Welcome to a fun and easy masculine style card using our Gears & Textures Bundle! This bundle is so versatile and fun to create both feminine and masculine cards! Click here to see a feminine version I shared a few posts ago. Today though, is all about masculine!
This design was inspired by Archie's Atelier. I did put my spin on it but the idea is still there. It's kind of an elegant look, don't you think?
I spent a lot of time die cutting gears because I taught this at a recent class. For this card I used a technique to distress the gears a bit with ink. The ink colors for each of the metallic is Gold + Pecan Pie, Copper + Cajun Craze and Silver + Basic Gray. All you have to do is tap the ink pad on the gear. Once you're happy with the look you need to dry the ink with a heat tool or set aside to dry for a while. It's a subtle look but adds a nice touch to the design.
The background for the gears was stamped with various images from the set. At the end I added some metallic gems to keep the metallic theme going. No need for a sentiment on the front but if you wanted to you could emboss a small one at the top or bottom of the stamped layer.
One other technique I used was to splatter ink all over the white layer using a Secret Sea Stampin' Blend. It adds to the distressed look and softens the white area, too.
What do you think? Would you droned this card to someone special?
