Less Is More Challenge Week 7: Masculine

Ah yes... the ever elusive masculine card. That's this weeks challenge over at the wonderfully fun Less Is More Challenge Blog. I will admit I hardly ever make masculine cards. It's a little hard to admit when you're not good at something and the design and execution of masculine cards is definitely an area I could greatly improve upon. Luckily, I just received a massive ebay haul of Tim Holtz stamps I won so when I read this weeks challenge I knew exactly where to go for inspiration...

I created this first card using "The Journey" set for the vehicle and the "Playful Journey" set for the sentiment. I think it turned out to be a nice "all occasion" type of card or even a nice and simple graduation card.

The next card I created is my favorite of the two. I love this little bicycle stamp from the "Playful Journey" set, but I wanted to do something a little different for the paper. I decided to use a gold metallic finish paper as my card base. I was a little worried it might not turn out masculine enough, but because it is metallic and not sparkly it is actually quite masculine. I think the paper really takes this card up a notch. In fact, I think I am going to turn this concept into a notecard set to list in my shop. I'm glad I gave it a shot even though I was hesitant!

All stamps are from the Tim Holtz Visual Artistry clear stamp collection from Stampers Anonymous. Thanks for letting me share!

As always

Angela