Card Tutorial - Metallic Masculine card

Today's card is a VERY masculine card. This card incorporates real metal, from a Pepsi can I (very carefully!) cut up, flattened, punched out several squares and cuttlebugged using the Swiss Dots embossing folder. I've used thin chipboard squares to create a chess board effect alongside the metal squares. I stapled the chipboard squares in a cross just to add to the metal theme. I then had to run these through the Cuttlebug to flatten the staples to allow me to adhere them down to the project. I did this by stacking my A plate, an embossing folder (with nothing inside it - this is just to pad out the stack), then a B plate (embossing plate), a piece of card to cushion the staples and a final B plate (cutting plate). Sounds complicated, but essentially all I've done is create a stack thick enough to compress the staples, without causing damage to my machine ;0) You may need to vary this stack as each machine may differ. DON'T FORCE your machine, just remove a layer of c.s. if it's too difficult to turn the handle.

The sentiment part of the card uses a Fun Doodle Tags stamp set from MyGrafico.com. I just *HEART* this stamp set! It has so many uses! I'm always flapping around trying to find something suitable to stamp my sentiment onto, so this a great stamp set that's a must-have for everyone's crafting stash. And don't forget, as it's digital, you can resize any of the 8 tags to fit any width of sentiment, and therefore to suit any project - so that makes it great for scrapbooking too.

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[Blessed2BeeAlive]

I like the two tone metal effects, how did you get it to show up like that? I may of missed something(?).

[whimsicalwendy]

@Blessed2BeeAlive Sorry - I don't understand your question. I only used one metal, which is embossed and the other squares are chipboard, not metal. The only possible two-tone effect would be from embossing the metal squares, I guess, creating 3d bumps on the metal. Does this help you?

[esthercraft]

Great card, what is the brand of scissors that you used to cut out the can??

[whimsicalwendy]

@esthercraft I used Fiskars scissors =)

[rosemarychee1]

Great card! I'm trying to find the stamp you used for the sentiment I searched Fun Doodle Tag Stamp Set (and other variations) and I haven't been able to locate it on MyGrafico. Would you be so kind is to provide more info?

[whimsicalwendy]

@rosemarychee1 These are no longer available at MyGrafico, but the link to the designer's website, Pixels&IceCream, can be found here (without spaces!): pixelsandicecream. com/2009/02/doodle-frames-set-­1-499. html

[iBean2011]

I love this!! :P

i want to do this for my husband! 

[DHARABK]

thanq soooooooooooo much, 

[TamiDawnA]

Love it!!

[craftymagnets]

Very clever!  Nice job!!

[Blessed2BeeAlive]

@whimsicalwendy

Yes: it is clear now. It appears like a shinny metal, & the other squares appears to be metal: they look nice together from what I can see of this video.