Another masculine card today, this time based on a sketch for the challenge at The Male Room.
I have used some paper from the Typeset Speciality Series papers for the background of this card, with images stamped from The Open Sea stamp set. I’ve added some linen thread and some of my favourite paper piercing, and the circles and squares have all been cut using Framelits dies, which makes it quite a quick and easy card!
Happy Stamping!
Chris
Today I am using some new goodies on a card inspired by the current sketch from Freshly Made Sketches.
I have used a new stamp set called Moon Lake, which I can see is quickly going to become another favourite.
I have combined this lovely image with some of the water paper from the Adventure Bound Designer Series Paper Stack (on page 40 of the Occasions Catalogue). I think that paper looks so real, I just want to dive and have a swim!
I’ll be back again later with another project.
Happy stamping!
Chris
Continuing on with our current Star theme at Crafty Boots Challenges, this week I have a masculine card to share with you.
I know a lot of people find masculine cards difficult to make, to be honest though, I really enjoy making them, and I know a lot of men enjoy getting lovely handmade cards, just as much as the ladies do 🙂
The background of the card uses some Sahara Sand cardstock which has been run through the Big Shot inside the Alphabet Press Embossing Folder. I have then sponged some Basic Grey ink over the raised areas. The stars have been cut out using the Stars Framelits, and the birthday greeting comes from Itty Bitty Banners stamp set. Just a couple of small finishing touches – some Candy Dots which seem to be getting used a lot at the moment, and some paper piercing around the stars.
I do hope you will pop on over the the Crafty Boots Challenge Blog and check out all the fabulous inspiration from the rest of the Design Team, and why not make a starry project to share with us? We would love to see it!
Happy stamping!
Chris
This week’s challenge at CASE-ing The Catty Challenges is to use the Memory Keeping Section (Pages 24-41) of the catalogue to inspire a project.
While I was tempted to share some Project Life pages for this challenge, I liked the idea of creating a masculine card based on the picture at the bottom right of Page 31.
I have used the Post Card stamp for my background, which is a stamp that I love but which has not had enough use! I have done some faux stitching around the edge of the postcard in Early Espresso, and done some off-set layers to make it a little different. The main image is from the Traveler stamp set, along with a few left over bits and pieces of the Typeset Specialty papers (Page 184), some Gold Fancy Foil Designer Vellum (Page 193), some Chevron ribbon and Linen Thread (Pages 206-7).
**Quick update: Feeling special, thanks to the ladies at CASE-ing The Catty Challenges, who chose my card as their Top Case! 🙂
Hope you are having a crafty day!
Happy stamping!
Chris
Last night I ran a class making some cards which used the Herringbone Technique, at the suggestion of one of my lovely stamping ladies. I had so much fun, and really enjoyed playing with this new technique.
The first card we made used strips of patterned paper. This one uses the gorgeous Venetian Romance.
I have kept the rest of the card as simple as possible to allow the background pattern to be the feature, and just used the Thanks a Bunch stamp from the Friendship Preserves stamp set, and the Window Frames Framelit Collection.
I made one using some retired papers to show how different the card could look, depending on which papers you used. It’s a great way to use up some of that stash of retired papers that you have sitting around!
The we used the same technique, only using Washi Tape instead of patterned papers, and made two cards using the two different sets of Washi Tape available in the Annual Catalogue (Page 171). The first one is a lovely bright and cheery card using the gorgeous colours of the Gingham Garden Washi Tape. And the second card using the Epic Day This and That Washi Tape to create a great masculine card.
The tutorial for this technique can be found here.
I hope you will give it a try, it is such an effective technique and heaps of fun!
Happy stamping!
Chris
More fun again this week from Dynamic Duos, with an unusual colour combination and the option of making a masculine card with Basic Black and Basic Grey.
I enjoyed this challenge, but then I also enjoy making masculine cards!
Nothing too exciting about my card, I have used the Woodgrain Embossing folder for the black background, the Serene Silhouettes stamp set, lots of paper piercing (of course!) and the the patterned paper comes from the Twitterpated DSP.
Lots of gorgeous inspiration from the Design Team can be seen here.
Hope you are having a crafty weekend. Happy Stamping!
Chris
Just a quick post to let you know that there are still a few seats available for the Triple Time Stamping Class which is happening next week. So if you live in the Canberra area and would like to come along, please let me know asap. Here is one of the cards we will be making:
You can contact me via email or phone, but please let me know asap as these cards require quite a lot of preparation. More details can be found on my Classes page.
Looking forward to stamping with you soon 🙂
Happy Stamping!
Chris
I’ll be the first to admit that I love making cards that are girly – pinks, purples, ribbons, lace and vintage in style, but I also really enjoy making masculine cards.
A lot of people have commented that they struggle with making cards for the men in their lives, so this year I plan to share with you lots of tips and ideas for male cards, and hopefully some inspiration too 🙂
This particular card uses the new Sale-a-Bration stamp set called Feeling Sentimental, and it is great for masculine cards. I am also going to enter this card in this week’s Paper Players challenge #129, which is a sketch challenge. Pop on over to their site, lots of inspiration for you!
So, my first tip for making masculine cards is, don’t be afraid to use patterned papers, as I have done in this card. I have used the Howlstooth & Scaringbone DSP here, which is perfect, but don’t forget to look at the packs of papers you already have. Stampin’ Up! are fabulous when it comes to incorporating all sorts of possibilities, so have a look through those flowery papers and look for stripes, spots, even what may seem like a girlish pattern, could be cut so that it changes it’s look. How about some of those Christmas papers? Red or green stripes or spots or patterns could easily be turned into a background for a tree or other masculine image.
Let’s see if I can give you an example…. The Twitterpated DSP is a lovely flowery, pretty pack of papers, but have a look at the reverse side of each paper. Green and blue checks… stripes…. geometric designs in grey, and a red geometric pattern that could easily be cut to look masculine.
For my card, I have die cut the patterned paper using the Window Frames Collection, and then layered that over my stamped image. This particular patterned paper is only available for a few more days, so make sure you get in quick if you want to get hold of some!
Happy Stamping!
Chris
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