søndag 27. februar 2011

Grumpy old men...

Jeg har det vel som de fleste andre kortlagere jeg kjenner; jeg synes det kan være en utfordring å lage bursdagskort til menn, kanskje spesielt til menn som er godt over 60... 
Denne gangen var det min blivende svigerfar som fylte år, og utfordringen lå i å prøve å være litt morsom, men kanskje ikke for mye..  Han likte kortet godt! 
Cardstock er Bazill og designpapir nytt fra Basic Grey "Marjolaine" Collection Pack. Bokstavene er også derfra. Alle kantene er svertet med Distress Black Soot. Motivet og det norske tekststempelet er fra Kreativ Hobby. Swirlen er fra Magnolia, båndet fra eget stæsj.
Jeg fant malen til dette kortet i det siste nummeret av "Ett trykk".



I guess I'm like most cardmakers I know; I find it challenging to make birthday cards to men, especially men over 60...
This time it was my father-in-law to be who was celebrating his birthday, and the challenge was to try to be a little bit funny, just not to much.. Well, he liked it a lot! 
The cardstock is Bazill and the designpaper is new from Basic Grey; "Marjolaine" Collection Pack. The letters are from there as well. All the edges are distressed with Distress Black Soot. The motive and the square text stamp are from Kreativ Hobby, the swirl from Magnolia and the ribbon from private stash. The round text stamp I honestly don't remember where I got.
I found the template to this card in the last issue of "Ett Trykk"






The text on the square stamp is Norwegian and translates: "Remember! If you want to look 10 years younger, you must remember to turn of the light."
The round stamp is Swedish and translates: "Happy birthday."









I'm entering this card in the following challenges:

Do you stack up - Challenge #8 Anything goes
Paperplay Challenges - '11 - Week 8 - Let's get sentimental
Totally Papercrafts Challenge - Challenge #55 Paper Piecing
Creative Inspirations - Challenge #54 Templates

Edit 04.03.2011
Jeg vant utfordringen på Totally Papercrafts og kan med stolthet legge ut denne / I won the challenge at Totally Papercrafts and I'm proud to post this:

  

Takk for at du tittet innom / thanks for stopping by!
Klem / Hugs Celia

11 kommentarer:

  1. Kjempemorsomt kort. Herlig motiv, og morsom tekst. Nydelige farger du har brukt. Ikke rart dette fallt i smak!

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  2. oh wow this is just amazing adore the colurs you have used,great,project bless you for playing at creative inspirations this week,hugs cheryl xxxx

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  3. Congrats on a great man card! Why are they so tough to make cards for?! Thanks for interpreting the sentiment--I'd have never guessed. I’m glad you joined us for the DYSU Anything Goes challenge & hope to see you again!

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  4. Hi Cecilia, what a wonderful card your have created. Love the colours and the design. Thank you for joining us at Creative Inspirations with your lovely creation.
    Hugs
    Suzi x

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  5. Skikkelig artig kort. Knallherlig motiv, flotte farger. Tusen takk for at du deltar hos Do You Stack Up.

    -Wenche

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  6. Oh this is such a fun card and I love the composition of it too! Thanks for sharing your creation with us at DYSU this week! Hope to see you next time!

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  7. Love this card & the sentiment is so funny!!Thanks for joining in with PaperPlay challenges this week, hope to see you again next week :o) hugs, Janey x

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  8. Så festlig kort, både med tanke på motivet og fargene :o) Morsom mal du har brukt, ser mange bruker denne, får nok prøve meg på den snart jeg også.

    Takk for at du deltar hos Creative inspirations denne uken

    Klem fra Bea

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  9. hahaha that image is awesome, really very funny
    great card Cecilia
    thanks for joining the DYSU challenge again this week

    hugs
    Miranda

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  10. LOL, what a fun card! Great coloring, too. Thank you so much for playing along with us at Paper Play. :)

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  11. Oh this card is so funny! I love the translation of the text! You made a real creative and fun card! Thanks for joining us this week at Totally papercrafts challenge. Hope to see you back again next week!
    Hugs Marion

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Love, Cecilia