the journey is never truly over ...

Hello there. I'm back again with a very different card. This was the card I sent my FIL for his birthday.

Apart from the cogs, which are spellbinders die cuts, it is an all Tim Holtz affair.

I started with 2 manila tags. I covered one with different washi tapes. I stamped various stamps from the acrylic sets, hence smaller images, in different shades of brown, grey and black. I also inked it with various distress inks.

 On the second one I stamped the gentleman in coffee archival ink. I coloured the image with distress inks and a damp brush. Holding some verse stamps in my hand and using distress inks I stamped the background avoiding the image. I distressed all around the edges with distress. The sentiment is embossed in brown tinsel from stampendous. I added glossy accents to fob watch and glasses.

Then I turned my attention to the base card. I covered cream card with tissue wrap using mod podge. I added some ink with brushes and distressed the edges. Once dry I stamped the sentiment in the corner and embossed in brown tinsel.

I added some ribbon to the tags and die cut cogs out of black card. I gilded them with various waxes to resemble aged metal cogs.

All that was left now was to assemble the card.

I know this isn't to everybody's taste but I love playing with earthy hues, Theresa xx.

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges:

Simon says stamp Wednesday challenge - father's day/for a guy

Crafting from the heart - anything goes

Crafty boots challenge - masculine cards

Tuesday Throwdown -  a man's world

Word Art Wednesday - anything goes

Craft Stamper Magazine- let's get inky