While I don’t always find it easy to make masculine cards, sometimes you sketch a layout from an inspiration card and find that it’s absolutely perfect for all sorts of occasions. Such is the case with a card layout I sketched a long while back that calls for swapping out the corner of the background panel. As soon as I ran across the sketch, it immediately went in the to-do project list for this week’s masculine-themed card designs.
This card design begins with a base of one of my favorite colors right now — Pretty Peacock. The diamond patterned sheet is from the One Horse Open Sleigh paper pack and the corner piece is from Inked Botanicals. A thin border of Pretty Peacock is allowed to peek through in between the two patterned pieces. The sentiment is stamped in Pretty Peacock and is from the Heartfelt Hellos stamp set in the newly-released Sale-a-Bration catalog. The sentiment panel is punched using the coordinating Heartfelt Hexagon punch. A twist of iridescent ribbon helps draw the eye to the sentiment, along with the Pretty Peacock sequins.
There are a number of ways that you can use this sketch, but in this case I wanted to use two coordinating patterns of patterned paper for the two background panel elements. And one major take-away I have from designing cards for this week is to never count out an unlikely pack of paper for masculine designs because that’s where you’re likely to find a perfect fit for your project. Today’s card is a perfect example of that. Never in a million years did I think I would find a likely candidate in One Horse Open Sleigh or Inked Botanicals! So, in short, leave no stone unturned — and consider all of the options you have in your stash.
Interested in seeing what other masculine designs we were able to put together using the Heartfelt Hexagon bundle? Hop on over to YouTube and check out this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays!
Products used in today’s design:
Pretty Peacock, Basic White cardstock
One Horse Open Sleigh, Inked Botanicals DSP
Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch
Heartfelt Hellos stamps
Iridescent ribbon (retired)
Sequins trio
Dimensionals
Adhesives
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