Hey there, me again. Happy FriYay! I'm still feeling better and I hope you are all feeling good and looking forward to the weekend.
I'm sharing a birthday card today using the Gecko Galz July Steampunk Challenge image. I'm adding to my stash of guy cards and kept the colors monochrome-ish browns and black in line with the focal image and only a pop of golden orange for the SU card base, mat and the colored sentiment. I also kept it flat for mailing.
This is the original Gecko Galz image. After resizing, I added the Time Travel Birthday Train Sentiment in PSE, then printed out on Springhill Digital card.
This Splitcoaststamper sketch was my map for my layout design, shown with my A7 card so you can see how I followed it.
Inside the card, I've used the VF Clair ink to hand-stamp a mash up of Fiskars, IBFS and Besotted stamps.
The back with the front to show continuity. I used scraps from the front, another Sizzix gear die cut colored with a Zig Clean Color and a stamped/punched siggie.
Now, I also have a food recipe to share for Rain's Thursday Art and Dinner Date.
It's a refreshing Bacon, Cucumber and Tomato Salad from Deep South Dish. It was the perfect accompaniment to a double decker BLT, taco chips, pickled okra and grapes the other day for dinner, so I snapped this photo. Let me know if you try it.
Thanks for the visit and stay safe and cool! XOX
MY CHALLENGE PLAYLIST:
I recycled a thick cardstock mailer postcard to cut the gear dies I used on front and back
I've gone to bithdays/places/memories in Time
Thank you for joining The Male Room challenge. I like how you layered the paper under main image.
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the sketch and the sentiments inside are great too. Thanks for linking up at Cardz4Guyz. :)
ReplyDeleteSo cool, stylish and though card! :) Great patterned paper and image :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for joining us at Let`s Craft and Create :)
Fantastic masculine card to add to your stash...I love that image!! Way to go using up that thick mailer for your gears!! Great take on our "recycle something" challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!!
ReplyDeleteLove all the inside sentiments! They go perfectly with this fabulous time travel train card! That salad looks yummy too!
ReplyDeleteSuperb work. Thanks for joining us at Craftyhazelnuts patterned paper challenge blog.
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Catherine x DT
it's always nice to find something we can used in our stash for our card making. TY for joining us at C4Guyz
ReplyDeleteWonderful! Thanks for joining us at Penny's Challenges! xx Mary
ReplyDeleteOooo a time travel birthday train! Now that really would be a fantastic treat, but would I go forwards or backwards in time? Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting!
ReplyDeleteCool card! Thanks so much for joining in with the Stay Crafty challenge with A Blog Named Hero :)
ReplyDeleteI like steampunk and that 'train' image is great! Love the finished card!
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I really like that time travel image and how you used it aimeslee. I have that same black and white clock paper you used in the background. I think it was from 7Gypsies. It works great the way you laid out your front and back pieces. I'm off to go on A Mystery date. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteA great card, lovely choice of colours.
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A fab card Aimeslee. The steampunk image is perfect and the whole card concept is great. Love the recipe too. I am a big crispy bacon fan (in fact had some for supper last night) but I will give the pickled okra a miss.
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Carol xx
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Fabulous card. Wonderful design...lunch looks pretty yummy too. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky. Pat K xx
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for a fabulous entry into our challenge at 613 Avenue Create!
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Chana Malkah, Owner
Another stunning card. You use the most imaginative images. So, I'm jumping in to and am looking to track down this train image too. You are such an inspiration to me Aimes--Bethie
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