Monday, April 12, 2010

Boys to Men

Hello all and welcome! This months Papertrey Ink release is all about the boys and men in our lives. I personally know how tough creating a masculine project can be. But Nichole and the other designers have come up with the perfect stamps and supplies to make this tough task easily manageable! Nichole had given us, the Design Team, the task of reinventing the term "masculine" and to make it something fun so that you and I won't dread tackling it.

So here is what I came up with...I chose to work with the fish image from Masculine Motifs (which Nichole has not introduced yet, so here is a sneeky peeky!) and paired it with Background Basics: Woodgrain. My idea behind combing these sets was to create the look of water, using the texture of the woodgrain, for the fish. As soon as I saw the fish, my mind immediately turned the detail of the woodgrain into flowing or rippling water. I accomplished this by heat embossing the woodgrain onto Enchanted Evening cardstock. So what do you think, did it turn out? Don't you just love it when you can get so much more use out of stamps than what they were intended for?!
I don't know about you but, I rarely use those buttons with the brand names etched into the tops. I'm just too picky. But I have recently realized that these buttons make the perfect embellishments for masculine cards. The text really adds a lot to the texture and depth, yet aids in keeping the card clean and simple. Now that's my kind of embellishment!

To get a serious eye full of masculine inspiration, tips and ideas, check out what the others have come up with:
When you're done, I'm sure you all will be ready to tackle those dreaded "masculine" cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maile



Happy Fathers Day:
  • Stamps: Masculine Motifs & Background Basics: Woodgrain
  • Ink: Orange Zest, Dark Chocolate & Versamark
  • Cardstock: Kraft, Enchanted Evening & Vintage Cream
  • Accessories: Kraft Twine, Dark Chocolate Vintage Button, Clear Embossing Powder, Mat Stack 1 Die & Marvy Uchida Circle Punch

15 comments:

  1. Such a gorgeous card Miss Maile....wonderful job!
    Melis

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  2. Maile I love your card. And yes, I also love it when I can use my stamps in ways there were not intended.

    Thanks for the button tip. I have a few branded buttons lying around.

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  3. Wow!! I love the way you thought outside of the box on this one and it really works so incredibly well! Beautiful card!!

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  4. Great masculine card. The woodgrain stamp as you used it indeed creates the look and motion of water.

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  5. Oh this is fantastic! The water is just perfect - how clever!

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  6. Great card Maile! :) I hate those buttons too, never thought about using them for guys lol!

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  7. Stunning card Maile and the water effect is fantastic love that the heat embossing reflects little highlights, very clever use of the woodgrain! Mmm have to say all buttons are one of my go to embellishments, text or no text LOL! Thanks for inspiring and your lovely comments on my blog, HuGs Kim :)

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  8. Yes, yes, yes! Love the water idea and it really is about versatility!

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  9. I love how you used the wood grain background here. And I have to agree that it's always nice to find new ways to use our stamps. Love that little fish. I'll be keeping my eyes out for him to be introduced. A fish stamp would be perfect for my guys!

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  10. This is a fabulous card! How did you do the twine on the card?

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  11. Very striking colors and layout. Excellent card.

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  12. thanks for the "sneaky peaky"... I've been stalking PTI for a week, impatiently awaiting the new release... just in case someone went crazy and put it up early ;-) Paula

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  13. This is an awesome Father's Day card! Thanks for sharing!

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  14. Maile, this is SO striking--the colors, even the angled woodgrain--Wow!

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  15. wow! love that you see the water flow in the woodgrain stamp, amazing! love this fabulous simple card!!

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