Masculine/fathers' day Cards by Barbara Rankin

Hi everyone!  I'm sure that, by now, you know that Father's Day is just around the corner, and if you need some ideas for those masculine type cards to make, I hope this tutorial will help inspire you.  Here are the two cards I made that I think would be suitable for any of the men in your life.

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Card 1

Card 1: Adhere a slightly smaller piece of print paper (Off to the Races) to the front of a 5"x7" kraft card.  (Optional:  Distress and ink edges before adhering to card front).

Use the 3"x4" notecard (Cigar Box Secrets) to measure the distance to cut through the 4"x6" notecard (Cigar Box Secrets).

Draw a line between the two marks with a pencil.  Punch a 1/8" circle at the sides where the lines intersect, then use a craft knife to slice the straight opening along the straight line between the two holes.  Erase pencil lines.

Place 3"x4" notecard into slot.

Turn 4"x6" notecard over and trace around 3"x4" notecard on reverse.

At this time, you can distress and ink the edges of the 4"x6" notecard only before adhering to the card front.  Note where the glue has been applied.  The pocket area needs to be free from glue.

Adhere 4"x6" notecard to lower right of card front.

Round corners of  3"x4" notecard and slip into pocket.  Make two rosettes using the red print Graphic 45 paper and adhere to upper left corner of card.  Use a pop dot to lift the smaller rosette so it will sit slightly atop the larger one.

Choose four Gears and one of the Horses to alter.  The horse was inked with Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxides.  The gears were inked with Versamark ink and heat embossed with Hammered Metal (left) and Charred Gold (right).

The horse's legs were  glued to the top portion of the pocket opening on the 4"x6" notecard only, leaving the 3"x4" notecard free to move up and down.  The gears were glued to the rosettes, while two gears were layered and adhered next to the rosettes, as shown.

Pull the 3"x4" notecard out of the pocket and use a repositionable glue dot to adhere your gift card to the reverse side.

Stamp a sentiment on the front of the notecard.  I used "just for you" for this card. 

Place notecard with gift card inside pocket and send your "gift" card on it's way.

On the inside, add a scrap of the G45 paper to the inside with a border strip, and stamp "Dad" with Versamark and heat emboss with champagne embossing powder.

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Card 2

Card 2: Adhere a slightly smaller piece of print paper (Off to the Races) to the front of a 5"x6-1/2" black card.  (Optional:  Distress and ink edges before adhering to card front).

Ink Flourished Frame Valerie Square with Versamark ink and heat emboss with Burnt Copper Leaves embossing powder. 

Trace around frame onto a piece of blue print paper (Off to the Races) and cut to fit inside frame. 

Adhere to back of frame opening, then adhere both to top half of card front.

Ink Horse Head with Versamark ink and heat emboss with Charred Gold embossing powder.  Adhere to center of frame opening with foam dots.

Die cut a banner from black card stock.  Use gold rub-ons to spell out "BEST DAD".

Fold ends of banner, place foam dots in center and glue at ends, as shown.

Adhere to bottom of card beneath frame.

Since the gold letters were so bright, I added touches of gold metallic paste to some areas of the frame to brighten the frame to match.

For the inside, stamp "Happy Father's Day" with Versamark ink and champagne embossing powder.  Cut around image and adhere to a scrap of the G45 paper that has been cut slightly smaller than the front of the kraft sack (envelope).

Adhere craft sack to center of card inside, and insert your gift card.  

Supplies Used:

GSL Horses Shape Set
GSL Gears Shape Set
GSL Flourished Frame Valerie Square
Graphic 45 Off to the Races papers
Prima Cigar Box Secrets papers
Kraft card (5"x7")
Black card (5"x6-1/2")
Black card stock scrap
Tim Holtz Distress Ink (Vintage Photo)
Tim Holtz Distress Oxides (Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber)
Tim Holtz die (Regal Crest)
Tim Holtz Gilded Alpha remnant rubs
Allure Embossing Powders (Charred Gold, Hammered Metal, Burnt Copper Leaves)
Pearlustre Champagne embossing powder
Versamark ink pad
Dad rubber stamp (Inkadinkado)
Mini Craft Sacks (2.5" x 4") (Paper Studio)
3D Foam Squares
Happy Father's Day stamp (PSX)
Just for You stamp (Hero Arts)

I hope you enjoyed the project today, and be sure to check out the GSL shop.  Another fun set to consider for your male cards is the GSL Miniatures Shape Set - Guy Thing.  It contains lots of vintage style male type laser cuts, giving you even more choices.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Barbara

Off to the Races Cards

Hi everyone!  I have a couple of cards to share with you today.  When I saw the new frames and the horses shape set from Gypsy Soul Lasercuts, I knew I had to pair it with Graphic 45's Off to the Races paper collection.

Let's take a look at the first card.  I cut a piece of Rusted cardstock to 4-1/2" x 12", folded in half to make a 4-1/2"x6" base card.  I matted the card front with the blue print paper cut just slightly smaller than the card base.

Paint the Flourished Frame Valerie Rectangle with Cascade chalk paint, using a foam dauber or blending tool.

Cut out one of the images from the paper collection and glue it behind the frame.

Paint the double ended arrow leaf shape (shown below) with Spanish Moss chalk paint.

Glue the double ended arrow leaf shape to the center top of the frame.

Cut out the words "Off to the Races" from the paper collection, mat with a slightly larger piece of the green print paper, and adhere over the center of the double ended arrow leaf shape, as shown.

I selected two horse shapes from the set and first painted them with the carbon black chalk paint.  Then I added a coat of the deep brown creme wax to add a bit of depth to the color.

A border print was cut from the paper and adhered along the bottom edge below the frame.  Fussy cut some roses and leaves and layer with foam dots in a bouquet, as shown.  The horse was also glued to the bottom edge of the card.

Let's take a look at the second card.  

I cut a piece of Rusted card stock to 8-1/2" x 11, folded in half for a 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" card.  I matted the card front with two scraps of print paper and layered to fit just slightly smaller than the card front.

I just wanted a small portion of the Doodle Frame Square, so I cut it apart where the arrows are shown below.

I painted it with the Cascade chalk paint, using a foam blender tool.

I cut out one of the images from the print paper, matted it with black card stock, and adhered to the upper left side, using the piece from the Doodle Frame Square along the right edge, as shown.

Next, adhere the horse shape to the lower left, just below the print image.

I chose four floral shapes from the Doodles Set 1 and painted the three flowers with Burnt Orange chalk paint, the leave with Spanish Moss chalk paint.

I arranged them along the lower right edge of the card, as shown, and added a gold gem sticker to the flower centers.

Supplies used:
GSL Horses Shape Set
GSL Flourished Frame Valerie Rectangle
GSL Doodles Set 1
GSL Doodle Frame Square
Bazzill 12x12 textured cardstock - Rust
Black cardstock
FolkArt Home Decor Chalk Paint
  Spanish Moss
  Cascade
Craftsmart Chalk Paint
  Burnt Orange
Americana Decor
  Chalky Finish - Carbon
  CremeWax - Deep Brown
Sponge daubers

I hope you enjoyed my cards today, and that I have inspired you to use some of the fabulous Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts on your cards and other projects.  They truly work so well with the new paper collections, so have fun and play!

Thanks for stopping by.

Barbara