Monday, April 25, 2011

Papertrey Ink Boys to Men Blog Hop


The theme for this month's Papertrey Ink blog hop is cards for boys and men. When I make masculine cards, I like to incorporate lots of texture to add interest in place of more frilly, fluffy accents. For the hop, I did just that with the new space themed Boy Basics: Out of This World set, using it to create a fun, interactive card that's perfect for a little boy.

I started by embossing a Spring Rain panel with the Sunshine impression plate (and somehow cracking one of my Big Shot's "B" plates in the process--fortunately I had an extra ready and waiting to go . . . ). This provided a fun background for my interactive scene. I made a bumpy moon using a Lemon Tart circle cut in a moon-like crescent shape. I ran the crescent shape through my Big Shot with a dotted embossing folder, then spritzed with a little shimmer spray for a nighttime sky sparkle before attaching it to the panel with foam tape.

I die cut the set's rocket shape from white cardstock, then stamped and colored the image. I added a clear plastic dome embellishment to the rocket's window for a life-like touch. To make the interactive element, I used a punch to make a channel in the Spring Rain panel. To allow the rocket to move up and down the channel, I attached a "sandwich" of pennies with a foam dot between them to the back of the rocket. One penny is behind the Spring Rain panel, holding the rocket in the channel as it moves up and down. Before attaching the panel to the Enchanted Evening card base, I attached a strip of Spring Rain cardstock to it to make the channel in the cardstock a little less noticeable.

The rest of the card's pretty simple. I added a yellow strip along the bottom of the card, running a piece of red ribbon around the top of the strip to visually divide it from the rest of the card. The "3-2-1 blast off" sentiment is stamped on a white panel in red ink and slipped underneath the ribbon. I accented it with a pair of yellow star brads. A blue button, tied with Pure Poppy baker's twine, finishes the card.

Materials Used:
Boy Basics: Out of This World stamp set, Pure Poppy ink, Enchanted Evening, Lemon Tart, Spring Rain, and White cardstock, Sunshine impression plate, Rocket die, Enchanted Evening button, Pure Poppy baker's twine (Papertrey Ink); Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Sparkle Shimmer Spritz (Tsukineko); markers (Copic); word window punch (Stampin' Up!); red grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); Polka Dots embossing folder (Sizzix); 1 3/4" circle punch (EK Success); star brads (Making Memories); clear dome embellishment; foam tape

25 comments:

  1. f-u-n!! I don't know of any little boy who wouldn't love this card!

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  2. Oh this is adorable! Love the slider! so cute!

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  3. perfect stamp set for a spinner card! Love that great idea :) Hugs~

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  4. I know we can always look forward to something special from you Lori. I hope you are having a good Passover, we can finally have pizza on Tuesday night, YAAY! :)

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  5. Great card! I love what you've done with this cute stamp set.

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  6. Fantastic boys card. Love how you have used rocket on the slider. Thanks for the inspiration, Lori!

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  7. Wow, this is adorable Lori and thanks for sharing how to do a slider card. Any little boy would love to have this!

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  8. this is so cute....i've always loved this penny slider card design...so cool!

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  9. Cute card! Love your coloring on the rocket. Also, great idea to use one of the epoxy domes for the window!

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  10. I have always loved...
    but never tried...
    the slider cards...
    this set is perfect for one!
    Awesome!

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  11. What an awesome card!! The rocket slider is so clever!!!! I love it!

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  12. Oh gosh...it moves! This is so dang adorable!

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  13. How creative Lori! Love the sliding rocket ship. Glad you told us about the dome embellishment too. I would have missed it. Thanks for sharing a great card!

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  14. I love the color combo you used. The interactive card is going to be a hit for sure!!

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  15. What a fab fun card - love the idea of the vertical spinner!

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  16. Sooooo clever!!! And cute!!!!!! Great card, Lori!

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  17. Lori......Your card is just awesome!!! I've always wanted to do a "penny rolling" card but never find that perfect element that would look right moving. Yours is just awesome! I would have never thought to have it going vertical!

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  18. What a super cute idea to make a spinner card with the rocket!! I love it!! So creative!

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  19. What a cute slider card! It works perfectly with the rocket! Great colors as well!

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  20. Very cute. Great idea to make the rocket move too.

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  21. Very cute card Lori, this embossing template works so well with the rocket.

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  22. LOVE how you made this card interactive! Super adorable!!!

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  23. What a great card for a boy! I love the slider, and the different textures that you've used.

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