Outlines - Make it Manly

It's time for a new Outlines challenge today, and starting this week it's no longer just a design team challenge! We are opening up the weekly challenges to those of you who would like to participate! This week's challenge is Make it Manly - Father’s Day is June 19th, so make a masculine themed card, does not have to be specifically Father’s Day – just masculine.

I created a gift card holder using Gift Card Holder - Guy (I-924) and paired it up with Karen Foster Ties, Ties, Ties paper.  I color the ties in the stamped image with Copic markers and tried to match the ones on the patterned paper.  I added some Clear Viva Glass Effect to the red dots.  I stamped Tiny Happy Dad's Day (AA-869) in the upper right corner, right on the patterned paper.

Please be sure to head over to the Outlines blog to get the details for participating in the new challenge and also make sure you head over to each design team member's blog to check out their masculine creations!

Bev Gerard - Savor the Journey 

Jeanne Streiff - Inky Paws

Jenny Gropp - One Krafty Kat

Lisa Silver - Silver Stamping

Sandy Hulsart - Creative Moments with Sandy

Vicki Garrett - Summerthyme Studio

Thanks for stopping by!

CPS186 - Artichoke

Happy Friday! Do you have big plans for the weekend? It's going to be beautiful here this weekend! 

I created this card as a thank you note for my sister for a gift she recently gave us. The gift was wrapped in white butcher-type paper that she had stamped all over with this artichoke image. I cut a few of the images out and colored them using colored pencils, then cut out some of the artichoke leaves and layered them on the base layer using foam tape to give it some dimension, like a real artichoke. 

I used two different patterned papers, with the side panels cut to fit this week's CPS186 sketch, and topped it all off with a few strips of ScorTape that I then covered with Flower Soft.  Finally, I added some stitch marks around the patterned paper layers to make them stand out more.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!