The Let’s Get Hopping Team are bringing you One for the Boys and a selection of masculine inspiration.
Thank you for joining us today and. If you’ve hopped over from the lovely Shelly Wadge, then welcome and if not, be sure to hop around and see what all the others have to share.
Masculine themes can often be found quite difficult. for me, I set myself a challenge to make use of the Plaid Tidings papers from the Mini Catalogue. Some colourful plaids but one, in particular, had me think of Scotland, somewhere that my husband loves. He often tells me of the scenery, the hills, the trees and generally the amazing views. I felt I needed to try and recreate this.
The Stitched Nested Label Dies have that angular shape perfect for a masculine card. The Plaid had me thinking of an old fashioned smoking jacket that I somehow think of when I think of Scotland. Smoking jackets often have rope edge trim, which I brought into my project by using the die from the Smooth Sailing Dies.
Natural woodgrain seemed only perfect and fitting to team with the focal scene. This paper came from the In Good Taste Suite. Waterfront is the perfect stamp set to use for that mountainous setting and In the Pines for those trees and the finishing sentiment.
I stamped the mountains first with Smoky Slate, then Shaded Spruce and softened them using a Water Painter. It’s very hard to see in these photos, the Seaside Spray sky that I created as a backdrop. I added a little Soft Suede to the ground to muddy up the grass a little. All colours blended well with the papers used and the ribbon flash that sat behind the sentiment. Some wood elements helped to finish off the natural feel of this project.
I hope you like my offering and the story behind my thinking of this one.
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Oh so beautiful! what a sweet tribute to your husband’s love for scotland, well done!
aww Thank you Nina, I’m so pleased you like. Hubby certainly did xx
What a wonderful combination, the dsp and the stamping is perfect together. Im a Big fan of the scottish landscapes and this is so like them!
awww thank you Rachael, I’m so pleased that you like and that I’ve captured them so well, despite not having been. One day I’ll go xx
Stunning as always Mikaela, especially love the trim -would not have thought of using the rope die in this way!
Bless you Eimear, Thank you. I just kept thinking of the braid on a plaid smoking jacket and thought this the next best thing x
Awesome card Mikaela, i’ve never been to scotland, but i would love to one day, i love that you have incorporated so many different elements and added the story behind it in your post.
awww I’m so pleased you like and the story behind and reasoning behind my design. Lets hope that one day we will both get there. It’s a very beautiful part of the world x
Ooh I do love that landscape panel, it’s absolutely stunning. And the mix of Woodgreen and plaid DSP is perfect
awww Thank you so much lovely lady …. I’m so pleased you like xx
Absolutely gorgeous! I love your watercolouring *swoon*
Thank you so much Alicia, that’s so kind of you xx
I love this Mikaela. The tartan background reminds me of Scotland too. I have only been there once and hope to return one day x
Thank you Shelly, I hope to get there one day and not just to fly in and out of an airport x