Another Year Older

Hello friends - thanks so much for stopping by!  It is our sons birthday today - hard to believe he is 25 - time certainly flies!  I am sharing the card I created for him - very quickly I might add.

I used a retired Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder and Kaisercraft patterned paper from the Antiquities Collection.  Once embossed the paper has been lightly sanded to highlight the embossed cogs.  Next I have drawn around the cogs using a White Gel Pen.  The card front has been popped up onto a slightly larger card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 6" x 4" Adhesive Foam Sheets - it gives dimension but not as much as

The Hot Air Balloons have been cut using a Kaisercraft Die and popped up using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 6" x 4" Adhesive Foam Sheets that have been trimmed to size. The sentiment is from Little Birdie Crafts, with the words being cut out and popped up across the Hot Air Balloons; the second part of the sentiment has been computer generated and adhered overlapping onto the cloud.  The fabulous Chipboard is also from Little Birdie Crafts.

The Pop Up sentiment is such a lovely surprise when the card is opened, I have used the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop Up for the inside label and Pop Up and Twist Mechanism. The sentiment is from  Little Birdie Crafts,  The chipboard cloud is from an adorable little set my DH got me from - of all places - Bunnings.

You can find Karen's Video Tutorial HERE - it is so easy to follow.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Just Us Girls - Anything Goes 

Brown Sugar -  ANYTHING GOES 

 Creative Fingers -  ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Crafting With An Attitude -Always Anything Goes

Craft Rocket Challenges - Happy Birthday

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

 Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional Stitching (Real or Faux)

Scribbles Designs Challenge - For the Boys

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy creating 

It's a Man Thing

Hello friends, we are warm and cosy inside - the same cannot be said for the weather outside - an Antarctic blast is expected this weekend and it is building up daily.....what better weather to stay inside and create!! My card today was created for a masculine birthday

The image from Hot off the Press 'Masculine Collage' has been stamped using Imagine Crafts Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black and coloured using Memento Markers and an Aqua Pen.

The image has been hand-cut and layered onto a Spellbinders Decorative Labels One that has been cut/embossed, the die used as a stencil before removing the Die-cut, the inside being sponged using Delicata Golden Glitz and a Sponge Dauber.  The cog image has been stamped prior to die cutting.  The layered Die has then been attached to the pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L 3D Foam Squares.  The sentiment has been stamped using VersaFine Vintage Sepia.  Finishing off with random splatters of white and grey paint.

This card has been linked to:

Inky Chicks - Father's Day or Male 

Creative Moments Challenge - Anything Goes

Retarte - Anything Goes 

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - Anything Goes  

Crafty Cardmakers - For a Special Man

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Where the HeART is - Anything Goes

Kraftin' Kimmie's Wonderful Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Amusing - Masculine 

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge - Anything Goes

Robyn`s Fetish - Things With Wheels

Word Art Wednesday Challenge weeks - Anything Goes

Hiding in my Craft Room - Masculine

Let's Color Saturday Linky Party - Anything goes with something colored

Craft for the Craic - Something Masculine

Take care friends - thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting