Clockworks for a Man!

Hello there,

I have had another really busy week this week. Kids things (loads), work (plenty), classes (fun!), magazine work to complete (nearly done) and hospital check up on broken finger (all good now), so the blog has been a bit neglected I'm afraid. But, I shall now make it up to you by sharing a pair of projects for a (the) man in your life which is somewhat appropriate as it's Father's Day here in the UK this weekend ;-)

So, I used the handy, but sadly retiring, Clockworks stamp set (so only available while stocks last or 'till the end of the month- blah-de-blah- you get it right? If you "need" it, you better get it quick smarts ;-)) with some gold (always a winner), linen thread and burlap ribbon on a gift bag made from a flat bag! 

Take a look...

 I used a sentiment from Itty Bitty Banners and added a simple pattern around it as I found this the easiest way to make sure the sentiment fit and was straight ;-)

(all codes are at bottom of each post and are for clear mount stamp sets but wood is also usually available, take a look in my SHOP)

we sprinkled the card with gold embossing powder but did it as the ink was drying so it only caught in places, I like this not so rigid effect with heat embossing for a man 

(click pictures to take a closer look)

 And to go with the card a matching(ish) gift bag,{see how to make this with THIS TUTORIAL} .We added the embellishments to the fold over section at the top so they can be removed easily to fill and then be received without spoiling the bag ;-)

 close up of the tag made with Starburst dies, sentiment is Teeny Tiny Wishes

A final pic together again, ahhhh ;-)

OK, that's me done for today but I have finally found the "before" pictures and edited (with labels) the "after" photos of my craft room so tomorrow will be the BIG REVEAL!!

Be sure to come back and see!!

Stampin' Hugs from me for today,

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Products Used to create this project:

Clockworks Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Teeny Tiny Sentiments	Itty Bitty Banners Clear-Mount Stamp Set	Starburst Framelits Dies	Gold Stampin' Emboss Powder	Heat Tool - Uk Plug	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock
Soft Suede A4 Card Stock	Whisper White A4 Card Stock	Linen Thread	1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon	Soft Suede Classic Stampin' Pad	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad	Sahara Sand Classic Stampin' Pad
Tag A Bag Gift Bags

Worlds Greatest and For My Family

Hello there,

 I have the card I made for my FIL for Fathers day to share with you today, I seem to have slipped up and forgot to post this with you sooner! Ooopsie ;-)

I decided to make a tent topper card, which is one I haven't made in a while.

The DSP is from World Spectacular with the Worlds Greatest single stamp and the ever useful For My Family. All of which are retiring at the end of the month. If you "need" to add these stamps to your collection then please take a look HERE to check availability of the retiring stamps (currently both sets are available) and then please message me to place an order before they sell out :-)

 This ribbon is also retiring and will be un-available to purchase after the 1st July too, see all retiring accessories HERE. There are a few bargains in there too including 25% off this ribbon...

 You can see I stamped first the word "Greatest" separately and scrunched and inked for texture; with the "Worlds" and swirls stamped in Navy and mounted on foam pads for another bit of contrast.

 I also stamped a few of the clockworks images around the edges of the Apothecary Accents Framelits panel before adding the Dad decorated with the Vintage Trinkets button effect brads

Right, much to do today as usual so I'll be off but seeing you again soon ;-)))

Thanks, as ever for visiting today,

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Clockworks

Hello there,

I had a lovely class this morning but I still have a couple of cards from last class to share with you! I will be sure to get todays pics edited this afternoon and share them with you starting tomorrow though.

I do still have a couple of spaces left for Wednesday's class so if you fancy a couple of hours "me" time message me to join us :-)

So, onto the clockworks card...

We used a colour combo of soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Not Quite Navy

Layered clock face

 and plenty of spritzing with the soft suede marker

Right, short and sweet today as I have a poorly boy still :-(

Back tomorrow with more

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Clockworks card

Hello,

Today I have a card using the cool Clockworks stamp set, this is a fab set for men's cards and we made this one at the last stamp-a-stack I held, speaking of stamp-a-stacks I have another one which will be all Christmas cards on the 27th, 29th and 30th October, If you would like to join us then please email me to book a space :-)
Back to the card, I used a simple palette of black and grey with this cool stamp set...

and a retired Star brad with some of the current stripey ribbon form the Autumn/Winter catty

A quick and effective little card today, I hope you like?

Thanks for stopping by,

Stampin' Hugs,