Just For Guys Team Samples (Part 3)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit today. We are sampling DT cards from the new Just For Guys release. There are 14 dies in this release and it's currently on sale for 25% off.
They are ideal for all your masculine type cards. The dies have a great retro and classic look. There are so many possibilities as you will see from the cards today.

We have had a good response when we do a group post on a release. It gives you the opportunity to see more card samples from the Design Team.  We have 4 more samples for your viewing pleasure today.

Card 1: Our first sample is from Janja Albrecht. She created a chocolate bar and used the Hats, Glasses & Moustaches die to decorate it.
To get the look of a chocolate bar, she used the basic squares dies, brown cardstock and then ink to shadow for such an authentic look. She scored the brown cardstock and made a grid before attaching the square die cuts. She added some torn aluminum foil and patterned paper. Super cute idea for a masculine birthday card.

Card 2: The next sample is from Pam MacKay. She used the Train, Bike & Plane die to create a great masculine birthday card. The retro dies coordinate so well with her punny sentiment.
The fold type is a circle top card. When you open the card front it folds over the circle to display the sentiment on the inside as well. Pam bought pre-cut card stock but here is a link to a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers so you can create the same look.

This is the card inside. You can see how the card front folds over the circle so it lays flat to carry the sentiment to the inside. It's such a creative way to tease a guy about his age. And, it's all in fun.

Card 3:  The next sample is from Anja Zurga. She used the Hats, Glasses & Moustaches plus the Retro Alphabet dies to create an awesome masculine card. This could be used for a variety of occasions -think birthday, anniversary or even Valentines Day. She created a tall and skinny card and the use of stitched circles help draw your eye right to the images. These new dies make masculine card designing a breeze. 

 Card 4: Our last card for today is another from Anja Zurga. On this one she used the Racecar & Flags + the Retro Alphabet dies. This is another example of a great guy card for that special someone who is a car enthusiast or auto mechanic. Or how about as a graduation card for the one who will be going to a trade school to learn auto mechanics.

The team did such a fabulous job with their samples today. I hope they have sparked some additional ideas for ways to use these new dies.  And, remember they are currently 25% off in the online store.

 

dies used to create cards:

 

 

For Dad (new dies)

Hello Scrapping Cottage friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with us today. It's Mary Marsh here bringing you the Saturday edition of the Blog.

We have a brand new release of Just For Guys dies in the online store, and they are currently 25% off.  There are 14 new designs and they are ideal for Father's Day cards, guy stuff or car buffs. They all have a retro and classic look. The design team has begun to show samples using the new dies. You can check them out here and here.

For my card today, I am featuring the new Hats, Glasses & Moustaches + the Retro Alphabet dies. Let's get started with some details on how I created my project.

Step 1: I started my card this week with the layout. I saw this interesting sketch on Splitcoaststampers on Wednesday and an immediate idea came into my head on how to use it with these new dies. Love it when that happens.  

Step 2: I selected my card colors. Looked through my papers for some patterned paper with masculine appeal. I found this paper that had this tweed pattern -  very masculine so I decided to use it. Paired that up with some matching cardstock in soft suede (light brown). For the panel across the middle I used a yellow cardstock.

Soft Suede Card Base: 5 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Patterned Paper Layer: 5 3/8" x 4 1/8"
Yellow rectangle Panel: 5 3/8" x 1"

Step 3: I cut my Dad phrase and used the same cardstocks as the card base colors. I added a 3rd color of Cajun craze. It's a cinnamon color cardstock.

The hat, glasses, moustache and pipe are all cut in soft suede cardstock. I sponged the glasses & pipe with soft suede ink to make them a little darker.

For the tags on the sketch, I used an older CottageCutz die- it's the mail tag set. It's the smallest of the tags and I cut in a kraft card stock.

Step 4: Started card assembly.  I assembled the card base, patterned paper and middle rectangle panel using double sided tape.

Next, I attached the tags, the Dad Letters and the hat, glasses moustache and pipe. On the tags I used double sided tape and for the letters I used Ranger Multi medium matte. Its a liquid adhesive that dries clear. For the other images I wanted them lifted from the background panel so I used dimensional adhesive.

Well, that's my card for this week. I hope I have given you another idea for a way to use these new masculine dies. Remember, they are on sale right now for 25% off. See you next Saturday!

dies I used to create card: