Manly Monday

What an amazing line up of cards I have for you this week. This post is packed with masculine cards galore!

There's even a bonus - same image three different ways which I find so helpful to see especially digital images. Love to see different color schemes and embellishments that others have used to achieve a little bit different look. Check it out.

Suzette Crafty Sentiments Designs

Afternoon Stamper


Louise at Passion Creations


In Rosie's Book


Margaret's Crafty bits


Flossy's Paper Palace


HeARTful Stamper


Lisa from Distinctive LMNts


Stamped Blessings


Pia's Papir og Peler


Paper Munch


Kimbee's Creations


Kelly at KO Scraps


Kelly at KO Scraps

Weren't those fabulous? I am so inspired and amazed by the crafty cards these ladies have created. A big thanks to all of them for allowing us to post links to them here.

For my card today I die cut 3 ties evenly spaced on Neenah Solar White cardstock on my Cricut {Ultimate Creative Series Sampler ~ Bonus 4 ~ Paper Dolls Dress Up}. You have to cut them at like 5" or 6" {or more~I can't quite remember the exact size I used}. I started by moving the blade down and over to the right so I would be able to cut this panel out for my card.  Cut your first tie then move your blade over 3-4 spaces and cut the next then repeat. After those cuts I cut the same tie but much bigger and in patterned paper by My Mind's Eye, DCWV and October Afternoon (from left to right)

There are a bunch of layers to the card starting at the white card base by Recollections. I then adhered a piece of aqua cardstock to the base which I cut smaller to leave a white edge border. Next we have a piece of white cardstock with the patterned paper ties adhered to it so to line up with the outlines in the next layer. I used foam adhesive on the white cardstock to give my plain card some fun dimension. I wrapped the braiding cord by Sulyn Industries around the raised cardstock. I ended up having to remove the cardstock from the other layers to add the tag and get the cord in place. Oh well, lesson learned. The stamps is by Hero Arts and the ink is by Close to my Heart.

Kind of plain and simply but according to my sources manly cards don't need to be all fancy with loaded embellishments or techniques. Just plain and simple is most effective.

Thanks for looking. Have a great Monday!

Challenges:
http://eclecticellapu.blogspot.co.uk/- For a boy
http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/- Male card
http://thecupboardtrilogychallenges.blogspot.com/- Male
http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/- Anything goes
http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/- Lots of layers
http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/- Use something from SSS-mine is THIS Hero Arts stamp set.