Geometric Dad Design
Hi friends! Happy Tuesday and thanks for stopping by today! Please welcome back special guest Dana Joy to our blog! She made this cool Geometric card in monochromatic tones to keep a masculine theme! The background was made from the Hero Arts Graphic Pattern and the alphabet letters are from Concord & 9th’s Double-Cut Alphabet dies!
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Making masculine cards can sometimes be a challenge. If I keep it clean and simple with a graphic edge I can nail it must of the time. This stencil from Hero Arts allow me to do just that. So let’s get started.
For my card base I used fog cardstock and cut it down to an A2 size top folding card. Starting on the left side of my card I line up the stencil so the triangles are on the left side. I lightly tape down the stencil and begin sponging on slate ink with an ink blending tool. Once the area is covered I rotate the stencil so the triangle are now on the right and repeated the process. I continued this until the panel was covered.
Next I die cut out a square from a piece of white cardstock. I stencil triangles along the top and bottom of the square using fog ink. For the sentiment, I used the double cut alphabet dies to die cut the word dad in the center of my square. On a scape piece of paper, I stencil a few more triangles to fussy cut and sponged another small square in slate ink.
I adhered the smaller slate square behind the die cut word and then inlaid the alphabet pieces back in place using multi matte medium and tweezers. I really love these dies. They not only cut the letter but outline pieces as well. I added the additional fussy cut triangles to the white square for added contrast and cut off the overhanging edges.
Now it’s time to assemble the card. I adhered pieces of foam tape to the back of my white square to add some dimension and attached it to my card panel. For the finishing touch, I added a few accents of black nuvo drops to continue with the graphic feel. This masculine card is now complete.
I hope this card inspires you to reach for your stencils and those darker tone inks when making your next masculine card. Remember it’s really easy if you keep it clean and simple. Have a great day and don’t forget to wish the dad’s in your life Happy Father’s Day!
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Super cool card!
Your card is really Awesome Dana!!!
Terrific card!
Fun. Fun…fun
Wow this geometric design is so perfect for masculine cards. Thanks for sharing:)
This is really a great asculine card for Father’s Day.
Oh this is awesome!
That’s a really cool card for Dad … or any guy!
Cool card!
must be very masculine, cos it’s not calling my name ;-) very cool mono chromatic look
This is so Cool! I really love the fun design!!
Love the card! Great masculine feel and could change it for a birthday card as well. Thanks for sharing .
A very cool card! Love the design, thanks for the inspiration!
great Dad card
Nice masculine card! Thanks for sharing!
Great card! :)
Good design for any guy card. I already follow by email.
fun card!
Such a beautiful card!! I love this design.
Like all the geometric shapes.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
Beautiful card! Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
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Awesome card!
Great ideas for Father’s Day!
Elegant and so masculine! A great card!
Beautiful masculine card!
Congrats to all the winners!!!
These geometric patterns are very cool!
Grats to the winners! :)
What a cool design! Love this!
I, too, really like the geometric design. Always a challenge to make cards for males!
Nice card!
What a neat card. Love the design!
Great card.
This is a really cool card!
That’s a really cool design!
Love that pattern! Great Father’s Day card!
What a striking background for dad.
Love the black and white color scheme of this card. Very nice!
That’s a really beautiful card. Very masculine!
Awesome geometric Dad card!
Nice masculine card! I like the lighter card stock on top of the darker.
Perfect for DAD! Wonderful, fun, funky!
Lovely card – perfect for a guy!
I love this card design! I think I might just have to make my own version of this card for my Dad. It’s gorgeous!
Great masculine card. Congratulations to the other winners. Thanks so much.
I do like the geometric elements a lot. For my Father’s Day card, I went with that masculine standby — modes of transportation. Since you asked, here it is. http://stampingwriter.blogspot.com/2017/06/goodbye-mojo.html
Very cool card for dad!
I always struggle with cards for man. Black and White with geometrics is always a good idea.
SUch a cool background!
Perfect masculine card!
Such a FUN Card!! LOVE the Hip Design!! CONGRATS to ALL of the LUCKY Winners!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!!