Friday, 14 February 2014

Valentine Blueprint

This is the valentine card that I made for my husband, he's not a cute and cuddly sort of guy - I suppose it wouldn't really do much for his image as he teaches Martial Arts and is a black belt in both Taekwondo and Korean Kickboxing, so I broke out the Tim Holtz Valentine Blueprint collection.


I love Tim's Blueprint images, I've collected quite a few, so you could be seeing a lot more cards made with them in the future.

The base papers are from the Bearly Mine Designs Vintage Fantasy collection, I used distress inks and a Creative Expressions mask to create the large spots and stamped the Cupid image in one corner.  I stamped the '14' image and added some colour with ProMarkers.

Some left over hearts from when I was trying to make a card for my eldest to give his girlfriend, a circular stamp from the Mama Elephant 'Confetti' collection and a die cut corner have been added.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - We Love Stamps
Creative Knockouts Challenge 24 - Spots and Dots
Crafting by Designs - Anything for Love
Divas by Design - With Love
Fab 'n' Funky Challenge 203 - Love/Valentine Theme
The Male Room - Valentine
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge 164 - Monochrome
The Paper Shelter Challenge 145 - Be My Valentine

I hope everyone has a fabulous Valentines Day, thank you so much for visiting me today, I always appreciate you taking the time to pop in.

Pauline
x

34 comments:

Sue said...

Hello Pauline,such a great card for your OH.
Hugs Sue x

Unknown said...

Totally agree these TH blueprint stamps are super fab..I am lucky to have a couple I purchased recently from a sale....great card for hubby and hope you both have an awesome day.xx

Crafts-by-Alison.blogspot.com said...

Pauline fantastic card and I am sure hubby will love it. Love Alison xx

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Perfect male Valentine card Pauline I am sure your DH will be delighted! Susan x

Pat K said...

Wow, fabulous masculine Valentine Pauline. I really like how you used the TH stamps...very creative as always. Thanks for joining us at Fab'n'Funky. Pat K x

Claire said...

I bet he loved this masculine Valentine's Day card. Hugs, Claire x

rachel said...

a super valentine Pauline - just wonderful xx

Lorraine said...

A brilliant card for your hubby. The stamp is fab and I love the colours.
Lorraine x

Hanny said...

Great card Pauline, always difficult to make a card for a guy but you did it;)
Hugs from the Netherlands, liefs Hanny♥, http://tierelantijntjes.blogspot.nl

susiestacey said...

Perfect Valentine for your hubby x Susan x

Gertrude said...

Wunderschöne Karte gemacht
glg Gertrude

Sue said...

Fabulous card Pauline, such a great image and I love the colours.
Sue xx

KandA said...

Really super card Pauline. Fabulous stamp and great design xx

Debs said...

Perfectly fabulous CAS card for any male that doesn't do 'fussy'.
Think I might NEED some of those TH stamps - maybe put them on my list for when I go to the NEC next month :o)
Thank you for your kind words on my blog today - hope you didn't get too upset :o(
Take care and have a fabulous evening.
Debs xx

Michelle J M said...

I too really like the Blueprint images and you have made a fabulous card with this one. Love your background and colours too. Michelle x

Anonymous said...

Such a great Valentine Card, love the Graphic design.
Hugs Elfie

Sue said...

Fab card for your hubby Pauline! huggles Sue xx

Princess Judy Palmer said...

This is a perfect card for man! Those blueprint stamps are a lot of fun!

Michelle said...

Happy Valentines Day from the gang at the Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge! Thank you for sharing your project with us this week. I love how you used that stamp. And I'm sure that your husband loved it too. You're right, that's a great image for a guy who's not into the cuddly stuff. :) Thanks again for sharing your card. ~Michelle

Angela said...

From your description, this looks like it will suit your husband well! I love the blueprint image you used...I love the whole card...well done!

Anet's Crafting said...

Very beautiful Masculine card Pauline, I love the idea of the 14 image and hearts.

Melodie said...

Wow, a perfect card for a man.
Hugs
Melodie

julie_woolston said...

Fabulous card Pauline bet your husband loved it.
Hugs Julie xxx

Deborah Frings said...

Absolutely knock out! I love the soft, subtle colours, the blue print number and the little hearts. Love it! I'm sure your husband did too! Thanks so much for playing along with The Male Room!

Pia S said...

A perfectly balanced card for a masculine feel!

Jacqueline said...

A really great male Valentine card - thanks for sharing this week in TMR - Jacqueline xx

Rebecca Bradshaw said...

Such a brilliant male Valentine's card.
Rebecca.

Sue - said...

Great male valentine. Thank you for joining us in The Male Room

FiestyCrafter (Tina) said...

Fabulous card for a man!!! I love this design! Great Job! Thanks for joining us at The Male Room
Tina dt

Angela said...

Great male Valentines card!
Love it!
Thanks for playing along with us at TPS and good luck.
xxAngela

Wendy said...

Fabulous card...Thanks for playing along with us at Divas by Design this week.
Wendy x

Tamie said...

Your paper is phenomenal with the number. It is a wow factor one. Thank you for playing Creative Knockouts for our Spot & Dots Challenge.

Paper Panda said...

Fab card, thanks for sharing with us at Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge!
Mandy x (PPCC DT)

nwilliams6 said...

I didn't know there was a Valentine blueprint TH image! I want it! Love this card - so well done Pauline. I think martial arts and blueprints have things in common - they are both structured, take a lot of work, and are very precise. LOL! Hugz!