Textured Masculine Thank You Card

 As Lace and florals tend to be my go to for card making, I love to challenge my self to create masculine style cards too. 

I sometimes need that extra push to create without them! 

  I was inspired by all the textures in the Tattered & Worn 6x6 inch sheets Paper Pack designed by Pam Bray.   

Just look at all the lovely texture!  And I just love the grung-y textures  the papers added to the card!  

Supplies needed

Blank Page Muse:

Tattered & Worn 6x6 inch sheets Paper Pack designed by Pam Bray. 

Fall Rubber Stamp Sheet Set by Pam Bray Designs

I Brake for Stamps:

Art of Chemistry Background

other

Tag, jute, mini stapler, Archival Ink, Kraft Card Base

Start by covering your tag with the rivets paper from the Tattered & Worn 6x6 inch sheets Paper Pack. 

Add 1 inch of brick paper from collection to the bottom of your tag. 

Stamp Thanks from the Fall Rubber Stamp Sheet Set by Pam Bray Designs onto yellow paper from the Tattered and Worn Collection. 

Trim stamped Thanks and set aside.  Cut random sized rectangles from the Tattered & Worn 6x6 inch sheets Paper Pack. 

Layer the rectangles onto your tag using dimensional adhesives.

Add stamped Thanks to your tag. 

Add staples to your tag as desired. 

Wrap and tie jute around the bottom of your tag. 

Stamp Art of Chemistry Background onto a Kraft Card Base. 

 

Adhere your tag to your card base to finish!  Here is a close up of the finished textures!

I hope you are inspired to get creative with your stamps and papers from Blank Page Muse and I Brake For Stamps.  Don't forget to use my discount code BPMChris. 

 

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Asleep on the Deck

 Greetings today I am excited to share this stamped watercolor card I created using the amazing Asleep on the Deck Stamp from I Brake for Stamps.  

Just look at all the detail! 

 This card would be perfect for Dad or any lake loving special person in your life. 

To recreate this cared you will need: 

Asleep on the Deck Stamp from I Brake for Stamps

mixed media paper, archival ink, distress inks, water brush, card base, stapler

Start by stamping your Asleep on the Deck Stamp from I Brake for Stamps onto mixed media paper with archival ink. 

Color image as desired with your water brush and distress inks. 

Once you are finished with your coloring, trim stamped image and adhere to card base with stapler. 

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Fathers day Tag and Card Inspiration

 Sunday June 19th is Fathers Day.

 Here are a few quick idea's to help inspire you to make something special! 

Card by Adam

Stamps used: Nautical 1 & Nautical 2
(see the tutorial here.)

Card by Kelly Parker

Stamps used:
Classic Car
Dad - word art

Background Grunge 

Card by Renee Matarese
Stamp used: Kiss the Chef (see the tutorial here) 

Tag by Lynn Stevens

Stamp used: No. 16

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I Brake for Ducks!

Hello! Coming here with a masculine card to share today!  This is the time of year I start looking for baby ducks in the local ponds, lakes and waterways.  They are fun to watch.  Thinking of that made me think of this fantastic duck scene, called Mallards.

I colored this with markers, but I was thinking as I went along that it would be a good stamp for an easy, loose watercolor look, also.  I used some neat, outdoorsy papers for the background.  I have a lot of male relatives that would like this for a birthday card, but I left the sentiment off, just in case I need to use it for a thank you instead.

Thank you for visiting today!  Keep on stamping!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Inky Backgrounds!

I was looking at this very neat Grand Canyon scene stamp and I thought that I could make a really great masculine notecard if I just stamped it over an inky background.

I used beige and brown Distress Oxides in the background, smooshing them up from my craft mat onto watercolor paper. I dried between layers and also added a little orange to suggest the color of the rocks at the Grand Canyon.  

When dry, I just stamped over top with a crisp black ink.  I matted this in navy blue.  I think I could send this to any guy for any occasion. I’m so happy to have a card like that in my stash!

Thanks for visiting!

Heidi @MyLittleStampingBlog 

I Brake for Camping!

Hello from design team member, Heidi!  I am sharing  another card using a stamp I used just recently (African and Tree cards in this post).  I was looking at the Tribal Blanket stamp again, and this time I saw what could be a little scene.

I colored onto the stamp with water-based markers, spritzed it with a mist of water and stamped it onto watercolor paper.  I then added the die cut tent to complete the scene.  I will be sending this to my son when he goes away to summer camp in a few weeks.

The stamps I used today can be purchased in the I Brake for Stamps store:

Tribal Blanket

Home Sweet Tent

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Heidi  @MyLittleStampingBlog

I Brake for Beaches!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing my Father-In-Law's birthday card with you.

He lives in Florida and loves the water so I often make him a nautical themed card.

 I've used several images from MS97 Full Plate.

On the front I used the one of the smaller lighthouses because I wanted it to appear that it was in the distance a bit.

I also used the sailboat.

I hand drew in the lines for the sky, water and sand. I used a very thin Marvy marker to make some tufts of sea grass.  I also added a couple more stepping stones.

On the inside I used some rocks with sea grass and the bottle with sand. The verse is from Every Day Phrases.

Even though I don't love the beach...I'm very pale so I burn easily...plus I don't like things touching me when I'm swimming.  Plus the sand gets everywhere...plus...well, you get the point.  In spite of that, Nautical cards are one of my all time FAVORITE cards to make!!  I'm going to get tons of use out of this sheet.

I Brake for Ruff birthdays!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing a card made with the dog from Animals Complete Set available at I Brake for Stamps.

He can be found separately as Dog Set as well.

I love joking about getting older on cards. 

I also love puns so this verse is just perfect.

I used the fire hydrant and another of the sentiments on the inside.

Brake For....Bass Fish

Hello stampers - Nancy here today and time  to show you another  great stamp   This one is called Bass Fish,  Here is my card.

Let me tell you that I love the size of this image.  Big enough to fill a card and great for coloring.  When I first saw this image I thought it would make a great masculine card - and perfect for Father's Day for those men who love to fish.  Then I thought....I know several women who love to fish as well - just as much as the guys.  This would make a great card for those women!  It made me realize that I have to get past the old traditional "if it's a fish its masculine, if it's a flower its feminine" thinking.  In fact, I used to work with a guy who had the most amazing flower garden in his backyard.  I could definitely send him a floral card and not feel funny about it.

I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with copics.  I sponged some Memento Cantaloupe ink around the edges.  On the base card the text "GO FISH" is computer generated.

The Bass Fish stamp can be found here. I hope you hop on over to the IBFS store and take a look at the thousands of stamps available.  

Thanks for stopping by today!

I Brake for Birdies!

Hello and happy Saturday!

My Brother-In-Law Bob has a birthday next week and he loves to golf.

I love this Humorous Senior from I Brake for Stamps.

It's called Jack's Birdie.

 IBFS has a slew of funny seniors stamps!

It scares me a little that I'm starting to relate to them more and more!

I printed my own sentiment off my computer.

Happy Birthday Bob!!

I Brake for Crabby Birthdays!

Hello and happy Saturday!

My Father-In-Law has a birthday coming up at the end of the month so I wanted to get a head start on getting his card made.  I need a head start because I also have a Nephew, Sister-In-Law and two Brother-In-Laws with March birthdays.  It's a busy month for our family!  (not to mention that I'm a March baby)

So...George lives just outside of Tampa, Fl. and loves the water.  How perfect is this CRAB SURPRISE for him?

You can find it over at I Brake for Stamps.

I Brake for Smiley Monsters!

Hello and happy Saturday!

Today I'm sharing the CLUELESS SET from IBFS.

It's from the Carmen Medlin line. 

The set comes with the image and verse or you can get it as a CURIOSITIES SET 3 FULL SHEET.

I used some Wink of Stella on his wings so add some fun shimmer.