Wednesday, November 10, 2010

For My Man

My husband asked me if I had a bookmark the other day and I didn't. So I made him one tonight and tucked it inside this 'manly' card. I have always had a hard time doing guy cards, because I tend to be 'girly' with my colors and style. So I kept this one simple, followed Papertake Weekly's sketch and added a fun embellishment. Here is the card (you can see a little of the bookmark on the side):
The image was so fab I didn't want to 'girl it up' by adding color. Now a close-up of my home made embellishment:It is a piece of plastic I found lying around (not super thick, but not paper thin either). I inked it (with a background stamp, didn't expect it to show), added embossing powder and heat it up. My husband will tell me I wasn't being safe (I burn myself all the time on my clue gun, he says I get hurt more crafting than doing anything else). You have to heat it a few seconds, hold something on the plastic to achieve the desired folding, then repeat until it looks like you want it to. You wouldn't have to use powder, I just wanted to add color.

Also goes with digital Tuesday Challenge-something new+digi (I hadn't used the vellum yet)
and Polly Craft Monday-doodles

14 comments:

  1. Your masculine card turned out really well. I struggle with them too.
    Love how you tucked in the bookmark and great idea for a homemade embellishment!
    Thanks so much for sharing your creation with us at digital tuesday!

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  2. Great card Brandi...I left you an award on my blog! :)

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  3. oh great male card hun he will love it sure of that hugs cheryl x

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  4. Brilliant card...love that image and what you've done with that piece of plastic...very clever....thanks for joining us this week at Pollycraft.

    Take care
    San x

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  5. Brilliant card. Thank you for sharing with us at Digi Doodles Shop's Best.

    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxxx

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  6. Great card, thanks for joniing us at Digi Doodle Shops Best.
    xx

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  7. Such a cool mencard! Thanks for joining our challenge at Digi Doodle Shop's Best this week!

    Greetings,
    Katja (DDSB-DT)

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  8. Very nice, thanks for playing along with DDSB!

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  9. Is that Bruce Willis on the image? Or this is your man? If so - tell him he looks just like Bruce ;-)

    Really nice card. I'm sure he loved it!

    Thanks for joining us at DDSB

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  10. I thought I was looking at Bruce Willis!! Thanks for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
    Hugs,
    julie

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  11. You are looking at Bruce Willis. He is just awesome and my man likes many of the characters he plays :D

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  12. Great image, hope he liked the card,thank you for joining us at Digi Doodle Shop's Best this week,
    Ruth x

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  13. I like your way to make "a man" card !!!!

    Thanks for joining us at Digi Doodle Shops Best, hop to see you again.

    I am posting this to all those I comment on, so you might have got this before, if so I hope it's ok to get it again :D
    I am one of the DT members at DDSB and I want to tell you about group I have opened at PCP "Fan's of Digi Doodle Shop" and you are so very welcome to join us there :D
    http://www.papercraftplanet.com/group/fansofdigidoodleshop

    All the best to you, Jóna

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