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Thursday, July 31, 2014

A Masculine Birthday Card

Just a quick post today, to share a card I made for another August birthday in our family, this time for a nephew.  Masculine cards are always hard for me to make, so I'm sharing it to hopefully inspire others who have the same problem.


I started with a piece of watercolor paper, and repeatedly stamped Hero Arts Silhouette Fern on it, spritzing the stamp with water after inking.   The little dragonfly was done in the same way; it's also a Hero Arts image, from their Made with Love clear set.  After everything was dry, I overstamped the Winnie & Walter sentiment, then framed my panel in green and attached it to an ivory card base.  

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11 comments:

  1. BarbJuly 31, 2014 at 9:22 AM

    Beautiful stamping, Lin! Love this card for a guy - perfect!

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  2. Pam W MerwinJuly 31, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    Love it, Lin! Masculine cards are hard for me too - this is perfect :)

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  3. Lisa EltonJuly 31, 2014 at 11:43 AM

    LOVE the ferns Lin and the pop of color from the solo dragonfly is perfect!

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  4. joyJuly 31, 2014 at 12:20 PM

    Any guy would love to receive this card, Lin! I need some W & W sentiment stamps - LOVE them.

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  5. Barb GhigJuly 31, 2014 at 2:13 PM

    Fabulous masculine card, Lin! Spritzing your stamp with different amounts of water gave the fern so much depth, and the sentiment is perfect for a guy!

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  6. EmJuly 31, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    I have had similar stamps for years but have not put them together so perfectly to create a masculine card. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity.

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  7. LeniJuly 31, 2014 at 5:40 PM

    Very beautiful card! I always love that fern stamp. Thank you for this inspiration. I am going to try that myself.

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  8. Dawn TAugust 1, 2014 at 3:23 AM

    Great idea for a masculine card with out being too neutral. The greens are lovely.

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  9. DeeptiAugust 1, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    Wow I love the ferns on this card :)

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  10. stampingandstitchingAugust 2, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Gorgeous masculine card, Lin! Love you mix of images and the soft, watercolour look on the ferns and dragonfly!

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  11. Tracey McNeelyAugust 5, 2014 at 2:54 PM

    Lin perfect stamping, great masculine card!

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Thank you so much for your kind comments - they make my day!