Earlier in May I hosted a Manly Card class.  I don’t know about you, but cards you can send to a man, or for men to send to other men, are the most challenging for me to design.  I want to add ribbon, or sparkle, or at least a little button.  The cards in this class had none of that (well, one of them used that fabulous Natural Trim ribbon, but it’s practically rope.)

This is card No. 5:

• Woodgrain, Feeling Sentimental (SAB) and Itty Bitty Banners stamp sets
• Very Vanilla, Island Indigo and Riding Hood Red card stock
• More Mustard, Riding Hood Red and Island Indigo FFIP
• Fanfare DSP
• Bitty Banners Framelits
• Stampin’ Dimensionals

This is a super simple layout but it’s a great way to feature textures and colors without getting too busy.  While the Fanfare DSP has some very feminine paperes, many of them work surprisingly well on a masculine card.