Raise your hand if you struggle a bit with masculine cards…  is it just me?

I love florals and elegant projects and sometimes I really have to stretch out of my comfort zone to come up with a card that I’d be be proud to give to my father or husband  – or even my 13 year old son!

My latest class at Altenew Academy – “For the Guys” – offers loads of suggestions for crafters like me who need some extra inspiration in this department.  As a homework assignment for this class, I created the following card.

I used graphic triangle stamps from the Trigonometry Stamp Set by Altenew to create a stripe across the card.  I also chose a funky modern palette of orange, navy, pool and olive tones.

For my sentiment, I incorporated some cool typography with mixed fonts and bold black and white.  I found some alpha dies from my stash and stacked four layers of black die cuts to form a dimensional “you”.

Then I added black cardstock strips to either side and white heat embossed the rest of the sentiment.  Of course, having a “dude” stamp in my stash was a huge bonus for this teen-friendly card!

So the final card reads “Dude.  You ROCK!”… which my son will love.  I finished it off with a few thin strips of black cardstock at the top and bottom of the panel, a shiny black asterisk embellishment and some black enamel dots (all from my stash).

This was certainly a fun challenge for me but I am really happy with how it turned out.  I hope this inspires you to make a fun graphic project for the men (or boys) in your life too!

Thanks for stopping by!

xo,

Tricia