Hi my crafty friends! Today's post was selected with the requests I've had for male cards in mind. We have all struggled with making a card for the males in our lives, haven't we? Here I have tried to stay with a distinctively masculine colour palette which is half the battle for these types of cards. The other half is picking die templates to use. I started with a background paper (Graphic 45) and added Fleur de Lis borders around the entire edge. I cut these using a coordinations cardstock and then sanded back the embossed design for a distressed look. The focal element was created using Labels twenty three, which I also sanded for distress. I cut a smaller one in a lighter shade for contrast. The sentiment was stamped and cut out with one of the Fancy Tags and inked with Antique Linen through the die. Another was cut in black, cut in half and then attached as a shadow accent. I cut a couple of fleur de lis accents to hug the top and bottom of my sentiment. Paper piercing and a final black mat finished off the card for me. If you wanted to keep the card simple with a Happy Birthday or Happy Father's Day sentiment, it would work great for that too, don't you think? All for now, Sue x
Hi my crafty friends! Today's post was selected with the requests I've had for male cards in mind. We have all struggled with making a card for the males in our lives, haven't we? Here I have tried to stay with a distinctively masculine colour palette which is half the battle for these types of cards. The other half is picking die templates to use. I started with a background paper (Graphic 45) and added Fleur de Lis borders around the entire edge. I cut these using a coordinations cardstock and then sanded back the embossed design for a distressed look. The focal element was created using Labels twenty three, which I also sanded for distress. I cut a smaller one in a lighter shade for contrast. The sentiment was stamped and cut out with one of the Fancy Tags and inked with Antique Linen through the die. Another was cut in black, cut in half and then attached as a shadow accent. I cut a couple of fleur de lis accents to hug the top and bottom of my sentiment. Paper piercing and a final black mat finished off the card for me. If you wanted to keep the card simple with a Happy Birthday or Happy Father's Day sentiment, it would work great for that too, don't you think? All for now, Sue x
140 comments:
Good morning Sue, great colour combination and great look for guys. Just goes to show what a difference the colours make. Thanks Sue.
Blessings
Sonia - St Helens
What a stunning card.
It looks amazing! Such terrific die cuts you use!
A triumph for me Sue. x
Love the card Sue and can see it working well for male cards.
Mags
x
Love the card and the stunning paper used. It would be nice if you brought some of the papers you use to c&c, as they have very little choice in papers.
AnnH60
Ah Sue, this is just so lovely. A great male card but also in other colourways for anyone and any occasion.
Wonderful, keep them coming!
Vicki :)
Love this card Sue.
Thanks for the guy card Sue and it's amazing...I have these dies on my list of musts! Carole Z xx
Great card and colours. Ideal for a male card. Karen x
Great card sue love the dies you have used .....the colours are ugreat will keep it in mind or flip back near the time when I need inspiration for a male card ....thanks for sharing x
Hi Sue, fantastic card. Did you know you can use the the edging die to double up as piercing ruler. I have used this on a few of mine as I haven't got the actual Tim Holtz ruler.
Lots of love. Jenny L
Hi Sue
What a fantastic card. If you use pinks/purples it would look great aa a card for a woman.
Thank you for all your inspiration.
Sue
Fabulous card Sue. Male cards are so difficult, would love to see more ideas for male cards.
Chris
Good morning Sue! Great card and colours.
Good morning! I'm loving the guys card as I always struggle to find the right card for those occasions but having tried this in pinks I've found the perfect card for the ladies too thanks for all your great cards/ideas and inspiration look forward to seeing your demos on C&C soon
I like this card very much Sue , the colours, style everything about it. ! Elaine H. x
Great card Sue.How do you manage to keep your edge piercing so straight? I have tried a few times and mine always wanders :(
Hi Sue, love this look and a great idea for the men in our lives. All the best Suzie B x
Good Morning Sue,Beautifull card as always.
Oh! My! Word! I have that Die and never used it as a Frame Border. Guess what I am going to have a go at today.
Thank you for all the inspiration.
Patricia xx
Lovely, will definitely be trying this one.
She x
Morning Sue
What a great card for men.
Colour comb is great also.
joyce e
Lovely men's card. I always struggle with making cards for men.
Clare x
Great card, love the colour combo, works great for men, and I can see if you made it in pretty pastels it would be just as great for a girlie card.
Lovely card Sue.
lovely and with a bit of ribbon and bling could so easy be for a woman ang
Lovely. Julia xxxx
Morning Sue, lovely card and great for the guys like you said. loving the colours used too xx hazel
Your mens card looks fantastic and the black and white colours match perfect for this theme.
Hugs, Uta
Hi Sue
reminds me of the music hall days (the good old days on tv) not that i am old enough to remember but have seen repeats. If you change the colour brill for anyone. Can imagine a clown or big top in it for a child too. Love the illusion of it getting deeper.
Yes 11 out of 10 again. Well done Sue
Born again spellbinder
Nadine hug x
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Morning Sue, Stunning card, any man would be happy to receive that I think!
Hi Sue, Brilliant card, perfect for any man day. Linda x
Hi Sue, fantastic card, love the way you have used the Fleur de Lis borders - will be having a go at that later! Lorraine x
What a fantastic card!! Would love make a male card like this, (a bit late to try for tomorrow - its his 50th!!). you are inspirational. Love all of you work, thank you for sharing!
HI SUE, a very regal card I feel, and yes perfect for men's cards, love the way you cut your dies in half to use as shadow accents I would never think of doing that, that's why I love your demos so inspiring.
love jan x
Lovely card Sue and I wouldn't be unhappy receiving it as a girl either
Jane x
The colours are great for a guy, i'm wondering what it might be like with the postage stamp dies..
Thanks soo much for this Sue. I have 2 male birthdays comming up within a month, so this is perfect and such a wonderful looking card. As always your work is so great and I love the colors used here too.
HAve a wonderful week-end and lots of fun.
Hi Sue,another stunnig card,when will you be back on c&c x
Hello Sue
I love the Fleur de Lis and with the striped paper it looks Regency Gentlemen ..now if it was pink ! it would be Oh La la ...
LoveMarg
Hi Sue,another stunnig card,when will you be back on c&c x
Good morning Sue you must have read my mind I need to make a card for my nephew this morning and was stuck for an idea. Now I have a great one, I haven't got the same papers but I have the dies so guess what I will be doing this morning? Thanks
Heather x
great card may try this for my hubby for V day thanks Sue .Melanie
Hi Sue,
Another stunner, love it. I have tried the shadow effect with the tag dies and I must say they look good I would never have thought of using them that way.
Lydia
XX
Wow that is some card Sue....I just love it all those subtle tones just right for those difficult men.....I was thinking red and white and a heart shape in the middle for valentines too......itchy fingers now got to get crafting!!!! take care Margaret
That's a fab card, Sue! Very effective and definitely masculine!
xx
Hi Sue, I love this card for the men in my life & yes I've learnt another technique. I hadn't thought of using the borders coming into the card. It really closes off the design giving a heavier, more masculine look. I also like the way you've overlapped the borders rather than mitre the corners. I find getting the perfect 45 degree angle so time consuming. With Love & Light Theresa. H
Fantastic card Sue. The colours are lovely together.
Thanks for all the inspiration
xxx
Hi Sue. The fleur de Lys; my favourite. Love the colour combo and the striking design. Anne x
Love the colours on this!ab x
Hi Sue, Good colour combi on this one- a sucess for any male.
Hi Sue,
Another stunning card, I was looking through my Spellbinders last night, and I found I had the Fleur de Lis Motifs and not the Accents, I was gutted because I have started a card and wanted the border to finish it off, had to order that one now, lol.
Best Wishes
Happy2craft
Very beautiful and love the color.
Great card for the boys would make a great Valentine's card!
Maggie
Sue love this card
Hi Sue, Love this card for the males.Like the colours and design, another winner , keep them coming. Yvonne xx
Quite regal looking, love the colourway.x
Gorgeous card,xx
I love this one, perfect for the men in our lives, but would also look lovely done in pretty feminine colours. :)
Ho Sue this is absolutely fabulous I love it, I did ask for some men cards saw you demo some car ones last year the ones coming out of the card, thanks for this one I'm going to have a go at this one today
Jane xx
WOW, Sue this ia a fantastic male card, beautiful papers, Hugs May x x x
Ho Sue this is absolutely fabulous I love it, I did ask for some men cards saw you demo some car ones last year the ones coming out of the card, thanks for this one I'm going to have a go at this one today
Jane xx
Fantastic male card.
wow wow wow, I look at your blog every day but today I just said wow. I don't know how you're going to top this one Sue.
This is another lovely card for the men and can see it in other colour ways for so many more occasions
Thanks Sue
Lizzie (Serial copycat)xx
Brilliant card Sue as always!!...xx
Good morning Sue and everyone. A good day for me today - my husband is being discharged from hospital after a very long haul of eight weeks! love this card Sue - the symmetrical style is quite masculine but incredibly elegant with it - thanks for sharing this - I'd like to make something very similar if you don't mind? Take care - hope we will be seeing you soon on C&C??
love lilygee xxx
OH Sue love the paper you have used, where do you do your paper shopping?
This card looks almost regal, a great male card but with a change of colour would work great for any occasion.
Thanks again for your time and inspiration.
Hugs
Sandra Riley
WOW, WOW, WOW Sue, this one is sooo sophisticated, with the right colours you could send it to the Queen to celebrate the Jubilee!
I LOVE IT!
Gorgeous card Sue. I love the way you layer your die cuts - I might have to case this if you don't mind. tfs
Hugs
Heather
x
Perfect! xx
Simple yet so very sophisticated.
http://dawntheconstantcrafter.blogspot.com/
Fabulous card Sue, (although I would not give it to my Husband as it would be wasted on him), but would give it to everyone else in my life both male and female
lorraine
xxx
Good afternoon Sue, love this card, l know someone who will be receiving a clone of this. THANK YOU. Lol Ann
Good afternoon Sue, love this card, l know someone who will be receiving a clone of this. THANK YOU. Lol Ann
I love this card Sue, but then I love all your cards. I may steal this idea for my Son in Law who will be 50 this year. Many thanks
Lovely Sue & perfect as you say, for the man in your life. Thanks Ann W
Hi Sue as you say it is difficult to make a male card,but I think you got it in one, as always a fantastic card
Ita
You constantly amaze me with the way you use the dies, so inspirational.
Tracy x
Hi Sue
Love the colour combination on this card-always like your choice of papers!(Being a paper addict myself!)
Eileen x
This is a great male card! Love the color scheme and sentiment. Hugs, Hanneke
Really nice card, but for the men in my life it would be too 'girlie' still! They are all 'cave men'!!!
Love this card. Great colours and I love the sanding as an extra accent.
Another lovely card, I think it would make a good Valentines card for my other half - may need to get busy! x
It works great for me Sue!! lainey x
What a gorgeous card Sue colours are perfect and the sentiment is just right. Thanks for another brilliant idea
Hi Sue,
This card would certainly work for most men and the sentiment could easily be changed to suit the occassion.
Carol x
This would make a great card for a guy, but I don't think many women would object to it either. I really like it!
Hi Sue This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a blog but your cards are so inspirational I just had to. You mentioned that you only allow yourself 3 hours to make a card, I can sit for ages, much longer than three hours and still not be happy with my card, I wish I had your brain ha ha. Best wishes Lindyloo12
Nice card but probably still a little fancy for my man!
have just purchased these dies and will now take inspiration from your superb design. look forward to every one of your designs they are all so inspiring
Good afternoon Sue, a truly stunning card, male cards are so difficult to make, this one ticks all the boxes. Love how you shadow the dies, tthanks for the tip. Can't wait to see you back on C&C.
Love, June x
Ooh so elegant. Like the combination of colours, and the striped background with decorative pieces fits so well together, x thanks sue
Love the card sue would make a great male card they are so hard
Hi Sue
Yes I agree it could be used for any male occassion and it's a really classy card
Sue H. xx
An absolutely stunning card Sue and as you say, great for a man.
Great card for guys. x
Hi Sue
Love it for the guys, dies work well together
Jean
This is no good keep seeing these fabulous card and think to my self ok need more labels die and fleur de le its costing me a fortune but well worth it LOL x
Wonderful card again Sue, I just love the way that you known how to use your die cuts. You always make it look so easy. Love the colours.
Toni xx
Love the card Sue, everything about it works really well.
How beautiful! I love your use of the nestie's! Male cards are so hard, but this perfect!
Hi Sue
Another great card.Love the use of the borders.
Carol at Henlow
Hi Sue, FABULOUS stunning card!
Nothing more to say really, the card says it all.
LOL JanN xx
Just the job for a man's card, well done
Gwenda
Hi Sue, one of your bloggers suggested it reminder her of the music hall days ( of course she was not old enough to remember it0 Unfortunately I ca recall seeing it in black and white on TV and I do agree with her reminicence.
Another cracker of a card I really like these colors tgthr. Goog job.
Hi Sue, What a wonderful card. I always struggle with cards for men, as I find it very difficult to stop myself putting a bow on them, and I know the men in my family would not thank me for a bow of any description. As you say it is the choice of colours that make the difference.
Love Rosemariexxxxxxxxxxxx
Great card! I love the sentiment!
never mind male card..i would love to receive this its beautiful...love the colour combo! Thanks once again xx
Absolutely a fabulous card, whether for male or female.Love the dies used and the fantastic way you use them.
It would look great in pinks for girls.
I absolutely love this card and thanks for a great idea for a mens card Sue hugsss xx
oh wow sue this is such a perfect card to give the men in our lives the dies are lush and the way you put everything together has worked beautifully xx
Love this card Sue. The border frame is a great idea and another use for my spellbinders. Do you ever run out of new ideas?
Excellent Sue, men are so difficult to make cards for, im always lost when I cant use ribbons, gems etc. Thank you Helen O xxx
Love the combination of dies on this card. There's so much interest.
Super, super card, Sue. I absolutely love everything about it. Recognize the sentiment as being from the Gratitudes - my favourite set at the moment. Can't wait to try this card, or something like - I don't think I have the fleur de lis border, unfortunately, as if I did I could have used Jenny L's tip and not spent most of today searching for my piercing ruler which seems to have joined the purple pokey tool that vanished a few weeks ago & has not reappeared yet. I have a spare pokey tool but my other ruler is a plain metal one, so no handy holes to guide me now. Sue x
Nice, looks like its quilted.
Me again Sue, Hope you won't mind this follow up but I've just had a look through my dies and discovered a little one in the lace doily motifs set that has a row of straight holes I can use - and turn a corner with too! Never thought of using dies for piercing before so wanted to leave a thank you to Jenny L for a great tip. What a great blog this is! I learn so much, not only crafting either - computing tips too! Many thanks Sue, Sue P x
Hi Sue,
Well I am singing again and smiling broadly, even though it is well past 2am. Todays wonderful creation has made me sing an all time favourite song, from an all time favourite film. My father, owning a lovely alto tenor voice, used to sing this and it used to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. My clues today are the film title, 'My Fair Lady' and railings around a house (stripy backing paper and fleur de lis border - see it?. Now if you don't know the film very well, you will be wondering if I have truly lost it now. Ok, I'll tell you.
'I have often walked down this street before, but the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before...., knowing I'm on the street where you live.' Boy am I smiling now, I just adore this song, I find it very uplifting and a lovely memory of my dad too.
Anyway Sue, thanks for this lovely card and for the song, I am going to sleep now with a very cheerful mindset. Nite nite.
Hugs Linda
I love this card Sue, the Graphic 45 paper is amazing and the fleur de lis border is perfect. It all comes together so well. Lee x
Wow, I am amazed to see the spellbinders being used daily by you in so many different ways! This card is stunning!
I love this card and the image! Very cute!
Thanks for this idea sue, men are so difficult!! I agree with another comment, can you bring any of the fab papers you use to C&C?
Best wishes Edwina
I will be having a go at emulating this one for the men in my life, this being my husband and son, and my soon to be son in law. It's a great card for males, ideal. Thx
Am absolutely loving this one, don't know about for the guys, I think any gal would love to receive this, know I would x
Fantastic card for a man. LOL Lynne M
Aside from the obvious gorgeousness of your cards and all the flair that is added, that background paper is a complete knock out!! REALLY love that.
That's nice.....a card for our man, Thank you x
This card is just right for a man! The colours the stripes, elegant but not flowery.
Love Pearl x
Yes, color and pattern are at least 1/2 the battle! Great card.
R/
This is really beautiful, as always! I love it! Mimi
Dear Sue
to quote the musical: "All I can say is Wow!"
love Vee
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