Tuesday 4 January 2011

Masculine Monochromatic


Stamp Addicts have a new show on Create and Craft this Friday 7th January at 2pm featuring new and innovative stamps from JudiKins, so hope you can tune in or record the programme.

The above card is one I made using one of the stamp sheets I had to play with showing Archimedes and his tools. A fairly plain and simple card, but I thought the monotone somehow fitted the images and allows the wonderful clarity of the images to show through. All are stamped with Versafine black, the corners to each piece rounded and matted onto black cardstock. This card is for the following challenges

My Time to Craft - Up in the air (wings and feathers)
Paper Playtime - Faces (Archimedes)
Ladybug - Anything Goes

Thanks you so much Ladybug DT for selecting me as one of your Top 3 last week.


35 comments:

Lisa Jane said...

what a great card Brenda- i love the little stamps especially the keys and the watch with wings. A great card for a male ..very effective
Thanks for joining us at LCI again this week
Lisa ;)

Esther said...

Hi Brenda - great card, I find it hard to make masculine cards but this is perfect! I loved working with the stamps I got and am gradually showing the cards I made, Got to record the show as I'll be at work, but quite excited , just hope my samples were ok!! Esther xx

Anonymous said...

Time flies,doesn't it?

Ally

Mervi said...

Looks great ( but honestly the man is ugly!)lol -
works well on the masculine cards, love the keys!
I'm having holiday the rest of the week;-))m

Jacee said...

Fabulous card Brenda, very effective indeed, love it.

Nannieflash said...

Hi Brenda, wow what a stunning card, the mono look absolutely gorgeous. With love and hugs Shirleyxxxxxx

craftymum said...

Like this card Brenda. Very masculine, especially the older man, i think.
Hugs Sarah x

mum of two said...

What a great card! The images you chose are fabulous. It is a perfect boy card, which I find really tricky to do. Thanks for playing with us over at Paper Playtime this week :)

michelle

Juls said...

fab!!! I love monochrome, and I find it so difficult to make cards for those chaps! this is perfect!! Hugs Juls

pinky said...

These stamps are right up your street Brenda lol. Love the card you have created:) Thanks for playing along at LCI this week.
Pinky

scrapbypolly said...

I´m speechless it totally perfect.
i love it

Vicky said...

Hiya Brenda!

Brilliant card hun!, great images :o)

Hugs Vicky xx

Sadilla said...

That's so nice... great idea... I always have troubles making male cards, but this one is so smart! =)
hugs
sadia

Elizabeth said...

I like this card very much. It is so hard to make cards for some men in particular but my husband, a retired industrial chemist, would really appreciate something like this. I will do my utmost to watch the programme on Friday - might get more ideas. Elizabeth x

nnalorac said...

Fab card Brenda, a refreshing change to cuties as mature men don't always suit these kind of thing, loving it. Carolxx

Pami said...

Hi Brenda, what a very cool card this is. I love the simplicity of it and fabulous for a male card. Thanks for sharing with us at LCI this week. Happy New Year. Pami x

Lynda said...

Great card Brenda - it's good to get some inspiration for men!

Love Lynda xxx

Linda W said...

Hi Brenda, a great card for a man. I like the way you have used the individual stamps on the mats - great idea. Take care, Linda x

scotspanda said...

this is fab hun, love the images they look great set out like that too

huggles

Amanda xx

Beryl said...

A perfect showcase for these fab new cards.
Great design.
Beryl xx

Kat said...

What a great male card Brenda and you're right the images are really sharp.

I haven't seen the Stamp Addicts on C&C for ages so I'll need to record as I'll be at work. Thanks for the info.

Kat xx

Anonymous said...

This is a cool idea!!!

Love that stamp set!

Thanks for your lovely comments, so appreaciate them! xoxo

Anita said...

Fantastic card Brenda! I have such a difficult time making masculine and monochromatic cards but wow, you've done an amazing job with this one. Thanks for joining us in the LCI Challenge this week.

cheryl said...

oh wow brenda hun just love this to bits,what an amazing design gosh really love it hun,brilliant,hugs cheryl xxxxxxx

Hazeyj said...

It's a really 'stand-out' card Brenda, for all that you say it's simple. Very eyecatching so good luck with your challenges! Hazel x

Nikbee said...

A wonderful card. I love the images.
Nikki x

Merry said...

So wonderful....love all the images.

Sarah said...

What a stunning card Brenda, the images are just gorgeous x

lisa said...

Hi Brenda. I hope you are getting back to normal after feeding the 5 thousand. Isn't it nice to get back to plain food. I made a big pan of soup today and it was delish!!
Your card is just perfect for any man, I love it, although the images are simple there is a lot of interesting detail to look at.
Happy New Year.
Hugs Lisax

Whimsey said...

Great card - LOVE those keys!!

Thanks for joining LCI's challenge this week!

cowboydutrem said...

I love Da Vinci! Tyanks for playing with us at Ladybug Crafts Ink challenge this week!

Nicola said...

Great card but I find masculine cards hard to make. Girlie cards are much easier. Hugs Nicola

deesdesigns said...

What a unique take on our challenge this week - the monochromatic color scheme works perfectly with the images you chose to use. I'm so glad you were able to join us for our challenge at My Time To Craft! Dee

Deborah Frings said...

This is stunning - very unusual. Love the clean sharp images - fantastic!

Janis Lewis said...

Very nice! Thanks for playing at Paper Playtime. :) Janis