Saturday 10 October 2015

CRD: Monthly Make - Gents Penny-Farthing Gate fold

For this card I teamed this months Monthly Make set up with the Mini Cog Corners stamp set and I am so pleased I did they make such a perfect pair.

I can see this card being my go to card for males birthday cards!







Materials

  • Small Square Gate Fold kraft card, Eggshell and Cream Card
  • Memento Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand
  • Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
  • Other Stamps Mini Cog Corners, With Love (inside)
  • Three Copper Brads
  • Double Sided Tape or Glue
  • Craft Tools


How to make
  • For the inside cut a piece of eggshell card a little small than the centre square, and a piece of cream card a little smaller than the eggshell, and two pieces of cream card the same length to go down the sides with the same border all around.
  • Onto the cream square piece second generation stamp the Mini Cog Corner in the top right and bottom left corners using Rich Cocoa, using Rich Cocoa and distress the edges in Gathered Twigs, stamp "With Love" in the centre using Desert Sand, centrally adhere to the eggshell card and then adhere to the inside of the craft card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
  • Onto the two pieces of cream card randomly stamp the mini cogs using Desert Sand, second generation stamp the mini cog corner in the top using Rich Cocoa, and stamp the penny-farthing at the bottom also using Rich Cocoa, distress the edges in Gathered Twigs, centrally adhere to the insides of the card using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
  • Cut two pieces of eggshell card a little smaller than the front sides of the card, and two pieces of cream card a little small than the eggshell, randomly stamp the mini cogs using Desert Sand onto the two pieces of cream card, stamp the mini cog corner at the top and the penny-farthing at the bottom using Rich Cocoa, distress the edges using Gathered Twigs.
  • Add brad to the centres of the two big wheels and centrally adhere to the eggshell card and then to the side fronts of the card, using Double Sided Tape or Glue.
  • Stamp the label onto cream card using Rich Cocoa, have the two long sides along the top and bottom, stamp "Happy Birthday" to the left and the penny-farthing to the right using Rich Cocoa, stamp the two lines in the middle above and below them using Desert Sand, cut out and distress the edges using Desert Sand, add a brad to the centre of the big wheel, centrally adhere to the eggshell card cut out and centrally adhere part on an angle to the left hand side using Double Sided Tape or Glue.

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