Masculine cards

Hello Stampers

Often I get asked to make Masculine Cards at my Classes.  They always seem to be a little tricky for everyone.

Recently I had two male birthdays in January to make cards for and I chose stamp sets that, ordinarily,  you would chose for your female friends 😉  So I thought let's see if I can use these sets for both Genders???

First set is the Perennial Birthday Stamp Set and has mostly flowers.  I looked at the leaves in this set and thought Men like their gardens so let's go with the leaves 😃😃😃

 I also chose the new "Happiness Blooms" Designer Series Paper in the latest Occasions Catalogue.  This paper also has a lot of flowers featured but on the reverse sides has some masculine designs as I have chosen above.  So try and think outside the box when looking at all your stamp sets and papers.  I added a couple of leaves from the "Seasonal Layers" Thinlits Dies and walah!!!!  Done 😀

The next card is using the new "Amazing Life" Stamp Set and the same Designer Series Paper.  I also decorated the envelope flap with the DSP to give it that little bit extra.  I stamped the 3-tier cake, coloured it in with Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends and fussy cut it out to add to the Stitched Shape Square to break up the plainness.

So I hope these examples help you out when it comes to making those "Tricky" masculine cards 😉

Happy Stamping

Janette

Perennial Birthday Clear-Mount Stamp Set

Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies

Amazing Life Photopolymer Stamp Set

Happiness Blooms 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

Balmy Blue Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

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Happy stamping

Janette

Welcome to 2019!

Hello Stampers

Happy New Year to you all 🎆🎆

I do hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas spent with Family and Friends.  I was on a Cruise Ship sailing around New Zealand with 2 beautiful friends who let me tag along on the same cruise with them 💓💜😁 and what a very special way to celebrate Christmas and the beginning of 2019.

We had a fabulous time but am now suffering some withdrawal symptoms from not being in my craft room for over 2 weeks!!!

Here is the Cruise Ship - Royal Caribbean "Ovation of the Seas" docked in the Bay of Islands and taken from a smaller boat that I did a Lunch Cruise on all around the Bay.  What a gorgeous part of New Zealand this is and I just loved the little township of Russell where I wandered around the cute little streets and even found a Craft Market 😁

Did the scariest thing and stepped out of my comfort zone to go up in the NorthStar Ride on the ship which goes up 92 meters above sea level!!!  The views were great and I even managed to look out over the side to get the view below.

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Happy Stamping
Janette