So in my house I am surrounded by three men – plus a male dog and cat…so I guess I  have to put my mind to masculine cards more often than some, but I have to say it is easy with this new stamp and die set.  There are lots of pop up cards on the net ( or on Pinterest!) but this is my take on one, inspired by the stamp set itself (called Nailed it) and also by a great big red tool chest that lives in the shed!   In terms of dimensions I also wanted one that would fit into a standard 4 x 6 envelope.

I created the tools using two different techniques.  The first one i stamped and die cut and then used an aqua painter to use ink to colour the tools, for the one on my video, I chose to stamp and die cut on coloured cardstock and use paper piecing to create the tool ( I then added some painted highlights).  I think they are both effective and it is all down to personal preference, but interesting to see how different they look.

Materials:

Card base Real Red 16 x 10 cm (4 x 6 1/2)

Score long edge at 5, 15cm (2, 6 inches)

Score short edge at 5 cms (2 inches)

Two strips of card for inside 12 x 1.5 cm (5 x 1 inch)

Score long edge at 1, 11 cm (1/2, 4-1/2 inches)

Panels

Whisper White panel for the back 4.5 x 9.5 cm ( 3-3/4 x 1-3/4)

panel for the side 4.5 x 4.5 cm (1-3/4 x 1-3/4 inches)

Drawers:

Basic Black 9.8 x 2.2 cm (3-3/4 x 1-7/8)

Real Red 9.4 x 1.8 cm (3-1/2 x 1-3/4)

 

Products Used

Stamp Set Nailed it

Dies  Build it

Card Real Red, Basic Black, Whisper White

Inks: Smoky Slate, Real Red

I used the Cookie Cutter punch for the drawer knobs, but any small circle punch would work – there are similar size circles in the owl builder punch

I hope this helps you with your masculine cards

Crafty hugs

Heidi x