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Husbands. Sons. Fathers. Even those older brothers. Your customers want to scrapbook the guys—but sometimes it's just hard to find "masculine" papers and embellishments that don't feature golf or football! And what about ideas? Techniques? Inspiration? Don't worry...we've got fabulous page ideas to share, plus designer tips and tricks.
For Pages That Are All Boy
Boys
By Laura Nicholas
Laura's got two sons, so most of her pages have a "masculine" spin. Her favorite technique? "Sand the edges of the paper for a distressed touch," she advises. "It certainly mimics a boy's rough-and-tumble spirit!" Can you still use a silk flower on a boy's page? "Sure!" says Laura, who combined a rust-colored flower with grosgrain ribbon to tie in with the background papers.
For Dad and Daughter Pages
Musee de L'Armee
By Paris Dukes
When you have a Dad-and-daughter photo, do you scrapbook it on masculine or feminine papers? Paris says, "My solution is to go with the general theme of the page, or the colors in the photo. Here, my husband and daughter are both wearing brown clothing, so I chose patterned papers with brown, tan and ochre. It's neither masculine nor feminine, but supports the colors and theme of the photos instead."
For Pages Without People
Niagara Falls
By Laura Nicholas
When your photos are of scenery instead of people, subtle patterned papers are a great way to spotlight the pictures. Here, Laura chose masculine papers because the blues, greens and burgundy coordinated with the colors in her Niagara Falls photos. "These papers can be used for any theme," she says, "The colors are really versatile and the patterns are subtle enough to be used for a masculine page, or not!"
Laura and Paris both used Masculine sarapapers™ and matching Masculine Embellish-abilities™ to create their pages. They're designed to coordinate—making it fast and easy for you and your customers to create designer masculine layouts
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