Stocking up on the MAN cards

lol After the card I made yesterday, I realized I have NO masculine cards ready in case of an "emergency."  So I am challenging myself to make at least one a day for the next week.  Here is the second one in as many days, using challenges from The Play Date Cafe and Try Stampin' On Tuesday.

 

I love, love, LOVE these colors together. I am glad that Pool Party has been introduced as one of the core colors in the Stampin' Up! family so I can continue to use it with this combination. It is not one I probably would have come up with on my own. Thank goodness for challenges! :)

Countryside is a great masculine stamp and I REALLY hope they don't retire it yet!  It is one of those stamps that looks great colored in OR just stamped plain, I think.  Which is good for me because I am not a big fan of coloring. lol I also used Clockworks down at the bottom for some extra texture on the card base.  I know banners are really hot right now and they are perfect for a masculine card because they don't have to look too girly so that is why I added the strip of three.  I did add a little bit of ribbon inside the button, which might be a little girly but hopefully not too much! 

 

Stamp Sets: Clockworks, Countryside, Perfectly Penned

Cardstock: Midnight Muse, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango

Ink: Midnight Muse, Tangerine Tango

Tools: Square Lattice Embossing Folder

Accessories: Natural Designer Button, Sycamore Street Ribbon (retired from SAB)