Tuesday 10 November 2020

Aged Perfectly

It is my husband's Birthday today, I am not going to say how old he is but he was born in the sixties - I found this image on the internet and thought it would be perfect.


It was very white when I printed it out so I aged it with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink so that it would match the Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman papers that I used.  I computer generated the sentiment and also aged it with the Distress Ink.  I always find it so difficult to create cards for my family, do you find it difficult or is it just me?


Thank you for popping in today and thank you for all of the lovely comments that you leave, they are all read and much appreciated.

Pauline
x

31 comments:

dutchess said...

Perfect image for your husband and I hope you have a happy day together celebrating his birthday.....take care xxx

Lia said...

I like the vintage style, and this card does not need an image at all. Great work!
Lia xx

meg said...

A fabulous masculine card Pauline, love the papers and your topper, Many Happy Returns to hubby

KarinsArtScrap said...

beautiful card Pauline

gr karin

Marianne's Craftroom said...

Happy Birthday tp your hubby. Perfect card for him

Jules said...

Hi Pauline

What a fabulous card .. .. and that image/sentiment was a great find! Brilliant idea to distress it to match your gorgeous papers!

I find family cards a little more pressurised because you feel they need to be super duper special.

Many happy returns Mr Cotnob .. .. .. I hope you have a special day celebrating and are spoilt rotten!!!

Love Jules xx

Rainey's Craft Room said...

A fabulous male card. Happy Birthday to your hubby, hope he has a lovely day. The sixties was a great decade - I was born in the middle there too :o)
Lorraine

Kath said...

A fabulous card for your husband and I hope he enjoys his birthday. If we was born in the sixties he's just a youngster!
Kath x

Faith A at Daffodil Cards said...

OH! This is fabulous and so masculine Pauline, love the tartan background for the "label". Love it. Happy Birthday to hubby. As for the 60's? It's when I got married LOL
Faith x

Sarah said...

Happy Birthday to Hubby!! All the best people were born in the 60's!! What a brilliant image Pauline and you have distressed it perfectly to match the papers. Yes, I struggle with family cards too, especially the men!! xx

Brenda in IN said...

This is a fantastic guy card and aging it made so so perfectly vintage. Happy Birthday to hubby. I love that "all original parts".

JD/ Jill said...

You've made a wonderful masculine card here! Happy birthday to your hubby. And Yes, I struglle too to make cards for my family. I alwys try to make them extra special somehow (not always easy)

Linda Simpson said...

Brilliant masculine card, I have to agree all the best people were born in 1960!
Hugs
Linda xxx

cuilliesocks said...

Happy Birthday to your Husband Pauline, I hope he's having a fabulous day.
Love your card for him, it's a super topper and a great design. Kate x

Carol L said...

Happy Birthday to your hubby - he's just a young'un - I was born in the 40s! (the FIRST half even) LOL Great card, and have a fun celebration!

rachel said...

Great card Pauline - hope your hubby had a great birthday! Hugs rachel x

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

I was born in the fabulous 60 too :) and I'm sure that your hubby will LOVE your card! You aged the white details so well, it's just a perfect card!!
I find hard make cards for unknown people, but not for family.

Kathleen said...

A great mix of papers for the background and a really great and perfect image for such a young man. I find male cards very, very difficult but I am fine with female cards but are now also struggling with Grandson, nieces and nephews who are now entering the teenage years, well eldest Grandson is the oldest and come April he will be 16. I am 72 in January, not a happy bunny.

Kath x

Carol S. said...

A brilliant card for a man Pauline, which I always find difficult. I have both my children's birthdays before Christmas. My daughter on the 30th of this month and my son's on 4th December and I struggle with them both!!They are both in their 40's so it gets harder every year! Hugs, Carol S.xx

aussie aNNie said...

Lovely guy's card, great papers. Sorry for not been around a few things going on at the moment. xx

Valerija said...

What a gorgeous card. Love this vintage image. So clever.
Valerija xx

kiwimeskreations said...

Wonderful card Pauline - as I seem to have so many men in the family, it's not too bad, apart from the fact they all seem to love fishing, and I am running out of fish type stamps!!
Stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

crafty-stamper said...

Belated happy birthday to your hubby not sure how I missed this one?Great vintage card and love the papers
Carol x

Pia S said...

Perfectly aged look and perfectly masculine. A great design!

MagsB said...

What a great card for your hubby! I have to admit, being born in the 50s I still think those frome the 60s are young 'uns! Lol!

love Mags B x

Sue's Crafty Corner said...

What a perfect find Pauline and you've aged the printout perfectly, I never would have guessed it was not this colour to start with. I love the card.

Sue xx

Hazel (Didos) said...

Super card, Hope your Hubby had a lovely Birthday, Hazelx

Dawn Phillips said...

Brilliant card. I was born in the 60s as well. Yes my parts are all original but some are in need of serious attention. Love Dawn x

nwilliams6 said...

Great vintage birthday card! Happy birthday to hubby. Lots of great details and I am sure he loved this as it is soooo well done. I had a birthday recently too and I was born in the 60s too so I am going to claim that aged perfectly part! LOL. Hugz

Sue said...

Fabulous card! Love everything about it.

Hugs
Sue

Fikreta said...

happy late birthday to your husband!
card is so great!