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Maybe florals in brown! I have a hard time with masculine as well. Most of the men in my life have a farm background so I do a little too much of that aspect. Gallery at Splitcoaststampers from jus colorado uses artifacts, Gallery at Splitcoaststampers cathymac uses fishy friends, Gallery at Splitcoaststampers starlitstudio uses loads of love
Equestrian/horse sets, lovely as a tree, geometrics also work.
The teenage type boys I the ones I have the probems with - toybox works great for the little guys but other than the occasional 4 wheeler, classic cars type set there is little that I find inspirational.
__________________ Kyloe
The lesson from Charlie Brown: The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money, or the most awards. They are the ones that care.
For men I make pocket cards, using Canvas and Lexicon of Love.
I think pocket cards are neat, Canvas gives a cool illusion of texture, and a sentiment instead of an image is manly I suppose (more so than flowers or if he's not into the typical things male stamps are - fishing, cars, motorcycles).
I use my lighthouse stamps (Coast to Coast) for masculine cards. I'm glad I got that set before it retired. Don't see a good replacement which is good for masculine cards.
A friend of mine has the fish and creel set - we use the fish a lot because our men enjoy fishing too much - they compare our stamping habit to their fishing habit.
__________________ "No love of the natural heart is safe unless the human heart has been satisfied by God first."
-Oswald Chambers
Several of the men in my life are golfers, so Fore! gets used alot! Otherwise, they get trees and leaves, or just patterns. Boys are so hard, and they don't appreciate cards the way stampers do!
If you go to "gallery" and type in "masculine" in the search box you can see what others cards have been done by SCS members. One of my favorites is a card using Simple Stripes" by Mary Brown (aka stampercamper).
My all time favorite was done by Joan Meisner using Lovely as a Tree and the much coveted Wolf set. I received this card 4-5 years ago in a swap.
Great ideas ladies, thanks! I appreciate the photos, too!;) And yes, Jill, I really hope they come out with some other lighthouse set this summer.:rolleyes:
The men in my life love the water so I use Set Sail a lot. I also have lighthouse and Calm Seas and Up in the Air and Architectural Elements that I really like to use for them but they are all retired.
Favorite Masculine cards
