Monday, July 27, 2015

A Masculine Journey

I am so very excited to be this week's guest designer over at City Crafter Challenge Blog - what a huge honor!  This week's challenge is "Create a Masculine Birthday Card".

I admit, I felt a bit of pressure to create a card worthy of a guest designer.  I played around with a number of ideas considering what direction to go; clean and simple, something unexpected for a masculine card, bright vs. muted colors, etc.  Ahh, what's a girl to do?  In the end I went with a neutral main color and added splashes of brown and retired Bravo Burgundy from Stampin' Up (still one of my favorite colors).  The patterned paper flagged on the bottom is actually from a Christmas paper pack, but I love the pattern for a masculine card.  I used a number of single stamps and elements from a few stamp sets to create both backgrounds and focal images.  To bring some texture to the card, I included some layering, raised some elements with foam squares and heat embossed the "Journey".  To top it all off, I used some waxed twine that I've had kicking around in my craft room for years for the tag, leaving the tails extra long for more texture.


Week 272 ~ Create a Masculine Birthday Card
City Crafter Challenge Blog

For more fabulous masculine card inspiration, swing by the City Crafter Challenge.  We all seem to need more masculine cards for our stashes, so why not play along?  

Happy Stamping,
Dana

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16 comments:

  1. Ros CrawfordJuly 28, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    Your card is terrific!! A perfect masculine card! Thanks so much for guesting with us this week at CCCB!

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    1. Dana MJuly 28, 2015 at 12:09 PM

      Thanks so much Ros! The honor is mine to be included as a guest designer.

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  2. MarinaJuly 28, 2015 at 2:38 PM

    Great vintage look with wonderful layering. I like the repeated diamond pattern and the rich burgundy. Thank you for being our Guest Designer at City Crafter.

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    1. Dana MJuly 28, 2015 at 7:34 PM

      Thanks so much Marina! It is great fun to be the Guest Designer, thanks for having me.

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  3. GeriJuly 28, 2015 at 9:22 PM

    AWESOME tag! You aced your GD 'masculine' GD gig with this terrific tag. I always struggle with masculine cards so when I see brilliant ideas like your tag, I file them for future reference. Thanks for the inspiration :)

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    1. Dana MJuly 29, 2015 at 7:23 PM

      Thanks so much Geri! I'm glad you like it well enough to save it for later. :)

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  4. Kirsty VittetoeJuly 29, 2015 at 12:59 AM

    Such an awesome creation Dana, thanks for being our guest this week at CCCB! Such an honour to have you!

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    1. Dana MJuly 29, 2015 at 7:24 PM

      Thanks to you and the design team at CCCB for having me! It was so much fun.

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  5. StellaJuly 29, 2015 at 12:48 PM

    This is a gem; I love the colors you used; that globe is a jaw dropper! So happy to have you as our GD at CCCB this week!

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    1. Dana MJuly 29, 2015 at 7:25 PM

      Thank you Stella! So glad you like the card. It is such an awesome experience to be a guest designer!

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  6. DarnellJuly 30, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    Congratulations on the Guest Design spot, Dana! You did an incredible masculine work of art with this tag card!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell

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    1. Dana MJuly 30, 2015 at 2:58 PM

      Thanks so much Darnell! You always make my day!

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  7. BarbJuly 30, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    It's a great male card Dana. The colours are lovely. Congratulations on being chosen as a Guest Designer. Barbxx

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    1. Dana MJuly 30, 2015 at 9:19 PM

      Thank you so much Barb! I love Bravo Burgundy with just about anything :)

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  8. SamraAugust 1, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Gorgeous masculine card Dana!!! Love it

    Samra
    Paper Talk with Samra

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    1. Dana MAugust 1, 2015 at 10:06 AM

      Thanks so much Samra! I appreciate that you came by and took the time to comment too.

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