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Monday 22 October 2007

Man Trouble

The trouble with men (or so lots of the ladies in my classes tell me) is that they are soooo hard to make cards for. I have to say that I rather enjoy making masculine cards - but then I have 2 brothers, 4 step brothers, 4 sons, my father, step father & husband - so I guess I get a lot of practice! LOL. With that in mind, I was glad to come across Magic Diva's Thursday Challenge, which it seems is a fabby new challenge blog! This week the challenge is to make a masculine card, so in true Blue Peter style, here's one (OK, two) I made earlier. The front of a 6" square card blank is trimmed by 2" off the right & a page coaster is mounted centre top. The greeting is mounted on to a scrap of wood effect paper (attached to the card with foam tape for depth) and a 3" strip is also adhered on to the inside right. Although this is a Father's Day card, it could easily be a birthday or retirement card - just by changing the sentiment.
The second card uses up some scraps of heritage scrapbook papers - a simple cut & stick sort of card. This one is a get well card but again - just change the sentiment & it is a good all-round masculine card. I'm not a great fan of peel offs but I have a huge stash that I want to use up. It's the same story at the store, where I'm clearing them all out at 10p per sheet - to make more room for new goodies! So if you are looking for a bargain or two - check this out (UK residents only I'm afraid!)

4 comments:

Fiona said...

Lovely cards - thanks for joining in my challenge - hope to see you again!

Leann said...

love these colours x

Looby said...

love the father's day card - gorgeous muted colours!

stampingbalou said...

Gordeous, fantastic cards - I adore them...

Still Loving Cosmo Cricket!