Masculine Birthday Cards

Recently I posted a card for a sailor who is about to turn 60. His avocation prompted the theme of the card, and it was one of the easier cards I’ve made for a man recently. Usually I struggle with masculine cards but I have two more to share today. Both are CAS cards, and were also very quick to make. I still have one to make sometime before the 25th for a close friend who is turning 70. I have something in mind, but it’s likely to be a bit more involved.

This card uses one of my favorite patterned papers ever–“Black and White All Over” by Papertrey Ink. Sadly, it’s no longer available. The paper is exactly the size of an A2 card, and I added a border of True Black, two thin pieces of Pure Poppy, and a die cut from “Penned Elegance” to complete it. It truly was a quick and easy card with one of my favorite color combinations: red, black, and white.

Next up is another card that uses patterned paper from another of Papertrey’s sets, “3 Piece Suits.” It appears to have been discontinued as well.

I used one of the Simon Says “Stitched Circles” to die cut a piece of the patterned paper, and added it to a piece of Smoky Shadow cardstock that I had scored every 1/2 inch. The same die cut sentiment from “Penned Elegance” fit into the circle perfectly, and I used a piece of fun foam behind the Smoky Shadow before adding it to a white top-folded card.

I love that the stitching in the patterned paper echoes the stitched die cut for the sentiment. I’m entering this one in the Addicted to CAS challenge: Masculine before the challenge closes on Friday.