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Mens easel birthday card

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I made this card for Harry’s 50th using a bottle cap as the bit that holds the easel up. I have made one similar to this before but I do like to keep most of my cards unique so I have changed a few things.  The stamps used are the same but the patterned paper and colours are different to the last one.
Inks: Memento Tuxedo black, Distress inks Brushed corduroy (very apt) and Frayed burlap
Card:  white card, Basic Grey patterned paper
Stamps:  Stampin up Circle of friendship, Personal Impressions Mens 1
Other:  beer bottle cap, diamond glaze, yellow and blue pen, Liquid applique, copper eyelet and blue ribbon, black gelly glaze pen, gold pen

Cheers! birthday card

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Here is an easel card I made a few days ago for someone who likes their beer.  I painted a beer mat to prime it before I stamped the images.  The beer glass has glossy accents on it to make it look like glass and the froth is liquid appliqué.  I bashed a bottle cap then added the greeting and more glossy accents.  The background words were  made on the computer using different fonts, colours and some international ways of saying cheers.

Inks:  Distress inks Antique linen and Frayed burlap, Black document ink
Card:  ivory card, Basicgrey, Hang 10
Stamps:  Stampin up Circle of friendship, Personal impressions Mens1, Dimension Fourth bubbles stamp
Other:  bottle cap, glossy accents, beer mat, brads, liquid appliqué, gold pen, black gloss pen

Mother’s day easel card

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I love the colours of the Magenta paper I used on my mum’s card for mothering Sunday. It is pretty and bright without being sickly sweet.  In fact I liked it so much that I made H’s mum the same card.

Inks:  Distress inks Peeled paint used for some of the edges
Card:  White card, Magenta Printemps passion collection Peacock blue (double sided), white flock vellum
Other:  Delish mini pearl brads, Stampin up Hardware, Prima flower Calcutta dogwood Bright white, Punched frond leaves, punched butterflies, pearls,

Easel card for Tegan

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I wanted to make a card that would hold a gift certificate and remembered Linda Elbourne’s article in the Craft stamper mag (Feb 2010).  I made up a square one and used patterned paper for most of it with a little stamping on the front of the pocket.  I wrapped the certificate with ribbon so it is easy to pull out.

Inks:  Adirondack Woodlands, Distress inks Tattered rose and Frayed burlap
Card:  white, brown, brown corrugated, double sided patterned card Prima Flights of fancy ‘tiptop’
Stamps:  fee stamp (from craft stamper mag.)
Other:  Prima Camelot rose, tiny gold brad, flower brads, vellum butterfly coloured from the back, diamond glaze (on the clock face), ribbon, Stampin up book-plate

I coloured the certificate with more stamping and edged with the same Distress inks to match the card.  Now Tegan, I have it on good authority that you will use the gift to put towards a clock!