Krafty Chicks challenge #791 - Masculine

Good morning lovely friends. I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week. It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 4; as always the theme is 'masculine' and Lori is our hostess (although she is currently taking a short break). I know masculine makes can be difficult but we always need them so come on, take the challenge, and get ahead. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I always tend to veer toward clean and simple makes when I make masculine cards (unless it's for my boys or hubby) and this is how today's card turned out too.  It was so quick to make and although I made it in shades of grey I think it would awesome in bright colours too.  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by making my circles; I didn't have enough plain grey cardstock that matched each other so used some grey ink pads and blended onto a white piece of card before die cutting them out.  I did use one scrap of grey card as it matched the blended colours really well.  I adhered the circles together with liquid glue and then cut it in half with my scissors.  I cut a panel of grey woodgrain patterned paper, which was from a Christmas pad I bought a few years ago in TKMaxx and matted that onto a black layer with double sided tape.  I adhered the circles with liquid glue in the upper half of the panel and stamped the happy birthday sentiment in black ink.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  No embellishments as I don't think many men really go for bling as a rule, although I'm sure some men do.  For the inside I cut a white panel and black mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape and stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink.  I had cut lots of circles from the different colours of card and ink blended pieces so used them in the corners, adding them with liquid glue.  A really abstract card but suitable for males of all ages I think.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

* to be updated *

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'masculine' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori. 

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies:

Waffle Flower - nesting circle dies

Uniko - floral vines stamp (for HB sentiment)

Uniko - organic wishes stamp (for inside sentiment)

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card

Limetree Crafts - 220gsm black card

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Gina K Designs - ink pads - soft stone, slate, stormy sky

grey card from scraps bin

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Thank you x