Masculine Birthday with Gel Plate background

 

Masculine cards are hard, aren't they? I like to focus on rich colour and simple shapes when I make masculine cards - using a gel plate to create a textured background is a great way to keep a simple card interesting!

I created my panel with Catherine Pooler inks and a 2 inch brayer that makes it easy to leave a choppy-looking texture. 

I splattered the panel with metallic gold watercolor and then trimmed the panel to a 4 inch square.

I cut a circle from the centre with an Essential Circle die (which also cuts a frame, which I left out). 

I popped up the circle and square portions of the panel on a white cardbase that I had blended Juniper Mist ink onto.