Branching Out and Follow Your Dreams
Today, it's guy card day around here! From what I hear from many stampers, guy cards present a challenge as they don't come as easily as making a card for a the women in our lives or for the rambunctious kids we love. So I thought I would take these 2 sets, which could easily go feminine, and show the masculine side of them.
Below is the full pic of the sneak peek from last Thursday. The images and sentiment are just part of Theresa Momber's new set Follow your Dreams
To make the rustic feel on the focal image, I dragged 2 distress ink pads across GKD Pure Luxury Ivory card stock before stamping and die cutting. Now, I confess, and I can hear a few of my DT team members chuckling, I own a whole 3 distress ink pads, so to use 2 of them in one fell swoop, well....it's craziness! LOL
After it was stamped and die cut, I colored it with Prismacolor colored pencils. A few drags of the same ink over the GKD Tan Leather for the bottom panel were applied before stamping the birthday sentiment. A twill half bow and stamped cattails and dragonflies finish it off.
Finished card is 4-1/4" x 5-1/2"
Supplies not listed:
Ink: Antique Linen and Weathered Wood Ranger Distress Ink, Versafine Onyx Black, Nestabilities Oval dies, Dimensional foam
For this next card, I combined Theresa's set with Branching Out, Melanie's newest set, to make a gift card enclosure
For this base of gift card holder, I stamped the largest of the branch images onto patterned paper and trimmed off the border, just leaving the image you see, a striped strip with linen thread stitching and a "bradded" tab were added to help balance the weight at the bottom and add a pop of color. The focal panel was stamped with the round branch image and die cut. The sentiment is from Follow your Dreams, omitting the dragonfly and substituting a blue bird from Branching Out that is popped up with dimensional foam.
Finished holder is 4-1/4"x 3-1/4"
Supplies not listed:
Ink: Versafine Vintage Sepia, VersaMagic Aegean Blue; Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Ivory; Patterned Paper: Basic Grey Pyrus, Nestabilities Circle die
For even more samples of these new sets, please visit each of the GKD Design Team blogs listed below and leave a comment. The more blogs you comment on, the more chances you have of winning! Gina will announce the randomly chosen winners on her blog tomorrow!
Happy Hoppin' and Happy 18th Birthday to my daughter, Morgan!
V.~
154 comments:
Great job, Val! Loving that first card a whole lot!
Imagine what your could do with a couple more distress ink pads! LOL - the cards are so dramatic - thanks! The boat one will go in my favorites for sure!
These would be good cards for men, which are hard to come up with. I especially like the first card. Very serene.
Lovely cards!! I esp love the first card - fab design and a great b'day card for a guy.
Great job. The first card is simply beautiful. Nice layout on the second one.
Super cards Val -- I particularly love the colouring you did around that boat. It just makes me want to go there.
love the earthy colors on both the cards!
Beautiful cards! I love them both.
Yes, Like Marcy said, imagine what you could do with maybe a FEW more distress inks, haha! LOVE this Val! And the stitching and tab on the 2nd one, AWEsome! (and im not laughing, ROFL, no, really I'm not!)
Love the boat card so much. The colors are awesome. Thanks for sharing both cards with us.
Such beautiful color choices! Love them!
Great job!! Love how u used the colors on these cards. So special and unique.
Very nice!! Thanks for some nice masculine examples!! :)
Oh, these are wonderful, Valerie! Love the rustic scene!
love your cards especially the coloring on the boat
Gorgeous cards.
Two of my top favorite cards! Love the rustic/earthy look...Excellent coloring of the boat scene!
Those are both great, Val! And they could be used as manly cards too - I struggle with anything not flower related, lol!
Valerie such wonderful cards, thanks for sharing! (Happy Birthday Morgan!)
Super wonderful cards, Val!!
Val, these are awesome masculine cards!! I really like how you used the distress ink pads. I think I own 1 !! I really like how you framed the boat, lightly stamped the cattails and dragonfly in the background!! Just awesome! i love the paper you used on the 2nd card!!
The birthday card is beautiful. Your rustic look was achieved beautifully! Thanks for sharing.
Wonderful cards. Great use of the stamp sets.
Very nice masculine cards.
Wooohoooo....love the first card, not that the second card is not deserving of praise as well. Great job woman.
Both of these are beautiful and well done. Wish I could come up with something like them on my own!
putting the boat image on an oval makes the image really stand out
Wonderful ideas for masculine cards.
That first card is gorgeous! The second one is yummy too. I like your style.
Really like both of your cards today. The spotlight put on the boat really makes for a stunning card.
I'm always looking for new ideas on masculine cards - TFS!
pam_lash at yahoo dot com
Fabulous cards, Val -- LOVE the background you created for the boat and also for the Follow Your Dreams card! Wonderful layouts!
I love the colors you've used and that beautiful background for the boat. Hope Morgan enjoyed her 18th birthday! Pat x
Nice job!
Good cards for males. Nice job. :)
Just beautiful!
Oh, what a gorgeous MAN card!! That stamp set just begs to be used creating man cards. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous work.
These make fabulous masculine cards....great job!
WOW! Great guy cards!
Great job...good use of stamp sets...displayed them nicely.great masculine cards!
I really like the CAS designs, Valerie!
Absolutely fantastic cards, I love, love the colors.
Wonderful job on these new stamps.
Love the background you made for the boat. Very nice!
Both of your cards are so terrific! Love the subtle colors you chose. These are two incredible sets and I want them both!
Lovely cards. ty for a chance to win them.
Fabulous cards.
Love the boat card - positively serene.
Love your cards!! Very masculine like. I'm always looking for masculine cards so these will definitely be keepers!!
Thank you for "guy" cards!
I just love all our work.
very pretty
Neat cards! Great ideas and you did just fine with 2 of your 3 distress inks!!
Both are great cards!
Great cards Val!! Love staring at the first card since I saw it at the party!!
your boat card was one of my very favorties from the party, it is just the perfect masculine design!!
i love the frame stamped over that paper, gret choices with your patterns, colors and accents, it rocks!
That boat scene is very different from the others and I like it alot.
Nice job
Love both of your cards--now I know I need both of these sets--thanks!!
Just beautiful cards!! Love them both!!
I just love that first masculine card. Gorgeous! Or should I say handsome? lol
Love how the boat is highlighted with a separate frame...really pops! Great cards, I'm saving to my favorites.
I love the rustic feel of the first card. Great use of your precious distress inks.
Valerie love the Follow Your Dream card...the way the boat is at the front, the back almost has the look of "fog". I love it!
Great guy cards Valerie!
Love your cards! It's nice to know someone can make such beautiful cards without having every single supply on the market! Thanks!
Very pretty cards....love that boat!
Great cards and great sets.
Very nice!! The colors are very warm & serene
Very pretty, I just love how versatile these stamp sets are!!
Cindy
two great cards! love the colors!
linda patti tpatti@windstream.net
Awesome cards! TFS!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Love the Happy Birthday one and the dragging of the distress inks, wonderful idea! The second card is cool also, thanks!
Love both cards Val, both would be great Fathers day cards, both rustic and warm, just great cards!!
Thanks
Donna Przy....
Great job! Both cards are beautibul. Thank you
Wow, these are awesome guy cards. I just love them both. Thanks for sharing.
Both cards are beautiful, Valerie! Thank you for sharing!!!
Loved the background on the boat card. Very nice for masculine cards.
Valerie, 2 great cards for the guys! I am loving all the masculine cards. As the mom of 3 sons and a grandson, it's hard to find "guy" ideas. Thanks for helping me out with that!
Men Cards!!! YAY... I'm lovin' them!!! Great inspiration!!! Thank You..
Faith
Beautiful creations with these new sets! TFS!
Absolutely GREAT cards! Thanks for the inspiration.
Gorgeous cards! Love them! :)
very very beautiful. outdoorish, country-ish look!
Beautiful Cards. Thanks for sharing.
kim
k1i2m3@cox.net
Wonderful cards -- I particularly like the birthday card and the way you used the 2 distress pads to colour the background behind the boat.
Two terrific cards and I love that they could both be used for men as
masculine style cards can be challenging for many of us card makers!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for showing some masculine cards. I really need the brain food for those. And thanks for describing a technique I think I might actually be capable of doing myself (dragging stamp pads).
Great masculine cards, lol about the distress inks, we think we need so many. I love your colors on both cards. Happy Birthday to Morgan.
Heehee...but we are laughing WITH you and certainly not at you....that is absolutely amazing!! You totally need some more distress inkpads!! Beautiful cards!
Very nice cards. The browns give it such a rich masculine look.
Great cards....love them very much. Especially love the way you did the boat card.
Both cards - so pretty. Loved the colors and design.
Love that first card! Oh my... how pretty! Thanks for the inspiration, Valerie!
Beautiful! Your first card is absolutely amazing. Great use of the texture stamps and cute popped up bird.
Great card and gift card holder. I like how you inked in the first card.
Love the rustic look of the first card.
God bless,
PeggyS
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Fantastic cards! Love how you highlighted the boat with a separate frame.
Blessings Bernie
Beautiful cards Valerie. Very inspiring. Happy Birthday to Morgan, too.
Lovely cards. It's always nice to have some cards that will work well for men.
I love the beautiful backgrounds you created on both of these cards Val. I hope you had a Happy Easter and that your daughter has a happy birthday.
Val, thanks for thinking about our guys! Awesome cards!
Very nice cards
Wow, the colors and all the touches you included are just wonderful! I will have an 18yo girl in about 9 years, sure hope Morgan has an incredibly special day!!
Amazingly wonderful artwork. So glad you inspired us.
Fabulous cards Valerie!!
Thank you for ideas for masculine cards - they are both great!
Yeeeeppppppp ! ! ! They are masculine cards. Great job. TFS!!
Jean McGee
I love your happy birthday card with the boat. So pretty!
Very nice - good men cards - thanks.
These are just fantastic for manly cards! I adore the touch of the blue bird! Love it! Kathie
I really loved what you did. I am trying to get this sewing thing added to mine. But I cannot use a sewing machine to save my life LOL. It looked like you did some stitching on the one...how did you do that? Or is it the paper itself.
TFS
Jackie
jmpresearch@gmail.com
I think I ask more ??'s on hops than anything - but I learn a lot!
Happy 18th Birthday Morgan! Beautiful cards Val. TFS.
Valerie: I am always looking for masculine cards and your boat design is just perfect. Thank you for sharing. Hugs, Dottie
Very nice cards.
Such pretty cards... great job!
crafty teacher
I love the distressed look with the boat! Both cards are great!
Fantastic cards!
Thanks for sharing. You've inspired me with the masculine looking one using Follow Your Dreams stamps. Good job.
Fantastic!!! TFS
Fabulous cards! I really like how textured the first one looks.
Great examples!
Great masculine feel.
The bg on your boat card is ROCKIN! I am so gonna swipe some distress soon!! I love that look!
Love both cards. Great job. Thanks for the ideas......
Val I love both cards!! Great job!
Thanks for the masculine inspiration. There is never enough.
Love that these cards could be for guys - those are the hardest to make!
Don't feel bad I don't have any yet. lol. Anyway I'm loveing your cards. Thank you for sharing. ;0)
Awesome cards! great for guys!
These are both wonderful cards! Great job with the masculine card thing! Those are so hard for me!
Both of your cards are fabulous, but love love that first one!
Yes, guy cards are tough. tfs
Great cards! I am always looking for masculine card ideas. Thanks for sharing.
WOnderful creations Val!!
Beautiful projects! Thanks for sharing!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
Congratulations to Morgan on her 18th birthday and to you for 2 awesome cards!
Beautiful Cards TFS...
Great cards.
mmlmn at polarcomm dot com
you made brown beautiful
Yes, I loved your Rustic/Weathered feel with the boat stamp set! It's almost like beach fence or weathered wood shingles. Love it!
Very earthy cards. Love them.
Wonderful cards! Love how you colored the boat - great job!
Valerie, I just love what you've done. Your 1st card is just so perfect & so easy for me to replicate with what I've got here Down Under. Great ideas, TFS.
LOVE your first card Val!
What fabulous masculine projects you have today! It's a treat to see masculine cards for sure!
Love your cards, especially the one with the boat..very masculine.
Happy Birthday to Morgan!
Great job. I especially love the card with the boat.
Oh goody! Man cards! I am always looking for good ideas for my man cards and both of these are gorgeous!
Very nice cards, would make great cards for men!
I'm luvin these stamp sets. Your cards are excellent, very inspirational.
Great card with the rowboat against the brown paper.
Such lovely cards! Thanks for sharing them!
Wow, these are beautiful "guy" cards!
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