Getting a bit Shirty

Back with another male card today, not through choice but necessity, but before continuing I'd like to thank those of you who have recently chosen to follow my blog. It's really encouraging that fellow crafters out there feel that your blog is worth keeping track of.

This is a quick and simple card I made for a grand-nephew who turns seventeen today and it's probably as near to making a clean and simple card as I get.  I really struggle with masculine cards but hopefully the subject of this one is neutral enough and appropriate to the age.

The shirt images were made using a stamp from Hampton Arts called Scattered Shirt.  Versafine majestic blue ink was used to stamp the images on to white card and on to the blue card it was stamped with Versamark ink and then embossed using white detail embossing powder and this gave positive and negative images to work with.  The shirts were die cut using a square Nestabilities die and then taped together to make a large topper.  I rotated the images so that it continued the scattered look.

The sentiment in the middle was made using a stamp from Hero Arts and majestic blue ink and then die cut and layered using plain and scalloped square Nestabilities dies.  Majestic blue ink was also used to sponge around the edge of the scalloped card.  The striped paper used in the backing layers came from the Papermania Burleigh Blue collection by Jesse Edwards.  This is a lovely collection of papers with designs suitable for both feminine and masculine projects.

A few crystal dot peel offs and Night of Navy ribbon from Stampin' up finished this one off.

I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges

That Craft Place Challenge - One for the Boys

Speedy Fox and Friends Challenge 105 - Blue

Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 67 - One for the Boys

Oh La La Creations Challenge 104 - Make It Manly

Totally Stampalicious Challenge - Masculine
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Thanks for reading

Liz xx