Welcome to the Pretty Cards and Paper International Blog hop. I am so fortunate to be joining this group of amazing demonstrators from all around the world. Each month we will be showcasing some of the Designer series papers which can found in our suite of catalogues. I’m so excited to share with you a set of stunning papers from the Annual Catalogue – Well Suited Designer Series Paper to create some easy masculine cards.
Now this month we have chosen wonderful Well Suited Designer Series Paper. Now the designs in this pack are all based on fabrics that would be ideal for suits and shirts. There are some wonderful checks, jacquard and floral designs which are so versatile. The papers form part of a huge suite of coordinating products and are designed for those tricky men’s cards. There are 2 each of 6 double sided designs in a useful 12″ x 12″ format giving 12 sheets.
I picked the adorable Pretty Perennials Stamp Set for my Projects. The font is is lovely and is sentiments so useful, especially right now.
For todays cards I wanted to really show how easy it is to mass produce your cards with a simple layout depending on how much time you have available. What do you think?
Easy Masculine cards
Do you find cards for men tricky? I hear this time and time again. Plus do you find you need to keep a stack of grab and go cards? I for one always seem to be needing one to pop in the post! For my first card I wanted to keep everything really simple to show off the patterns in this paper range.
These cards took me just 30 minutes to make from start to finish. WOW!
The layout showcases two of each of the designs and is popped up with layers of coordinating cardstock.
The strip of Basic Grey breaks up the layers and a few of the Matte Black Dots make a great embellishment for men’s cards.
Measurements
- Base: 29.7 cm by 10.5 cm scored at 14.9 cm
- First Layer : 14.5 cm by 10.2 cm
- Second Layer : 14.2 cm by 9.9 cm
- Third Layer: 11.9 cm cm by 8.0 cm
- Fourth Layer: 11.6 cm by 7.7 cm
- Fifth Layer: Strip 14.5 cm by 2.0 cm
- Sixth Layer: 7.8 cm by 5.3 cm
- Seventh Layer 7.5 cm by 5.0 cm
Alternative Easy Masculine cards using the same layout
Once you have made a batch of these cards you it’s easy to add some additional die cuts and give the cards a more floral feel. I think these would still work for the men in your life, especially for gardeners.
The pretty flowers are created using the Pretty Perennials Bundle. The flowers were second generation stamped to give a soft background & then overlaid with die cut delicate vellum overlays from the coordinating dies.
The vellum leaves are one piece and by moving the sentiment to the left the flowers nestle nicely around the ‘happy’.
A few additional Matte Black dots in the centre of each flower completes the card.
Voila!
I had great fun making these cards and I would love to know which one is your favourite? Please do leave me a comment.
If you would like to know more about any of these projects please do get in contact and I would be happy to help you
So please hop around the rest of the wonderful demonstrators blogs to see some more inspiration for using these wonderful patterned papers
See the rest of the International team below!
Pretty Card and Papers International Blog Hop Team
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Sara
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