Monday 27 July 2009

For the Men & Boys!

Some of these cards go back a while now! To start with, I was asked to make two golfing cards for a chap who's 60, as it turns out there were for the same man! Luckily I figured this out before I went ahead a copied the first card I made!I've been on ebay and invested in some Quickutz dies, a Golf Tee & Ball and a Golf Club set and the Grass die. I can see myself getting quite a lot of use out of these so thought they would be a good purchase! I can't remember where the paper for this card came from, but I'm pretty sure it was a download. The pringle design works great with golf cards! I've done quite a bit of paper pricking on this card too! I think its my latest "thing"And here is my second attempt! Decided to go with the large numbers theme on this card and embellish it with the golfing die cuts. I've used a tartan looking paper, which I think came from the Basic Grey Archaic set, very fitting as the chap is also Scottish! I've mounted the numbers onto foam pads so they stand out a bit and have tied the two together using some eyelets and elastic stringy stuff!Within the space of 3 days I was asked by two different people to make a card for a keen cyclist! This time though they were actually for different people so I was able to replicate the card! I really didnt have a clue what to do, so I took a look through my trusty old stash of magazines when I came across a booklet of mens cards, I think it was from Papercraft Inspirations last year. This is my interpretation of the card they featured which was a paper pieced mountain bike. I beleive I've seen a version of this card on Stacey's blog too! It was a bit challenging getting all the pieces to fit together!
This one is for a Watford Football Club fan! I'm never really sure what to do when it comes to football cards. I've done one a bit like this in the past, and after Googling some images, this is what I came up with. The background card is part of the Black Magic set I bought recently, it has a yellow core. I've sanded it down so it looks distressed. I didnt realise that it would make so much mess though!
And this final one was for my friends Dad for Fathers Day! The suggestion was for Automotive! Something Classic! So I thought, blokey, James Bond, Aston Martin! The image has a slight hint of green in one of the back windows, and this is what inspired the colours of the card. I really like this teal/grey combination.


17 comments:

amanda stokes said...

Hi Zoe!what a fab selection of male card's!So many great idea's!
hugs amanda x

Julie said...

Men's cards are so hard but you've done very well, I especially like the golfing ones.

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous cards Zoe, love all your peircing!
Erin x

Victoria said...

wow talk about getting the cards in for the boys, these are great. I love the pricking detail, it looked like you'd done some sewing at first glance.

Victoria
x

Sharon said...

Nice to see you back Zoe but you've obviously been very busy. Love the cards you've done my favorite is the 13th b'day card.
hugs
Sharon x

debby4000 said...

Oh these are brilliant, such great idea for chaps cards too.
luv
Debby

Anonymous said...

Fab cards you make them look so easy to do. I struggle with male cards! x

Vicky said...

wow wow wow!!! my faves are the big number 60 (golf) and the mountain bike....superb!!!! so professional looking!! xx

Chrissie said...

What a brilliant set of chap's cards, they are all stunning!
Chrissie

Dawn Wheeler said...

Wow Fab cards Zoe they are brilliant for the boys ,love them
hugs Dawnxxx

Zoe said...

Hello Zoe, I love all the man card's and I love the golf card.
love
Zoe
xxxx

Spyder said...

Oh wow, I love these, the '60 card is brilliant! well, they all are. Great die cut, love them!!

((lyn))

Mel said...

Wow you have been so busy. All your cards are just fabulous ~ Mel

Saskia said...

Wow, you're so creative!!! Beautiful work on your blog!

Saskia :)

Whimsical Wendy said...

Male cards can be the most challenging, but these are certainly brilliant!

By the way, as an appreciation of your wonderful work, there's a little something over at my blog for you...

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