Waterfront masculine cards

Masculine cards can be a challenge to create, so I always appreciate new ideas. If you're like me, here are a couple of clean and simple masculine cards I created with the Waterfront stamp set (Stampin' Up!):

I used earth tones to create a mountain scene with several images from the stamp set. (I liked how the scene turned out, so I went ahead and made a second one.) I cut out the scenes with a stitched square die and then stamped each sentiment in the lower right corner. I adhered each panel near the top of a navy card base, leaving an equal border around the left, top, and right edges of the panel. To add a simple embellishment I wrapped a length of burlap trim around the front of each card base and secured it with two mini staples.

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