It's time for a new challenge at The Paper Players! Jaydee has given us an interesting colour palette to work with this week.
To me, the colours had a masculine feel. I turned to my go-to masculine set, Trusty Tools stamps and dies.
I'll admit that most of the men in my life are absolutely NOT handymen in any way but this set is just so much fun to play with! I'm enjoying putting together the tools and colouring the images plus I love those tiny nuts, bolt and screw die cuts.My favourite thing is probably the peg-board die cut. It just calls out the have tools arranged over it!
I used some Basic Gray DSP from the Neutrals 6"x6" DSP pack as a background and paired it with my favourite red, Cherry Cobbler. After stamping the images in Tuxedo Black, I coloured them with Stampin' Blends: Cherry Cobbler and Smoky Slate.
The sentiment is from the Trusty Tools set but the label is from Everyday Details dies. In keeping with the masculine vibe I was going for, I resisted adding bling and instead added some of those dinky little die cut nuts and bolts in Smoky Slate.
Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:
- Create a new paper-craft project specifically for this challenge.
- Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us.
- Please provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge entry.
- Please link your card to no more than four challenges, TOTAL, including ours
- Please be considerate of our requests; entries that do not follow any of these rules will be deleted without notification.
- Have fun, and thank you for playing with us!
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Jan, this is a fabulous masculine card! I love the PP your used and all the tools! The little nuts and bolts are just perfect! This is such a fabulous take on the color combo!
ReplyDeleteJan, I knew someone would make a masculine card with these colors and this set and DSP is perfect. I love the judicious use of the red - it really pops with the black and grey. Fabulous card and thank you for rocking my colors.
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jaydee
I couldn't wait to comment on this card because I just love it! What a great masculine vibe you created! I do have handy men in my family, thankfully, so I may have to CASE this one. This is one of my favorite sets as well!
ReplyDeleteJan... cracks me up that you have a "male" set. It is a great set...and the pegboard is fun, as is the background stencil. I come from a family of contractors, might a set I need to really say thank you! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fab masculine card Jan and that background paper suits the vibe perfectly! I love the little screw/nut/bolt details too - they make such a fun addition. Great card!
ReplyDeleteThese colors are so perfect for the stamp set you used, Jan! I love all the fun elements and the peg board! Fabulous card and even if the recipient isn't too handy with tools, they will enjoy receiving this!
ReplyDeleteGreat masculine card. Those tools are are awesome. My hubby is a handyman so he would really enjoy a card like yours.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great masculine card, Jan! It is a perfect mix of colors and patterns. The red "pops" off the page. The die cut tools and bolts are so much fun. You "nailed" the challenge for sure!
ReplyDeleteBold and effective use of the colors in the challenge, Jan. I, too felt the colors read masculine and your card is fabulous! Cheers, Jolanda
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