I am really enjoying visiting with my red rubber, inky friends. How I've missed them so! I was able to get a card made today for my DIL, who just graduated at the TOP of her accounting class. It's about two weeks late, but I know she understands I was under a lot of work stress. I'm so happy to have her in the family! She's really a remarkable woman, and my son is happier than I've ever seen him.
Her favorite color is blue (I knew there was a reason I liked her, lol), so I pulled out my favorite SU blue, Pacific Point. Colored direct-to-stamp with the markers, then matted the stamped image twice, on Wild Wasabi, and Pacific Point. The pearls, in three sizes, are in the new Idea Book & Catalog - woohoo! I love the new bling!!
That's a fork bow tied in the ribbon. You can find .pdf instructions for making it HERE. Note: I used a meat/salad serving fork to make a larger bow. The DSP peeking out at the bottom is some Pacific Point (retired) that I've been hoarding (she's worth it!). I don't know why it looks different than the Pacific Point on the rest of the card. It matches perfectly IRL.
Stamps: Friends Never Fade (118750), Well Scripted (from Occasions Mini, not available)
Cardstock: Very Vanilla (101650), Pacific Point (111350), Wild Wasabi (108641)
Ink: Pacific Point Classic Stampin' Pad (111837) plus Stampin' Write Markers - Pacific Point (120968), Wild Wasabi (120976), and So Saffron (105114)
Accessories: Very Vanilla 5/8" Satin Ribbon (117291), Basic Pearls (119247), Ticket Corner Punch (119867), Scallop Trim Border Punch (118402)
Why do I have such a hard time making cards for the males in my life? Maybe because I'm somewhat of a girly girl? My grandson Trent loves red and black, so of course I had to figure out a way to incorporate it into his card. He liked the "Loads of Love" truck stamp when he was here at Christmas. He especially liked the dogs hanging out the back (from the "Loads of Love Accessories").
Remember when I said the cards were interactive? This one is a confetti flinger! (His mom, my ex-daughter-in-law is gonna kill me, heh heh. *wink*) I saw this on Paper Craft Planet, and knew this was EXACTLY what a little boy, who will be eight years old next month, will love. It is so cool! I made sure it was loaded with lots of little red heart confetti. :-D
Here is where you can find instructions, and a link to a video, showing it in action. I tested it on my husband when he got home from work (evil curious thing that I am, lol), making sure he opened it in the kitchen, where I could easily sweep up the mess. It works REEEAAAALLLY well.
Anyhoo, the card may not look like much on the outside, but there's a lot going on inside (kinda like me!).
Cardstock: SU Real Red, Paper Co. Weave Black, Neenah Solar White
DP: SU Patterns Pack
Stamps: SU "Loads of Love" and Stampin' Around Wheel "Making Tracks"
Inks: SU Real Red and Basic Black
