Krafty Chicks challenge #809 - Masculine

Good morning lovely friends; I hope your week is going well so far. I'm sharing my card for the 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. We know it's not everyone's favourite challenge, but we do have to make some masculine cards sometime and this challenge will hopefully help you get them done. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

I didn't make this card for anyone in particular, I just grabbed some supplies on my desk and had a play.  I had just received this fun die set from Spellbinders recent sale and thought it would be perfect for males of all ages.  I think it turned out super cute and I hope you like it too.

Here is my card:

a closer look at the details:

plus I decorated the inside:

as I added some shimmer pen to the word I took a side view photo to try and capture the glitter:

I began by die cutting the fun monster from green, black, white and red card, all from my scraps bin and added some white gelly roll pen details.  I used a large smile word die cut and cut it out from the same two shades of green card, adhering the layers together with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in green ink and used a sentiments strip die to cut it out.  I thought an embossed background would be fun and I liked this large dots folder but it was only slimline but it still worked as I cut the panel to 3 1/2" x 4 3/4" and it looks great with the large border on my card. I added some scrap white card behind the embossed panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  I added all the elements with foam squares and finished off with some dark green pearls.  I also decided at the last minute to add some shimmer pen over the smile word for a little extra fun.  For the inside I cut a white panel 3 3/4" x 5" and added another piece of white card cut to 3 3/4" x 1", which I embossed with large dots folder, to the bottom with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in green ink in the centre and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.   

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:

Spellbinders - you're my favourite monster die set - now on clearance

Spellbinders - big dots slimline embossing folder

Spellbinders - hello smile die set

Spellbinders - confetti wishes stamp (for inside sentiment) - now on clearance

*Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments die

Gina K Designs - Christmas pine ink pad

MFT - you wow me stamp (for sub-sentiment)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

coloured card from scraps bin

Little Things From Lucy's Cards - soft pine pearl mix (store now closed)

Tonic - glitter gloss aqua shimmer pen

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x