Stampin Friends Blog Hop - Monochromatic March

Welcome to the Stampin Friends Blog Hop for March! 

This month's theme is 'Monochromatic'. Now I wasn't altogether sure what this meant so had to check the meaning ... and it said 'tones of one colour' :o) In the end, I decided to use Black with Grey .... assuming grey is a 'tone' of black I think I'm ok :o) I know I've cheated anyway using the little bit of Petal Pink for the 'neck' on my card ... but I'm giving myself a pass on that! :o)

If you are following along with the Hop, you may have arrived from Kirsty's Blog. 

Be sure to read through my post, comment below and then continue on to Jean's Blog. 

If you get lost along the way, you can find a full list of all the participants at the end of each of their Blog Posts.

Here are the projects I created for this month's Hop ...

I decided to make Masculine projects this month. A very stylish gift box and a coordinating card. 

I used the Handsomely Suited stamp set and its coordinating Suite & Tie dies together with paper from the Well Suited Designer Series Paper pack.

The Gift Box measures 3 1/2" tall, wide and deep.

I used 12"x12" card for both the lid and the base of the Box. The Video shows me creating the Base in Basic White card, but I wasn't keen on the overall look once finished so changed it to Basic Black.

The 12" Basic Black card has been retired for a while now, but I have lots saved for my own use :o) We do have 12" card in all of our other colours and of course you don't need to use Black for this project.

However, if you do want to make the Box in Black and don't own any 12" card, one of my Videos next week will show you how to create the same style Box in the same size, but using your standard A4 or 8 1/2" x 11" card - so watch this space! :o)

The Gift Box would be perfect to hold that special gift for an18th or 21st Birthday. Or if you changed the sentiment to 'Thank You' it would be suitable for a Best Man or Wedding Usher's gift.

I used one of the stamps from the Borders Abound set on the Black mat on the top of the Box. I embossed this with Clear Powder.

I also used the same stamp all over the Black Jacket on the card. This looks fabulous in real life, but I struggled to get it to show clearly in the photos.

The Shirt is also embossed using our Dainty Diamonds folder. I made sure I centred this within the V of the Jacket so that it looked 'right' - but again so hard to get it to show on the photos :o)

Finally, a photo that shows you all the detail - it really is a great card!

Here is the Video ...

Measurements

Basic White (Base)                         10½” x 10½”

Score on all sides at 3½”

 

Basic Black (Lid)                               9 1/16” x 9 1/16”

Score on all sides at 2¾”

 

 

Mats:

 

Well Suited DSP – Top                  8.6cm x 8.6cm    (3⅜” x 3⅜”)

Well Suited DSP – Sides x4        8.6cm x 6.4cm    (3⅜” x 2½”)

Basic White                                         6.7cm x 6.7cm    (2⅝” x 2⅝”)

Basic Black                                           6.4cm x 6.4cm    (2½” x 2½”)

 

                                    

You will need additional Basic White card and Well Suited DSP to complete this project.

Here is the list of all the Blog Hop participants for this month:

1. Kirsty Pattrick

2. Teri Pocock (you are here!)

3. Jean Beaulieu

4. Maureen Rauchfuss

5. Kim Lamos

6. Jo Blackman

7. Heidi Collins

8. Steph Jandrow

9. Melissa Thomas

10. Katja Ettig

11. Tiziana Milano

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Supplies Used

12" x 12" Basic Black Card - retired but available elsewhere

Embossing Buddy - retired but available elsewhere

If you are in Europe (UK, DE, FR, NL or AT ) you can purchase any of the products below through me in my Online Store. Click on any of the links to take you directly to that item.

Handsomely Suited Bundle (English) [156240]	Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set [154444]	Borders Abound Cling Stamp Set [152627]	Well Suited 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [154562]	Basic White 12 X12 (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock [159231]
Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688]	Petal Pink A4 Cardstock [147009]	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Stamparatus [148187]	Heat Tool - Uk Plug [129054]	Clear Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109130]	Dainty Diamonds 3D Embossing Folder [152702]	Stitched Shapes Dies [152323]
Suit & Tie Dies [154322]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [154974]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Black Stampin' Dimensionals Combo Pack [150893]