Monday 1 June 2020

BIL 80th with TH

Morning and I have 2 DT posts today and the 2nd one is for the "For The Men/Boys " challenge at Pearly Sparkles and I made this card for my SIL to give to her hubby for his 80th birthday.
I embossed the background with a wall EF think from Crafters Companions,all papers /letters/numbers and die cut figure from TH,die-cut clock from Sizzix and I put acrylic/sand/distress stains and Baked Earth embossing powders,an added can ring pull swiped with black acrylic.
challenges-
try it on Tuesday-cut it out
crafty sentiments-ATG
arty divas-ATG------------------------------------TOP 5
Pennys challenge-ATG
Simon says-ATG
word art Wednesday-ATG
krafty chicks-any occasion
time out-free
polka doodles-ATG
crafty catz-ATG/at least 2 layers
alphabet-D for dry embossing(background)--------------TOP 3
creatalicious-birthdays
double trouble-gear it up for the guys
use your stuff-masculine
DiesRus-Dads day/Masculine
love to scrap-for the boys
craft-deebowz-ATG
a perfect time to craft-ATG
classic design-ATG
2sisters on the blog-2or more circles
always fun-layers-------------------------------TOP 3
Thank you for dropping by and hope you find time to join us
Carol x x

52 comments:

Freubelmina said...

Aaaaaaw it’s a great card you’ve made carol. I like the man in black Carol.
Dave wil be glad with this one.
Have a nice day and hugs, Wilma xx

meg said...

Brilliant layout and elements perfect card for a guy

Tracey@Hotchpotchcreations said...

Fabulous masculine card Carol, love the use of the telephone dial within the layers and the clever addition of the ring pull, I'm sure this will be very well received. Happy 80th to your BIL.
Stay safe.. Creative wishes Tracey x

Janette said...

Wonderful card Carol, I just love the image its brilliant I am sure your bil will love it too.xx

Pop's Cards said...

What a great male card you have created and 80 wow what a great birthday to celebrate, hugs Pops x

Alison59 said...

Great card Carol :-)

cotnob said...

A super card Carol, a fabulous masculine design.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

aussie aNNie said...

Fabulous card so manly.x

Helen said...

Fantatic card using those dies!!! I am sure he will enjoy this! Thanks for joining us at Try it on Tuesday! ((HUGS)) Helen

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A great male card Carol, hope you're okay.
Lorraine

Gerrina said...

Wow such a great card for a gay; strong and bold and beautifully dark! Love that man with umbrella-image! Hugs, Gerrina

Mia said...

Your card is beautiful, masculine and very inspiring, Carol. I am sure the recipient will love it. Great use of papers and I love the clock die. Hugs, my friend.

Beebeebabs said...

Very nice card - love the layout and silhouette image!!!

KarinsArtScrap said...

great and fantastic Carol
Gr Karin

Rachelle Oltean said...

What a great design composition and color palette! This is a great masculine card! Thanks so much for sharing it with us at the Alphabet Challenge!
Rachelle - DT : )

pinky said...

This is one very cool and manly card Carol. I am sure he loved it.

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

A Fabulous and so very masculine card Carol, I absolutely LOVE it.
Take care
Faith x

Gerrina said...

Back again...Thank you for joining us at TIME OUT with this beautiful male card! Hugs, Gerrina

Chrissy said...

Awesome layers and colours Carol and I love the man with his umbrella and all your details, fabulous male card.

Luv CHRISSYxx

craftytrog said...

Love this card! Xx

Nataliascraft said...

Brilliant male card xx

Claire (Mrs H) said...

Amazing card, I love all the different layered elements

Dee's Craft Room said...

Wow, so many textures, layers and shades. What a very intriguing design, both lovely and masculine.

Hope you are having a good week.

Dionne x

Alyson Mayo said...

I love all the details that make this card so awesome. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble :)

Lisa Lynn said...

WOW Carol that is amazing. I think both your SIL and BIL will be very happy and impressed. Just love the image. Great embossing.

Tracy Welham said...

Brilliant masculine card. Creative Blessings, Tracy x

Linda Mc Enery said...

Oh I love this! Love the colours you chose and the lettering for his name. Love the silhouette! Thanks for sharing this with us at Penny's!
Linda

Caroline said...

Nice card. Thank you for joining our challenge this month.
Caroline DT 2Sistersontheblog

CaroleAnn said...

Someone is going to receive a beautiful work of art with this card!!! I love how you spelled out his name and the pull you attached - awesome cleverness! All the beautiful background papers!!! I love the die you used to - the gentleman with the umbrella! I think he will break out any moment with a song - I'm Singing In The Rain!!!! Happy Birthday to Dave!!!! Hugs to you Carol XXOO

*Vicki* said...

Wow this is incredible Carol! You always come up with some fantastic different designs/styles with your masculine projects and I just love everything about this one! Really brilliantly done my friend!

Carol L said...

I've always enjoyed that TH image of the gentleman holding the umbrella, and he looks perfect on this card! Well done!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Wow, you are doing an awesome job with the vintage masculine cards! I just saw your second one and wanted to pop in to take a peek at this one too. Beautiful work! I'm happy you found inspiration in our challenge! Thank you for supporting us at Double Trouble Paper Crafting!

KT Fit Kitty
Crazy Cousin
Double Trouble Paper Crafting

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Excellent layout and dies used for your masculine card...very handsome. Thanks for sharing with us at Double Trouble and Use Your Stuff.

Leslie Miller said...

I'll bet your SIL just loved this for her hubby. I sure do! Great masculine card!

Melanie Hungerford said...

Very cool card, I love the vintage look it has.Thanks for joining us at Double Trouble!
Melanie

Barbara Bruder said...

Love your card and it's perfect for a guy. This is a great card for bday or Father's Day or whatever. Thanks for joining us at the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge this month. Join us again soon. Hugs, Barbara { Craft-Dee BowZ}

Brenda said...

So many wonderful elements and layers. It's sure to be cherished.

Stampsnob. said...

This just works so well ........Lis

Joyce said...

Wonderful card. Thanks so much for playing along at Time Out.

Helen said...

Great card, Carol - I remember that die cut well!

Thanks for joining us at the Alphabet Challenge.

Helen x

Tammy L said...

This card just makes me giddy with all the layers and textures...so well done. Awesome card. Thanks for playing along with us at USE YOUR STUFF and hope to see you again.

Tammy DT Co-ordinator

Nicolette said...

Very nice card.
Thank you for sharing it at 2Sistersontheblog.
Nicolette DT

Jackie Cornfield said...

Perfect!
This has come together beautifully!
Love this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious.
Good luck, we all hope to see you and your wonderful creations again!
Jackie DT member.

Monica C. said...

This is such a cool card, Carol! Love that silhouette of the man with the umbrella too.
Hugs Monica

Birgit said...

What a great card and just perfect for our "Father's Day / Masculine" challenge. Thanks for linking up with DRU challenge blog. Best of luck to you!

Joan said...

Fabulous masculine card

Thanks for joining us at Try It On Tuesday challenge

Joan

America said...

fantastic masculine card. Love the combination of elements and colors. Would love to see you sharing your fantastic masculine themed projects at the "masculine cards" Facebook group to help inspire creativity. Hope you'll join us! :)

Hayley's handmade cards said...

Love this design
Thank you for sharing with us over here at "A Perfect Time To Craft" and best of luck with your entry.

Hayley DT for http://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com.au/

https://shinebrightandcreate@blogspot.com/ said...

Wonderful card and a great design, really like the embossed areas, really effective and particularly like those backing papers. Take care Michelle x

Arteconpapelmaderaehilos said...

Great card. Thank you for sharing in our challenge at Classic Design Challenge we really appreciate you joining in.

Maritza DT

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Fabulous manly design and card! Thanks for joining us at LTSCB
Tina dt

Melanie said...

A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our "anything goes + optional birthdays” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…

Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)

(DT Crafty Friends)

(DT The Sketchy Challenges)

(DT Simply Create Too)

(DT Kreativtanten)



PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…