Altenew For the Guys - Mighty Corners

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Hello!  Today I'm sharing a card I created for Altenew's AECP Project - For the Guys!



I used the following Altenew products to create this card:

  • Mighty Corners Builder Stencil
  • Altenew Fresh Dye Ink - Arctic Mountain
  • Altenew Fresh Dye Ink - Industrial Diamond
  • Altenew Arctic Mountain Cardstock

Other Products Used:

  • Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80lb. Cardstock
  • Memory Box Glossy Paper Pack - Black
  • Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday Dies
  • Essentials by Ellen Ebony Black Cardstock
  • Bearly Art Glue
Geometric designs are great for masculine cards.  They offer clean and simple lines that can be used to create interesting backgrounds.

I started with a 4 x 5.25" piece of Neenah cardstock.  I lined up the stencil so the large point was at 2.625" and held in place with some repositionable tape.  I used the Arctic Mountain Ink to ink blend the open area's on the stencil.



I flipped the card over and lined up the stencil again.  This time I used the Industrial Diamond ink to fill in the open spaces.  


Once completed I adhered the panel to a piece of Ebony Black cardstock using Bearly Art Glue.

I wanted the sentiment to be grounded and stand out from the somewhat busy diagonal design, so I created a mat by cutting two pieces of Neenah cardstock, one at 3.125" x 1.875" and the other at 3.5" x 2.25".  I cut down a piece of the Arctic Mountain Cardstock to create a rectangle measuring 3.375" x 2.125" and a piece of the Glossy Black paper to 3.75" x 2.5".

I die cut the sentiment from a scrap piece of Glossy Black cardstock and adhered it to the smallest white rectangle.  Then I adhered that to the blue rectangle, then the next white rectangle and finally the glossy black rectangle.  Finally, I adhered the sentiment to the center of the card.

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