This is the perfect Masculine Card!

I hear it over and over again that you’re all struggling with making masculine looking cards. Over the years there have been plenty of stamp sets suitable for the men in our lives. There have been sports related images, nature and outdoorsy images, tools and cars and grilling and on an on, but I still hear it’s difficult to make a masculine card. Well, your wait is over, because this card with rich wood tones, and geometric shapes will work for any guy.

Stampin' Up! Wood texture DSP, Tailored Tag Punch, Stampin' Studio

I used the Wood Texture Designer Series Paper Stack from the Annual catalog and punched out various prints using the Tailored Tag Punch featured in the Occasions catalog. Then I pretended I was laying tile and I left a little space between all of the “wood tiles” for the “grout” (which is nothing more than the Early Espresso cardstock showing between my “tiles”. Here’s how to make it easier yet. The card base is 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4. I then used a 4″ x 5-1/5″ piece of Early Espresso that I attached all of my “tiles” onto. Any “tile” that extended beyond the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of cardstock got trimmed off. Once I had the 4″ x 5-1/4″ piece of Early espresso covered with “tiles” I wrapped a piece of Linen Thread around this layer a couple times securing the end to the back. After attaching this to the card base, I tied a triple bow from another piece of Linen Thread and attached it to the front of the card with a Mini Glue Dot. I stamped the sentiment from the Lemon Zest stamp set in Early Espresso on one of the lighter colored wood texture prints. The finishing touch was to add a few pearls that I colored with the Bronze Stampin’ Blends Marker. There you have it, the perfect masculine card for any guy in your life.

Stampin' Up! Wood texture DSP, Stampin' Studio

Every year as we start to approach the release of the annual catalog, all of the current Designer Series Papers retire. The Wood Texture Designer Series Paper has been so incredibly popular, I will bet you that it will sell out as soon as the list is posted. Do you know how you avoid missing out on the opportunity to stock up on this fabulous paper? Order it NOW! That’s right, knowing that it will end up on the retiring products list, why not order yourself a few packages so that you have it when you need it and aren’t disappointed that it’s gone for good.