Make it Masculine – Leaves & Use up a magazine kit #9

So I did mention this a couple of days ago but when using the magazine kit and making the brushos background I did for the flowers I also made a green leaves based one too but saved it for a Make it Masculine card!

Here it is!

I only ended up using half of the panel of A4 I had created so there is some leftover!

I embossed the leaf images and then added the brushos in Emerald and Leaf Green colours and then left it to dry. A few days later I cut it into the square for the card background and stamped over the whole panel the sentiments from the magazine kit in two colours and then added the brown splatters too.

I chose the brown coloured paper for the mat layer and then layered them up. With the remaining part of the half of a4 I coloured a few leaves with brown and then fussy cut all the leaves out to sit under the banner.

I stacked the banner up with the patterned paper on the top level and then decided it needed something to separate it from the background. I chose the orange/bronze coloured foiled cardstock and ran it through the embossing folder from the kit and then glued that into place on the card. I added the cluster of leaves and banner and then chose a sentiment from my stash as I wanted a different font for the sentiment that was more bold.

I love how this card came out – fun to use the supplies from the kit to make something that was suitable for males as well as females!

So this was my delayed Make it Masculine make for July with the theme of leaves. Now to get my thinking cap on for the one for this month! Hmmm! I will come up with something I am sure! Also 9th blog/video for using my magazine kit and the first time I brought in a different stamp with the sentiment. Wonder how many more makes I will get from this kit!

Happy crafting!

Catherine