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Saturday, January 18, 2020

XOXO - Masculine Valentine


Hi, Friends......

I am here with a rather CAS masculine valentine that was inspired by the current MFT Color Challenge palette:


I also used the Tuesday Morning Sketch which I elongated vertically for my card.

I don't know if you can see the swirling stitched details of this lovely die I used or not. The die was a prize from the lovely Susan Hogan of Unstampabelles. (THANKS, Susan!!!) I have another card made with the same die that I will show you soon where the graceful flourishes are more obvious.

I stamped the little tag with an ancient stamp from my stash. Not sure if I or one of my kids picked this up in a grab bag of thrift store stamps or what, but it has been around for a long time and rarely gets used. It was perfect to put on this small tag.


Just a touch of pink and a dark grey card base for the challenge palette!  :)
Supplies used include:
Poppystamps - Heart Breeze die
XOXO stamp from stash
Versafine ink in Onyx Black
Winnie & Walter - Essentials: Katharine Cutaways die set
Shimmery metallic faux raffia from my stash
DCWV scrap
Core'dinations/Darice solid cardstock

Hope you liked this valentine. I think the grays and deep red make it great for a man. Thank you so much for stopping by!!

🖤
Janis


Thank you for the honor of entering this card in the following challenges:
1. MFT Color Challenge #133
2. Tuesday Morning Sketch #537
3. Poppystamps January Challenge #64 - From the Heart
4. DL.ART January Linky Challenge - AG
5. Word Art Wednesday Weeks #422-423 - Anything Goes
6. Crafty Cardmakers Challenge #248 - AG
7. Creative Inspirations January Challenge - Something New or Something Old (I used a very old stamp.)
8. Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper January Challenge
9. As You Like It - Anything Goes
10. CARDZ-TV Anything Goes Challenge #106
11. Crafty Calendar January Challenge - Add a Tag
12. STAMPlorations January CAS Challenge w/ opt. Metallic (I used some shimmery metallic faux raffia.)


13. Cards und More Challenge #44 - Best of 2019 Challenges (I chose Feb 2019 - Someone Special)



18 comments:

  1. Great masculine Valentine card and I can see the swirls-love the cat cartoon-very true lol
    Carol x

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  2. It's perfect for a male and so lovely too!! Great design!!

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  3. A fabulous card Janis. I hope you will come play in our Masculine Challenge :-D
    Hugz
    IKE xo =^..^=

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  4. Men's cards are soooo hard, especially for a valentine. I like the muted colours you have used on this card, perfect for a man. Thank you for sharing it with us at Crafty Cardmakers this time.

    Jackie

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  5. Awesome card! Love the swirly die!
    Thanks for playing along with us at Tuesday Morning Sketches!
    Debbie ~ TMS DT
    Debbie's Dash of This and That

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  6. Wonderful masculine Valentine card design with these colors and I like the Heart Breeze die.

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  7. Very pretty! Thank you for joining us at Tuesday Morning Sketches.

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  8. Such a fabulous card! Love the colours, design, hearts and kisses. Thank you for playing along at Creative Inspirations, good luck.
    Hugs
    Gina xx

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  9. Great Valentine card, Janis, perfect for a man. Thank you for joining in the Crafty Calendar Challenge this month. Good luck!
    (Visiting your blog today with my DT hat on.) xx

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  10. so nice card!
    thank you for joining our challenge over at Cards und More!

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  11. Great card. Thank you for sharing with us at Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper. Rebecca x

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  12. Lovely card!

    Thanks for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers!

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  13. This is the perfect masculine Valentine card but it would work for anyone as well. I just love that Poppystamps die with the subtle but lovely design. Dies that cut a pattern into the card base and don't involve too much intricate gluing is always a plus!

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  14. Great design. Thanks for joining in at Crafty Cardmakers and good luck with the challenge, Angela xXx

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  15. Fab card and I love the kitty joke at the top. It's so true too!
    Hugs
    Annette - Netty's Cards
    xx
    Proud to design for :
    Lili of the Valley,
    Dies to Die For,
    As You Like It Challenge.

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  16. Fabulous card design.
    Thanks for joining us at Poppystamps Challenge!

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  17. Fabulous card, I love the image with the cats on the top of your post.
    Thanks so much for joining us at the As you like it challenge.

    Hugs,
    Larissa

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  18. Beautiful card! I love the sprinkle of hearts and the clean design!

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THANK YOU so much for taking the time to leave a comment. Your kind words encourage me so very much!!!

Have a lovely day!
<3
Janis