Anna’ Stampin’ Cave – Best Guy Ever Clean & Simple Masculine Card
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This month we have a theme that, I think, most of cardmakers struggling with – MASCULINE.
I know that for some it’s hard if you can’t use pink, glitter or rhinestones on the card. Not to mention flowers. I even heard that masculine cards are boring! What?! Today I will show you that masculine cards can be fun and not boring at all.
Best Guy Ever card dimensions:
- Delightful Dijon cardstock: 11-6/8″ x 4-1/8″ scored in half at 5-7/8″ (29.7 x 10.5 cm scored in half at 14.8 cm)
- Early Espresso cardstock: 5-6/8″ x 4″ (14.6 cm x 10.2 cm)
- Delightful Dijon cardstock for sentiment: 1-3/8″ x 2″
- White Vellum cardstock mat: 1-5/8″ x 2-2/8″
- Early Espresso, Delightful Dijon and White Vellum scraps for die cutting
To achieve this fun texture on my Early Espresso panel I spritzed it with water to soften the fibre. Next, I dabbed Hexagons Dynamic Embossing folder with Whisper White Craft Ink, put Early Espresso cardstock inside, run it through the Big Shot and let it dry. When it dried I adhered it to the card base.
Next, I die cut various size frames from Delightful Dijon cardstock using squares from Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and Layering Squares Framelits Dies. You can mix and match these as you wish. Glued them to my card with liquid adhesive.
I also die cut three ‘branches’ using one of the dies from Everyday Jars Framelits Dies: one from vellum, one from Delightful Dijon and one from Early Espresso cardstock.
The sentiment I chose for my card is brilliant and can be used for any occasion really. And I love the bold font. I stamped it on a piece of Delightful Dijon in Early Espresso and matted it with a piece of vellum.
I adhered my sentiment to the card with a couple of dimensionals. For a final touch, I added my ‘branches’ to the card. I glued their ends under the sentiment panel. And this is my card done. I hope I inspired you today.
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What a great masculine card. I particularly like your use of the embossing folder and your design with the frames.
Thank you Stephanie xx
Loving that background Anna…..awesome idea
Thank you Vicki xx
Great card Anna. I love how you added even more texture to the background with craft white ink. Jay
Thanks, Jay! I tried to achieve worn out, distressed look and I think it worked.