This morning I went into my craft room to tidy up – but – got distracted by a card design that I have had sitting ready to inspire me, and I decided to blow the cleaning and tidying, and really I’m only going to make another mess anyway……

So, I grabbed a new stamp set (for me), that I have yet to ink up, It’s Maori Mate and decided to make a male card. I grabbed my old favourite Seaworthy and here is what I’ve come up with.

firstly,

I’ve also added a bit of Urban Garden DSP, and of course I’ve been playing with my circle scissor – I just LOVE this tool.

 I L O V E circles so its a great fit for me.

I’ve used Riding hood Red, going grey and Basic Grey inks and cardstock. The basic grey cardstock is distressed with the SU distressing tool.

Secondly, I came up with this design. The colours are the same as the first card.

The only extra tool I’ve added is the Mat pack, and I’ve also grabbed the Occasional Greetings stamp set for the greeting.

This one opens in a really cool way – check this out….

See how I’ve added the riding hood red strip inside the card and overlapped the circle surfer image? Pretty cool, hey?!? Well both the boys and myself think so anyway. These make great cards for the big boys mates who are turning 18 and 20 this year. They are really well recieved.

ok, so that’s it for this morning and hopefully, I’ll be back either this arvo or tomorrow with some more inspiration for you.

till then, happy stamping,