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Masculine or Feminine?

August 31, 2011 by Robin

Aloha, all!

     One of the groups to which I belong challenged us to use the same stamp set to make both a masculine and a feminine card.  Well, that felt just too easy to me, so I challenged myself a few steps further – use the same colors, paper and layout, too!   The stamp sets I chose – yes I chose TWO stamp sets – are new this year:  Perfectly Penned for the greeting and Raining Flowers for the floral stamps.

Feminine Card

     You might be able to tell that I was kind of stuck on what kind of Designer Series Paper that's already in my stash had a prayer of being considered masculine.  I decided on one of the designs from the Well Worn set and then I set out to feminize it a bit.  I actually gave this card to a friend who needed a get well card this week, and when I wrote my note in it I felt the femininity in the lace and pearls, and a bit in the roughed-up edges.

Masculine Card

     To make this a bit more masculine, I switched out the pearls for some Crumb Cake Brads and left off the lace.  I also just tied a plain knot; substituted Soft Suede for the Not Quite Navy Card Stock, Ribbon and Ink; and left the edges of the Designer Series Paper alone.

     So if you've got a limited selection of papers and stamps from which to choose, just a little bit of changing things around can turn a masculine card feminine or the other way around!

     The layout of this card is pretty simple.  It's a sketch that can work with so many different designs and is pretty stress-free.  It's good to be stress-free when you're supposed to be having fun making cards!

Sketch

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Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: Big Island, East Hawaii, Get Well Card, Handmade Cards, Handmade Get Well Card, Handmade Greeting Card, Handmade Greeting Cards, Handmade Masculine Cards, Masculine Cards, Perfectly Penned, Raining Flowers, Stampin' Up!

Robin Messenheimer

I have been stamping and paper crafting for over 30 years, and have been an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 14 years.

My favorite part of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is teaching others to enjoy crafting themselves. Not only do I conduct classes in person, I write tutorials for teaching anyone who has internet access. No matter if you're in my area in The Villages in Florida or anywhere else in the world, let me know if there's something you'd like to learn! Read More…

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  1. Jill says

    September 1, 2011 at 2:27 am

    I can't pick between the two, I'd love getting either of them!

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