Celebrating Masculine and Feminine Birthdays

Hey everyone - hope you're having a great week!! I shared a card earlier in the week for my dad's birthday which is today. Had to laugh - Wednesday night Mom asked me "where's my card?" I said, "huh?" Turns out she wanted me to make a card for her to give to my dad! We're celebrating with my brother and his wife (who's birthday is later in October) tomorrow so Mom wanted a card for Donna too! Guess what I was doing yesterday! Here are my cards with a masculine and a feminine twist:

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio kraft A2 card

and black cardstock;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Dies - My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 (retired)

Stamps - Hero Arts It's Your Day & 

Past Times (both retired);

Stampin' Up In the Pines

Other - Stampin' Up Subtle 3D embossing folder;

Copic Markers; Distress Inks

Simple card - stamped the train & the trees, colored with Copics. I hand drew the train smoke and the railroad tracks and filled in the ground. Blended tumbled glass for the sky & stamped a sentiment. Die cut with a stitched rectangle, matted with black and added to an embossed kraft card. Finally used my Subtle embossing folder - love the soft texture it provided!!

Supplies: Paper - Ms Sparkle & Co A2 pink card;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio maroon & glitter

Dies - Poppystamps Spectacular Happy Birthday (retired);

Frantic Stamper Slimline Frames

My Favorite Things Blueprints 20 (retired)

Stamps - Hero Arts Dictionary Greeting & 

Elegant Weeds (both retired);

Other - Memento inks; Crystal Stickles

I was digging through my stamp stash and found two Hero Arts stamp sets - thought they'd be fun together. I just got the FS slimline dies and had tested them all by cutting from maroon cardstock. Decided the littlest frame would look nice behind the sentiment. Added some stickles - done!

I'm sharing the train card at Watercolor Wednesday where Marsha's hosting with the theme of masculine. The sister-in-law card will go to Darnell's NBUS challenge since the little scalloped frame is being used for the first time. The train card would work too since Subtle ef gets first play here.

Thanks for the fun challenges and thanks for stopping!! Off to eat bday cupcakes!!