Saturday, February 19, 2011

Best Wishes - Challenge 108 Masculine Cards

Another masculine card - this time featuring the buffalo - using the sketch challenge from Stamping 411 blog  I also embossed the background of the Very Vanilla card stock using various shapes of punches, but the picture does not do it justice.  This technique was described here in the same blog

Stamps: In Wildness, Vintage Labels
Inks: Markers (Early Espresso, Chocolate Chip and Crumb Cake on Buffalo; Wild Wasabi and Old Olive on the grass)
Old Olive, Chocolate Chip
Papers: Very Vanilla, Old Olive, Elegant Soiree Designer Paper, Early Espresso
Accessories: Hodgepodge Hardware, 1/4" Early Espresso Grosgrain ribbon, Scallop Edge Punch, Small Oval Punch

I loved doing Challenge 108.  These cards were needed for my craft shows this summer.

6 comments:

gbarron56 said...

Maria -- great job with this card. I always find it difficult to do masculine cards so I seek inspiration wherever I can. Thanks for giving me that today! and thanks as well for playing along with the Stamping 411 Operators this week! Blessings, Gretchen

Kerin said...

Maria I have such a tough time with masculine cards, you really pulled this one together nicely!! Glad you tried out the embossed background trick too! Thanks for playing along this week :)

Patti Chesky said...

What a great guy card! The hardware touches are perfect!!

Hi, I'm Lee Conrey! said...

Me too!!! Man cards are difficult....but this one is awesome. I feel like this one will be case a lot.
Thanks for inspiring us.

Selene Kempton said...

Wonderful masculine card! I love the hardware and all the details! Thanks so much for plying along with stamping 411.

Unknown said...

These are the hardest kind of cards to make but you did a great job!!!