PTI blog hop - masculine

I decided my play before the card happened was nice enough to warrant a photo too.  :)

 

Love, love the Postmarks set.  As you see from the above play session, I went with greys and blues.

 

 

The 'post' is from Postmarks, minus the 'card'.  The blue highlighting outline is from Label basics stamped on the reverse side.  The 'birthday' is from Giga guidelines.  And the background is a Tim Holtz stamp, repeatedly stamped off.  Lots of sponging around the edges, first in grey, then black.

 

I used markers to colour in the wings.  And not many embellishments as fitting for a masculine card. 

Supplies; Stamps - Postmarks, Labels basics, Giga guidelines, Tim Holtz twiggy background, Paper - white, kraft, Other - postage stamp die.

Purple mail

A lovely person on the forum sold me the letter bundle stamp, and I've been paper piecing contentedly ever since.  Here are two similar cards.   I wanted to use my new paper too - Royal Velvet, so the colour scheme went on the purple side of things. I got the idea for the ribbon and flower image from here.

The first one is more 'clean'. 

And the second a bit more distressed.  Love the new Hero arts background!

Supplies; Stamps - Friendship jar spring fillers, Vintage postcard (unity), Envelope pattern background (Hero arts), Candid flower (Penny black), Notebook (Prima), Paper - Royal velvet, cream, kraft, Webster's pages PP, Other - Edgers #2 die, Tea dye distress ink, Boho flowers punch, Limitless layers 1 3/4'' die, copics, Royal velvet and Sweet blush satin ribbon.