For The Guys

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