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A Simple Card With A Good Man

December 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Continuing my rediscovery of stamp sets and other products I’ve not used in a while has been fun. Often what happens is I’ve exhausted my pool of ideas for a product and it gets put away. Then as time goes on I even forget it’s there. Returning to them with the benefit of products I’ve got more recently I’ve found that my inspiration reignites. That’s what happened when I picked up the A Good Man Stamp Set. It inspired me to make this simple masculine / gender neutral card even though I ended up not using the images at all.

Masculine / gender neutral "It's your day" card created using the A Good Man Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

MASCULINE PAPER

After pulling out the A Good Man Stamp Set my first task was to find some paper suitable for a masculine card. I found just what I needed in an unlikely place, the Tidings of Christmas 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. Although many of the designs are most definitely Christmas-themed, the reverse of the sheets are more generic. In fact there were so many I was spoilt for choice.

In the end I found a 2-1/4″ x 2-1/4″ piece with a herringbone pattern in Evening Evergreen that would be a good start. So using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow) I mounted it onto a 2-3/8″ x 3-3/8″ later of Misty Moonlight Card.

Next, to add some lightness to the project, I chose a white botanical design on a Sahara Sand background. There was one strip already cut at 1-1/2″ wide and I trimmed that down to 5-1/2″ long. Then I glued that to a 1-5/8″ x 5-1/2″ piece of Misty Moonlight Card and set it aside.

Having decided to use the botanical pattern as my coordinating feature I needed a couple more pieces. First I cut a 2-1/4″ x 6″ piece and glued it to the flap of a Basic White Medium Envelope. Then with Paper Snips I trimmed off the excess paper using the edge of the flap as a guide.

I cut my last piece at 3/4″ x 5-1/4″ and glued it down the right-hand edge of a 4″ x 5-1/4″ layer of Basic White Card. Then along the left edge of the DSP I added a 1/8″ x 5-1/4″ strip of Misty Moonlight Card.

A GOOD MAN

Finally I was ready to create my card base from Soft Succulent Card. Using my Paper Trimmer I cut and scored the card, then folded it along the scored line and sharpened the crease with a Bone Folder.

Now I could begin assembling my project starting with the Basic White layer. Using liquid glue I fixed this piece inside the card base with the DSP on the right. Then on the front of the card base I glued the layered botanical piece about 1/4″ from the crease.

Masculine / gender neutral "It's your day" card created using the A Good Man Stamp Set from Stampin' Up! #simplestamping #papercraftwithme

Before adding the square layer I decided it needed just a little extra interest. So among my scraps I found a 1/4″ strip of Soft Succulent Card. I trimmed it to 2-1/4″ long then fixed it 1/2″ from the bottom edge of the square. Then I added a line of three Gilded Gems down from the top left corner. With that done I used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the layer to the card front.

All I needed now was the sentiment and at last I was ready for the A Good Man Stamp Set. In the end I chose “It’s your day” as it would be appropriate for many different occasions. Then using Evening Evergreen ink I stamped it onto a scrap of Basic White Card. Finally I cut around the sentiment using my Paper Snips. Once I’d added the sentiment to the square layer with Stampin’ Dimensionals my masculine / gender neutral card was complete.

I’m so happy with how this project turned out, even if I didn’t use any of the images from the stamp set. But while working I did get an idea for them that I’m off to make now. Whatever you have planned for today, I hope you’re able to find a little time to be creative too.

PRODUCT LIST

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Soft Succulent 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Misty Moonlight 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Tidings Of Christmas 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Tidings Of Christmas 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Basic White Medium Envelopes
Gilded Gems
Gilded Gems
A Good Man Cling Stamp Set
A Good Man Cling Stamp Set
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad
Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin’ Pad
Paper Snips
Paper Snips
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Cards, Masculine Cards, Sentiment Cards (miscellaneous), Simple Cards Tagged With: #simplestamping, A Good Man, embellishment, masculine, simple, Tidings of Christmas DSP

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