Layered Birthday Card

 

 

 

**This is a promotion post. Don’t forget to leave a comment to be entered in the giveaway.**

 

Hello crafters, Kirsten here with the first of my new samples for May, featuring cards with a male theme. Actually, now that I’ve mostly  finished making my samples I’ve noticed that the majority of them are quite abstract & gender free in appearance, with only a few featuring traditionally male images.

 

There are no step by step photos for today’s card, because it’s simple matting & layering, but I will have a few tutorials for you in the next few weeks.

 

The papers on this one are;

 

Kaisercraft ‘Always’ from the Art of Life collection

 

Woodware Kraft Music Score

 

Woodware Vintage Prints 1

 

I used my finger to swipe a little Antique Bronze Sparkle Medium on to the base papers, distressing them by scrunching them up, scratching the edges with scissors & adding distress inks. I used the same SM through the Glitz Craft Hex Bubble stencil on the torn top layer. And there is actual hand sewing around the border of the top layers.

 

 

 

 

I tore the end off a kraft tag, distressed the edges, added a piece of the reverse side of the Always papers & added a die cut label with the birthday greeting from HobbyArt Butterfly Kisses

Musical Print & Nautical clear stamp sets, stamped with Black Versacolor & heat set with

 clear embossing powder.

 

 

I added some buttons & a Crafts Too metal brad as embellishments, stuck everything to a 7x7 kraft card blank & drew some faux stitching with a fine liner black pen.

 

 

                                      

 

As well as the giveaway, we have a new blog challenge, all the details are on the challenge page.

 

Thanks for looking, see you next time.

Kirsten