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Hello Stampers,
I was wondering what you folks do when it comes to cards for boys and gentlemen. It seems so many stamp sets are really designed for females. I use SU almost exclusively, but they have so many flowery sets. Thoughts?
Thanks very much.
SU has a lighthouse stamp that I use for men. The new stamp with the bear and racoon is great for men. I know they are difficult to stamp for but some of the ones with other critters are cute too. Yea, I wish SU would do more stamps in this catagory. We have way too many flowers.
Lovely as a Tree is one of my fave masculine sets.
I've purchased a bunch of stamps from Starving Artist stamps for boys lately. (http://www.starvingartistamps.com/) Their Doodle Factory line is great for the older boy/teen.
I used the Stampin Up Winds of Grace set for my last card which you can see by clicking on my "husband" signature below. I really thought I was just making a card that would be good for someone retiring or going on a trip. My wife had other thoughts. She said in her customer newsletter "The Winds of Grace set is so nice to have on hand for men and boys' cards".
I just gravitated towards the stamp set naturally and was not thinking it was a masculine set.
Hope this helps you.
Daniel
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I think just about any type of animal will work for masculine. Or anything tree related (leaves or the whole tree). Lighthouses, sailboats, or anything transportation related works as well. Or if they have a hobby (hunting, fishing, golfing, etc.) those are all good choices as well.
I enjoy making cards for my male friends. More often than not, it's a "critter" stamp just because I really like animals. But I've also done leaves, lighthouses, golf, etc. Here are some I did recently that could be adapted.
I use a lot of nautical stamps for my men stamps, mostly they are for my father and I know that he loves that. Sailboats, sandollars, lighthouses are a few I have used in the past.
I know a lot of people use the Noble Deer or other similar deer/outdoorsy kind of thing for men cards.
I can't remember if we have or have ever had a golf set but I would imagine that would be popular to use.
Check out the stamp set Classic Convertibles in the gallery. Use it for my 24 yr old son as well as husband sometimes. We have a little 2001 Z3 so the MG convertible is close enough for us!
Sorry - not a current stamp set but check out E-Bay!
One of my favourite stampers - Mary Fish aka PetalPusher has a very good collection of Masculine Cards. I always refer to her gallery all the time for Masculine cards,
Hello Stampers,
I was wondering what you folks do when it comes to cards for boys and gentlemen. It seems so many stamp sets are really designed for females. I use SU almost exclusively, but they have so many flowery sets. Thoughts?
Thanks very much.
I had the same problem, so I just got Wanted and Lovely as a Tree for all the masculine card needs we have.
The new upsy daisy set even though has flowers in it - kinds of works good for masculine cards if you stamp it using say blue on blue and used lots of blue / dark colors.
Check out the Hero Arts blog this week. They're featuring masculine designs and have a list of stamps used on each post, plus a laundry-list on one of the posts from earlier in the week.
Oh my goodness!!! these are awesome cards!!! I have a family of fisher"men"... and hunters... I will have to look into this set!
Thanks so much for sharing!!
God bless
Nyoka
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I like the Bronco Buster and Wanted sets. I recently discovered Inspired by Nature set at a SU workshop. We used the "grass" for Tules. My dad loved it!! Cant wait to acquire the "under the stars" set!!
Jennik
It's even harder here for us in Australia as you seem to get more masculine stamps than we do in the Stampin' Up catalogue. We just have the Loads of Love, Wanted, Bronc Buster, Seaworthy & Seaside (if they like sea shells).
You have some wonderful ones that I would love to see over here, like the Nature Silhouettes, that would be fantastic for some masculine cards & from what I have seen of some clever people in the gallery they have done some clever & wonderful things with this set. I am just so jealous.:(
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I'd give it to a guy and the little bit of pink on the buttons just gives it a little me touch I only give cards, masculine cards, to my hubby, dad and father-in-law so they all will love it. The other men, they get a store bought card... one out of the 20 packs I have... since they won't appreciate a home made one. It'll just end up in the trash a few days after they receive it. So not worth it.
I like to use trees. There are a couple trees from Unity that I've used for masculine cards. Here is a link to a couple of sets. The tiny trinity is definitely not too feminine. http://www.unitystampco.com/tags/2?page=7
Hello Stampers,
I was wondering what you folks do when it comes to cards for boys and gentlemen. It seems so many stamp sets are really designed for females. I use SU almost exclusively, but they have so many flowery sets. Thoughts?
Thanks very much.
I just use more manly type colors. Mostly blues, greens, browns or just about any color from the SU Earth Elements. The father's day mini album I made for my hubby had some flowers in it but he didn't even notice because of the color scheme. Peggy
I have to make a lot of masculine cards. When I make them I always put them in my gallery and I add "masculine" to the key words. I am sure if you searched the SCS gallery for "masculine" cards, you would find a lot more than just mine. Good luck.
I love the flowers but have 3 boys and they just don't appreciate flowery stuff like I do. So I generally go with Winds of Grace, A Light Unto my Path or Lovely as a Tree (also have wanted but it is a bit too cowboy-ish for me) for the current sets and I adore Changing Seasons (the old covered bridge set) and Coast to Coast (my personal all time fav...the lighthouse set) for the male cards
But with the mention of golf sets and the tall grass from Inspired by Nature...I am thinking how fun would it be to combine the two? Every duffer's nightmare...golf balls lost in the tall grass ! lol! Jan