Monday 9 March 2015

The Coming of Age of a Young Man.


Hello there crafters. Welcome to my blog again. 

Today I have a treat for you. My nephew turned 18 this weekend. I have been very busy the last couple weeks, but I whipped this card up last week for the birthday celebration.


As you may have worked out by now, I love easel cards. They are so much fun to make, I find as you get to adorn the inside of the card as well. 

The card is 6x4 inches and I made the envelope for it specifically as the card had a bit of depth to it that I didn't want to try and jam into a standard envelope.


For the gears I used this technique to emulate rust. 



 I hope you like this card, please feel free to leave a comment or question.

I also entered this card in a GEAR it UP challenge over at http://sandee-and-amelie.blogspot.co.at. The challenge can be see over here: http://sandee-and-amelie.blogspot.co.at/2015/03/gear-it-up-march-steampunk-challenge.html

7 comments:

  1. Great card,did you use a rusting medium on the cogs>,wish I could whip up a card as quickly

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    1. Have added the link for the tutorial for rust emulation on chippies.

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    2. I actually made three cards like this all at the same time. The others will go on my etsy shop.

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  2. Such a great card, Kerry-Jean!

    Love that corrugated card texture and the colours! Perfect for a young man!
    Thank you so much for sharing this fab creation with us at SanDee&amelie's SPC!

    Claudia x

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  3. Your nephew will love this card! It has such great elements like the gears, spinner, cardboard and love the easel idea. Thanks for joining us at SASPC!

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  4. Hello! I really like the rusting technique you used on the gears. Wonderful job! Your nephew should be very happy with this card! Awesome job! I am having a hard time finding the link back to SanDee&Amelies Steampunk Challenge though? I love that you made an envelope as well happy crafting! Thanks for joining us at SASPC! ~Niki DT

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  5. Love the composition! The little things, like the tearings and the key and the stiching are so cool! Thanks for joining us this month at SASPC! Hugs, Agnieszka

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