
Hi everyone, today I’m sharing a masculine card project with you all!
I started my project by stamping some images from the Art Impressions “Old Goat Set” onto Clairefontaine Paint-On Recycle paper (green logo) using a juicy black ink and heat embossing directly afterwards using a clear embossing powder. This paper is not as good as the Strathmore Bristol Smooth Paper but when I work it a little bit more I can create results that I like (I would not recommend this paper for beginner water marker artists though).

Now I can colour the image and today I’m using my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers in combination with a water brush. I’m using the following colour markers: Flint, Tawny, Chestnut, Chocolate, Topaz, Peach, Flame Red, Sepia, Kingfisher and Navy. After the colouring is done and dry I’m adding back in some details using a white gel pen and I’m fussy cutting the images using my scissors and leaving a small border.
Now that my focal point is ready I can work on my background: for this I’m die cutting a square panel two sizes smaller than my card base from design paper from my stash. Onto this panel I stamp my sentiment (form the same AI stamp set) using black ink, and also the Kaisercraft “Hessian” design using a Distress Ink in “Chipped Sapphire”, finishing the background by creating some splatters using the Coliro Pearl Color in “Tibet Gold” in combination with a brush.

Time to put my card together: for this I die cut a slightly larger square panel from deep red card stock and I adhered both square panels together using a liquid glue. This combination I adhered onto my white linen textured card base using one millimetre thick foam tape and to finish my project I now only have to adhere the coloured and fussy cut images on top using one millimetre thick foam tape and liquid glue.
Detail picture:

And that is it for today’s masculine card project! I wish you a creative day!