Paper Cuts

Jul 09 2007

From All of Us

Published by Michele Boyer at 4:31 am under My Designs, My Favorite Things

Here’s another from My Favorite Things. I never seem to have cards on-hand that are suitable for men or boys. I thought this one could be used for a birthday, retirement, any gift from a group… and suitable for a male. I tried to keep it non-occasion/non-gender specific (pretty hard for me)!

I used the gifts and stand from You Take the Cake and the sentiment is from Let’s Go for a Walk.

I used markers to color the gifts. The ribbon is actually dark brown herringbone (kind of twill-ish).

I bought a package of these metal brad “dots” at a scrapbook expo. I’d never seen them before and I really like them. They’re self-adhesive. Really neat.

I added the stitching as an afterthought. I just felt the card needed something else…too bad it’s crooked. (That’s why I don’t sew. lol.)

Thanks for looking!

Cardstock: SU Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus “Brothers” Stripes and Polka Dot

Stamps: My Favorite Things “You Take the Cake” and “Let’s Go for a Walk”

Ink: Brilliance Black Graphite

Accessories: Brown herringbone ribbon, Stampin’ Write markers (Close to Cocoa, Creamy

Caramel, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana), dimensionals, sewing machine/thread, EK Success

Gothic Metal Brad Dots

10 Responses to “From All of Us”

# jacksonbelleon 09 Jul 2007 at 6:14 am

How darling M!! I LOVE that paper!!! Those presents are sooo cute! Darling card!
# Yvetteon 09 Jul 2007 at 6:35 am

It’s a wonderful card! I love how you mimicked the stripes and dots in the presents with the background papers–clever!
# Laurie Schmidlin (Lauraly)on 09 Jul 2007 at 6:02 pm

What a fantastic masculine card! I have yet to make a good card suitable for guys…but this one is really great!
# StamperSharonon 09 Jul 2007 at 8:19 pm

Great “manly” card, Michele — love the colors!
# trudeeon 09 Jul 2007 at 9:16 pm

This is so cute, M! I love the masculine colors and those supercool brads!!
# Julia Staintonon 10 Jul 2007 at 4:05 am

I love it Michele!!!! That stitching is fine! No one would have noticed, girl! So creative! I just love how you put the presents on that stand! You rock girl!!!! Fabulous card! Hugs to you today my friend! I’ll be thinking of you!
# christina (cmf1216)on 10 Jul 2007 at 5:39 am

This is so great!! Love the clever way you combined sets and images! The colors and embellishments are perfect for a masculine card — I need to make more like this to keep in my stash! BTW, your sewing is terrific — If it’s too perfect it doesn’t look handmade!!
# Bethon 10 Jul 2007 at 5:58 am

Nice card. It is always a treat to see those wonderful masculine cards. Love it!
# Lori Atwoodon 10 Jul 2007 at 6:10 am

This is a really great card! I love it!
# florenceon 11 Jul 2007 at 12:50 pm

Fabulous card, love that stamp set and the colors you used with the background paper is great.