Hello there! Are you a guy? Do you send cards to guys? Do guys even like cards?! LOL I needed to make a couple of masculine cards for a swap I am participating in and always struggle a little with those. I tend to be a little heavy handed with the bling and the fru-fru flowers and all things that shimmer and sparkle and don't know if guys actually appreciate all of that goodness. I tried to tone it all down a little bit and this is what I came up with:
My base layer is Night of Navy and the other layers are Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla. I love this balloon stamp set! It just feels so care free and fun to me. I stamped the large balloon first and then again on a separate piece of paper; which I fussy cut. Then I stamped the two smaller balloons on top and then layered the large one on top of all of that. I wanted to give it a little lift, but didn't want to raise it too much. I added a strip of designer paper from the Under the Mistletoe pack to the side for a pop of color.
I embossed 2/3's of the card with the Basket Weave embossing folder and added a punched circle on the bottom. I like layers! I stamped my clouds in Pool Party and used a Blender pen to add a touch of color. Fun stuff!
On to the next card:
For my second card I switched the layers around a bit, but kept the same color scheme. This card feels more peaceful and serene to me.
The stamped image and sentiment are from the High Tide stamp set. I used the two step stamp technique for the light house and water. I want to get lost in this card!
Here are all of the goodies I used to create my cards today:
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I hope that your week is off to a good start! I will be back soonest with lots more to share! Have a great day!
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