Well it's about time....

I have apparently been making cards and just not finding the time to post them. So now it is time to play catch-up.

My dearly beloved's younger brother had a birthday last weekend and ALL week I had this idea in my head for his birthday card. Really, it is inspired by a running joke. Who (?) is the black sheep in the blended family - or just how many of them there are!





The card didn't quite turn out as I had envisioned. Once I got stamping all the cute little Pink Cat Studio black sheep I just wanted to keep using black paper! So I managed to dig out of my {shhhh....ever-growing} stash some plaid {gotta keep it scottish you know}. Some ribbon {shhh...slightly smaller stash}. Then I just HAD to ...I mean HAD to use my brand new Nestabilities die I got just that morning from Heather's Stamping Haven.

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.