Masculine vs. Feminine

I don't think it is any secret that I am kind of obsessed with geometric and graphic designs. Well, that and florals. But no florals today. I know...shocker!

I wanted to use the same elements, basic layout and color palette to create one feminine and one masculine card. It's a two-fer. I seem to be making a habit of that.

For both cards, instead of creating a symmetrical pattern in my background, I chose to stamp the circles (the suns/moons) from the Encoraging Words stamp set randomly across my background, allowing them to overlap. This is going to support the more eclectic elements I've chosen for the rest of my first card.

These colors - Nautical Navy, Miami Spice, Flamingo, and Ocean Drive - can easily be swayed to either a masculine or feminine feel by little touches. The gold embossing and delicate font of the sentiment from Unconditionally on this one, along with the gold sequins really help push it to the feminine side.

And of course, a few splatters of shimmer using the Shimmer Spray Mist doesn't hurt either!

For the second card I used all of the same main elements. Except this time I omitted the gold, sequins and shimmer.

I still used a bit of vellum, but I placed it behind my sentiment panel so that it is less prominent. I wouldn't usually use vellum in a masculine designs, but here it serves to highlight the sentiment and separate it from the background. I think it works, what you do think?

As always, thanks for stopping by! I hope you are having a great week so far, it's allllmost Friday!

Supplies

Wplus9 White Premium Cardstock Wplus9 PURE COLOR Nautical Navy Dye Ink Wplus9 Miami Spice PURE COLOR Dye Ink Wplus9 Flamingo PURE COLOR Dye Ink Wplus9 Ocean Drive PURE COLOR Dye Ink Pad Wplus9 Encouraging Words 4x6 stamp set Wplus9 Unconditionally 4x6 Stamp Set Bazzill 40 LB VELLUM 8.5 x 11 White 25 Sheets EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002 Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001 WOW Embossing Powder METALLIC GOLD RICH Ultra High Large Jar WC04UH-L *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Pretty Pink Posh GOLD CONFETTI Embellishments GCPPP 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent *Tombow MONO Adhesive VELLUM Tape Dispenser Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Adhesive Paint INK41511

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