Hey,
Happy Monday!
I am back in NYC - whoop whoop..I love going to London, but I miss Hubby and my desk..
So essentially, no-one is exempt from my year round snailmail bombing...
Not even the totally uninterested in receiving a card boys / men in my life :)
So every now and then I have to sit down and focus on male cards..
I decided that stencils would make a nice background for the cards. I used 3 different stencils x2 Heidi Swapp ones (spots and stripes) and a Simon Says Stamp grid one.
I used distress inks to stencil with and I really like the slight variations in colour where I didn't quite blend properly..
I dug out 2 fave stamps, the balloon is by Teresa Collins and the car was a freebie last year.
I love how they look against the backgrounds, they really pop out.
The sentiments are by Hero Arts and Clearly Besotted.
I mounted them onto co-ordinating coloured card and then mounted the entire thing onto a white card blank.
Here are the other 2 cards that I made -
Pretty pleased with these bad boys..I think I've found myself a super simple 'male card' formula LOL.
Cx
These are great, I think the stencils are bang-on for texture and love the colors used. Those hot air balloons are lux. yes I know I have hot air balloons but I think yours are nicer...
ReplyDeleteOh these are great male cards Claire… Love the car and balloon stamps and the stencilled backgrounds look really fab! :-)
ReplyDeleteBig hugs, Sue B xx