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Thursday 2 June 2011

OLW 56, Fathers day, men's cards, groan!

Morning I'm back, been a tad busy this week, sorry if I haven't visited you, going to try to catch up with some lovely LIMettes later on. Sun's shining and Mr Mustavcoffee's up a ladder painting, windows, we are going to look smart:0)

OWL56 is at Susan's this week
OLW Rules

1. A one-layer card is defined as a single piece of cardstock folded in half. No other layers allowed.

2. Make a Father's Day card (for a father or special father-figure in your life). Remember to keep embellishments to a minimum.

3. Upload your card somewhere online and link back to it using the InLinkz button on the sidebar of Simplicity.

4. The most important rule of all: HAVE FUN!!!!!
I chose contraptions this week because my father loved gadgets, sadly he's not around anymore but I think he would have been fascinated by all things steampunk, in a masculine sort of way, if you catch my drift and he wouldn't be bothered about sentiments, so I left it off!

I was really pleased with my smoke, LOL It's the little things, as a certain Mr Holtz would say:0)
I hope you like, I think Susan may not be so happy because although it's CAS it's certainly not tidy, sorry Susan :{

Hope your day goes well everyone and Thanks for looking in :0) xx


Stamps by Tim Holtz, Steampunk, it's the background stamp, I love it! I got mine at the Craft Barn.
The contraption stamp came from the Scrolls work stamp company.
Coloured with 2 Cool grey shades, Copic, C1 and C3,

28 comments:

  1. Great card and wonderful stamps! Hugs, Valerie

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  2. love it, the background is fab

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  3. WOW - that is one SERIOUSLY FAB Father's Day card. Best male card I've seen for a while and I like that there's no sentiment on it too! How do you do it? Tell me your secret!

    Hug, Sandra

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  4. Brilliant card. Love the simplicity. I tend to get carried away but some images deserve to have their own space! Thanks for sharing

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  5. This card is seriously cool. I've never quite understood the steampunk look...but now I do! Awesome card!

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  6. This is fantastic! I love steampunk!
    Sue :)

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  7. What a fab masculine card, love those vintage images!

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  8. Wow Gay this is gorgeous.xxx

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  9. Wow this is fabulous, love the image and your smoke too. Tracy x

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  10. Totally amazing .. .. I love this very, very much!!!

    Love Jules xx

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  11. Such a great steampunk card... Your really rock at these CAS cards..

    Hugs, Linda

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  12. Great card Gay (thanks for letting us know your name by the way..didn't like calling you MAC)
    A very different image but just ace for a chaps card. You must have a roomful of stamps :)
    Jenny x

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  13. Oh wow Gay this is the best male card ever my friend. Annette x

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  14. Gay, this is a FABULOUS card for a man!! Love those vintage stamps...and I don't think it's overdone at all!!

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  15. oh my gosh gay... what a FABULOUS CARD! i spotted it the minute i clicked on the susan's blog!! love it!!

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  16. Wow, Gay, I think this is AMAZING!! I love the stamp image...you MADE the smoke?? Wow...what a wonderful guy card...so very very cool:)!!!

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  17. Wowzers, this is incredible, Gay! I'm not a man but I would LOVE to have this card. LOL It's just that awesome - something about plans and travel pretty much says it all!

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  18. Oh this is fabulous, brilliant use of those stamps.
    luv
    Debby

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  19. Love it, love it, love it - what more can I say, lol. Lynn x

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  20. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Steampunk is sooooooooooo trendy just now and I love it !! your card is beyond WOW I absolutely love it !!

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  21. Fabulous Fathers Day card Gay - very "Heath-Robinson", but I guess I'm the only person in blogland old enough to have heard of him!!
    Great work - love the image.

    Hugs, Sylvia xx
    PS: Thank you for your very kind comment today.

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  22. This is just fabulous Gay!!!!! I'm so into steampunk right now... especially since I read a deffinition of what it is... LOL! Have a great weekend, big hugs, Jo x

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  23. You are most definately the OL and CAS queen...Love it...Esther xx

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  24. Wow! This is great! What wonderful stamps! It's been a busy week here too. Glad you got a chance to stamp though.

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  25. This is amazing Gay, what brilliant stamps and how superbly you have used them!
    Chrissie

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  26. Oh my. This is just beautiful.

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  27. Love it ! What an unusual card those stamps are fab you did a marvelous job.

    Marie

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  28. My goodness this is a stunner! Beautifully layered and beautifully coloured. Vx

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I love to hear your comments. Sorry but I had to put moderation on, I will answer each comment and hopefully won't miss anyone out Thank you so much for your support, Gay.