Hello Handsome colour palette

 For the final card in this unusual colour palettes for masculine cards I give you Hello Handsome.  Of the four colour paletes perhaps the most traditional. With it's rich dark brown and shades of terracotta these earthy tones are perfect for an autumnal feel as well as great for a masculine card.

The stamps and dies I have paired with this colour palette are the Perfectly Pears bundle.  The stamps in this set are beautifully detailed and give the images a very realistic vibe. The stamps are a two-step set which means that there are outline and infill stamps. The infill stamps are perfect for those who don't enjoy colouring in!  The coordinating dies not only cut out the images there is also a fun texture, a lable and floral dies to add extra to your projects.

The stamps don't have to be used as two-step they can of course be used individually. This is what I've chosen to do for today's inspiration. 

I started by stamping the pear infill stamp with the darker shade of terracotta called cajun craze.  I then stamped it again without relinking the stamp to get a second generation image. This technique allows you to get multiple shades of the ink colour a great way to stretch your stash 😉. Then I cleaned the stamp and inked it up with the lighter terracotta ink called calypso coral. Again I created a second generation image as well. Next I stamped the infill leaves stamp in the beautiful rich dark brown called early espresso. 

I die cut the pears and leaves. I also die cut the foliage die using early espresso cardstock  and the texture die cuts from cajun craze and calypso coral cardstock. 

I used the second generation images on the front of the card. The card base is in early espresso.  A very vanilla mat was embossed using the Birch-wood 3d embossing folder.  A simple sentiment and the card front was complete.

For the inside of the card I used the first generation stamped images and adhered them to a vanilla insert as well as stamped leaves.

So do you think this card is suitable for a man?