Masculine cards are just not my favorite thing to make...really wanted to use flowers but I needed a couple male birthday cards and so.... I always find Masculine cards difficult...they don't like too much ribbon, don't like bright colors, and DON'T put too much distressing on it or you will be asking if you ran over it with the van! Oh yes, one more...guys just do not get cracked glass...why would you want to crack it? How do I know this? My husband and his many brothers have given quite an experience. Also have 4 boys, so this is all good to know
I used yesterday's sketch challenge as the basis for this card. I wanted to show how you could use a design for a larger stamp and separate the main image design into segments to use your small stamps. The backgrounds are hard to see int he pic...cheesecloth of the small thyme mat, by definition of the bordering blue mat, and antique cracking on the card front itself. Colors were chosen as a personal challenge to try using thyme..my first time and bordering blue which usually gets left in my cardstock file.
Date: Thursday, August 24, 2006 GMT Views: 5085
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Registered: February 24, 2005 Location: East Coast Posts: 1843
Thu, Aug 24, 2006 @ 7:07 AM
Absolutely beautiful! Masculine for a man, but pretty enough for a woman also! LOVE IT!!
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Registered: March 29, 2005 Location: Nevada Posts: 11671
Thu, Aug 24, 2006 @ 7:08 AM
We all need masculine cards and this one is just gorgeous! I love shells and have some small ones I could use, just never thought to do the squares, thanks!! Oh, I have these new colors finally, so I could actually case!
Registered: August 12, 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 975
Thu, Aug 24, 2006 @ 7:09 AM
Very pretty card!!
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