To me, flowers can be part of a feminine card, as stars can be part of a masculine card. Here I used a Spellbinder die to cut out the entire card base, making sure not to cut the entire fold in the cardstock.I was pleased to find that the Close to My Heart set of stamps coordinated perfectly with the Spellbinder dies.
Two different sizes of the Spellbinders Circle dies allowed me to cut out this stamped image and then frame it within a circle cut out of a piece of patterned paper. Go through your stamp images to find a perfect fit for your Spellbinder dies.
Here is another card design that I transformed through the use of masculine patterned paper to a card more appropriate for a guy. Just a little leftover patterned paper was required to make a fabulous card. The curved rectangles were cut using the inside pieces of the Sizzix Bookplates die.
As soon as I saw this design on another card, I had to make my own version of it. By using the Papertrey Ink frame stamp, I was able to put the focus on my focal point while pulling the elements of the card together. Inking the edges of the square also made it look more "finished".
Along with A2 sized embossing folders, Cuttlebug sells smaller ones which can be used to make borders. Here I have used part of one, as a switch from a ribbon border. I like how it adds dimension to the card. No reason why this couldn't be taken one step further and highlighted with a sweep of ink.
Though there are many wonderful border punches on the market, I found this one a good choice for a man's card. Border punch designs with "holes" in them tend to look somewhat"lacey" and more feminine. Furthermore, I prefer to use a border punch without spaces in it when it layers on top of a patterned paper. When small parts of a patterned paper peek through those holes, it can look awkward.
The next series of cards were made with SEI's Grandpa's Attic patterned paper collection. I hope that both the card patterns and the paper patterns give you ideas to create those more difficult masculine cards.
I needed something to balance the sentiment in the bottom right hand corner and couldn't find anything in the appropriate size and colour in my stash of embellishments. With the last scrap of matching brown cardstock I was able to make this die cut shape with one of the dies in the Fleur de Lis Spellbinder Pendant set. To dress it up a little, I sprayed the die cut with Glimmer Mist.
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