Hi everyone...well as you can see my post today has nothing to do with St. Patrick's day although it is one of my favorites. I did how ever need to get a great card made for one of my brother -in-laws birthday. As many of you know a few weeks ago my blog showed my stenciling abilities on a cast that I have been wearing for almost three months, well I finally got rid of the encumberance lst Friday. Because I can now drive again I had about a millon errands to run. So I picked this card to show. I have this beautiful Stardream metallic paper that I used for the card and also the gold layer under the black cardstock with my stenciled image. For this card I decided to use the Moose (LG715) because my BIL loves to hunt. I first pasted the stencil with black matte paste, I love working black on black. Once this was dry I replaced the stencil back over my paste, then using the jumbo dauber and the Stamp and Stick glue pad added a light layer of glue over the pasted area. I them used my heat gun on the glued area about 30 seconds or until you can put 2 fingers on the glue and lift your card. I then added the red varigated gold leafing. Using the Happy Birthday stencil (LM 239) I decided to use Metallic Copper paste to bring out the coppery red colors in the leafing. I think my bother- in law will really enjoy this card.
Now check out the rest of the Dream Teams posts, because I saw some really great posts this week. Don't forget to come back next week to see what we come up with for our next challenge.
Georgia, what a fabulous birthday card. He looks so textured that you want to run your fingers through his hair.
ReplyDeleteI love your comment Lynell....thanks for the chuckle. I don't think you want to get that close to a moose!! They aren't very nice.
ReplyDeleteGeorgia...I am a HUGE lover of the outdoorsy stencils. FABULOUS!! I hope you have a Happy St. Paddy's Day!!!
Love that leafing on the moose! I'm sure your BIL will as well. Don't wear out your foot with all those errands!
ReplyDeleteI love it! It is an awesome card and love the leafing!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you, Georgia – not a hint of green in my post today either. I have a hard time with masculine-themed cards, but this one is a winner! Take it easy with your new-found freedom.
ReplyDeleteGreat card Georgia, your BIL will love it! Happy St. Patrick's Day.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful card. I just love the leafed look.
ReplyDeleteYou really have the foil technique down. Beautiful! Maybe I need to take your class to get some pointers! Glad you are out of your cast, must feel great to be mobile again.
ReplyDeleteNice masculine card! The gold leaf is so perfect for this card. I like it.
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