Laurie Hines said...

love the card, especially the cuttlebug BG!

CreativeMish said...

Great card! I love the outdoorsy feel!! I just bought this embossing folder and am dying to try it :)

Ashley said...

Totally ADORABLE!!! I love this so much! Hugs, Ash~
www.ashleyscreativecorner.com

Nikki Fairbairn said...

Great card, you have some really beautiful cards on your blog. Nikki x

Michele Kovack said...

This is adorable!!!

Katherine (beadfreak22) said...

I love this card!

Taylor said...

This turned out sooo well! I love it! The background is awesome and I like how you used the brads and strip of paper instead of ribbon!