Tuesday 28 July 2015

Spots 'n' stripes

I've got a lot of birthdays coming up in the next month so need to get busy. 
The Male Room are asking for Spots and Stripes this time. I decided that was something I could work with and added zig-zags for good measure. 


                                                                  http://themaleroomchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/07/challenge-15-theme-spots-and-stripes.html

 Here is my card:


 The spots and stripes are embossed on black card and the zig-zags stamped in black with a Casual Fridays set which I got with male cards in mind but have not often used with much success. I edged them all with silver.
The sentiment is Paper Smooches. I decided to add a bit of wire which I had seen people do to great effect. No-one tells you how tricky it is to get the wire to stay put. It springs off in all directions.
The first day I gave up and went to bed. Next morning I manged to get a bit of tape on the spiralled wire while holding it down with both hands and a foot... Then it was manageable and just a case of deciding where to place it. 
I'm pleased with this and it came together quickly so that is also a bonus. Still time to get it in the post too. 















3 comments:

  1. great choice of spots using embossed paper and stripes too combine with chevron
    lovely manly card
    thanks for joining us at The Male Room
    Monika (GDT at TMR)

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  2. Like the idea of the spots and stripes being embossed onto the black card. Great colour palette for a man, the wire looks fab! Thanks for joining us in TMR
    Louise xx

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  3. I do like the monochrome and simple layout. Nice take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with The Male Room, and I'm sorry I'm so late commenting!! Deborah x

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