Nostalgic Father’s Day

Well this morning I’m deviating from my usual Stampin’ Up products! *shock*.  But I couldn’t do Father’s Day without using some of my old favourites.  So today I have cards made using my lovely LOTV Boys. 

Cute, don’t you think? 
Now, hopefully you can see that these are one layer cards and framed.  Yep!  Couldn’t resist it….I’m entering these in the Less is More Challenge In the Frame. 
But I’d also like to point out how much the challenges set by Lady and Diva LIM (Chrissie and Mandi) have helped my card making!
These cards actually combine the concepts from a couple of Less is More challenges to produce a very pleasing result.


Firstly, I’ve stamped the images in Soft Suede and used a water brush to pull the colour into the image.  This gives it a vintage look (Week 18 – Monochrome).









Secondly, I’ve considered the placement of the images and used the corner squares according to which way the boy is facing (Week 17 – Pick a Square).  OK, so the sentiment  is outside the square but that was allowed..right?
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And third and finally, I’ve doodled a frame around the edge of the cards for the latest challenge In the Frame.  It just finishes the card off, I think.




So I hope you like them.  I’ve made these for the office.  A few of the guys will suddenly realise that Father’s Day is Sunday and ask if we have any cards.  Not making too many though…they might be too girly, LOL!  In my quest for the perfect Man’s Card we took a straw poll to determine what men want on cards….STOP PRESS!  Apparently, it’s guns, fast cars and………….. Chuck Norris!!!


Here’s the last of my cards using this style. 
I’m also entering this in the following challenges:
Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge {A Male Card}
Cupcake Craft Challenges {Boy, oh boy, oh boy}
Make It Monday {Linky Party}
Lili of the Valley {Anything Goes}

Bfn
Linda
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