April Pals Blog Hop: Masculine Cards!

Welcome to the Stampin’ Pretty Pals’ Blog Hop! This month’s theme is “Male Room.” The Pals hope to inspire you with their masculine card ideas and paper craft creations using Stampin’ Up! products. Links to the participant’s blogs can be found at the end of each post to help you “hop” along!

Here is my masculine birthday card, a fun fold pop up card. It looks like this on the outside:

And then opens up to this:

The bottom flap of the card folds up and under the top ‘cap’ in order to close the card, and when you open it, the sentiments ‘pops up!’ Thanks to Sunny Day Stamping for the pop-up card layout. It’s really fun to make, and the possibilities are endless! Here are the measurements and materials needed:

• Basic Black:
  • Card Base: 3 ¾” x 9 ¾”
  • Score at 5 ¼”
  • Top ‘Cap’ of the card: 4 ¼” x 2 ½”, score at 1 ¼”
  • I also used a rectangle of B. Black for the white-embossed sentiment on the inside
• Beautiful Gallery Designer Series Paper: 
  • Front Panel: 3 ½” x 4 ¼”
  • Front Strip for ‘cap’: 4” x 1”
  • Panel for the back of the inside of card: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4″
• Gray Granite:
  • Pop-Up Insert: 3 ½” x 9 ¼”, score at 5”
• Ribbon or Baker’s Twine: 24”

The Beautiful Gallery DSP contains so many gorgeous designs, many of which can be used for more masculine-feel projects. The pattern I used is one such design, with Basic Black, Gray Granite, and Slate Gray hues. Start by folding the card base up at the score mark so the shorter end is on top, and the fold of the card is toward you.

Adhere the front panel of DSP to the front of the card. Adhere the DSP strip to the front of the Basic Black cap piece. Fold the cap piece over the top of the card base. Adhere the cap to the back of the card base so it will cover the top of the card.

Take the inside Gray Granite piece, fold at the score, and make your slits as specified here:

• With folded edge at top, cut a ¾” slit at 1 ½” and 2”
• Score at base of slit, and then ‘pop out’ to make a little square You will create a popped-up square on which you will adhere your popped-up sentiment. Please see the green dotted square below:

Stamp the sentiment toward the bottom of the panel, and then adhere the Gray Granite inside panel to the card base by lining up both score lines.

Create your popped-up element, whether it be a sentiment panel like mine, a stamped diecut, or whatever shape you want to pop up! Adhere the back of the pop-up piece to the little square pop-up and make sure it all folds properly. Add some bling to the front of the card as desired.

Tie a length of baker’s twine around the top so the card will stay closed when you tuck the bottom half of the card under the cap. You are done!

Besides the products found at the bottom of this page, note that I used some products that will be available to everyone on May 6, both online and in the new Annual Catalog:

• Layered Thoughts Stamp Set
• Beautiful Gallery 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Papers
• Pressed Flower Motifs

I can’t wait for you to be able to see all the beautiful new products. This DSP is so gorgeous! And if you are a customer of mine, you should be receiving your new annual catalog in the mail soon!

We have more inspiration to share, so use the lineup below to visit the rest of the Design Team. Don’t miss out next month as we create for the “Flowers in Bloom” theme. Until then, have fun in your craft space.

Stampin’ Pretty Pals Blog Hop

1. Mary Fish at Stampin’ Pretty
2. Windy Ellard at Windy’s Wonderful Creations
3. Mary Hanson at Up North Stampin’
4. Rae Burnet at Wild West Paper Arts
5. Beth McCullough at Stamping Mom
6. Tricia Chuba at ButterDish Designs
7. Lisa Ann Bernard at Queen B Creations
8. Karen Hallam at Karen’s Stamping Habit
9. Debbie Mageed at Secrets to Stamping
10. Su Mohr at Aromas And Art
11. Stesha Bloodhart at Stampin’ Hoot!
12. Peggy Noe at Pretty Paper Cards
13. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping

Product List

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Woohoo! Check the online Stampin’ Up! store for the updated retiring products, Last Chance List, and all the sale deals! Go HERE!

1. Retiring (Last Chance List) of 2024-2025 Annual Catalog products
2. Sale info on retiring 2024-2025 Annual Catalog products
3. Retiring (Last Chance List) of 2025 Jan-April Mini Catalog products
4. Sale info on retiring 2025 Jan-April Mini Catalog products

All of the papercrafting, scrapbooking, card making and crafting supplies on these lists will ONLY be available While Supplies Last!

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Happy Stamping! Mary