Aug 03 2007
Ducks & Beavers
A friend requested birthday cards for each of her sons-in-law and she suggested football or deer hunting as their interests. I’ve always meant to purchase Noble Deer but those guy stamps have a way of getting pushed to the bottom of the list. So I borrowed Sporting Goods from a friend. By the time I got around to making these cards I’d taken the plunge and purchased Noble Deer but I already had my mind made up to use Sporting Goods. I’ve never made a sports-themed card before so there was a bit of the challenge element in it too, I guess.
As for the guys in question, one of them is a U of Oregon Ducks fan, the other favors the Beavers. The Ducks are there on the left with Summer Sun and Garden green textured cardstock. I stamped “relax” with the Headline Alpha in Close to Cocoa over a background wheeled with the Dry Brush wheel in a CTMH Vanilla ink. “It’s your day” is from All Year Cheer I. The words on the stamp are stacked one on top of the other but I used my Chocolate Chip marker and Stamp-a-Ma-Jig to line them up horizontally. I don’t have any clever, sports-type greetings and couldn’t think of anything that didn’t sound corny or I would have computer generated one. I could have Googled a greeting but I’ll admit I was in a hurry. There’s been a lot going on lately. I was thinking along the lines of the helmet in repose…set aside after the game…time to relax sort of thing. I know, I was reaching.
I was thinking about doing both cards alike, but in different colors, and in retrospect I probably should have because I drew a blank when it came to the second design. There’s Canvas stamped in Chocolate Chip on Pumpkin and the helmet is white embossed on black cardstock. It took me forever to settle on this simple design but at least the colors are Beaver-ish.
So there you have it — my first ever sports-themed cards, such as they are. I’m glad you could be here for this event! I don’t imagine I’ll be doing this very often (I hope). See you again soon!
Stamps: Sporting Goods, Headline Alphabet, All Year Cheer I, Dry Brush Wheel, Canvas, It’s Your Birthday
Paper: Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Summer Sun & Garden Green textured, Basic Black, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Ink: Close to Cocoa, Garden Green, Chocolate Chip classic & marker, Basic Black classic & marker, Versamark, CTMH Vanilla
Accessories: Antique bronze brads, black whatchamacallit hardware thingy (on the tag - sorry!), fibers, Scotch brand mounting tape (dimensional)
Terrific cards - this would have been difficult for me.
I think these turned out great - perfect guy cards. I love how you did the brads on the card on the left. And the stripes on the right are reminiscent (not sure I spelled that right!) of lines on a football field!
Great guy cards! Nice that you used the teams colours.
WOW I find it hard to believe you’ve never made a sports themed card. But come to think of it, I maybe have made only 1 myself many years ago! These turned out fabulous by the way!
Leslie….you did such an awesome job with these sports cards! I love how you overstamped (is that the word?) the helmet over the sentiment and included all the brads on the first card, and I love how you did the tag on the second! I think they are perfect!!
I’d say you rose to the challenge and then some! These are fantastic guy cards.
Very Cute Leslie!!!! It is funny that you posted a Football card today. Jonathon’s Birthday is Tuesday and I was thinking that I have to be making a Football BD card!!!!!
Hope you are having a great weekend!!!!!
Love these cards - your workmanship always inspires me. Thank You!
Wonderful cards! For your first sports cards, I’d say you totally SCORED!. TFS
You succeeded in your challenge even if you were not completely up for the challenge……….look very duckish and beaverish to me! TFS
I think both of your cards are excellent and I’m saving them in my “guy cards” folder for future CASEing!
I know how hard it is with guy cards - the always feel like they don’t have enough “stuff” to me, but guys don’t want stuff. Yours are perfect!
Leslie you did a FABULOUS job with these cards!! I love them both and love that you put them in the school colors of the teams that they cheer for. I especially like how your stamped the ‘RELAX’ overlapping with the helmet. Very cool… A definite score!!
You came through beautifully on a very challenging assignment! I know they are going to really like these wonderful customized cards. Bit pat on the back for you! :o) Linda
I’m loving the football cards! Very nicely done!
GIC
What very cool cards for the occasion — love them both — fun colors — simple and great layouts — always great to make cards to order!!! Wonderful job!!!
Leslie, I LOVE these. Both layout are so fun and sporty! My oldest (Nick) is in Football and I know he would LOVE to get a card like these. TFS Jennifer
Leslie - I love both of these! I am a Duck and my husband is a Beaver…so these cards are perfect
Wonderful football lover birthday cards!