I really struggle with cards with a masculine theme, it is something I am trying to overcome as my mother always asks for masculine birthday cards. I know that there is always a need for masculine cards but I loose my mojo and end up making something that looks awful (awful to me as I am a perfectionist.)
I decided that I wanted to create a simple birthday card for my brother in laws (they are both June babies.)
I loved the in good taste paper as soon as I saw it and though that it would be the perfect DSP to use. It is a stunning combination of photgraphic imagery (mainly tiles, who knew they could make such pretty papers) and gorgeous neutral patterns. I also wanted to utilise the stamps from the Looking Up Card Kit, Happy Birthday is one of my most used sentiments but this layout would also work for Thank You cards.
This card is simple to make and could be made using any combination of card and DSP. I used the Tailored Tag Punch but any punch or die could be used to create the shape. If you do not have shapes or dies, you could also use any shape for the sentiment.
The sketches for the card are below. You will also find a video of me making the cards (I have to confess it was recorded a while ago).
The Dimensions are:
Metric
Base: 21cm x 14.5cm scored at 10.5cm
Layer 1: 12.5cm x 8.5cm
DSP layer: - 12cm x 8cm
Strip: 12cm x 0.5cm
I love these cards and I will be using this sketch again.
