Built Upon The Rock

We all scramble when it comes to making masculine cards. Let's face it, one of the reasons we do papercrafts is because we love the pretty papers, flowers, and bling. Those things do not always translate into a masculine look. Kaisercraft's Basecoat paper line offers a solution. The papers are very nice but look a little more rugged.

I cut fluer de lis crosses out of "wooden" sheets and placed them on the rock sheets. 

This one uses a wooden background panel and a litte burlap.

Church Logo Cards

I know we all struggle making masculine cards. We love to add glitter and bling to projects but they are not always the right look for cards for men. I was making cards for my church when I realised I needed some more manly looking cards. I came up with some simple cards that look really nice.

I made a cut file that looked like out church logo. Then a clean italicised font to cut out the sentiment. I used the negative of the image rather than piecing all those little bits of paper to the card. The inside pieces of the letters where inserted into the p, g, and o's to make it easier to read.

The middle panel of the card was embossed to add some interesting texture.

Reverence Embossing Folder

Spellbinders has an embossing folder that I am just loving. It is called Reverence. There are crosses on one side and lilies on the other. For the orange and blue card. I embossed white cardstock and applied Distress ink direct to paper. On the purple card, I embossed foil paper and sanded over the raised areas. The embossing is so pretty that I did not think the card needed much embellishment. The embossing folder is 5 by 7. Since I wanted to make cards that were 5 1/2 by 8 1/2, I just cut the panel and hid the open area under ribbon or paper. 

Here is another color combo where I used Stickels on the cross.



You can see more examples of cards I made using this embossing folder HERE and get the cut file for the cross pictured on the orange card HERE.

More Cross Cards

I have two more cross cards I made using the Fleur de lis cross cut file that I used in my last post. (you can get the free file in that post)

I also used the new Reverence embossing folder from Spellbinders. (I just love it)

The top card has Guilders's Paste rubbed over the raised areas using navy cardstock.

The bottom card was made with light blue cardstock and inked direct to paper with Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.

I love the different looks using the same tools.

Fleur De Lis Cross

 Made some cards for my church and a Fleur de lis cross cut file. The top layer is embossed and looks really cool.

You can download the free cut file by going to the link below.

Fleur De Lis Cross

Cross cut

You may remember a post I did a few months ago with this intricate cross cut file. (You can look at that post and get the link to download the file HERE.) 

I came across a wonderful cut file of this lovely intricate border that fits perfectly with my cross. 

I downloaded it a year ago and for the life of me can not find the site again. Sorry)

My Black Cat did a PURRfect job cutting it. I was so impressed as I carefully lifted the detailed cut images from my mat...

....Then it dawned on me that I now had hundreds of little tiny pieces of paper stuck to my cutting mat! LOL

Well it was worth it for one special card, but I am not sure if I will do it again any time soon. :)

Lattice Edged Cards

I have more lattice edged cards to share. 

This one has the lattice edge around three sides. I added one of my detailed butterflies and my tattered flower & pretty flower combinations. The butterfly and flower cut files are available in my Etsy shop.


It still needed something else but I knew I could not hide the edges of a ribbon and a bow would be too much. So I gathered some white seam binding in the middle and topped it off with a row of pearls. I showed how to gather the seam binding on this post.



Since you can see the other side of the card through the lattice I added a little ink to the front edges.

When I was making the cross and lattice edged mat for my other card, I made an extra set (well, ok...I made a mistake in my measurements the first time...but hey, why waste good die cuts...LOL)

I added a seam binding flower and added  a pearl.

You can download the free cut files for the cross from  this post.

But I was not through with my lattice edged files.

I had to make a card that had the lattice on both sides of the card.

This one is simple but all that cut work adds a great touch.

All I added was a mat, some patterned paper, and a caption.

You can download the "hello" script caption here.

One more thing to share...

I had to make a box to fit the card I made in the last post.

I used the lattice mat and one of my detailed butterflies to decorated the gift box I made.

I show how to make the box on this video and the cut files for the box can be purchased here.

The entire Lattice Edged Design Package is available here.

Lattice Cross Card

Hello my crafty friends. I needed to make a card for my aunt to give to her church. I really wanted this card to be special. I had the roses and the cross done a few days ago, but for some reason I just could not figure out how I wanted to arrange them. Just like a lot of my projects, I laid all the pieces to the side of my craft table to look at while I figure out what I want to do next.


Well it worked because I am really happy with the way it turned out. :)

I made a lattice cross design and then later decided to make a lattice edged mat.
You can download the cross here.
I have to go tweak the mat a little.


The roses are from my Regal Rose cut files and inked with Tattered Rose and Worn Lipstick Distress Inks. The leaves are not my typical rose leaves. I decided to use something a little more delicate. (I have included them in several of my flower flies as well as the "just leaves" file.) I did not want to use the normal green inks on this card so I went with a new Seasonal Distress ink that I just bought; Peacock Feathers. I can already tell I am going to LOVE this color!


The ribbon is made from seam binding that I wet with water and then used Worn Lipstick Distress Stain on one half and allowed the ink to bleed/blend toward the other side. It gives a subtle variegated look.


That is it for now. Thanks for looking!


I also have another decorative cross file that I shared on this post.

Cross Cards

I have been playing with my pain patches again. I ddded alcohol inks, then embossed them. 
(Cuttlebug  Musical Flourish and Tiffany in picture above) Then I went over the raised areas by rubbing a black pigment ink pad directly over the embossed portions. When I wipe the black ink off with a baby wipe, the black ink takes the alcohol ink underneath it away. The silver foil shines through and creates a really cool effect.

I also made a new cross cut file. I got the inspiration from a tattoo style cross. It is hard to see all the detail in the silver foil paper. Here is a picture of the cross.

You can download it here.

Here are a few more cards I made.

The panel on the left side is what the foil paper looks like when it has been inked and embossed. I used a Sizzix TH Texture Fade there. It gives a wonderful deep impression.

I used the same Texture Fade folder on the background here. I embossed the blue card stock then wiped the top with a silver chalk ink. I edged the embossed panel with a cool new Prismacolor Metallic Silver  pen. It covered the area perfectly even though it was uneven from the embossing. 

I used a Cuttlebug folder. Grace's Frame, around the sentiment.

I think I have given the sentiment out before, but here it is again if anyone wants it. You can right click it and save it to your computer then open it in a picture editing program.