One For The Boys ...

 July is a big month in our family for birthdays so I thought it was time to get creating and make a few birthday cards.  One coming up soon is my brother in law.  I looked through my stamp collection and realised how many girly, flowery sets I have!  Hmmm. 

Decided the Outlaw Double Sided Patterned Paper would be just the thing for a masculine card.  What else did I have that wasn't too fine and delicate in the way of embellishments?  Aha - jumbo pewter eyelets.  Just the thing.  This is what I whipped up.

Stamp Set: For A Friend Hostess Set

Cardstock: Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Really Rust and Outlaw patterned paper

Ink: Chocolate Chip (for the greeting and sponging - I'm sponging ink on the edges of everything at the moment, I think it is my new favourite technique!)

Accessories: Chocolate Chip wide grosgrain ribbon, Jumbo pewter eyelets, cropadile

Now just in case you are wondering how I got that row of raised dots at the bottom there, I took a few snaps while I was doing them.

TUTORIAL:   DRY EMBOSSING WITH A CROPADILE

1. Grab your cropadile and set it to A2.

2. Grab your mat pack (pg 145) and take out the paper piercing template.  Line up the large eyelet section with the edge of your cardstock.

 

3. Line up the cropadile with one of the holes and squeeze.  Practise on some scraps until you are happy with the amount of pressure to use. 

4. Move your paper piercing template along until you have finished the row.  Voila - a nice straight row of dots.  (And no pencil marks to rub out!)

Now who is next on my birthday list!      Happy Stamping!

Cheers, Sue

Comments

[Wendy]

Thanks for the "as you go" tutorial. I like the effect of the raised dots and so easy to do - once you know how.

[Catherine Roberts]

Thanks so much for the tutorial. I was wondering whether the mat pack was worth purchasing and seeing your tutorial gave me the answer - a definite YES. :0)

I love the crop-a-dile but could not work out how to get my punches looking straight. Thanks to you, now I know.

Guess what I am ordering on Monday morning? lol lol

Kind regards, Cathie

[Tracy]

thanks for showing Sue :) I love the masculine cards - they are so hard to make aren't they? but with a simple piece of patterned paper , some sponging and some 'masculine ribbon', voila! Well done!

[Sue M]

Thanks for the comments everyone. Love my mat pack. Use it all the time for a nice row of holes with the paper piercer and now will be using it even more with the cropadile. Handy little mat. Cheers, Sue