Today’s card is quick and easy, and great for the man in your life.
I am loving using the Gentleman’s Emporium Collection, and have found it gives me lots of ideas.
I began this card with a craft base, then cut another layer of the same cardstock for the top. I chose a reasonably uncluttered piece of design paper to add for the main layer, and glued that down after distressing both with a distressing tool and then with distress ink. I used Vintage Photo. This helps to give it an aged look.
I then took one of the pieces of design paper that emulates a newspaper page. I tore that into a strip about half the width of my cardfront and distressed it, then glued it down.
I added the two gentlemen from the Gentleman’s Emporium Ephemera pack, then used the 4 Suits mini die which I cut out in black cardstock, and popped that slightly behind the strip.
Last of all, I stamped a greeting on some scrap dsp, then distressed it too.
I’m pretty happy with the result.
Products Used:
CO726812 – Gentleman’s Emporium 6×6 Paper Pad
CO726540 –Gentleman’s Emporium Ephemera Die Cut Pack
C0726832 – Cutting Die – 4 Suits
C0726343 – Couture Creations Mini Guillotine
CO726342 – Couture Creations 12×12 Scoring Board
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my creation!
Wonderful card and great mix of designs for it.
Great masculine card Cheryl :o)
I’ve actually struggled with this paper set a bit because i’m not used to ye olde style images etc… challenging but all ideas are helpful :o)
Thanks so much, Verna!
Karen, I have the opposite. Perhaps that’s because I make a lot of vintage style cards? I don’t know.
The trick is, I think, using the images on the paper. Make your card around those images.
I will be adding more cards using this page, so look out for them.
I’m sure it’s because I don’t really ever make vintage style cards, the struggle is real! lol. I also think I probably struggled cos the card I made for my Dad was difficult as I don’t associate him with those sorts of images…. though I plan to use that awesome car foil stamp on his father’s day card probably. Thanks for the inspiration, keep it coming!
You are welcome, Karen!
It is very hard at first, but the more you do it, the easier it becomes – like anything else.