Friday, October 04, 2013

Need a Little Pick Up

Tomorrow, we are attending a 90th birthday party for a very sweet man, the father of one of our closest friends.  It's been a while since I've needed a masculine card, so this one was both a bit of a challenge and a refreshing change.



The little pick-up truck is an old SU stamp, but it's just great for guy cards.  The background paper is embossed with gears, and the little banner used the same folder.  I directly inked the raised parts of the gears on the banner to bring out the detail.  I distressed the edges of the background with the airbrush.


The banner looked pretty empty, but then, I remembered the keys that I have stashed away.  I picked a small, light one, and it works perfectly for the embellishment here.


The blue and brown background colors on the image layer were done with the airbrush.  I colored the truck first and then, masked it to airbrush over and around it. The truck layer was cut out using a Spellbinder's die.


The small 'pearls' at the bottom were white originally.  The airbrush was used to change them to a dark brown.  What a difference it made.  I love how these turned out.  Hemp twine was also used to embellish the card.



No challenge for this one....just a fun card to create.  I hope that he really likes his card.


Have a peaceful Friday evening and a great, big, beautiful tomorrow!


~*Shell*~

3 comments:

  1. Fabulous job on this. Love the airbrushing. I'm sure he will be so thrilled to receive this from you since it's made with love.

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  2. Love how the card turned out, and changing the color of the pearls was a great idea too!

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  3. Great card, Shell. You're having way too much fun with that airbrush. LOL Your work is beautiful!

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