Showing posts with label Masculine Cards. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Masculine Cards. Show all posts

Monday, May 29, 2023

May Favorites


Greetings friends. Today the design team is sharing their favorites from the May release. If you would like to see all the designers' projects, you can find them on the Impression Obsession blog.

For my favorite, I am highlighting the new Birthday Fishes clear set. It has a fish that is very easy to color and cut out (if you choose) as well as lots of coordinating sentiments.  This is what the set looks like:

In the first sample, I paired a Copic-colored fish with some die cut lures and fishing net as well as some of the new woodgrain paper.

The second card has a background I colored using blue alcohol ink and some Yupo paper. I misted the card lightly with alcohol to give it a more mottled look.

The fish was colored with Copic markers, cut out and popped up with some foam tape. 

For the tag, I die cut a sign that was jagged on one side, flipped the die around and ran it through the machine again so that it would be jagged on both sides. I'm a big proponent of getting the most out of your dies! 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Let Minnow
CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set
CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set
DIE823Y Fish Net die
DIE1219 Lures die
PP033 Wood Grain paper pack


Catch You Later
CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set
CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set
DIE965 Small Tags die

Monday, May 22, 2023

Theme Day- Funny Cards


Greetings friends. It is time for another Impression Obsession theme day, and this time the theme is "Funny Cards." The IO May release has a lot of punny sentiments that work well for the theme.

If you would like to see all of the participating designers, you can find the list over on the Impression Obsession blog.

Greetings friends. My card today makes me smile and I think would be good to send to anyone, not just the people who fish in your life. 

To make the card, I cut out my fish and pail out of light grey cardstock and then airbrushed them with Copic markers to add a bit of dimension. I used a black pen to dot the eyes of the fish so that they would show up.

The background paper as well the handle of the pail come from the new Wood Grain paper pack. Quick and easy card with a smile.

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE1222 Pail and Fish dies

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

DIE814U Pinked Stitched Sentiment Banner

DIE1140 Butterfly and Scalloped Frame die (for the oval)


 

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

New May Product Release- day 2


Welcome to the May Release Hop!

May 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during May release week (May 15th – 21st) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of the designers participating today:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

Greetings friends. I have another card to share with you today that uses some of the May release of dies and stamps.

To make the card, I die cut the new bobbe dies in red and white paper, assembled them, then shaded the one side with some grey Copic markers. The woodgrain paper is from the new paper pack I showed you, and the sentiment comes from the Gone Fishing clear set.

I used a couple of older dies to complete the card. First was the mid size frame and the second was the I fish net die, which I thought coordinated well with the rest of the card. The net was cut out of kraft cardstock and then sponged with grey and brown inks to make it look a bit more aged.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:

CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

DIE1213F Bobber die

PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

DIE930Z Mid Size Frame die

DIE823Y Fish Net die


Monday, May 15, 2023

May Release Hop- Day 1


Welcome to the May Release Hop!

May 15th & 16th The Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the NEW clear stamps and dies! You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during May release week (May 15th – 21st) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of the designers participating today:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Dina Kowal
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams
Vicki Garrett

Greetings friends. It is time for the May release, and it is perfect for the people who fish in your life as well as those who appreciate puns. I am personally not a fisherman, but I definitely love a card with a pun!

For my first card, I used the new Lures die as well as the Gone Fishing clear set:


 I used an older die to frame the pieces of my card. Very quick and easy!

For my second card, I used fish from the Pail & Fish die set that I airbrushed with Copic markers. You could just as easily sponge the fish with any color of ink you like. I then paired it with a sentiment from this set:

For the background, I added some paper from the new Wood Grain pack. Do you remember at the beginning of the month I mentioned that I accidentally showcased a new pack before it was released? This is the pack:


Thanks so much for stopping by today. I hope you will stop by tomorrow for another new release sample.

 

Impression Obsession Items Used:

Card 1- Caught You
DIE1219 Lures die
CL1181 Gone Fishing Clear set

Card 2- Kicks Bass
DIE1222 Pail and Fish dies
CS1171 Birthday Fishes clear set
PP033 Wood Grain paper pack

 

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

May Limited Edition IO set- Day 2


Welcome to the May Limited Release Rubber Set Hop!

May 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the May Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (May 1st– 7th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's designers with samples:

IO Stamps Blog
Angela Bode
Anna Wight
Giovana Smith
Jeanne Streiff
Laura Fulcher
Laura Williams

 

Greetings friends. I have two new cards I would like to show you that both use the new May Limited Edition Red Rubber kits. I also colored both using Copic markers. Once again, all of the patterned paper is from a paper pack that won't be released until the middle of the month.

I'm so happy that you stopped by today!

Impression Obsession Items Used:
RRSET0523 May 2023 Limited Edition Red Rubber Set


Monday, May 1, 2023

IO Limited Edition May Collection- day 1

Welcome to the May Limited Release Rubber Set Hop!

May 1st & 2nd the Impression Obsession Team will be sharing new projects with the May Limited Edition red rubber stamp set. You can find a list of participants on the Impression Obsession Blog each day through the event.

Two lucky customers who place an Impression Obsession order during the Limited Edition Set release week (May 1st– 7th) will be chosen and will have a very special Impression Obsession prize package added to their orders!

Here is a list of today's designers with samples:

 
 

Greetings friends. Today I want to share a card from May's Limited Edition Stamp set. The set is loaded with fishing imagery, so if there is an angler in your life, it is a great set to own. Of course, the card I am posting today has a sentiment that really works for anyone.

To make the card, I stamped my fish three times onto white cardstock and then colored them with Copic markers. I used a stamp positioner to stamp the fish so that they would be evenly spaced.

I have a confession to make. I used patterned paper that won't be released till the 15th with the rest of the IO May release of dies and stamps. I guess you could say this is a bit of a sneak peek.Luckily I was granted permission to post my samples that jumped the gun a bit on the release. It is definitely a paper pack to look forward to.


Impression Obsession Items Used:

Thursday, August 9, 2018

IO Challenge- It's a Guy Thing (Masculine Cards)


Greetings friends.  I know that sometimes it is hard to think of masculine card ideas.  Hopefully, today's challenge will provide you with lots of inspiration.

For my first card, I chose to use my Beetle 3 stamp.  I have been really wanting to color him, so this was the perfect chance.  I stamped him onto 140lb watercolor paper with black Versafine ink and then colored him with some Zig Clean Color Brush markers and a waterbrush.  Here is a closeup:


The background paper is woodgrain watercolor paper from Hero Arts that I colored with distress stains.  I made the background quite some time ago, and I forgot to write down the exact colors of Stains I used.  I used an assortment of grey (predominantly), blue, and brown.

The Artful Soul font is a bit feminine, but it was the sentiment I wanted for this card.  I'm sure some of you have artful men in your lives.  If not, any other sentiment could be substituted.

For my second card, I once again used my beetle stamp and paired it with the coordinating Mini Beetle 3 stamp.  I wanted both sizes because I knew I would be using them together to make some collages.  I had to take the picture from the side so that my metallic paint would show up.  Yes, you can use metallic paint for masculine cards!


To make the card, I stamped my beetles and an assortment of Seth Apter stamps onto regular black cardstock and then embossed everything in gold.  Then I colored the images with some Twinkling H2O paint, which shows up great even on dark cardstock.  Remember, because I didn't use watercolor paper, it is important to not use too much water.  Otherwise, the paper will really warp or tear.

Speaking of Seth Apter....  his images are absolutely perfect for collage or masculine projects.  I used his artwork again on the last card.

Card 3 is a Halloween card I thought would be perfect for a guy.  Okay, I already have plans to use it for my brother.  I wouldn't be a proper sister if I didn't taunt him at any chance:


To make the card, I sponged the bottom of some white cardstock with brown PanPastel chalk and the top with grey PanPastels.  Next, I stamped my dots from Seth's Grunge Grids set with Versamark ink and then sponged them with the same grey chalk, which made them appear darker than the background grey.  I then embossed the Black Cats and Scaredy Cat sentiment in black so they would really pop on the card.

Impression Obsession Items Used in the Card:

Card 1 (Artful Soul Beetle)
Beetle 3 E13647
Artful Soul C20394

Card 2 (Metallic Beetle Collage)
Mini Beetle 3 B13644
Planner Moments 3187-LG
Planner Basics 3196-LG

Card 3 (Scaredy Cat)
Grunge Grids 3209-LG
Black Cats E7983
Scaredy Cat C3527


Need more Christmas inspiration?  Be sure to visit the other designers:



Thursday, May 19, 2016

IO Challenge- I Love You Man


Guy cards--- they can be hard sometimes.  I know I am always looking for new ideas, so be sure to check out all the designers to see how everyone designed cards for men.

For me, I wanted to use a color that I don't normally use for guy cards.  This time I chose to add a bit of yellow.  I probably should have tried pink, since it would have been even harder to add to my guy card!

To make my card, I stamped the new Roadster Grill image (F13454) onto kraft cardstock using Deep Brown Colorbox chalk ink.  I let the ink dry and then lightly colored parts of the card with a yellow and white Prismacolor pencil.  I spent about 30 seconds total coloring bits and pieces of the image.  I figured less is more when making a card for a man.  Here is a close up of the image, coloring, and pencils I used:

For the background,I stamped the Thick and Thin Cover a Card (CC008) onto kraft cardstock with Kraft Hybrid ink from My Favorite Things.

To finish the card, I stamped the Good Times sentiment (C14540) onto kraft cardstock with the same brown ink.  I cut out the saying, added a white highlight and then popped it up with some foam tape.

Need more masculine card ideas?  Be sure to check out the other designers:

Thursday, June 5, 2014

IO Challenge-Masculine Cards


About five years ago, I taught a masculine card class and was determined to include a floral card into the mix.  After all, my favorite stamps tend to be flowers, leaves, butterflies, and dragonflies.  Why buy something special just to make a "guy" card?

For my card today, I used some of my favorite stamps and changed the color palette so that it would be a good masculiene card.


You may not have noticed, but I use this leaf stamp a LOT (Silhouette 2 E552).  It is just such a practical stamp to have/use.  I started with kraft cardstock, stamped the Medallion Cover a Card (CC032) on top with Memento Luxe Toffee Crunch ink and then stamped the leaves on top with Colorbox Chalk Creamy Brown ink.

When I finished stamping the leaves, the card looked like this:


I wanted to add a bit more interest to the leaves, so I added several shades of  brown Prismacolor pencil on top of the stamped leaves so that they looked like this:


To finish the card, I stamped the Dragonfly (D1339) and saying (Thanks B5630) with Memento Luxe Espresso Truffle ink.

You know what finishes a proper masculine card?  Glitter and metallic paper!  Honestly, my point of view is to use what you like.  You don't have to restrict yourself just because it is a card for a man.  I stamped the dragonfly once again onto scrap kraft cardstock and embossed the wings with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with two shades of sparkly Wink of Stella pens, cut them out, and glued them onto the card so that the wings pop up off of the card.  The mix of the shiny embossing powder and luminescent paint really made the wings look like dragonfly wings.

Need a bit more masculine inspiration? Check out the other designers!
Laura Fulcher - you are here
Vicki Garrett

Thursday, August 2, 2012

It's A Man's World Challenge

Today the IO team is creating "manly" cards. Everyone has a different approach to masculine cards, but for me, I try to keep clean lines and keep it simple. I also tend not to use much in the way of embellishments.

For my card today, I used the Sail Collage (H13022) as well as the Cover a Card Rolling Waves (CC123). I stamped both using Versafine Majestic Blue ink and then colored the scene with chalks. Usually I don't use cards for masculine cards because of the "soft" look. However, I thought it worked just fine for this card. Perhaps the dark colors and harsh lines needed a little softness.

 Want more masculine card inspiration?  Check out what Daniela, Dina, Jeanne, Jenny, Julie, and Vicki created. Want to play along? You can find all the information here, and you could even win a $25 IO gift certificate!

 

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Masculine Cards

It is Impression Obsession Challenge time again, and this time the theme is "Masculine Cards." I know everyone has their own thoughts on what makes a card "masculine." I thought I would go to the source and asked my brother what he thought. His response was, "Make it green and brown." Hum...not a lot of help there. As you can see, I didn't necessarily follow his advice. Although there is a smidge of green! To me, masculine cards seem not need cork on them.

For my card, I stamped the Seaside Scene (G1731) onto cork with Versamark in and embossed it in black. I then watered down some Tumbled Glass, Bundled Sage, and Fired Brick Distress Ink reinkers and painted the scene with a waterbrush. For the sail and lighthouse, I watered down some Copic Opaque White paint so that it wouldn't be too think and wouldn't cover up all of my black lines. You might have to click on the picture to see the painting better. To finish the card, I added the A Day at The Beach (C3617) saying.

So, what about you? What do you think makes a great masculine card?

Need more inspiration? Check out what Daniela, Deborah, Dina, Jeanne, Jenny, and Julie created. Be sure to visit the various blogs since I think many of us struggle with masculine cards!

Want to play along? Create your own IO masculine card and submit it. You can find all of the information here. You could even win a $25 Impression Obsession gift certificate!