My DH's cousin is retiring after many years as a landlord of village pub and we all enjoyed a lovely family lunch at his pub today. This is the card I made for him.
I used All Occasion ' Beer Glass & Bottle' dies with white card, which I coloured with alcohol markers. The lid of the bottle is silver mirror card. I cut the bottle label with Core'dinations cardstock, so I could sand it to reveal the embossing. The foam on the top of the beer is cream hammered card. I covered the bottle and beer glass with a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush to give them a bit of sparkle. I used MB 'Stitched Squares' for matting and layering the images and sentiment. Three Card Candi in shades of brown and cream finished off my card. Lots of snippets used for this card, so I'll be off to play in the Playground.
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Great retirement card Liz
ReplyDeleteAnne
This is a great masculine card Liz and perfect for your DH's cousin. I love your bottle label and the froth on the beer, a clever design. x
ReplyDeleteWhat a great card you have made for the occasion. I bet it went down well too. hugs Mrs A.
ReplyDeleteLove that this is so personalized--bet he loved it!
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever little retirement card - perfect for the occasion! I'm sure he loved it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a great masculine card. I love it!
ReplyDeleteValerija xx
Fantastic card Liz, so appropriate too!
ReplyDeleteJanice x
What a super card Liz, I'm sure he will find life very quite after pub life.
ReplyDeleteSue xx
Hi Liz,
ReplyDeletewhat a very super and brilliant card.
I love your very fab design of this.
My Dad was a landlord of a pub in my youth, and he will miss the life so much, but will have more time for himself now.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Wonderful masculine card - perfect for the retiring landlord! Love the beer mug!
ReplyDeleteSuperb retirement card. Just right for the recipient!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Sarn xxx
First, congratulations to the retiree! What a perfectly themed card you've created to celebrate the next stage of his life, and I love the imagery & design - and I'll bet he will too! TFS & Hugs.
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect retirement card for your cousin's party, really matched the theme! Beautiful masculine design!
ReplyDeleteI'm back from vacation catching up on all of your beautiful projects I've missed while I've been gone!! This is so fabulous!! I love the beer mug!! What a perfect card for the retiree!! Have a great day!! Big hugs :)
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fun retirement card
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Ooh, Liz! This looks real enough to make me thirsty!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Liz and so perfect for the occasion as well!
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Di xx
What a wonderful card for your cousin's retirement. The beer mug and bottle of beer great. This would be a super male card for many occasions. Barbxx
ReplyDeleteFabulous card Liz and such a great design xx
ReplyDeleteSuper card Liz and great attention to all the detail...I bet he was thrilled to receive it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome retirement creation. I love the die cuts you used and the colors are rockin. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing creation with us at 4 Crafty Chicks Die Cuts challenge.
ReplyDeleteTamie DT
A perfect masculine card! Thanks for playing along with us at HLS!
ReplyDeleteGreat retirement card! Thanks for playing with us at HLS!
ReplyDeleteWell you think of everything Liz this is certainly a very imaginative and well balanced card, how super to finish it off with perfectly coloured card candi. Well done indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for joining in Bizzy Bec's Anything Goes Monthly challenge,
Shaz in Oz.x
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