Today’s Blog Post features a card for the men.

See details of the challenge here

It has been a long time since I have participated in a challenge just because….

I saw this Tic Tac Toe Challenge and thought I would play along.

You can see a full list of the products I used at the end of my post.

A Card For Men

A card for the men featuring ties die cut from beauty of the Earth paper using the suit and tie dies, all from Stampin' Up

I choose the line Die Cut, Masculine and Wood for my card.

The wood element comes from the Designer Series Paper mat on the card front , which features in the Beauty of the Earth Designer Series Paper pack. I have given it a cork frame. I love this cork specialty paper. It has such texture and like cork, feels warm to the touch.

The cool selection of ties were also cut from different patterns from the Beauty of the Earth papers using the Suit & Tie dies. The centre tie has extra razzmatazz with the addition of gold sequins.

More die cutting. This time a small tag in Early Espresso with a cork reinforcer. The sentiment comes from the Handsomely Suited stamp set and was heat embossed in gold.

The wood frame with and ties were all added to an Early Espresso card base with more Designer Series paper as a mat.

The insert of this card for men is also decorated with Beauty of the Earth Designer series paper from Stampin' Up!

I added a Basic White insert to the inside of the card, which I decorated with some strips of coordinating paper.

Chopped Challenge

I do love a good challenge. If you do too, you may be interested in taking part in October’s Chopped Challenge. Whether you live in the UK, Australia, Canade or the US, there is a demonstrator waiting to send you a kit from which you create a project. The entries are all added into a gallery and everyone is invited to vote for their favourite.

This month’s kit is looking like a great one to work with, so check out the details and get signed up (with me if you are in the UK).

How Can I Help?

This card for men uses wood grain paper and cork specialty paper from Stampin' Up.

I hope you enjoyed my project. I’m not sure whether my husband would appreciate those ties in his wardrobe. It is not very often he wears a tie these days. They are such beautiful papers though and are a fabulous collection for your male cards.

If you have any questions, or I can help you in any way on your crafty journey, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Meanwhile stay safe and stay well

Helen xx

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Product List
Suit & Tie Dies
£30.00
Beauty Of The Earth 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper
£10.75
Cork 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper
£7.00
Stitched Rectangles Dies
£33.00
Tailor Made Tags Dies
£20.00
Handsomely Suited Cling Stamp Set
£20.00
Metallics Embossing Powders
£17.00
Versamark Pad
£8.75
Early Espresso 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Faux Suede Trim
£6.00
Linen Thread
£4.75
Early Espresso A4 Card Stock
£8.25
Basic White A4 Cardstock
£9.00
Sequins For Everything
£11.25