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Thursday, April 16, 2026

Masculine Birthday Cards with Flair

Hi all - I haven't been blogging as much lately but I wanted to share the birthday cards I made for my brother. He had his birthday last Thursday but we celebrated early on Easter. Why cards, plural? I made one for me to give Junior and one for my dad to give him. Both were made using the new Hero Arts Friends with Flair Bundle. I'll let you try to guess which one Dad selected. 



Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;
Paper Studio Cardstock; Authentique Natural patterned paper;
scraps of metallic & kraft
Stamps/Dies/Stencils - Hero Arts Friends with Flair Bundle
Other - various Hero Arts inks & VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Stamped and die cut two of the birthday sentiments. Die cut the shirt parts for both, plus the icons, then assembled. The button-up shirt was stenciled with the coordinating stencil. Added to an A2 card. The first shirt was assembled right onto a blue card. The second shirt is designed to be at the angle so I added a piece of patterned paper behind it to fill the card.

Did you guess? So, my dad and brother both like suspenders; Dad chose card one. I liked both cards so it didn't matter which one I used. Junior loved them both! I will add card one to The Creative Crafters Challenge #99 where Anything Goes and card two to Darnell's April NBUS Challenge #85 since the bundle I used got first play here.

That's it for today! Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!



11 comments:

Jean said...

Fantastic job with those supplies! How fun to make both cards for your brother!

Lisa Elton said...

My dad wears suspenders too! These are both oodles of fun, Linda!

Rosemary said...

Absolutely fabulous set of cards for your brother, Linda! While the one with the suspenders is fun I really like the second one. The stenciling makes it look just like real fabric!

Greta said...

Wonderful cards for your brother! Love that your dad could give the one with suspenders! Great paper behind the shirt at an angle!

Dawn T said...

Two stunning masculine cards Linda. I'm sure your brother was pleased to get these two.

crafty-stamper said...

Both great masculine cards, love the green shirt and b, paper on the second one though.
Carol x

Angelnorth said...

That’s a fun die set, both of these look great Linda! I guessed wrong, I guess the preference for suspenders was the thing that swayed it for your dad! The extra stencilling detail on the green shirt really brings it to life, I think.

Angelnorth said...

Oh, I meant to say — those buttons would make cute flower centres too!

Bunny said...

These are great. I love the button up shirt and the peace sign. This is so fun. [Bunny]

Pamela said...

such a fun shirt card, thank you for sharing with us at The Creative Crafters

Cat Craig said...

Oh gosh those are such fun. Great man cards. Woot woot