Series of Masculine Thank You Cards: Card 1

A coworker requested a set of masculine Thank You cards to keep on hand. Masculine cards are not the easiest thing for me to figure out but I came up with a few good ideas, some not so great. I still have a few ideas in my head that haven't been created yet, too!

Anyhow, here was my first card. I had already created the card base a while back and had no idea what to do with it. My new philosophy is to never impress a card base... Use layers!

Deciding that I needed more color, I added layered circles with distress-inked ribbon and a twine-tied button. It took several attempts to come up with the final project here.

This is probably the least favorite of the six cards I completed. Stop by tomorrow for Card #2!

{Supplies--all Papertrey Ink unless noted}

• Cardstock: Fine Linen, Enchanted Evening, New Leaf
• Patterned Paper (envelope liner): unknown
• Stamps: Faux Ribbon, Vintage Circles - Small (Waltzingmouse Stamps)
• Ink: Walnut Stain (Tim Holtz Distress Ink)
• Ribbon: New Leaf grosgrain
• Button: Enchanted Evening
• Dies: Circles (Spellbinders), A2 Envelope Liner
• Other Tools: Rustic Jute twine, Circles Impressibilities (Spellbinders), ink blending foam (Inkssentials)