Birthday Party Bottles Eclipse Card

A couple of days ago in the supermarket, I noticed a set of stamps attached to a magazine that I thought would be handy.  The Magazine was Issue 161 of Papercraft Essentials.  (Here's a pic of the mag and freebies, which included stamps, embossing folder and dies too).

I needed to make a birthday card for a male, so decided on this set.  

I started by stamping a selection of the bottles in a row.  I coloured them with Promarkers.  I then stamped a wine and champagne glass, coloured them and the die cut them using the dies that came with the mag.

I then used my alpha dies to cut the word "Party".  I backed the card with a red paper then stuck the letters back on using foam pads to elevate the letters.  I then stuck the die cut drinks to the bottom of the card.  Finally, I stamped the sentiment "it's your" and "celebrate" using a Stampin' Up set called "Endless Birthday Wishes".

Male 60th Birthday Card

I am trying to plan forward by making cards needed for September.  Our friend celebrates his 60th this year so I decided to go with a bottle of wine.

I started off by making a background with a leaf stamp by Oak House Studio on green cardstock.

I used a piece of burgundy coloured cardstock and put it through the Big Shot using a Stampin' Up embossing folder called "Oh My Stars".  I then dotted the centre of each star with a metallic gold pen and rounded the corners of the rectangle using a corner punch.

I cut the green bottle using a template from "Simply Cards & Papercrafts Magazine" issue 166, then using stamps free with the same magazine.  Next, using the Cricut, I cut the number 60 in the same burgundy cardstock.

I used a gold metallic pen for the top of the bottle with a couple of bands of ribbon to imitate the foil on a bottle.  I then added a small tag with the name of the recipient

Male Birthday Card

It has been a long time coming, but today I made a card!

I'm not sure who made these dies as I purchased them as a used bundle.  I've stored them on A4 magnetic sheets and kept in clear popper wallets so that I can see what is in them with ease.

Male Birthday Card

My Hubby is celebrating his birthday today.  Here's the card I made for him.

I stamped a Papertrey Ink sentiment onto the blue patterned paper, then die cut the stamped image in an oval shape.  I used a caramel coloured sheet of paper and embossed half of it using a bubble design embossing folder.

Just above the embossed bubble design, I layered a thin strip of striped patterned paper.  I then layered the oval above using foam pads to raise the oval.  I then punched and die cut foliage in different colours, adding them below the raised image.  I then stamped a couple of beer bottles and cut them out adding them to each side of the oval. I then mounted the whole image onto green paper and stuck it onto the card blank.

Male Birthday Card

I struggle making cards for males but this one came together very quickly.  The patterned paper I've used is from the "Wild At Heart" paper stack that I picked up at The Range.  The sentiment is by Papertrey Ink from their "Movers and Shakers" stamp set.

60th Male Birthday Card

I had half an hour to play with some paper and came up with this 60th Birthday card for a male.

The patterned cardstock is actually a purchase from Lidl some time ago, which has been sat waiting for an appropriate occassion.  I used a Sizzix die to cut the 60 and die cut the stitched squares.

One Wild Ride Card

It's often difficult to find a male card, but this one has worked well.

The hexagon background is a Memorybox "Honeycomb Background" die. I'm not sure who made the car stamp, but it could be by Anita's.  The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up Set called "One Wild Ride"