Masculine Card Inspiration

Hey everybody, happy Wednesday and welcome to June! We’re nearly to the middle of the year already! Need a little masculine card inspiration? Leslie here with a tutorial for making a really nice masculine card in navy blue and brown. A ‘just because’ card, because who needs a formal excuse to tell a guy he rocks?! Could be the hubs, a family member or a good friend! I used several varieties of cardstock to bring this card to life, which I’ll list below. Let’s get started!

Create Focal Element

Using a vintage VW bug die set in my stash, I cut the pieces from the following cardstock:
Classic Crest Patriot Blue: VW bug body, fenders and side mirror
Lessebo Pitch Black: Car outline and wheels; and Lessebo Granite Gray: Front and back bumpers
Bright Silver Foil: Hubcaps
Classic Crest 80# Solar White: Rear and front lights (rear light colored with red marker)

Cut Card Base & Layers

Firstly, cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Classic Crest Patriot Blue.

Secondly, cut one full-size and one roughly third-size layering panel from coordinating light brown patterned papers. Oh, this navy blue and light brown look so good together!

Thirdly, cut a sentiment panel for the inside from Classic Crest Recycled 100% Classic Natural White.

Adhere Layers for Masculine Card Inspiration Project

Next, glue the two light brown patterned paper panels together with the narrow one across the bottom.

Notch the corners of the card base, the patterned paper layering panel, and inside sentiment panel.

Now grab a leftover strip of patterned paper and adhere it to the left side of the inside sentiment panel.

Add Focal & Sentiments

Glue the focal element to the card front and stamp a sentiment in blue ink.

Afterwards, stamp a sentiment on the inside sentiment panel.

Complete Masculine Card Inspiration Project

All that’s left to do is add a few glitter enamel dots to the front and adhere the inside sentiment panel. Your awesome masculine card is complete!

Summing up, these are the other products I used:
PAPER: Crafter’s Companion Just For Men 6×6 paper pad
STAMPS: Ranger Letter It Occasions and You Rock stamp sets
INK: Memento Paris Dusk ink; Bic Mark-It Fine Point Rambunctious Red marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Vintage Bug dies, Spellbinders 3-in-1 Notched Corner Punch
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Spellbinders 12×12 Scoring Board, TapeRunner Retractable Double-Sided Adhesive Tape, My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press, Bearly Art Precision Craft Glue, Mini MISTI, Big Shot, Your Next Stamp navy blue glitter Gumdrops

To conclude, I hope you’ve enjoyed this masculine card and got some inspiration from it! Be sure to visit CutCardStock on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for more DT inspiration! Also join our Creating with CutCardStock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
Leslie