Thursday, 14 October 2010

Happy Birthday Dad!!!

Today I have a special card to share with you, its the card I gave to Dad for his birthday yesterday. I really enjoyed making this one!! There is just something about Wild Rose Studio images that I ADORE, they are sooooo much fun to colour!! I had a blast making his tummy as round as I could whilst practising my shading!!! To make it look even more like Dad i added a few stray grey hairs - although if I wanted it to be really realistic I should have stamped him on an agle agains the bar hehe!! If you wanna get your inky little mitts on this stamp, he is in stock here at My Mums Craft Shop.


The papers used are Basic Grey Granola, I picked them up at Ally Pally and I think they were a BARGAIN - £4.99 for a 12x12 pad!!! Im always struggling to find papers for masculine cards, and the browns and blues in this paper pad make it perfect!! Being a blokey card i left it fuss free, some scalloped edges and faux stitching to add interest, then sentiments printed on the computer and a few gems finish it off!!

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Cards For Men - Happy Birthday
Craftalicious - Anything Goes
Ellephantastic - Anything Goes
Wild Orchid - Stitch it Up
Crazy 4 Challenges - Birthday Card or Project
Creative Inspirations - Birthday Theme

ooooh before I go ... I have had lots of emails asking me if I can list what colour pens I use - crazy for me to believe that people are actually interested in seeing how i colour - I am waaaaay behind lots of the talented crafters out there in colouring ability, but if i remember, I promise i will jot them down and add them in my posts.

6 comments:

Kristel said...

A really stunning card Zoe!!
Hugs Kristel

gina g said...

Fabulous man's card. Thanks for joining us at Craftalicious for our challenge this time. luv gina xx

Vanja said...

Stunning card! Fabulous colouring. Thank you for joining us at Ellephantastic challenges this week! :)

Hugs, Vanja

Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts said...

Great male card. I bet your dad loved it. Hope he had a good birthday.
Thank you for playing along with Ellephantastic this week.
Hugs x

Nannieflash said...

Yes I think is what we expect to see all men doing, and is a really fabulous male card, love the colour scheme to. Thanks for joining us at Cards for Men, good luck with the Challenge. With hugs Shirleyxxxxx

Alison said...

Great card! Love the shading LOL. Thanks for playing along at Cards for Men.
Hugs, Alison x