The Stamps I Use

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

No peeking Doug!

I'm pretty sure my dearly beloved does not follow my paper-crafting blog, but just in case he does --- Doug....back away from this post.

No peeking!

Okay, you say you aren't Doug. Well, you can see the card I made for his birthday. I used this sketch from Sketch Saturday.

Doug recently commented that more cards need to use acetate. Plus, I love to use metal on cards I make for him. One way to making a card masculine I say! Metal...more metal! In this case, some copper sheets and copper mesh I have been ...saving...yes saving...for a special card. A co-worker's girlfriend RAKed it to me quite some time ago.

Anyhow....here is the card.




It was very difficult to photograph. Tried a black background ...that didn't work. So, then I tried it with a white background. Seems to have turned out better.

Elements of the card - acetate base, copper mesh attached with copper eyelets (love the crop-a-dile). Nestabilities labels for the image panel and sentiment panel. The hearts are copper mesh cut with my cuttlebug dies with the two-step heart also cut from black card stock layered on top. The cupcake is from inkadinkado and stamped with stazon on copper and then the frosting is layered paper-pieced from white card-stock. The I love you and happy birthday are stamped in copper and are Studio G images I believe.

There is also an inner panel (not visible in the photo), that is a nestabilities label cut from copper with a white card stock panel layered on top. Already signed and ready for giving.

I hope to find more time to make him another card before his birthday on Friday.

4 comments:

Carolyn King said...

what a cool card!!! Hope he doesnt pop on your site and see it! LOVin the metal!!!!

Jenn said...

This is awesome!! LOVE the copper mesh on the hearts!! Hopefully Doug doesn't peek... Brooks peeked when he shouldn't have peeked and he saw his Valentines card before I gave it to him!! Silly boys!!

tracie said...

Fabulous card, love the Acete and copper ~ gorgeous !!
Thanks for joining us this week at SS
Have a great week
hugs
Tracie :)x

Ria Zonnestraaltje said...

Gorgeouss card ;) thanks for making my sketch look so good ;)
hugs Ria