STAMPIN' UP! MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD FEATURING BASIC GRAY

 

This week's Colour Creations blog hop is all about Basic Gray, a staple neutral in Stampin' Up!'s colour range.  I consulted Stampin' Up!'s Color Coach, and settled on this colour combination, which I think is ideal for a masculine card:

I am getting great value for money from the Beautiful Balloons bundle.  Today's card sees it paired with the awesome Sketched Plaid background stamp.

I started with a piece of Basic Gray card, and stamped Sketch Plaid in Basic Gray ink.  I then added extra lines with a ruler,  a white gel pen, and Night of Navy and Pretty Peacock Stampin' Write Markers.  It's so easy to create custom tartan/plaid backgrounds using this versatile stamp, and markers.

The balloons and strings were stamped in each of the colours chosen for my card.  Using Basic Gray ink, I stamped "Let's get our celebration on" directly onto the background, before adhering the balloons.

I stuck some Adhesive Sheet onto the back of card scraps in Basic Gray, Night of Navy and Pretty Peacock, then die-cut some tiny stars from one of the dies in the Beautiful Balloons set.  Matte silver sequins help lighten the background a little.

Using a Basic Borders Die, I cut some Pretty Peacock and Night of Navy card, to add zigzag detail.  I stamped "Happy Birthday" on Basic Gray card, using Versamark ink, then heat-embossed it in white.  A Nested Essentials Die was used to crop the sentiment.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Di Furniss.   If you click on the image below, you'll be taken directly to her blog:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a full list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job every week of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457] $91.75	Sketched Plaid Cling Stamp Set [161424] $35.00	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Pretty Peacock A4 Cardstock [150886] $17.50
Night Of Navy A4 Card Stock [106577] $17.50	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Pretty Peacock Classic Stampin’ Pad [150083] $15.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $15.75	Versamark Pad [102283] $16.75
Basics Embossing Powders [155554] $32.00	Heat Tool [129056] $54.00	Regals Stampin' Write Markers [161699] $62.50	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697] $62.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00
Basic Borders Dies [155558] $51.00	Nested Essentials Dies [161597] $60.00	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins [161627] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75
Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25