Yesterday Tracy was skiing with my granddaughters so after church I had the afternoon to craft away. I needed three masculine card for birthdays at the end of this month. I made two of the first card, and then a separate one since I didn’t want to send the same card to my brother-in-law and his son-in-law. Not that they see one another’s cards, but it also gave me a chance to make a card for the Color Throwdown Challenge.
The first card started from the bottom up—I had pinned a card with these colors a long time ago. It’s a technique I don’t think I’ve ever tried. I die cut the dark gray panel and added it to a dark brown card base. Then I pulled out Pinkfresh Studio’s Nested Hexagons Blanket Stitch and die cut two. That proved to be the perfect place for a sentiment.
I embossed a gold sentiment from an old Papertrey Ink set: Scene It Celebration. Three gold 3-D stars finished it off. I like this design, and think I’ll use it again for masculine cards.
The second card is another CAS design. The Color Throwdown Challenge is to use black, white, and gray. I layered the black panel onto a gray card, and added a strip of patterned paper from My Favorite Things Black and White Basics paper pad.
The sentiment is white embossed and die cut with the Altenew One-Go Birthday Greetings.
Both cards are off to The Just Us Girls Challenge where the call is for masculine cards. And the second one is off to The Color Throwdown Challenge which ends this evening.
I love what you have done with the shades of brown and gold sentiment! The perfect masculine card. Your second one is also fabulous in the black and white. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
WOW! These just blow me away, Karen! I have to case the first one as I can’t stop looking at it! So classy! Can imagine it with other color combos, too. The 2nd one really catches the eye with that great printed paper in the middle! Just perfect!
Love these graphic cards! Definitely great for guys! Thanks so much for joining us for the Color Throwdown challenge!!
Two very stylish cards. I would not have thought to put dark grey & dark brown together – it works.
Two examples for me two CASE for birthday cards.
Fabulous CAS male cards Karen. Thanks for adding to our JUGS galllery.
Well done! The colors made both very masculine. Thanks for joining in at JUGS
Karen, you make the best masculine cards ever! These are great!!! Thanks so much for sharing them and playing along with us at Just Us Girls!
Both of these are fantastic masculine cards, Karen! The first has unexpected colors that work so well and the gold embossed sentiment and stars really stand out! Love all the texture and how you used the patterned paper on the second! I think you’re guys will be quite happy with these!
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