19 July 2020

SAW!

Hi everyone, I so appreciate your visits and don't say it enough. My card today is one I had in my files and hadn't made, like so many others, (I'm a collector not a user!)

Anyhow, I cut the image and embossed and run an ink pad over the handle and added mirror card for the actual cutting piece, I added some ink over the edge of the saw for a bit of aging. After doing all this I thought it too small for a card on it's own, even though I had made it larger.

I didn't know how I was going to use it and it took me over 2 days to put this together! Yep! 2 days, with a lots of trying and rejecting, I added it to a DL size card and I looked through a paper pad and found one paper that I liked. I dry embossed it and added a pen line to make a shadow under each line. I die cut the sentiment matching the lines of the paper and cut 4 layers of white card to add a little lightness to the sentiment. Voila card finished - but I was still not satisfied! so I added a printed sentiment inside the saw, which can be lifted before opening the inside and seeing the birthday greeting. 

saw card - Silhouette Design Store 181264
birthday die - Cut & Make
embossing folder - Modern Stripe Craftwell
embossing folder - Woodgrain Crafters Companion
paper - Craft Sensations
saw saying - computer generated

Here you can see the embossing and what looks like a shadow, I'm quite pleased with it.

this is the saying inside the saw itself.

20 comments:

Vicky Hayes said...

This is so clever Faith! Love that you can lift the flap on the saw and get that punning message :) It's satisfying when a card you think about for ages ends up a success isn't it? Take care, Vicky x

cuilliesocks said...

This is a fabulous card Faith, brilliant design, I just love the saw,Kate x x

Lisa Lynn said...

Faith this is awesome and just LOVE the way it turned out. So I hope you made several after all that, lol. We must have been having the same frustrations....I was trying to make a card and had to start over several times which is so exhausting, but we have determination.

crafty-stamper said...

WOW brilliant masculine card Faith love the large saw and the sentiment inside
carol x

Rosemary said...

Your card is so darn clever, Faith! Love how you added a sentiment inside the saw!

Shirley Young said...

This is really different Faith and a great idea. I love the lift up sentiment xx

Doreen said...

Love that saw,a great card.xxx

cotnob said...

A super card Faith, a great idea to hide the sentiment inside the saw.
Pauline - Crafting with Cotnob
x

Beebeebabs said...

Such a nice and perfect masculine card thanks for sharing!!!

Pat K said...

WOW..so clever. The saw looks so lifelike and love your little hidden sentiment. Always so creative..I love it. xx

Hetty said...

This is a super funman card! Love it.
It is great to have some files around when you need them!

Carol L said...

As Di would say "oh you clever sausage!" This card is just plain FUN with the opening in the saw and the perfect punny sentiment inside! I just LOVE this! Anymore I seem to spend 2-3 days making any card - because the ideas just don't come to me like they once did! So glad you pondered and finally came up with this great and clever card idea!

NanaConnie said...

What a clever creation, Faith! That mirror card stock really works for the saw blade. Love how you did the sentiment inside.

Shona Erlenborn said...

I really need to unbox my Silhouette! This is fantastic, Faith. A brilliant masculine card!

Cindy Groh said...

I love it! Fabulous card.

Nancy said...

Fantastic masculine card, Faith! Perfect sentiment too! lol :o)

Mac Mable said...

This card is such fun and so very creative Faith and I love it x.

Linby said...

Just brilliant - be great for a fan of the horror Saw movies too!

Greta said...

You are so clever, Faith! Totally worth spending 2 days to make this fabulous card!

Crafting with Darcy said...

What a great guy card! Your saw looks so cool, too! I love everything you did!!