Macho Man

Hello! Clare here today with a type of card I usually struggle to make – a masculine card! But with the Avery Elle Tough Guy, making macho cards is a cinch!

To start my card off, I took a post it note and cut triangular slits in it, to create my own ray mask (an alternative is Paper Smooches Fireworks or Sunny Skies). I then die cut a circle out of another post it note, and placed this on top of the ray.

For my blended a background, I used Scattered Straw for the pale yellow and Wild Honey for the golden glow. Right after I finished blending the background, I scattered some water on it, then picked up the water (and with it, some ink) with a paper towel. To finish it off, I stamped some wee stars in Wild Honey.

For my tough guy, I colored it in with Red, Yellow, and Pale Pink for the skin. For the boots and weights, I blended Light Gray out with some water. And then for his hair, I blended Yellow and Ochre out with some water. I die cut the guy, and layered him on another die cut chipboard.

I also added some chest and armpit hair, just because I thought the guy looked kinda funny without them.

I added a little bit of shine to his belt, and then to finish of the card, I stamped the sentiment (adding the comma with a micro-pen) and a die cut border.

I hope you enjoyed this macho guy as much as I did! Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!

Tough Guy (Avery Elle)	Tough Guy Die (Avery Elle)	Fireworks Dies (Paper Smooches)	Sunny Skies (My Favorite Things)	ZIG Clean Color Real Brush
Wild Honey MINI Distress Ink Pad (Tim Holtz Ranger)	Wild Honey Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Scattered Straw Distress Ink Pad (Ranger Tim Holtz)	Hero Arts Hues Dye Ink Pad – Black	Round Ink Blending Tool Replacement Foam (Ranger)
Ink Blending Tool 1″ Round (Ranger)	Glossy Accents (Ranger Inkssentials)	Lawn Fawn Cardstock Black Licorice	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock 8.5	Impact Bold Point White Gel Pen (Uni-Ball)