Hi everybody. A masculine card for a recent birthday and I decided to use a NBUS Birch Trees stencil from Dutch Doobadoo, and also a stencil by Lavinia called Laurel and one of the Acetate Hill Masks from a set by Lavinia, and also a die by Sue Wilson called Trailing Ivy, bought a very long time ago and not sure if it is still available.
I started by blending ink through the Birch Trees stencil using a couple of Distress Inks called Broken China and Mowed Lawn, and I also used some pencils to accentuate the colours in the background and also to add some colour to the trees, very sparingly, and using a lead pencil I added a few lines on the trunks and also outlined them to make them stand out. I did make the hills a bit darker with some more ink using a little Dusty Concord DI through the stencil, and added a bit of yellow behind and above the hills for a bit of sunshine. After I had finished this I got a piece of kraft card just a little smaller than the white 7" x 5" card and ran it through my machine to embossed the Laurel onto it..I ended up using the debossed side and accentuated the stencilling with some copper wax from Pebeo. I then die cut the ivy and a birthday sentiment backed with Stick It adhesive and added some of the wax over these too. I then put the card together adding the ivy down each side of the birch tree topper, and the sentiment in the little bit of space underneath.
Thank you for visiting me here today and I'll see you again soon.
I am entering the following challenges:
The Male Room Challenge - No. 173 Stencil and/or Dies.
AAA Birthday Challenge - No. 48 Layer it Up.
Happy Little Stampers April Birthday Challenge - Anything Goes.
Happy Little Stampers April Stencil Challenge - Anything Goes.
Stencil Fun Challenge - Anything Goes/Patterns.
Great work with the stencils and die cutting for this masculine card.
ReplyDeleteI do love that stencil and you've made a fab vignette with it and the embossing and die cuts. I can see a couple of birches in the hedgerow when I look through the bedroom window, always eye catching.
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What a perfect card for a man birthday Pat. Adding the colour to the trees has worked beautifully and using the debossed side of the EF gives a subtle feel.
ReplyDeleteI also have that ivy die and it makes a lovely accent to this make. Like it lots! x
Beautiful card Pat..gorgeous background colourd and Love the leafy frame you have used..perfect for a masculine card..
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Fabulous masculine card and stencil!
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This card is so beautifully put together Pat, I love the scene inside the frame with the ivy showing it off. Just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteFaith x
Very Masculine and perfect. I have such trouble thinking of ideas for male cards. Hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful card for a man Pat, I love your design, the ivy frame is gorgeous and I love the birch trees, Kate x
ReplyDeleteyour birch trees look wonderful with the frame ♥
ReplyDeleteThis is just lovely, Pat, and I really like your kraft on kraft die border detail too
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Kathyk
Wonderful card, Pat. Lovely design and I love how you’ve added the ivy to the frame. xx
ReplyDeleteA wonderful card!! Because of the beautiful frame in a darker color the lovely scene with birches has depth. Great work, Pat!
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous, Pat, and framed so nicely. XOX
ReplyDeleteLovely ink blending through that stencil Pat. Adding the panel onto really helps with the effect of looking into the forest. Thanks for jining us at AAA Birthday.
ReplyDeleteFantastic card. Thanks for sharing at The male Room. Goga
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card. Thank you for joining our fun and sharing this wonderful card in our HLS Birthday gallery.
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This is so beautiful! Love your ink blending and the depth you've created by framing the birch trees, which is one of my favourite trees, and the ivy is like the icing on the cake. I love it! Thank you so much for sharing and playing along with us at AAA Birthday, hope you'll join us again. Take care, keep crafting and have fun!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful masculine card. Thanks for sharing at The Male Room
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely card, absolutely adorable!
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What a fantastic card :-))
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