Category Archives: Rugged

Authentique Rugged Masculine Birthday Card

Hello, Friends! I hope you are having a happy and creative week this week! I’m still working away at my list of August birthday cards. This Authentique Rugged Masculine Birthday Card is for our middle son. He loves to read, loves the color blue, is a natty dresser and is shocked to find himself well established in his 3rd decade here on earth. I was thinking of all these things while creating this fun vintage card.

This is an older collection from Authentique, but you can still find it online at Country Craft Creations. I love the blue and brown color palette and the wonderful plaids and paisleys in this collection. Putting this 5″ x 7″ top fold card together was a breeze!

To add a little dimension to the card, I fussy cut the book binding from the 12×12 paper pad. Then I gently pushed the sides together which rounded out the spine. Don’t push too hard, or you’ll end up folding the paper! Next, I glued just the outside edges down so that the binding would keep its shape. It sounds complicated, but it’s actually pretty easy to do.

The focal image is fussy cut from one of the 3″ x 4″ images on the cut apart page. Pop this up on waste chipboard to add even more dimension. The turn tab is a simple Spellbinder’s Large Circle die cut from patterned paper. I love adding round shapes to a card design as it seems to really break up all those square corners! The vintage button is from a jar that I picked up at a local flea market. Brads are from Tim Holtz Dapper Collection.

Authentique Rugged Masculine Birthday Card: Alcohol Ink and Metal Embellishments

Do you ever alter metal embellishments with Alcohol Ink? I used Mushroom and Cloudy Blue to color this Tim Holtz Quote Charm. It also was applied to the vintage button. It’s a quick way to customize metal embellishments. Just apply a drop or two directly from the bottle and watch the magic take place before your very eyes!

Authentique Rugged Masculine Birthday Card: A Peek Inside

A flap feature and pocket dress up the card interior. I also added some Tim Holtz Paper Dolls to amp up the vintage vibe of the card. I love the visual impact they make!

Turn the flap and you’ll find a wonderful quote from the 3×4 Rugged Life Cards. (retired) A scrap of designer paper serves as a pocket. I tucked two more Life Cards into the pocket. Each has a newborn photo of our son: one with Dad and one with Mom.

Since my trusty 1 3/8″ circle punch gave up the ghost a while back, I’ve been using my Spellbinder’s Circle dies to cut the thumb hole on my pockets. I’ve decided I like it so well, I’m not going to replace the punch! Here’s the gift card holder I tucked into the pocket. Both Dale and I wrote personal notes to our son inside.

So, that’s the first of 2 masculine birthday cards. I’ll share the next one with you once I get it made.

I hope I shared some tips, tricks and ideas that you can use in your own crafty adventures. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Authentique Rugged Masculine Birthday Card Supply List

5″ x 7″ kraft cardstock base made with 12″ x 18″ cardstock
Authentique Rugged Collection
Rugged Life Cards
Sticker Sheet for Rugged
Ivory/Brown/Copper 1/2″ Plaid Ribbon
Natural Burlap String
Tim Holtz Dapper Brads
Idea-Ology Tim Holtz Quote Tokens
Tim Holtz Paper Dolls
Spellbinder’s Large Circle Nestabilities Dies

Batter Up! Masculine Baseball Themed Birthday Card

Masculine Baseball Themed Birthday Card with Ribbon: Batter Up!

Hello again, Ribbon Lovers! I’m back today with another birthday card for the guys. Our youngest son has loved baseball since he was a toddler. One of his life goals is to attend a professional ballgame in every US Major League ballpark. So when it came time to make his birthday card, the theme was obvious. This masculine baseball themed birthday card uses another of my favorite ribbons for the “fellas.”

Once again, I used Authentique’s Rugged Paper Collection to make this 5″ x 7″ masculine baseball themed birthday card. I just love the vintage feel and the gorgeous patterns.

When making a card for a man, this Navy Blue Canvas Color Band Ribbon with stitched edges scores every time!

It’s especially nice on a baseball themed card, as the stitched edges echo the stitching on a baseball. How cool is that? I topped this double loop bow with a natural burlap string bow and a baseball novelty button. Home run!

I hope I’ve shared some tips that you can use the next time you need to make a masculine card. If so, I’d love to hear from you in the comment section below.

Thanks for stopping by!

Cheerio,

kathy

Vintage Style Golf Themed Masculine Birthday Card

RRR Anything Goes Challenge: Vintage Style Golf Themed Masculine Birthday Card

Hello, Ribbon Lovers! It’s time for another fabulous Anything Goes Challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon. I’m still working my way through family birthdays. I made this golf themed masculine birthday card for my brother in law. He was a golf pro for many years, and even designed the course where he worked as the pro. Now retired, he lives in a golf course community and still loves to play. Hopefully, this card made especially for him will be a hole in one instead of a bogey!

Adding ribbon or trim to a masculine card can sometimes be tricky. I have several ribbons that I always keep on hand because they work so well on masculine cards. This Ivory, Brown and Copper Plaid is one of my favorites. I love the way it looks with these papers from Authentique’s Rugged collection.

Distressing, embossing and inking give this card a great outdoorsy, masculine feel. I even found a golf tee in my stash and used as a hanger for my little sticker banner.

The soft woven texture of this ribbon makes it so easy to tie. To add a little extra texture, I topped it with a natural burlap string bow and a leather button from my stash.

A Peek Inside

You’ll find more references to my brother-in-law’s hobby on the inside of this golf themed masculine birthday card. A small pocket holds a ribbon topped tag and a little sweet treat. The sentiment is stamped on a 3″ x 4″ journal card from the Rugged collection.

Here’s a closer look at the tag.

Now It’s Your Turn

You’re invited to join in on this fun challenge. Simply create any kind of project using ribbon or trim and link it up on the RRR Blog before midnight EST on Thursday, October 19th. We’ll be popping by to pick our top 3 favorites from all the entries.

You can read all the details and challenge guidelines HERE.

I can’t wait to see what you make!

Thanks for stopping by!