Saturday, August 1, 2015

Masculine Cards by Daniel Flororita

Are you looking for an inspiration for a masculine card? Check out these cards created by our design team member, Daniel Flororita.





CARD PROJECT #1
MATERIALS
Brown cardstock
Kraft cardstock
Jet Black Archival Ink Pad
Coffee Archival Ink Pad
Pumice Stone Distress Ink Pad
Vintage Photo Distress Ink Pad
Walnut Stain Distress Ink Pad
Stitches Bo Bunny Stamps
Typewriter Number Stamp Set
Antique Typewriter Stamp Set
Happy Birthday Celebrate Clear Stamps

Newsprint Clear Stamps
1-inch Circle Punch
Clear Crackle Paint
Adhesive Foam Tape
Typewriter Number Stamps
Krafty - Smooth Core'dinations Value Pack Cardstock

INSTRUCTIONS
1.       Form a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inch top fold card from brown cardstock.
2.       For the background, cut a 4 x 5 ⅛ inch from kraft cardstock.  Ink the edges of the card piece with Vintage Photo Distress ink.  Stamp the Newsprint Clear Stamp on the card piece using the Pumice Stone Distress ink.  Spray the card piece with water.  Use tissue paper to absorb some of the excess water to soften the stamped background.  Let it dry before stamping the faux stitches using Stitches Bo Bunny Stamps on the card piece as shown and set aside.
3.       Using the Typewriter Number Stamp set and Antique Typewriter Stamp set, stamp the images on the kraft cardstock then cut the images using a 1-inch circle punch.  Ink the edges of the circle piece using Vintage Photo Ditress ink.
4.       Apply a clear crackle paint on each of the circle piece and let it dry for about 2-4 hours.  Rub some Walnut Stain Distress ink on each circle piece to highlight the crackle effect.
5.       Layer and adhere the circle pieces on the card piece with adhesive foam tape for dimension and stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment as shown.  (The tiny stars are also from Stitches Bo Bunny Stamp set).
6.       Attach the card piece on the card front with adhesive foam tape.





CARD PROJECT #2
MATERIALS
Black cardstock
White cardstock
Watering Can Archival Ink Pad
Jet Black Archival Ink Pad
Vermillion Archival Ink Pad
Typewriter Number Stamp Set
Birthday Fundamentals Clear Stamps
Birthday Sentiment Clear Stamp
1-inch Circle Punch
Adhesive Foam Tape and Glue
Scissors
Ruby Rock It Birthday Fundamental Clear Stamps
Typewriter Number Stamps

INSTRUCTIONS
1.       Form a 4 ¼ x 5 ½ inch top fold card from black cardstock.
2.       Using the Typewriter Number Stamp set, stamp the images on the white cardstock then cut the images using a 1-inch circle punch.
3.       Using the Birthday Fundamentals Clear Stamps, stamp the image on the white cardstock then fussy cut it with scissor.
4.       Stamp the ‘It’s your birthday!’ sentiment clear stamp on the white cardstock and cut it to a thin strip.
5.       Layer and adhere the circle pieces, fussy cut piece and thin strip piece on the card front as shown.  (For this card, the numbers 4 and 0 and fussy cut pieces were adhered with adhesive foam tape for dimension).

Design Team Member:
Daniel Flororita
Instagram @leinad112

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