Mono Tool

Today’s card was inspired by two challenges I ran across. Challenge #6 at The Friday Mashup for a manly monochromatic card, and challenge #55 to do a card in monochromatic blues at Speedy TV that I just joined.

The first thing I thought of when I read about the two challenges was a piece of dp in my scrap pile. This is my first entry to both challenges, and I’m sorry to say I don’t own any of the Mark’s Finest Paper Stamps for the Speedy TV challenge, so I chose to use a SU set called Totally Tool to go with the dp.

Since I already had the dp picked out, I sort of worked this card backwards. The base card is a light blue, with a dark blue layer between it and the dp. The dp is from a DCWV The Guy Stack, cut to layer over the dark blue. All four corners punched with a Southwest punch, and dark blue twine wrapped into each of the slots. In my stash, I had some little Card Charms tools, I picked up at Michaels on the clearance rack a while ago, so I chose the screwdriver. The handle on the screwdriver was actually a different color, but since the challenge was for monochromatic blues, I painted the handle blue, and tied it to the twine with another piece of twine
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For the main image I chose the screwdriver and sentiment combined, stamped with Distress Embossing Ink and embossed with Faded Jeans Distress Powder, on the same blue as the base card, cut and embossed with a Nesties Label Six die, then sponged Faded Jeans Distress Ink around the edges.

Thanks for stopping by, and I really enjoy reading your comments.

Happy Stamping!
judy