Do you struggle with them too? My favorite things include flowers, glitter & ribbon, which are all too girly for good man cards!---
Thankfully, these Thomas Kinkade images, by Cornish Heritage Farms, and some techniques I learned from a good Ranger instructor gave me the tools I needed for some b-day cards for a couple men in my life!
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I used Ranger distress ink on plain manila like paper to create the background. Stamped the image in black over top. Then UTEE'd over the entire thing! A little stitching, more gold embossing, and a few layers and there is not one inch that looks to feminine!
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Ok, so stitching might be considered feminine, but at least I used black thread! :)
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I love the way they turned out, and felt so good to give them away!
23 comments:
ooooh, these cards are absolutely fabulous and definitely perfect for a man! LOVE THEM! smiles...
Wow - these are drop dead manly gorgeous!! They have so much depth - I just love them! Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely gorgeous!
These are gorgeous man cards!
I agree...drop dead gorgeous!!! WOW!!!
Great man cards...the images look amazing! Can I ask a dumb question? What is UTEE? ;)
I absolutely agree, male cards are so difficult, why don't they like ribbon and bling? These are gorgeous though, I absolutely love the images just perfect!
Oh my! These are great cards for a man!!! Gorgeous!
Very different--love the look!
Sorry AmyG! UTEE = ultra thick embossing stuff, I forget what the last E stands for!!! :)
Hands down the BEST man cards I've ever seen!
OOH this are stunning brilliant cards ,dawnx
YES! I struggle with boy / man cards! I love ribbon, Stickles, and Primas . . . none of which are manly! These are fabulous! I love the Utee on them!
Theresa, I posted a thank you to you today! Sorry that I didn't do it sooner! I am SO appreciative! Thank you so very much!
http://crazyforcrafting.blogspot.com/2007/11/wednesday-post-part-1.html
Thresa your cards are so cool!!!! ( I want to say beautiful, but since these are masculine I'll say cool) These cards are perfect for any guy.
malieta:)
These are wonderful manly cards!!
Absolutely fantastic, T. Really.
Gorgeous cards, the images are fab!
these are wonderful Theresa, You do FABULOUS things with TK!
YES!! I have such a hard time creating masculine cards... These are absolutely gorgeous!
These card are stunning, I love them
I totally agree! Anything with flowers and ribbons are a snap but those men...they baffle me. good job on very manly, yet beautiful cards!
These are fabulous!! I have these stamps on my Christmas wish list for my hubby :)
Oh wow, this is stunning! I just love how you made these. Definitely masculine and classy!
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