Our posts in pink related to Breast Cancer Awareness will pop up each morning this week, but evenings are game for anything! This evening I have a birthday card that I made for our oldest son. He is a mechanical engineer so I thought a theme of gears all working together would be appropriate. The layout is very simple, with all the interest coming from the gears. I used a 3D embossing folder by Spellbinders embossing copper foil for the base layer, with die cut gears layered on top. It was an easy and fun card to make and I do think it looks masculine, and that was my hope, so I’m pleased! Take a look:

Simple layout and lots of gears. A fun guy card!

This card is 6.5 x 4.5″

I embossed the full sheet of copper, but then cut and only used 1/2 of it. I have 1/2 of the embossed copper gears left for another project.

Paper: Spellbinders Craft Foil – Precious Metals (for the embossed layer)

Core’dinations ColorCore Signature Graphic 45 Lights (teal and peach)

Core’dinations Heavyweight Smooth Cardstock (white)

I sanded the copper embossed gears with steel wool.

The cardstock die cut gears are layered with 3L 3D Foam Squares.

The center copper “brad” is actually a pearl that I coated with VersaMark and copper embossed to match everything.

Embossing Folder: Spellbinders 3D M-Bossabilities – Creative Cogs

Dies: Spellbinders Sprightly Sprockets, Long Classic Rectangles LG (sentiment)

Embellishments: Melissa Frances Pearls – Pearl (I used the largest)

Tim Holtz Memo Pins – LOVE THESE – 3 colors in one package – I used the copper

Adhesives: Scor Tape, Tape Runner, 3L 3D Foam Squares

Here’s the inside. The same stamp set was used for the outside and inside. It’s a set I rely on often for masculine cards.

Stamps: DAD by Our Daily Bread Design

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Ink: VersaMark Watermark Ink;  Copper Embossing Powder

And here’s the card in an A6 Clear Box, ready to go.

The Clear Boxes totally protect your cards with dimension or bows, plus they make a wonderful gift presentation.

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Tags: Dry Embossed, Gears, Masculine, Our Daily Bread Design, Spellbinders