Masculine Birthday Card

Sometimes we just need a good masculine birthday card! I actually like making grungy masculine cards. It is a nice change of pace sometimes from doing all the cutesy cards.

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I used a couple different stamp sets from Visible Image. I first started with some watercolor paper and used a blending brush with some Distress Ink Vintage Photo to cover the entire piece. Then with the Visible Image Square Route Stencil around the outside edges of the paper, I added a second layer of the Distress Ink Vintage Photo working towards the center of the paper but not covering the very center. Then with Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, I went around just the outer edge but only about an inch in.

I then used the stamp set Revolution from Visible Image to stamp the image in the middle of the paper with VersaFine Clair Nocturne and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder. Then stamped over it again with some Delicata Golden Glitz. I also used the swirly stamp from the Revolution from Visible Image stamp set and stamped around the outer edge with the Delicata Golden Glitz. 

Then using the Visible Image Square Route Stencil again and some Texture Paste in Copper Crackle, I added some of the paste around the outer edge.

I colored the window and the circles on the stamp image with a Wink Of Stella Gold Glitter Brush and flicked some of it onto the front of my card piece. Used some Distress Ink in Black Soot to edge the card with and matted it some black cardstock.

For the sentiment, I used the Visible Image Happy Birthday Stamp and stamped it with VersaMark Ink and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.

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It was fun adding all the different ink layers and just randomly adding different mediums to create a grungy masculine card.

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