A City View is Perfect for a Guy!

City View: Perfect for a Guy!

I really liked the Project Inspiration in Lesson Two of Altenew's course, For the Guys. Trying my hand at a card featuring a cityscape seemed like a good challenge and I thought the cityscape stencil would be a good theme for "a guy card". So I purchased the less expensive option of the stencil, to try creating a card without a flower in sight, LOL!!

I attached the Altenew City Scenes stencil using painter's tape to a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock measuring 5.5 x 8.5, just above the bottom edge to create the look of a city skyline. I used the larger size of cardstock just to give myself some room to work out how the final card will frame the city scene. First, I dusted the cardstock with Pink and Main's anti-static powder tool. Then I generously and directly applied Versamark ink to the lower part of the stencil, sprinkled Nuvo embossing powder in Duchess Blue, and heated the powder until it melted, creating a very nice dark metallic look to the skyline.

Next, using a Maker Forte Spotlight Circle stencil, I created a quarter moon in the upper right corner of the card panel in Distress Oxide (DO) Squeezed Lemonade and accented it with DO Fossilized Amber. Placing the inner circle stencil over the yellow quarter moon, I used finger daubers to ink arcs around the yellow border quarter moon. I started with DO Tumbled Glass, then used the following inks to continue to make arcs approximately the same size to the end of the card panel: Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Prize Ribbon, Faded Jeans, and Villainous Potion. I went back and forth multiple times over the areas where I changed to a different color ink to get a smooth blend. I cut the completed scene down to 4.0 x 5.25 to obtain a full white border and then I adhered it to a white card panel measuring 4.25 x 5.5. I applied a few swift spritzes of Perfect Pearls in White mixed in water added to an empty sprayer and added a few Iridescent sequins by #TheDiaryofBelleRose. I finished the card by using a dried hand sanitizer sheet to remove any ink that might have settled on the heat embossed city skyline on the bottom. And last, but not least, I added a sentiment heat embossed in white to get a strong contrast with the black background.

I was very satisfied with this card, I loved using dark, moody colors for the cityscape and background and pairing that somber look with an uplifting message with the tiniest wedge of a bright moon. I think it could work for a male or female recipient.

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