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Sunday, 1 June 2014

Like Clockwork

Time for another challenge at Fashionable Stamping and this time it's ' Like Clockwork'.  Full details of the challenge can be found on the main blog as well as some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Team.
We also have Flonzcraft as our sponsor and they are offering one Lucky Random Winner a $20 spend in their online store.
I decided on a masculine card, something I don't do a lot of,  I used a Crafty Individuals stamp CI 305, stamped in Potting Soil Archival.  I stamped the image again and cut out the 'gent' and then triple embossed him before adding to the image.  I have used a Spellbinders M-bossabilities folder, these are quite large, so ideal for a backing mat, I rubbed  Black soot DI over the raised areas on the brown cardstock. The clock layer was a mat silver textured card, embossed with Tim Holtz clocks and then out came the Alcohol inks in black,  Ginger and Copper.  My sentiment and pocket watch, which was also triple embossed are both PaperArtsy stamps.
It would be great if you could join us, but remember, we are a stamping challenge and we especially need to see that the stamping is the focal point on the project and that this must follow the format of the theme.

I am entering this at:
  Allsorts - One for the Guys
  Country View challenge - Only Men Allowed
  Simply Create too - Fathers Day/for a Male
  Ruby's Rainbow - One for the Boys

Thanks for visiting, I really do appreciate it.  Hope you all have a good Sunday.

Avril xx



25 comments:

Amanda said...

Avril this is a great card for a man I love all the textures you have added.
Love
Amanda x

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

That background has great texture...a great make in total Avril.
Kind regards, Alie :-)

brenda said...

A really stunning masculine card Avril, thanks so much for sharing with us at Allsorts this week.

B x

Cazro said...

Stunning, love your mix of the embossed background and your chosen images. Thanks so much for sharing with us at Ruby's Rainbow. Caz

Claudia N. said...

LOVE this, Avril!

Not only have you used one of my favourite stamps but you framed it soo beautifully! An awesome steampunk creation! Wow!

Claudia xx

Meggymay said...

Fantastic quote, its a super card and a great design.
Yvonne

Mau xx said...

Hi Avril, great to see you :o)) thanks for sticking with me..life has been a bit of a roll-a coaster this past year, but hopefully its settling down now.
Love the card, you always make something unique and different. I don't do enough embossing as its something I used to enjoy so much.
Hope you are well and had a good weekend.
huge hugs Mau xx

Shirley said...

Fabulous triple embossing Avril which I don't do enough of and should because it always looks brill. Love the quote it works perfectly. Great male card.

Warm hugs from Shirl x x

Ink Art Designs said...

Oh Avril, you have done it again! You have smashed this one right out of the ball park...a great card!
Dot x

Claire said...

Fab card Avril, love the focal image and the textured background looks amazing
Claire xx

Debbie said...

A stunning male card Avril. Great design. x

Anonymous said...

Love the vintage style!!! Beautiful!!

Pia S said...

This is the type of vintage male design that I love! I wish I knew how to make the look you've created for the embossed panel with clocks. It looks like really old tree or leather, fabulous!

Jenny Marples said...

Great card Avril. The triple embossed gent works so well. Jenny x

Brenda Brown said...

Fabulous male card Avril, love the textured background and a great quote xxx

Desire Fourie said...

This is a stunning masculine vintage design.
Hugs
Desíre
{Doing Life – my personal blog}

Anonymous said...

Fabulous card Avril, love the embossed background ! Thanks for joining us at Country View Crafts. Sue C x

May said...

WOW.. The embossing is fantastic, I love the stamp & fabulous quote..Love it all... Hugs May x x

G Peplow said...

Fabulous male card Avril, I just love all that beautiful glossy brown embossed frame and one of my fav stamps from CI, brill :D xx

Sarah said...

Gorgeous card for a male Avril, love the details. Thank you for joining us at Allsorts this week for our For The Guys challenge x

Judith said...

Hi Avril - lovely to see you visit me! - I'm doing a big catch up of everything crafty/blogging tonight! I love this very masculine card - the embossed panel is fab the images and sentiment go so well - have a great weekend hugs judith x

Silvia(Barnie) said...

I'm catching up... a week without being in blogland.
You've been very creative, so many wonderful pieces to see.

Words and Pictures said...

Brilliant - love that central panel. When I first glanced at it, I thought it was a set of drums (my brother's a drummer so maybe I'm infected by that!)... the circles echoing across the whole piece from the background to that framed portrait to the clock are so cool. Thanks so much for playing along at Country View Challenges.
Alison xx

Helen said...

Fab card, just perfect for our 'One for the boys' challenge at Ruby's Rainbow. Thanks for sharing.

Hugs Helen P (DT) xx

Esther said...

Hi - doing the rounds at the last minute again ! Love your masculine card, that triple embossing is sooo effective as a background for the fab image! Esther xx