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Sunday, 30 April 2017

One for the Boys

Morning.
Meet today's card.
I haven't made a 'grunge' type card for quite awhile so today was the day.

I enjoy challenging myself to walk away from the flower images that I so love and try to create a masculine card.  This is what I came up with.
I was inspired by a great stencil I just picked up at Scrapfest too and wanted to use it.
I began by stenciling half my card front using Distress ink.  Next, I placed the bike images into my Misti, inked with Archival ink, stamped twice to get a dark black silhouette image and clear heat embossed.  I love the feel of motion these great stamps from Flonz have.
Next, I used the Graffiti stamp and the same colour of Distress ink to stamp around the images.  I thought it all worked well together.  
I stamped the birthday sentiment and now I will have a great card on hand for one of my masculine friends that loves to bike.



Adding my card to these challenges:

Simon Says- ANYTHING GOES

Little Red Wagon- BOY BIRTHDAY

Seize the Birthday- ANYTHING GOES

The Male Room- MANY LEGS

Watercooler Wed.- MASCULINE ANYTHING GOES


Thanks so much for coming by and taking a look.
Have a great week ahead.

Supplies
Stamps- Bike images (Flonz), Graffiti (Kaisercraft), Happy Birthday (Studio G)
Ink- Rusty Hinge Distress (TH), Archival black 
Paper- Strathmore Bristol
Accessories and Tools- Misti, inking tool (TH), clear eb powder, heat tool, 
Gear stencil (Southern Ridge Trading Comp)

My card got this nod:
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26 comments:

  1. Bonnie30 April 2017 at 11:13

    This has such a cool background and I love the feeling of movement! Awesome masculine card, my friend!

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  2. Heidi Weaver30 April 2017 at 12:26

    Karen, this is such an awesome card! The images are, of course, wonderful. They evoke the joy of movement on bikes for which boys all over the globe are known. But what makes those images pop is that wonderful background. Love the variations of colour you've used in the stencilling and the stamping. Someone is going to love getting this card. Thanks so much for joining in with our Watercooler Wednesday Challenge this week.

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  3. Verna Angerhofer30 April 2017 at 12:32

    This is a great masculine card design. I always find it harder to make cards for guys of any age.

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  4. Heather Hopson 30 April 2017 at 12:42

    Most definately a Masculine card. Great background and I love the dirt biker images. Well done! Thank you for sharing your great card with on Watercooler Wednesday.

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  5. Heather Hopson 30 April 2017 at 12:44

    oops, not dirt bikers, but boys having fun! I love it!

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  6. clelie30 April 2017 at 12:49

    Always love your floral images but appreciate the masculine inspiration this provides, too!!! Wonderful background...must look up that stencil! Great design for 'Guys'! Thx!

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  7. clelie30 April 2017 at 12:52

    Karen...which stencil did you use from Southridge? ♥

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  8. nancy littrell30 April 2017 at 15:55

    Any bike lover would LOVE your grunge birthday card, Karen. You are so right, so much movement from your bike stamps. Love your stenciled background too. TFS my friend. Hugs..

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  9. Sherrie K.30 April 2017 at 17:34

    Super cool card! I love your background and your dirt bike images are awesome! Such a great masculine card:)
    TFS!
    Sherrie K

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  10. Pat30 April 2017 at 17:42

    This is a fabulous masculine card Karen and the gear stencil and the graffitti stamping looks great in the background, and love the two silhouette bikers as the main image. x

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  11. Nora Noll30 April 2017 at 19:06

    This card totally ROCKS!! LOVE!!

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  12. Karren1 May 2017 at 03:44

    This is fabulous! Love, love, love that background!

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  13. Barbara1 May 2017 at 08:06

    Wow! This is a great masculine card. Love the background and the silhouettes. Thanks so much for joining us at Seize the Birthday! Hope to see you again.
    Barbara DT member

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  14. Susanne Vargas1 May 2017 at 08:35

    Love the background you created for those cool biker dudes!

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  15. Marsha Reed1 May 2017 at 09:28

    Wonderful masculine card, Karen! Love the silhouettes. Thanks for joining us this week at Watercooler Wednesday Challenges.

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  16. Donna1 May 2017 at 12:42

    ooooh! I like the technique for the background. Great card Karen! Thanks for joining us this week at Little Red Wagon. Donna (DT)

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  17. Princess Judy Palmer1 May 2017 at 12:57

    Wow! How fun! It makes me feel wild, free, and adventurous... just before I break my fool neck. Love that background, so urban.

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  18. Gail1 May 2017 at 16:28

    Your card makes me think of my nephew who loves the off-road biking trails. He would love this card too! Great grunge background. Thanks for playing along with the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

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  19. Penny Hanuszak1 May 2017 at 18:13

    Great use of your stencil background and Graffiti stamps as well as the silhouette bike images. This is a perfect boy card and I know who ever receives it will love it too! Thanks for sharing it at the Watercooler Wednesday WWC177 Masculine Challenge this week.

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  20. Created by Kath1 May 2017 at 22:13

    Wonderful masculine card! Thanks for joining us at Watercooler Wednesday Challenge!

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  21. Rocky2 May 2017 at 06:29

    Great card with a fab background. Thank you for sharing it with us at TMR.

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  22. Tracy Freeman2 May 2017 at 06:51

    It looks awesome, i love the background.
    Thank you for sharing with us at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge x

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  23. Christine Alexander2 May 2017 at 10:36

    Great masculine colours, such a great combo of stamps. Awesome graffiti background

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  24. Loll2 May 2017 at 16:58

    Great masculine design, Karen. LOVE that grungy stencil!! xx

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  25. Faith A at Daffodil Cards6 May 2017 at 14:27

    A perfect masculine card, with fab coluring and love the images
    Faith
    x

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  26. Deborah Frings16 May 2017 at 13:52

    Love the grungy background and those bold silhouette images. Great guy card. Sorry to be so late commenting! Thank you for playing along with our Many Legs challenge at The Male Room. Deborah, DT. x

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