Simple Stamping + No Coloring Needed Masculine Card

Hello friends, Lisa here with a quick card to inspire you to get inky with your stamps.

Masculine cards can feel a little tricky sometimes, especially when you want them to feel thoughtful without feeling too feminine. Today I’m sharing a rustic woodland design using The Wild Haven from Unity Stamp Company that does exactly that, with layered pattern paper, distressed inking, and heartfelt sentiments that work beautifully for more meaningful cards that don’t require coloring!

Featured Unity Supplies

The Wild Haven USC

Found in the Forest Paper USC

Takin’ Em Fishin’ {paper} USC

Just A Minute Quick Video

Rustic Masculine Layers

I love the rustic feel of this design. The mix of pattern paper from Found in the Forest and Takin’ Em Fishin’ gives it so much warmth and texture, and the torn tree paper adds that extra little bit of rugged detail. Ink blending around all the edges helped even out the tones and gave the whole card a more distressed woodland look.

I stamped the deer scene from The Wild Haven on lined pattern paper, then die cut it into a label shape and ink blended the edges. That lined paper gives the image such a good outdoorsy vintage feel. I also splattered on Mica Spray and a little watered-down leftover ink from the blending, then used that same ink to dye some cheesecloth to tuck behind the popped-up label.

One of my favorite things about this design is how easy it is to change the feel just by swapping the sentiment. “You’re exactly the kind of good this world needs” makes it work beautifully for a thank you or encouragement card. Then “A life well lived. A soul well loved.” turns the same layout into a thoughtful sympathy card, which I love because those kinds of sentiments can be harder to find for masculine cards.

I really love this kind of rustic outdoorsy look for masculine cards and even better, I didn’t have to pull out my markers. The layered papers, torn edge, and soft texture work so well together, and the wonderful sentiments make it even better.

Thank you for joining me today. I sincerely hope that today’s project inspires you. If you create something, feel free to tag me, @dahlhousedesigns, on social media as I would be thrilled to see it! Plus, join us in the Unity Show & Tell Facebook group to share your Unity creations. It is such a fun and loving group of creators.