Hello crafting friends and welcome to a new challenge at Dies R Us.
Challenge # 146 ~ It's Dad's Day!
My husband's birthday is 22 June, it's always within a few days of Father's day. It's fun for him, but it means that I always have to think of two different sets of presents and make sure that I have two different cards for him. Making the two cards is fun for me, but trying to come up with two sets of gifts is sometimes challenging 😀
So for his birthday, I made this card. As you know I love to stitch and thought that this was a pattern that would work for a masculine card. For my focal point, I cut out a rectangle using the Postage Stamp Rectangles in black, and then cut a rectangle 1/4" smaller in white. I embossed it with a gears embossing folder and adhered the Convertible Roadster using foam dots.
I die cut it out of red, black and silver card stocks so I could do a little piecing/inlaying to get the different colours where they belonged.
For the inside, I did the same thing with the rectangles but left out the embossing. It's not easy to stamp or write over embossing 😁 It looked a little plain so I die cut a few gears out of the same silver card stock, and added a little arrangement to the corner.
I love the red, white and black colour combination. Add a little silver and I think it came out very cute!
Now for the list of supplies used to make this card, each linked to the Dies R Us store for your convenience.
Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope I was able to inspire you to create a project, and play along with us at the Dies R Us Challenges for your chance to win a gift certificate to the Dies R Us Store. A new challenge begins on the 1st and 15th of each month. Be sure to follow on Facebook and Pinterest too.
Before I go, I'd like to remind you that Dies R Us' sister store, Didi Crafts, is now open. It has warehouses located in the USA and Canada. It has some products that are the same as Dies R Us, but in addition, it carries international dies and other crafty supplies for a variety of crafts. Go take a peek and be pleasantly surprised!
Till next time,
stay safe and healthy!
What a great card for your hubby! My dad was an old car guy and he would have loved a card like this. Great inspiration for this challenge!
ReplyDeleteWow, Lena! I love the stitching and the dry embossed gears. This card is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteWOWZA! This is just awesome and holy moly ... that stitching is FABULOUS! You are so talented!! Well done my sweet friend! Any guy would LOVE receiving this card! You go girl!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card Lena. Love this car.
ReplyDeleteValerija xx
The embossing folder is perfect for the classy red sports car. Lena. I love the inside too.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, Lena. We've seemingly had similar ideas for masculine cards, but you'll have to wait until next Wednesday to see mine xoxo
ReplyDeleteFabulous birthday card for your husband! I know he'll love it. Love the stitching around the edges too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun card! I love that embossed background!
ReplyDeleteThe stitching has a design that enhances the masculine style and it’s a really cool card, perfect for a man!
ReplyDeleteWow Lena you did a great job!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe stitching is so matching withe the car.
Realy CHAPEAU
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This is so fun with the shiny convertible, the gears and the textures. What a great guy card. Would love to see you sharing your fantastic masculine themed projects at the "masculine cards" facebook group to help inspire creativity. Hope you'll join us! :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous card inside and out, and he is going to love that you gave him a 'new' car for his birthday!!
ReplyDeleteFantastic!! I love the embossed background and your incredible stitchwork! He's a lucky man!
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