We have a great challenge for you, and I don't think it's any trouble at all! Please head over to Challenge 58 for more inspiration and all the details, but in the meantime, here's a brief summary so you don't get in any trouble:
I made a card for a man, with lots of circular elements. I was happy to dust off my gear dies that hubby Brian bought me several years ago!
I was inspired by a technique I saw at Splitcoast Stampers called Embossing with Detailed Dies. Here's a link to their video that shows how I made the background, which I then die-cut with a stitched rectangle and adhered to a black panel. I fussy-cut the vintage car and adhered it with foam tape to a black die-cut circle and then adhered a white sentiment strip. To finish the card, I die-cut several gears in black and adhered them to the background.
Dies: Memory Box Gear Assembly, Memory Box Deluxe Gear Set, Memory Box Mini Gears, Gina Marie Designs Dot Studs Circle, Gina Marie Designs Stitched Rectangle
Ink: Staz-On Jet Black, Rusty Brown, Timber Brown
Digital stamp: Pixel Scrapper Vintage Car 01 (freebie, thank you)
Digital sentiment: Crafty Secrets Car Classics
Paper: Silver poster board (from my Dollarama stash), black cardstock (Recollections)
Check out my cute Double Trouble Crazy Cousin clip art! She looks just like me!
Thank you for looking at my card! Wishing you a joyful day!
Stunning card with lovely gears and a great technique, Kitty!
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What a great masculine card. I love the gears. They look great. [Bunny]
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being crazy cousin and wow your card is up my ally..love it...xx
ReplyDeleteA super card, a great vintage car - a fabulous masculine make.
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Congratulations on your Guest Designer Spot. I have this gear embossing folder too. I'm off to see the video to see how to use it :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous masculine card and I LOVE all the gears!!! Great technique and love the shine.
ReplyDeleteLynn
What a beautiful handsome card...loving all the gears and technique you used. I have a lot of detail dies and I'm going to have to try this. Thanks for being our Crazy Cousin for June...always love your participation and support of Double Trouble.
ReplyDeleteWow!! Kitty this is awesome. He will be a lucky guy that receives this. Thank you for continuing to visit my Bible Journal blog, where I seem to post more these days.
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Cathy
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Fabulous male card, beautiful cog background with the classic car, love it.
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Linda xxx
Gears seem to be the theme of this challenge at Double Trouble... love the classic car and the sentiment to go with it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous masculine card, your gear background is fantastic! Congrats on your Crazy Cousin spot!
ReplyDeleteCool masculine card design with all those gears and colors.
ReplyDeleteLove the kitties on your Crazy Cousin sweatshirt! Your card is awesome and very masculine. Great job! Hugs, Debi
ReplyDeleteReally cool card! Love the metallic look! So glad you are the crazy cousin this month with us at Double Trouble :)
ReplyDeleteKaren, Absolutely love your masculine creation with all the metallic accents.
ReplyDeleteThe Antique car was perfect for retaining the monochromatic effect. Thank you for sharing and supporting Jan's Digi Blog Challenge. I always love seeing the creativity out there! HAPPY CRAFTING!
Hugs,
Jan
(Owner & Illustrator of Jan's Digi Stamp Shop)
Hi Kitty,
ReplyDeleteI LOVE gears! These look super cool. Thanks for entering our challenge at Artsystamper Digitals Challenge! I truly hope we see you again soon. Hugs, Bev ARTSYSTAMPER DIGITALS
Hi this is a stunning card. Thank you for joining us at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog for challenge #76 which is Anything Goes. The sponsor is Polkadoodles. Hugs Jackie DT xxx
ReplyDeleteCongrats and Crazy Cousin sounds a lot more fun lol Great masculine card and love all the embossed cogs background a great vintage result-thank you for the lovely comments on my blog too
ReplyDeleteCarol x
prachtig geworden en wat mooi dat je ons blog gevonden hebt. Dank je wel voor het meedoen met de wielen challenge van de Egel. Groetjes, Nelleke
ReplyDeleteKT, What a fantastic masculine card! Congrats on your GDT spot. While I'm here - Thanks so much for sharing with us and supporting our challenge at Jan's Digi Stamps this month. Wishing you good luck in the draw.
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Awesome card Kitty and congrats on being on the June tree at Crazy Cousin...
ReplyDeleteenjoy your time there.
Fabulous card! Great use of the technique.
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What an awesome card! Love the textured look. Great male card! I have to admit I just can't get my head around the Double Trouble challenge. I just don't understand the requirements. Guess maybe it's easier than I think but it seems to complicated. Good for you for figuring it out! Hope all is well.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! That detailed die really sets this card off. Awesome layers. Thanks for playing along with us at USE YOUR STUFF and hope to see you again.
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Thank you for joining the DL.ART JUNE LINKY challenge
ReplyDeleteThis is really great!! I love it.
Thank you for your inspiration!!. Have a blessed day
DIANA L.
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Fabulous Masculine card - I have some gear dies too - you did a nice layout here - like the car as well - have a happy day!
ReplyDeleteso great card!
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So nice to find you on our blog! Your card is winderful! Thanks for joining us at de Egel
ReplyDeleteStunning job is done dear! Loe the textures and gears popped up so well, perfect for our Masculine theme! Thanks for joining at Cut It Up Challenges!
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This has come together beautifully!
ReplyDeleteLove this entry, thank you for sharing with Creatalicious.
Good luck, we all hope to see you and your wonderful creations again!
Jackie DT member.
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!
ReplyDeleteGreat masculine card... Love the steampunk background... Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges... Wish to see you soon again
ReplyDeleteLady DT
Awesome technique - looks so perfect for masculine themed cards. 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! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely. I imagine all those old cars were filled with gears!
ReplyDeleteThe color palette is just perfect and you chose the perfect font to go along with your theme.
Thanks for joining us at Cut it Up for our Boys Will be Boys challenge!
Evelyn
http://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com
This background is amazing and I have never seen anything like it - love it!! Thanks so very much for joining us this time at the Creative Fingers Challenge, Elizabeth (DT)
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us over at Creative Fingers Challenge blog. Just love this card! Georgia DT for Creative Fingers.
ReplyDeleteFabulous masculine card, Kitty! Thank you for providing the source of your technique and thank you for playing along with us as our Crazy Cousin at Double Trouble #58.
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, congratulations on your Crazy Cousin role! I love your masculine card with its embossed gear background and antique car. It is perfect for our Black and White challenge.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your project with us at the ARTSYSTAMPER DIGITALS CHALLENGE. We hope you'll come back soon.
Carole x DT Craftilicious Creations
Super Fabulous! Thanks so much for playing in our challenge at the Artsystamper Challenge Blog!
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A beautiful male card! Many thanks for sharing with us SanDee's and Amelies Steampunk Challenge!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful masculine card. Love it!
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♥ Lena
Lena’s Creations
Great steampunk card! Thanks for sharing it with us at SanDee&amelie's Steampunk Challenges!
ReplyDeleteClaudia x
WOW WOW WOW this is just phenomenal!!! fabulous use of the gear and the car and the sentiment, WOW love it.
ReplyDeleteA great card!
ReplyDeleteThank 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…
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Melanie
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PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…