Hi guys! Well i guess with a title like that, you aren't expecting one of my flowery, blingy, girlie cards, are you? LOL I thought I would throw one in for the guys this week, as I have had so many requests for guy cards. While they aren't always as exciting, we certainly need them so here is one for the manliest men in your lives. Distressed, grungey, and textural, all the things that most men would really appreciate in a card I think. I started with a piece of black coordinations card that had a grey core to it. I embossed it using the Industrial embossibility folder. I sanded the embossing back to reveal the grey core, giving it a very distressed look. I wrapped a piece of natural jute twine around the bottom of the card and added some of the fun gears from Tim Holtz. Next I stamped the car from the Going Places set from Justrite and cut it out with the matching Vintage Labels and banner die. I simply used a black archival ink pad to stamp it with and then used a Pumice stone distress ink on it while it was still ink the die to give it a vintage feel. I stamped the sentiment and small frame from the With Gratitude set from Justrite. I inked it with Pumice stone after cutting it out with the matching Antique Tags one die shape. I added it to the card so it was surrounded by the faux riveted area within the embossing folder. I matted with a double layer of grey card and added Cosmic Shimmer silver PVA glue dots to finish it off. If you aren't a lover of the distressed masculine cards, I promise something a bit softer for tomorrow's post. Finished dimensions are 6" x 7 1/2" in size.
It is Sunday so time again for some winners names to be announced! This week's comment game winners are:
Nannapat!!!
Brenda Hanlon!!!
Becky Dunham!!!
Congratulations! Please email me at americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue x
134 comments:
good male card
A very macho card as you say Sue. The background is great and the cogs are a nice touch. Should please any male.
I have just found my father-in-law's birthday card thanks to you Sue. This is great and I know he will love it. Thanks so much for sharing.
Michelle E xx
Hi Sue, brilliant male card . Lol Lynne M x x x
Great masculine card, always need ideas for men.
Thanks Sue.
Sue
I still can't warm to that asymmetric die Sue, but other than that, it's definitely a man card, and I'm sure would be well received.
what a great card
hugs linda
Hello Sue what a great card for the guys its give me some idea for my dads birthday card thankyou tracy w x
Hi Sue another great mans card I have found some old watch pieces that Might just come in useful!!! hugs Corinne
Good morning Sue,
I am not a lover darkish cards but this is just perfect for a mans card.
Love everything about this must have a look for that car stamp.
Have a Great Day
Patricia xx
Hi Sue. Great card for the men. Love that embossing folder and the string and gears are the male equivalent of bows and dazzlers for the ladies! Brilliant. Take care.
Morning Sue,
Lovely mans cards, I'm sure this style of card will be used time and time again.
Gail C x
Good morning Sue
This is a great card idea for the men in our lives, I love any card with gears on I use a lot of them especially when making steampunk style cards.
Hugs x
Morning Sue!
This is a fabulous card. I love all the detail after all men like bling as well just a bit more masculine to ours. Men's cards are really taking off now I think.
Crafty Hugs from a very very wet and windy Kent
Heather Rogers xx
Really pleased to get ideas for men's cards as I have five brothers! Love the distressed background effect especially xx
Hi Sue,
Great card, just perfect for the husband, father in law and brothers in law :-) love all the textures too :-)
Think that embossing folder is a must-have, Sue - really great man card.
Like the faux rivet effect too.
'P' in Wales
Good gents card, but looking forward to tomorrow's !
The men in my life would really love this card! It's great. Congratulations to the comment winners - I continue to live in hope!!
morning Sue
What a good title and don't they get 'distressed' quickly the males in our lives -
This is definitely a folder I need as I have quite a few of the steam punk stamps and this would be a dream to go with them.
Congrats to this week's winners.
Janet x
Really good guys' card Sue. Love the embelishments. Happy Sunday!
A perfect man's card - well I will rephrase that - a perfect card for a man!!! Love it, YvonneMayxx
Brilliant card for men. I'm intrigued what you have for us tomorrow.
Have a great day.
perfect for the men in our lives. I have shied away from these embossing folders but I can see they actually look great. Christine x
Hi Sue
Fantastic mans card. Those stamps are some I have always wanted.
Audrey x
I really like this card. It is just what we need for a man's card. The cogs are a perfect replacement for the girly flowers.
A super card. X
Morning Sue, This male card is fantastic, I didn't realise the embossing folder had the faux rivetted area, that is stunning and I'm loving those stamps more and more.
Congrats to the lucky winners.
Lots of love from Patricia xx
Hi Sue! A great male card!x
Hi Sue,
Still not liking these dies, but everything else is great.
Congratulations to the winners.
Lydia
X
Morning sue i love this one with it being for the men as I allways struggle with mns cards. And this one is great i love. I love this stamp and dies. I'll be having a go at this one ss its solved a big problem. Take care sue xxx
Debs Artliff
Morning Sue, another great male card, a bit like something Sam would do!
Congratulations to all the lucky winners.
Love Jean xxxx
Morning Sue, brilliant card for the guys. Love the string and cogs, I must try this one.
Hugs
Carol x
Hi Sue like the background and cogs not keen on the die but the layout is lovely Jean Z xx
Love today's card Sue, I have a few mens' cards to do in February and this will definitely be making an appearance. So excited that I'm a winner in the draw! Pat x
GM Sue - not my bag this one sorry! Looking forward to tomorrow's post though.
Rgs
Clare W
That's a great man card Sue.
I love guy cards and this is fab, love the texture and the car
Morning Sue, I need several man cards for the next month, so these are great, and different from the run of the mill man cards, Thank you for the insiration.
Love Rosemarie xx
Hi Sue, great guy card. I love using that folder for cards. Congrats to the winners. Bx
Great male card today Sue. Congratulations to all the winners, enjoy your goodies. Linda xxx
Hi Sue
Brilliant male card love those vintage stamps great for male cards.
Congrats to all the winners.
Hugs Annx without an "e"
Love this card. Reminds me to dig out my co'ordinations, that I keep forgetting about.
Love
Karen x
Great male card Sue. Congratulations to the winnders too.
Love this stamp set really affective.The card is amazing love it.
Jane xx
Thumbs up from me. :-)
Good morning Sue, love this card, I have these dies and stamps so will be making a few of this one. Hugs xx
Morning Sue, i love this mbossibility and have used it loads on male cards and projects, it looks great with foil tape. Fabulous card today. Emma
Morning Sue. I like what you have done, I will get one of my son's take on it but I think it's great for a guy. Loved Sam's shows yesterday. I have withdrawal -my GC was taken to hospital yesterday because bits inside fell off - I need to go to rehab LOL don't know what to do with myself. Every card I think of making needs a die or an emboss...
Have a good day Hugs Annie
Lovely card Sue, love the card stamp. You could just change the sentiments and you have a great fathers day card xx hazel
Morning Sue, A grundgy but great male card.They are such a pain to make cards for! Hugs, Carol S.xx
Great men's card, love the background.
Clare x
I am a lover of this type of card :-) Right up my street. I love the way you coloured the car die cut simply with pumice stone, it works much better then the more fussy colouring I tried at first, and goes really well with the background. Thanks for the inspiration, hope you have a great day. Maddy x
So glad to see you providing such great guy card inspiration. Thank you. xx Flora
Great card for a guy today - I love the textured grungy background layer too! Really enjoyed Sam's show yesterday on C&C too - yet more inspiration for those hard to make for fellas!!
Thanks, Susan x
Oh Sue, I LOVE your creativity and the inspiration you share. I have problem's with 'fella' card's; hope you don't mind me 'nicking' quite a few of your idea's :) Thank's Sue, where would half of us be without YOU??!!
A rough tough card, just what's needed sometimes. Sam had some great ideas with her Sherlock stamps yesterday. I think they would look really good mixed with these. Thanks Sue. xx
Fabulous card Sue! I love the monotone metallic look and the cogs on the twine. With love & light Theresa. H.
Like Lacelady and Jean Z I'm not keen on the shape of this die Brilliant choice for a male card & not using "sport" as the theme I think it wud work with just a big sentiment Not fussy and straight to the point! Well done to the winners Fingers crossed that I' lucky next time lol!
Hi Sue,
Love the card.
Just made 3 mens cards, this would have been ideal. I was almost having a break down trying. Will be making a sample to have on standby. Thanks. X
Such an awesome male card here Sue, and hubby stands here next to me and just said, finally a great card without all this dingly dangly girly stuff, that we always use on our cards ha ha ha.
Brilliant card for the men. Really love it.
Clarissa.X
Morning Sue,
What an amazing card for the guys a very tough guy look. Why are they always so difficult..
TFS
Hugs
Amanda x
Hi Sue
A very good male card-always good to get ideas for them.
Good morning Sue,this is a good male card I see you have the pearls around the edge which I do love. Sandra xx
love the man card.
Hello Sue, A great male card, love the embossing folder. The gears and twine replacing flowers and bling.
Can't wait to see what you have for us tomorrow. Enjoyed Sam's shows.
Congrats to the winners, enjoy ladies.
Have a great day everyone.
Hugs June xxx
Nice one Sue. I struggle for male cards, the background is perfect, and I must get it.
Morning Sue, great mans card, Sam's demos yesterday were awesome
she gave us some great ideas. Now watching the tennis, come on Andy!
Take care, Jess x
Great card Sue, I have these stamps and dies so I'm gonna have a go at this one, I've a couple of male birthdays coming up so that will be good.
Big hugs
Max xx
I love todays card Sue, as I struggle so much with male cards. I really like the distressed looks.
Love, Lilly xx
This is a great card. It is true, we DO need some male cards, but I struggle with them too!!
hugs sally x
sallysbitz.blogspot.co.uk
Morning Sue
Fabulous male card
xxx
Hi Sue
I have some male cards to make soon and this design would suit a couple of them, I will use decoupage as I don't stamp.
Congratulations to the winners
Happy crafting
Love Tina x
Great mens card Sue.It is so fantastic.
Greetings
Felicie
Just been playing about with a cogs embossing folder on plumbers tape and black acrylic paint as shown by Sam Poole on yesterdays show. Was just wondering what to do with it and up popped your blog. So I have been doubly inspired by Sam and yourself, as mum of two grown up sons I always struggle with men cards. You're so versitile 7 inspirational, Sue xxx
Hi Sue, You may called it distressed but the card looks fab to me and thanks for your inspiration.
Love June
xx
Another good mans card, keep them coming Sue, they are always well appreciated as I find men hard to design a card for so thank you xx
Hi sue wow what a great mens card and amazingly I received these stamps and die sets yesterday!! I was over the moon when Sam got more stock in,I need to go to the diy store to get some insulation tape!! Lol keep the male cards coming please!! How about some ideas for teenagers too love lesley xx
Hi Sue
have to say the co-ordinations card make this card. Wonderful foundation to set the card off. Yes great guys card. Yet so simple to do
Born again spellbinder
Nadine hug xxx
nzillingworth@hotmail.com
Hi Sue,
Great card. Wishing I had those stamps now and matching dies!
Thanks for the inspiration.
Joan B.
great male card......dont like the shape of the main part...its just me i guess .......like i dont like crowns either........sam poole was on C&C yesterday & her ideas were fab BUT didnt like the crowns on her cards BUT loved the main ideas. thanks for letting us know else i would have missed them.
Hi Sue
A great card for the men today
June x
Love this MAN card so many great backgrouds now to play with, with different technique to try Thanks for your knowledge Sue
what a fantasticly masculine card love it all xx gail in eastbourne
I love it - got a lot of men in my life to make cards for so appreciate the inspiration.
Great one for the guys!! Love it and that embossing folder is so innovative don't you think? Chalk one up for the Spellbinders team!! LOL
This is a men's card, if ever I saw one :) Lovely and very well made.
Have a lovely Sunday :)
Hi Sue
Another great mans card.
Best Wishes
Julie Bee
p.s. well done to the winners
Hi Sue
This is a great card for men. I love the look and would suit young and old.
Love Jan x x
As much as I adore your feminine cards, Sue, I love this one! Great detail and perfect for all ages. Great work! Take care Zo xx
Hello Sue - this is a fab card, love the background.
Elaine
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A great mens card this one.
Hi Sue, a great card for the guys
and as someone said for all ages
young and old. Nancyd xx
Fabulous card Sue, love the grungy distressed look. Background is great. Loved Sams shows yesterday, she really loves vintage and had some brilliant demos. Need those Sherlock stamps now!!!
A great male card Sue these stamps and dies are so good for anything male. Love the colours you have used
Ria
Really love this card Sue, love the colours, the design, everything - it's great.
A great male card. Love it.
Hi Sue
Great card for a man. Very stylish.
Margaret L
Hi Sue
Great card for a man. Very stylish.
Margaret L
This is a cracking mans card Sue! What man isn't a car lover in some shape or form from vintage to new. Love everything about it. Not only for a birthday but for Fathers Day too. "Thank you Sue". Hope you & your loved one's are okay. xx Congratulations to the comment winners! Nannapat, Brenda & Becky enjoy your prizes! xx Love Karen xx
Lovely masculine card.
Great card Sue, love the cad image and cogs x
I just love this card.
xx Kimpy
Brilliant male card Sue. Still not sure about that die shape - but it is growing on me....X
great card love the background.A great male card .Laura O
Looking good. I think some of those things are now on my wish list.
Hello Sue,
Great card for the boys, I am sure this one would go down well with any male family/feiends I have.
Love the embossing, in fact it is a fantastic card - one I will certainly love to give a go.
Hope you have had a good day. I am trying to tidy and reorganise my craft room!!!!!
Congratulations to the winners.
Love Brenda Lel x
Great Blokes card.
Hi Sue. A fantastic manly card for today !! I love the background folder. Perfect for men cards !! The stamps and matching dies look great to. A great finishing touch with the metal embellishments. I love the effects of core'dinations cardstock too. Congrats to todays winners. Lots of love Tres x x x
Brilliant!! Great male card
Mol x
Great guy card Sue, I love this background..have it, yet to use it! Carole Z X
Oh my goodness Sue! I LOVE this card. Everything about it! I am going to have to head over to JustRite and get that Going Places stamp set - you use so many of those that I must have! I am so EXCITED that I am a comment winner this week!!! i will be emailing you right now!
A great card for the men. x
A great card for the men. x
fab card like color
Hi Sue, great male card, you make every card look so easy. Thank you so much for keeping your blog going it makes my day stuck in here so much of the time, many of the nurses stop by my bed to take a look at your beautiful cards. Hugs Melody xXx
Hi Sue,
Great man's card. I've got a tin og broken bits of watches, brooches etc to use on male cards as the grungy add on bits & they would work really well with this type of card - will have to go & break something else now to add to my stash.
Beverley W
Again a lovely card how excellent are you xx
Superb male card and loving the distressed background. Congratulations to the winners too.
Hugs
Linda xxx
Hi Sue, it's ages since I left a comment - usually just a flying visit when i get chance. Love this male card. I find them so difficult to do - don't seem to get the inspiration some how but this is good. really must get some of the JustRite stamps and dies think they are bril. Bye for now Teresa xxx
Hi Sue
What a great card for the men in our lives.Really do like these stamps.
Hi Sue, fab male card, lovely background x
Hi Sue,
This is a really great men's card, I love it.
Congrats to the winners,
Sue xx
Hi sue fantastic work xxx
Sue,
I am back from Texas... This is a fun card for the guys.. Thanks
Great card Sue
Vie
x
small it may be Sue but as usual I really like it. Have now bought some microbeads so will try to make one similar for my neice. Thanks as always Kathy
Great male card! Thanks for the inspiration Sue!
Su (Soop)
Great card, my dad would love it xxx
Wow! That embossed & sanded background is just perfect for this card.
Not sure this is my type of card but suitable for the men in our lives. Will save it as normal as may come in usefull Kathy
Hi Sue
This card is beautiful as usual,just love this stamp set, but I missed ordering it on C&C. Can you tell me if they are coming back to screnn so I can purchase.
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