Level 2- Card Project Part 2
Today we are all about masculine cards. I know that for a lot of crafters, these types of cards pose a challenge, so we are offering some ideas and tips to help you create some cards for the special men in your life.
This is part of a project for my Level 2 certification in the Altenew Educator Program. It has been my pleasure not only to be a participant in this program, but to also share the Techniques and ideas with you every step of the way. You may want to consider either taking some of the classes or doing the Educator Program. It will take your paper crafting to the next level for sure. There is great deal of support in both programs. check it out at the Altenew
website.
For this project, I stayed with blue, brown and gold as a theme for these cards. But you can theme these ideas to any colors that make sense to you. My goal was to show you how to use the same or similar products and tools to create a different design or theme. This was a class that I very much enjoyed showing how color can be used to set a different tone or design.
I used the Altenew Coffee Break cardstock for as many of my brown pieces as size permits. I found both this cardstock and The Altenew Glitter cardstock to be some of the finest cardstock I have worked with!
There are so many different ways to theme masculine cards. For this group of cards, I used techniques from some of my Level 2 classes. The classes that I focused on were Beyond Basic Backgrounds, Impressive Heat Embossing, and In The Mood For Color.
And I would say that I added a few twists to these cards too!
I liked the congrats card because it reminded me of tile.
In one case I use embossing paste and the other I actually used embossing powder.
I also wanted to share with you how to create stripes with embossing powder and double-sided tape. Withe the right color combinations, these can easily turn into a masculine theme, even with a little glittery color.
The final card uses a embossing folder with some embossing powder to create a coppery colored background.
I followed my theme with square shapes to keep it al in the same vein of design.
You will want to cover your workspace with a silicone mat or parchment paper as these techniques may be messy.
Featured Products And Supplies
- Altenew Grid Stencil
- Altenew Crystal Wall 3D embossing folder
- Altenew Simple Alpha Die Set
- Altenew Dodec Star Die
- Altenew Gold Foil Polka Dot washi tape
- Altenew Elegant Foil Stripe washi tape
- Altenew Coffee Break Cardstock
- Altenew Ocean Reflection Glitter Cardstock
- Altenew Bamboo Rose stamp set
- Altenew Dark Night Crisp Dye Ink
- White cardstock- 90 lbs. or higher
- Brown cardstock
- Acrylic block or stamping platform
- Duo Gel transfer gel
- Copper embossing powder
- Gold embossing powder
- Metallic embossing paste
- Double sided tape
- Anti static Pouch
- Paper cutter
- Scissors
- Soft clean paint brush
- Foam square dots
- Die cut/embossing machine and plates
- Small craft spatula
- PVA glue
Congrats Card
This card focused on using the grid stencil with embossing paste. I like the clean lines of this card. Combined with a little bit of blue glitter cardstock, it makes a nice statement. To get started for this card, cut the cardstock and glitter cardstock pieces that you will need:
- A card base measuring 5" by 7"
- A piece of light brown cardstock measuring 5" by 7"
- A piece of light brown cardstock that measures 3" by 3.75"
- A piece of light brown cardstock that measures 4" by 4"
- A piece of light brown paper that measures 1" by 4.25"
- A piece of white cardstock measuring 5" by 5 1/2"
- A piece of light blue glitter cardstock that measures 3" by 5"
- A piece of light blue glitter paper that measures 4" y 4"
- A piece of dark brown paper that measures 2.5" by 2.5"
- A piece of white cardstock that measures 4" by 4"