This course is ALL about creating masculine cards for the special men in our lives. I’m married to a Man’s Man who can fix just about EVERYTHING. No sparkle. No florals. Clean and simple but cool. My husband was my inspiration for the cards I created for these lessons.

Card 1

I wanted to keep these cards simple. I used the same stamp for all three and used it in different ways and colors. I began with white card stock and stamped Altenew’s Flowing Lines mini background stamp in distress oxide ink in chipped sapphire. I trimmed my image with scissors and mounted it to the lighter blue yardstick using foam tape. I stamped. ” You are the best” from Altenew’s Best Sentiments Stamp Set in black dye ink. I used double-sided tape to attach the sentiment to the center of the flowing lines stamped image.

I then attached the piece to the darker blue card stock. I completed my project by attaching my work to an A-2 sized blank notecard.

Materials

• Altenew Flowing lines mini background stamp
• Altenew Best Sentiments Stamp Set
• Distress Oxide ink in Chipped Sapphire
• Black Dye Ink
• Foam Tape
• Double sided Tape

Card 2

I chose a black and white theme for my second card. I stamped the mini background stamp in black dye ink on white card stock four times. Next, I used “Thankful for you” from the Best Sentiments Stamp set. I trimmed both pieces out with scissors and set them aside. Then, I die cut the letter S with Altenew’s Mega Alphabet S Die in black and white card stocks.

I layered the black and white mega letters and attached the sentiment strip to the flowing lines background. I secured my project piece to black card stock. I completed this project by adhering the completed project to a black card base.

Materials

• Altenew Flowing Lines Mini Background Stamp
• Altenew Mega Alphabet S Die
• Altenew Best Sentiments Stamp Set
• Black Dye Ink
• Black Card Stock
• White Cards Stock
• Double-Sided Tape

Card 3

To create my third card, I used materials I’ve had stashed away for quite some time. I die-cut wood veneer and faux leather to create this card. I diagonally cut these by layering them together and slicing through them with a paper trimmer. I attached one faux-leather piece to a wood veneer piece by taping them on the backside. I stamped the flowing lines stamp and thank you sentiment onto wood veneer and trimmed them with scissors. I next attached the image of the lines onto matte gold card stock.

For a clean dimensional look, I attached my stamped pieces to a brown adhesive foam. I then secured them to the project with double-sided tape.

Materials

• Altenew Flowing Lines Mini Background Stamp
• Altenew Best Sentiments Stamp Set
• Wood Veneer (Altenew offers a similar product found here.
• Faux Leather
• Black Dye Ink
• Double-Sided Tape
• Brown Adhesive Foam
• Blank Notecard