Hello friends! I get asked often about making cards for guys. I naturally tend to create with feminine colors and organic lines and textures but sometimes you need to make a card outside of your normal style (usually when a male relative has a birthday.) I think we don't often make cards for our men because (and this is going to sound really sexist so I apologize in advance) because we don't think they will appreciate them while our girlfriends will gush over the glitter, hand stitching and our awesome copic coloring skills...OK I imagine my girlfriends opening my cards and fainting with pleasure over the joy of receiving one of my handmade creations, but I might be delusional. Anyway, today I'm going to show you how to make this card. Dog and Party Hat stamps from Lost Coast Designs.

How to make a card for a man:

1. Colors, stick with blue, green, red, brown and black, if you are feeling sassy you can add orange to the mix!
2. Texture, look for diamond plate or gear/cog embossing folders, if you don't have any you can run the card over a few times with your car.
3. Any Tim Holtz embellishment is appropriate for a man card. I know it can be hard to part with a precious TH embellie but you can probably steal back the embellishment later after he forgets about the card.
4. Add a clearly defined sentiment in case he does not realize what the card is for.
5. OK, I am totally joking with you, men appreciate the cards just as much as the ladies, they are just unlikely to gush over them:) Tip for men, if there are any still reading, if a lady gives you a handmade card gush already! OK before I dig myself into more of a hole you can see how I made this card in today's video:

All joking aside making cards for guys is as simple as shifting your color palette and going with texture over embellishments:) And I didn't mean to be harsh on the guys, I have just heard from so many of my stamping girlfriends say that their guys did not SEEM to really appreciate their handmade cards. But I don't really appreciate the finesse of a football player kicking a touchdown thingie and that is OK as long as we appreciate that it makes the other person happy and we support it. That's my opinion:) Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!

EASY All occasion card

Hello Again!! 

Tera here with a fun and easy all occasion card!

Supplies:
Verafine Black ink
hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil stamp
A2 card base made from tan paper, and map scrapbook paper

Start with your card base and add some scrapbook paper in a matte style so that you have a small boarder. Next stamp your image on some white paper (mine is tan marbled with white) then add a tan boarder behind. Last, put everything together and send to a friend! :) :) :)

hope you all enjoy! Don't forget to play along with our spring themed challenge!!!

Let's make a Circus Card (and dig out some old tools too!)

Howdy Friends!  There is nothing like cleaning the old craft room to remind you of all the forgotten favorites! I rekindled my love for crepe paper, stencils (it never really left) and moldable foam making this card:

It is a real cheap and easy card to make too! I used the Bubble Background and Circus Dogs stamps from Lost Coast Designs and it only took 15 minutes to make! Come stamp with me!

I hope that video urged YOU to dig out some old supplies and have a play! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!