Masculine All Occasion Cards

I'm a bit out of order today, but these are cards inspired by my card that will be posted here on Thursday.  What I love about these cards is that while they are perfect masculine cards that can be used for any occasion, they really are great for any dog lover!  Think of the possibilities just by changing the paper across the bottom.

The bottom card is for a color challenge at Splitcoaststampers - Bumble Bee, Merry Merlot and Mossy Meadow.  The challenge also added the extra "dessert" to make it a masculine card.  As I was making my card for Thursday's Tic Tac Toe Challenge, this  card came to mind.  That's why I say these are out of order, they are inspired by a card I'll post later.  These cards start with the Dog Builder punch, my card Thursday features the cat punch.  Punches are a wonderful way to ad  "die cut" images to your cards quickly.

I started making the one with the chocolate lab and liked both lower panels - the wood and the check - so I made two cards.  Since I had the chocolate lab, I went with a yellow lab for the other.

After adding the panels on the bottom it was really a matter of adding the extras behind the dog.  I used a variety of dies and embellishments from the Annual and Seasonal catalogs.  I LOVE the Gold Hoops.  When I first saw these, I thought "what in the world would I do with those?"  But they add just the right amount of shine and look fantastic combined with any twine and greenery!

The sentiment is from Tasteful Touches, a stamp set with beautiful sentiments.  They are a combination of the sans serif font shown here and a lovely script that are good for any occasion.  My splatter uses a stamp from Forever Fern but can also be made by dotting with a Stampin' Blends marker or with ink and a paint brush.  Those methods are a bit more uncontrolled.

Many of the products used for these cards are also used on my cards on Thursday.

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• Products: All Stampin' Up! 
• Punch: Dog Builder
• Heart: I used an older retired punch but the Heart Punch Pack or Stitched Be Mine heart dies will work
• Dies: Autumn Essentials, Beautiful Boughs
• Stamps: Tasteful Touches, Forever Fern
• Paper: Whisper White Thick, Mossy Meadow, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, Old Olive,  In Good Taste Designer Series Paper, Heartwarming Hugs Designer Series Paper, Early Espresso, Merry Merlot
  
• Ink: Mossy Meadow, Bumblebee, Crumb Cake
• Accessories: Linen Thread, Gold Hoops Embellishments, Gilded Gems, In Good Taste Elements, Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
• Other products used are adhesive and ink blending tools which can be varied depending on your preference.
• Several of these products come bundled together for great savings.  I used several products from these suites in today's and Thursday's cards: In Good Taste Suite Collection, Forever Greenery Suite Collection

For other ideas using the Forever Greenery bundle click here.

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