inspired by...




masculine cards

My Biggest Challenge.


Thank you Debby Hughes

I specifically scrolled through her blog to find inspiration for a male birthday card and found THIS one.  I combined Allison Kreft (woodgrain) with Basic Grey Fact.  I used, yes, my broken china distress stain on the watercolor paper tag and also inked up the Basic Grey panel.

The celebrate is PTI, embossed with white Zing.  I added a smidge of cork to the tag and finished it off with some hemp twine.

Debby's card used enamel dots.  This card was made specifically for someone at work and I didn't take him for an enamel dots kind of guy so I used my Crop-A-Dile to punch out some cork dots...LOVE them.  I think I'm going to put my boy to work to punch out a ton of them ☚ good thing he doesn't read my blog...muwahahaha.

I've always said I work better under pressure...I don't know if that's necessarily the case but when I don't give myself much time to dilly dally, I can't over analyze a project, kwim?  So I put together this card in less than 2 hours...that means everything from finding the inspiration on Debby's blog to photog'ing...because yes, that was the day that I was bringing it into work.  Big shout out to my bloggie friend Sherry, who was my sounding board (is that the right saying?  I didn't grow up with euphemisms so they aren't always correct when I say them, can be quite embarrassing)

Did you see the news?



Super excited to join the Whisker Graphics Team!

Returning Members:
Ashley N Newell (DT Coordinator)

New Members:




Comments

Sherry Eckblad said…
Gorgeous card! Love the vellum, the cork and the colors!
Lynn said…
Oh the cork in place of the enamel dots is awesome! Love you used Debby's card for inspiration and congrats on the DT!
This is gorgeous!! I love love love the colors and the tag!!!! And HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE CONGRATS on the DT my friend!! So happy for you!!!!!!!
Tracey McNeely said…
Amy what an awesome masculine card! The cork is so cool! I struggle with those too!
Laurel said…
Such a great card, love the bits of cork!
Well, big congrats on a new team, Amy! And I hear you on the guy cards....ugh. They're not my fave and I'm not good at them.

Yours has just the right touches and definitely strikes a manly note. ;)
Annette Allen said…
gorgeous card and big congrats on the new DT.. yay
Taheerah said…
Absolutely fantastic card Amy! Perfect colours and so tactile! And big congrats on Whisker Graphics - looking forward to seeing what you do with them!! :-)
jessica said…
So awesome Amy!!!
Love the colors!!!!
Miriam Prantner said…
I really love this! I see the inspiration, but also I see you in it. Loving the colors on the patterned paper, and the offset tags. Gorgeous and very masculine! And congrats on WG!
Unknown said…
Loving the cork dots!!! Definitely has the masculine feel. Congrats on making the DT.
Yay, love it! Perfect execution of a masculine card!.... and congrats on this team! wahoo!

I hope you are having fun today, sorry I can't be there!
Shannon J said…
Totes LOVE! You are on fire with your distressing! Two congrats to you too - on being the CTS WINNER this week woot woot AND for being on the Whisker Graphics DT - I think they have struck gold having you on their team!
donna mikasa said…
Girl, you are EVERYwhere!! Whisker Graphics is lucky to have you on board and I LOVE your Debby inspired card!
dstandard said…
Congrats on the DT and fabulous card!
alexandra s.m. said…
Congrats to you!
I love your fun and modern card Amy!!
Ashley Horton said…
Awesome masculine card, Amy!
Rose said…
fab card and i love the cork :)
yes i know what you mean!!! i over analyze way too much when making a card!! one of the many things i am working on this year ;)

CONGRATS on the new DT girlfriend :)
wendipooh13 said…
congrats to you!!!!!!

and LOVE LOVE the colors on the card!!!
Lynnda said…
Love this card Amy! ... Loving the vellum tag! You know how much I adore tags! ...And Yahooo Congrats! Sista.... hugs....x
Karenladd said…
Wow, what a genius idea to punch out the cork dots!! Love the added texture!
Jen W. said…
Love how you took such a girly card and masculineized it! (And yes, in my world that is a word!) And the cork dots are genius!
tonyamaries said…
Beautiful card Amy! I love the bits of cork! Congrats on the DT!
Audrey Pettit said…
OMGosh, how fabulous! LOVE this card, Amy! Great design, great inking....LOVE those cork dots!
Huge congrats on your new DT gig!!
Joni Andaya said…
What a Gorgeous card Amy!!! Also, CONGRATULATIONS on your new DT gig :) So..so Happy for you :)
Trinh said…
I love those cork dots! So creative of you. And big congrats on the new DT! I know you will rock it.
cm said…
I"m so far behind commenting that all the 'best' accolades are taken! So, I'll just say: I agree with what the others have written X 2!!
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