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Wednesday 29 May 2013

Birdie Brown's DIY Dad


Birdie Brown has a monthly challenge and is very generous with her freebies. This month we get to work with DIY Dad. I thought it would make a great image for a new home card.


I used this weeks sketch from I {Heart to Sketch} for the layout as I thought the larger panel on the left would make a great wall that was being papered by DIY Dad.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers in Browns and blues which are my favourite colours for a male themed card. I found some really really old papers from a Male orientated magazine pack that were perfect to go with it. I ‘wallpapered’ the panel leaving one roll curled up going down the wall. I cut the same length of paper as the first but added a core of scrap cardstock in the centre to strengthen it and then some of the strong red backed tape to make sure it doesn’t unfurl. I also added a roll of paper as an embellishment.

The brown cardstock is textured scraps from DCWV and I used a Nestabilities die to cut the sentiment panel which is a very old rub on and a punched house.

That’s my card for this month’s challenge and how on earth did it get to be the end of May already? I honestly do not know where this year is disappearing to……

Materials Used in this card are as follows:-
Card Size – 4 ½” Square
Image – DIY Dad by Birdie Brown
Sentiment – Rub on from stash
Paper – From a Male themed magazine special & DCWV Cardstock
Tools - Letraset Promarkers & Flexmarkers, 3d foam, Fiskars Border punch. House punch, Nestabilities die
Techniques – Die cutting, Punching

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (in Alphabetical Order):-

A Creative Need – For The Men
As You Like It - #2 Fave 2 colour combo (Blue and Brown for male cards)
Birdie Brown – May Challenge
CDAC Anything Goes – Any Handmade Craft
DRS Designs - #71 Paper Punches
House of Gilli - #52 fave colour combo (for male cards)
I {Heart} Card Sketches – Sketch 020
Inspire Me Fridays - #104 Anything Goes
Mema’s Crafts – Anything Goes
Paper Creators Crafts - #9 Anything Goes
QKR Stampede – #40 One for the Boys
Shelly’s Images TTT – Show us What You Got
Sister Act Card Challenges - #8 Anything Goes

Wags ‘n Whiskers - #104 Anything Goes

11 comments:

Imke said...

Mandy, super sweet image and great idea with the wall paper !

Thanks for joining us @ Delightful Inspiaration {from the heart}

Shuly said...

hahaha this card is EXCELLENT !

Shelia said...

Love this with the dad putting up wall paper! simply adorable!! Thanks for playing with DRS Designs this week!

Anonymous said...

tehehhee Great fun card Mandy, LOVE the colour combo my favourite too!

Thanks for joining in with our Colour Combo challenge at As You Like It,
hugs Samantha :0)

Anonymous said...

Such a cute card Mandy! I love the wallpapering! :) I'm so glad you could join us for the A Creative Need challenge.
Smiles, Deena

Creative Genie said...

Great new home card, Mandy. It would be good as well on a Father's Day card with a change of sentiment. Terrific! Thanks so much for playing along in the CDAC 'Anything Goes' Challenge.

Christine - CDAC DT

Torico said...

Love the wall paper! It's a great idea! Thank you for joining this month's challenge at Birdie Brown.

Decosse's Dynamite Doodles said...

Really cute card. Love that image and idea. Also love the curling 'wallpaper'. Too cute!

Hugs,
Lisa

Bettina L. said...

Fab card for a boy. LOve the design with the hometheme, your design and use of colours. Thanks for playing at QKR Stampede and good luck. Hope to see you back friday for a new challenge. Bettina DT Member at QKR Stampede!! xx

Mema's Crafts said...

Hi Mandy, really cute card. Thanks for playing with us at Mema's Crafts.

Unknown said...

Soooo creative Mandy! I love how the wall paper is rolling up. Just genius! Thanks so much for joining our challenge at Shelly's Images Blog.
-Shelly
Shelly's Images.com