I mustache you...

I'm going back in time with this card.  I have many from the past that I have never posted, so I figured why not start sharing those as well?  A couple of years ago, back when the mustache trend was big (I'm still digging the mustache trend by the way) I came up with this fun masculine (or not) birthday card for one of my monthly card classes.

The paper I used on this card is Close to My Heart's "Later Sk8r" (now retired, bummer).  However, that fabulous Mustache is still available.  It's from the "Perfect Fit - Dad" stamp set.  It's one of those great stamps that coordinates with one of CTMH's Cricut Cartridges ("Artiste" to be exact), so it will be available for a long time.  Yay!  The "Happy Birthday" sentiment is still available as well.  That set is called "Joyful Birthday".  It has four different birthday fonts to choose from and is a must have stamp set.

I don't make very many masculine cards, but this paper pack lent itself easily to it.  The colors of Outdoor Denim, Pear, Lagoon and Slate are a great color combo.  I actually used my computer to print out the "I... you to have a" text and added the mustache stamped with Outdoor Denim ink and Happy Birthday sentiment stamped with Pear ink.  I added a piece of polka-doted washi tape and tied on some baker's twine and voila, easy peasy.

Actually, I think I'm going to pull out my supplies and make a few more of these for my Ebay & Etsy shops.  They'd be a great card for an adult or teen, don't you think?

Here are the two stamp sets I used; "Perfect Fit - Dad"

& "Joyful Birthday"

As I mentioned, some of the supplies I used to make this card are no longer available, but several still are.  I will list the supplies at the bottom of this post, including links to those items that are still available on my CTMH website.

As always, thank you for stopping by and I hope to see you again.

SUPPLIES:

Paper: Later Sk8r (retired), White Daisy, Outdoor Denim & Lagoon CS

Stamps: Joyful Birthday, Perfect Fit - Dad

Inks: Pear, Outdoor Denim

Embellishments: Slate Polka-Dot Washi Tape (retired), Baker's Twine (non-ctmh)

Other: Artiste Cricut Collection, Micro-tip scissors, White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Happy Birthday to you with Arrows galore...

I don't seem to make very many masculine cards, but when I saw the Close to My Heart "Jackson" paper, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity.  The featured colors in the paper pack are Cocoa, Barn Red, Juniper & Glacier and to me, seem a little more masculine or outdoorsy (is that a word?), lol.

The stamped image from the "You Mean the World to Me" set had two little arrows on it, so I thought I'd use it and carry on the arrow theme.  I stamped the image in Juniper Ink.  Then I embossed arrows on a piece of Colonial White cardstock using our new Arrow Embossing Folder and layered it with the Jackson papers.  You can't really tell from the photo but I popped up the Colonial White cardstock and I also popped up the matted square that the image is stamped on.  I added an arrow charm from our Base & Bling Signature Charms pack, which is meant for our Base & Bling jewelry pieces, but I liked the addition of the metal embellishment on my card.

Here's a close up of the charm and that wonderful Glacier Extra Thick Twine.

Isn't that arrow a fun addition?  And if you don't need an "Happy Birthday" card, you can change it to a "Thank You" sentiment with one of the other images in the same set.  It also has the Arrow as part of it's design and would fit this card perfectly.  Here's what the "You Mean the World to Me" set looks like.

It's a very useful stamp set, I've used all of these sentiments for my cards.  Remember THIS POST about a card swap I did with the fun little paper pieced scooter?  I used the "It's Your Day" image for that one.

Well, that's my card for today.  I've listed the supplies used at the bottom of this post with links to my website for each item.  Please let me know if you have any questions.  Thank you for stopping by and please come again.

** Note: And as I've mentioned before, I'm also listing some of my cards for sale in both my Etsy shop and my Ebay shop.  You can find the links on the sidebar of this blog.  For the next few months the sales will go towards the cost of a school trip to Italy my 15 year old son will be taking next Spring.  Every little bit helps, right? **

SUPPLIES:

Paper: Jackson, Colonial White CS

Stamps: You Mean the World to Me

Inks: Juniper

Embellishments: Base & Bling Signature Charms (the Arrow), Glacier Extra Thick Twine

Other: Arrow Embossing Folder, Micro-tip scissors, Foam Tape, Colonial White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack