Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Masculine Birthday Cards

Hey there!!

Happy Belated Easter! I hope you all had a fun weekend and enjoyed your Easter celebrations.

I've been such a slacker-blogger mostly cuz I've been a slacker-stamper as well!! :D But I'm trying not to worry about it, just do what I do and post when I post! :D I haven't spent much time looking at blogs lately either, I'm missing it! I was so absorbed in the Twilight books I pretty much let everything slide. Now I've finished and am trying to get things back in order. Although, I did start reading Twilight again last night! Starting the series over but I don't think I'll feel the need to rush through it this time, just read a little here and there.

I have a couple of birthday cards to share, one for my Stepdad, his birthday was this past Sunday on Easter, he's been big into finding great recipes for grilling marinades lately. And one for my mom's boss who is an avid fisherman and makes the best smoked salmon ever!!

Here are the cards:



All stamps and papers are from A Muse Artstamps.

I altered an earring base to make it look as much like a fish hook as I could. I also gave a little texture to the fish by using Copic blending solution on a rag and dabbing it on, thanks to Marianne, the Copic Queen for that tip!!

Have a fabulous week!!

Hugs and blessings,

13 comments:

Nancy said...

WOW, these are both amazing Rhonda!! You are always so creative. Masculine cards are always a struggle for me. You make it look so easy! I can relate with the stamp/blog slack thing, as well as the browsing. It's hard to keep up with it all sometimes. Definitely don't worry about it. Enjoy yourself & ALL of the things that make you happy!! HUGS!

cheiron said...

Love both of your cards! You have such a great sense of humor...that hot diggity dog one is too funny! Glad you are back, and that you finished Twilight!

Susan N. said...

Cute cards and very creative. You are so talented. Thanks for sharing your creations.

Laura said...

Your cards ROCK! I love the hot dog card. It made me laugh! Thanks for sharing!

Joyce said...

Great cards, Rhonda! I love your sense of humor and your special touches (like the hook).

Lori Barnett said...

You just HAD to show-off those cool border punches....didn't ya! And you just HAD to make totally awesome cards with them...didn't ya!! Bottom line...you just HAD to make me want to go buy 2 new punches!!! LOL ;) Those cards ROCK!

Dawn said...

Your fish hook is genius! Love both your cards as always. You always know just the touch to make a card special!

Debbie said...

Awesome cards, Rhonda! I really like how the border punches look. I love your bbq scene, too cute and funny.

Jennie M said...

I love these cards Rhonda! You are so awesome at adding details, your cards are just amazing!!

Pamela said...

These are great guy cards! The designs are awesome!

sherry czarnecki said...

the fish hook is the perfect embelly, and love the diggity dog too! so, fun!

Unknown said...

you have such great style with your card designs! i always love to see what you do!

Krystie Lee said...

Get OUT of here with that fish hook!!! You are sooo clever!

Love the first one, too, hilarious sentiment with that sentiment!