Happy Sunday.
It’s our first Paper Players challenge of 2026 and our fabulous host LeAnne has a masculine (well that’s the way I saw it anyway!) color scheme. I decided the colors were perfect for a birthday card I had to make to celebrate my friend John’s upcoming birthday!
I love the Spellbinders Speedometer dies as you can arrange the speedometer to match the years being celebrated. I also love all the other details that come with the stamps.
Here’s a sneak peek:
I began by die-cutting the elements with navy, white and silver cardstock. For the speedometer I used blue ink blended to create the color I needed for the challenge. The card base, the outside rim of the speedometer and the dial were cut from Indigo cardstock. The other pieces were all cut from silver cardstock. I backed the speedometer with the silver cardstock as well.
The sentiment comes from the Cruisin’ By Sentiment set also from Spellbinders. I heat set that with white embossing powder.
Here’s my full card:
I just love this whole set from Spellbinders. I still have some of the other die sets to play with, but they will be making an appearance on my blog soon!
I’ll be back tomorrow with another card. In the meantime, warm hugs and prayers for those of you who need a little lift tonight.
Card recipe:
- Dies: Speedometer – Spellbinders
- Sentiment: Cruisin’ By Sentiments – Spellbinders
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7 Responses
I do agree that the colours have a masculine feel for them. This die set is so awesome! I love the way the sentiment and image match up in such a sweet and funny way. Happy New Year!
What a fun set of dies, Jaydee! I love how you can set the pointer to approximate the age of the recipient. You are so right about these colors putting off a masculine vibe. What a great card for your friend John! Have a wonderful week!
Not only is this fun, but it’s perfect for masculine cards! I love your chosen colors — really great card, Jaydee!
Both my dad and my brother are total car nuts so you may have convinced me that I need to get these dies to make cards for them : ) Fun way to use the challenge colors!
Those dies are so fun Jaydee, especially with the variable speedometer. Great sentiment too! A fab set for masculine cards, especially in these colours.
This is pretty darn clever for a birthday card, and perfect for a masculine one, at that! Such a cool way to use my colors!
Jaydee, this is just the best! I love the speedometer. I LOL when I saw the number. What a great card to make for someone’s special day! This is the perfect card for the color combo! Have a great weekend, My Friend!