Hello Friends, First I want to thank you all for taking the time to weigh in on half post versus full post. Due to popular demand you will be seeing the full post in your readers and inboxes. With that said if something on my blog makes you unhappy please send me an email and let me know. I want to hear and connect with you. Your visits here are very important to me and I hope do a good enough job conveying that to you.Ā š … now the cards…..
In thisĀ post I shared a card from the Simon Says Stamp May card kit using the papers & stencil. Today I have a masculine and feminine card using the stamp set & stencil. The sentiment was altered a tiny bit by me for both cards. Can you tell?Ā Don’t forget to add glossy accents to the rubber part of the shoes for a super cool look.Ā Ā (you still haveĀ time to enter for theĀ GIVEAWAY hereĀ in case you missed it.)
My second card is more masculine & sporty.
I decided to put down my markers *gasp* and get out my colored pencils to switch things up a bit. The texture with pencils added a nice touch to the shoes… a more realistic canvas look. Sneakers are the rage in fashion right now and I have seen some with stripes so I added two stripes to my second card. Next time Ā a lightening bolt or flowers might be fun to jazz up the shoes.
I cut up a distress sponge pad into tiny pieces and used them to ink up the background on my first card using the stencil. The second card I used distress ink. All of the stars have white dots to finish them off in the centers.
Just a quick post today. Have a great week & thanks for stopping by. Hugs, Kathy
SUPPLIES AND LINKS: click on any of the thumbnails
Giveaway… and a water color background
Day 12 & Paper Smooches blog hop!
Day 7. Place Cards .. almost
I adore what you did with these two cards….so fun! Always looking for more masculine ideas with 5 boys in the house!! Thanks for sharing š
totally awesome Kathy. Love the bright colours on your first one and the stripes on your second one.
Cards are fantastic!
Colored pencils are my go to coloring method! I love how you used them here!
Cool cards – love both of them! Most of all, love your new blog – so fresh!
Your Tennis Shoes look FABULOUS! š TOTALLY FUN! š Thanks for showing us Kathy! š
I think they are great! Love the two takes using the set. One more funky and the other more masuline. I have to break into my kit and ink it up!
Totally stunning are both cards l like the stenciling a lot x
You always have such a great way to make stamps your own. I love both cards!
Kathy, love those cards. š Thanks for sharing.
Fab cards! Love the tilted panels and funky coloring on the orange shoes.
fabulous coloring.. i really love the first one.. š
The texture created by the pencils are great! I just love the look.
Lovely cards. They are intricate but fun. Love how you let your imagination work with the shoes. Grand ideas for masculine cards are always welcome. thanks, cheers!
fun card! love the stars!
Sandra ltb
Lovely cards! I love the pencil coloring, the white dots in the stars and the little red star in the first card is such a cool detail! Thanks for the inspiration!