Masculine Cards

Hello my crafty and creative friends!

I've received some requests from card making friends 

asking me to share some ideas and inspiration for creating masculine cards.
Instead of emailing photos and/or sharing photos via Facebook...

I thought that I'd just put together a quick blog post...

so that lots of masculine card photos would be shared in one place...

(Or as I call them..."guy cards")

So...today...I'm sharing a sweet and simple blog post that's jam packed with cards 

that I hope will bring some inspiration and ideas 

to those who are looking for "guy card" ideas.

I'll share photos for sketch ideas...and stamp element ideas..

(but I won't be sharing product information today)

I am hoping that if if you find some inspiration in any of today's cards...

that you'll tap into your creativity and your own stamp stash to create a similar card

with your own stamps and supplies...and sentiment stamps that you might have on hand

(** I'll include a sentence or two with some basic info)

So...here we go...

a trip down memory lane...

with "guy cards" that I have created in the past.

Some silhouette stamping on a print background

and hand cut sentiment banners

Water colored boathouse scene...
water colored with with water color pencils
Metallic card stock matting layers

A die cut card

Silver, black and red metallic card stock
Heat embossed silver sentiment and embossed matting layers
Silver brads used to embellish the die cut sentiment banner

   

A favorite old Stampin Up stamp set
Focal images and background print were all created with the stamps
I stamped and then hand cut the aviator goggles 

and positioned them with foam dimensionals

Another die cut card

using black...copper and silver metallic card stock

A die cut card

Large red mat layer is embossed
Card front is not as wide as the back of the card
allowing the double matted car layer to extend over the inside of the card when closed

Mare and foal...
A water colored image
Assorted ink pads used for water coloring
Metallic matting in bronze and chocolate brown

Tiger portrait...Water colored card

using ZIG markers and a water brush

and Multiple metallic mat layers

Lighthouse scene...Image colored with water color pencils
Knotted twine used as an embellishment
All matting layers are metallic card stock...
(Red...white and blue)

Another water colored lighthouse scene card
Twine used as an embellishment
Mat layers...metallic card stock

A quartet of die cut motorcycle cards

2 top cards:
Matted motorcycle layer was positioned over a split card front
(top of card front and bottom of card front are two separate pieces..

held together by the matted motorcycle piece
2 bottom cards:
Traditional fold
Metallic die cut motorcycles and matting.....on print backgrounds

 Black gold and burgundy metallic card
Die cut gold metallic dog
Paw print embossed black metallic ayer

Country lane scene

Black heat embossed image

Water colored with water brush and ink pads
Metallic card stock matting in green and black

Image from an older Stampin Up stamp set
water colored with Zig markers and a water brush
Matte card stock in green and brown used for matting

And finally....to finish up today collection of "guy cards"...a few more die cut cards...

Metallic card stock die cut cars...
hand cut banner banners...

Used both prints and metallic card stock for layering and matting