Hello hello hello everyone! The month of June is mostly associated with Summer, Father’s Day, Ice Cream, or anything that sounds fun in the sun. Today, I wanna share with you all this masculine birthday slimline card idea.

This June D2BA Challenge theme: Masculine and I thought of making this slimline card with the masculine theme. For me, masculine card is always a challenge to make but I had fun making this one.

This masculine birthday slimline card is pretty simple to make. I used the fun patterned papers from Ice Cream Social Collection Variety Pack for the background and raccoons, along with the Raccoon Party Stamp Set, Raccoon Party Die Set, and Retro Slimline Background Die.

I cut put a grey cardstock with the first layer of the Retro Slimline Background Die and I added it on the card base with the permanent adhesive runner. After that, I cut out a a white cardstock using the second layer of the background die and then I added some 3D foam tape on it and I added it on a piece of that sprinkle pattern paper and trimmed around it with scissors (or you can pre-cut the patterned paper with the dimension of that die). I added the whole panel on the card with permanent adhesive runner.

Next, I cut those 3 raccoons from the patterned paper using the Raccoon Party Die Set. This die set is not only matching die to the stamp set, but also to the pattern papers which is awesome that we can use both ways. After cutting those raccoons, I added them on the card with permanent adhesive runner.

I stamped the sentiment from the Raccoon Party Stamp Set on a white cardstock with black ink pad and I used the label die from Wavy Slimeline Framelit Dies. I did partial die cut for each side to get the dove tail for short label. I added it on the card with permanent adhesive runner.

I hope this birthday slimline card give you an idea to join our D2BA June Challenge. Head over to D2BA Blog to see more inspiration for masculine cards from the design team.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog. Have a wonderful day!

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And here’s my card for this celebration day that I created using the beautiful Magnolia Branch Mega Bundle digital stamp and Botanical Dream digital paper pack.

I love working with digital stamp. When I want to make a batch of cards, I can use the Print-and-Cut feature from Silhouette Studio and cutting it with my Silhouette Cameo machine. But today, I simply just printed the magnolia branch image on a white cardstock using inkjet printer and then I colored it with pencil colors and colorless blender pencil.

After I fussy cut it with scissors, I put it in my spraying box and sprayed it with metallic silver spray for extra shine on the magnolia branch. I dried it with craft heater.

For the background card, I printed one of the pattern from the Botanical Dream digital paper pack on white cardstock in 8.5 x 11 size. Yeah… I printed the full page. It might sound taking so much ink, but I can cut the whole page to make 2-3 cards. I cut it in the size of slimline card and added it on the card with permanent adhesive runner.

I cut the black frame using 2 dies from the D2BA Rectangles Slimline Framelit Dies and I added it on the card with permanent adhesive runner.

Next, I printed the sentiment from the same Magnolia Branch Mega Bundle digital stamp on a white cardstock and then I cut it with one of the D2BA Rectangle Fancy Framelit Dies.

I put both magnolia branch image and sentiment label on the card with 3D foam tape for extra dimensional. And then, I added some white acrylic paint splatters on the card.

I hope this card sparks a little fresh idea for you to create today… Thanks for stopping by!