As you know I have two sons off at college. I am always working to create a masculine card to send them. This weeks Pals Paper Arts Challenge was my inspiration.
When I saw this sketch I immediately thought flowers. However that won't really work for a masculine card. The arrow heads on the Best Year Ever DSP inspired the collection of arrows. I think this turned out really fun.
I used all the colors in the DSP Sahara Sand, Crushed Curry, Coastal Cabana, and Soft Suede to add more pops of color and texture to the card.
The arrows on the Soft Suede are from a Photopolymer stamp in the April 2014 Paper Pumpkin kit. The large arrow is really the tall house framelit and I simply cut off the chimney. The other two arrows and the sentiment are from the What's Up stamp set and I used the coordinating punch.
There are so many hidden gems within many of our current products. And I love that about Stamping' Up!
I hope I inspired you to play along with the Pals Paper Arts Challenge this week. The list of everything I used to create my card is below.
Thanks for stopping by!
Michelle
Good masculine card. Love the matching envelope too. I need to do more of that.
Posted by: Lisa Ann Bernard | February 22, 2015 at 05:39 PM
Fun card for all ages, Michelle. And i love that you lined the envelope!
Posted by: Patti MacLeith | February 20, 2015 at 10:45 AM
Such a fun mix, Michelle!
Posted by: Michelle Quinno | February 20, 2015 at 07:45 AM
Love how you used the arrows instead of circles. And the large house makes a perfect large arrow. Very creative, Michelle! Off to pin...
Posted by: Katy McGloin | February 19, 2015 at 09:00 PM
I love this bright mix of pattern and color!
Posted by: Linda Callahan | February 19, 2015 at 05:32 PM
You're right, this is a great masculine card! I'm going to keep it in mind.
Posted by: Dawn Tidd | February 19, 2015 at 12:08 PM
What's up? All those adorable arrows going every direction . . . well done!
Posted by: Mary Fish | February 19, 2015 at 07:40 AM