Wednesday 19 September 2012

Birthday card!

Here's another birthday card for the stash drawer.  I think it will make a good  masculine card. I never have enough guy cards in my drawer. My girls will come to raid my stash with a list of all the birthdays they have coming up that month!  Married daughter (Domestic Diva)  has a huge circle of couples friends...of course they all have families now too. They do group get togethers for all the birthdays. That is a lot of cards and gifts so if I can provide a card from my stash it helps out!
I like the bit of a grungy look this card has going. It was fun to ink the over the embossed portions of the card. I had to use a stamp finger stick as you had to rub to get the ink into the low bits.

I took one semester of typing when I was in high school so this old typewriter stamp was fun to use. Brought back memories let me tell you!

Off to make a card for Glamour Girl. She is off in Southern France, studying French language...and visiting a special fellow in Monaco! She was away on a trip around the world for 5 months, home for less then 2 months and now off to France for 2 months again. Her life is so exciting! She teaches at University and will benefit from having a second language, especially Canada's official second language.
Now to search for my Eiffel Tower stamp...

I am entering this birthday card in the following challenges:

1. Creative Card Challenges - Anything Goes  http://creativecraftchallenges2.blogspot.ca/
2. Scrap Creations - Embossing  http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.ca/
3. Shopping Our Stash - Emboss It #69  http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.ca/
4. Through The Craftroom Door - Anything Goes #36  http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/
5. Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Distressing  http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/challenge-28-distressing.htmlb
6. By the cute and girly - boys/ men  http://www.bythecuteandgirly.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/boysmen-september-challenge-over-at-by.html
7. Ladybug Crafts - Anything Goes  http://ladybugcrafts.blogspot.ca/2012/09/first-challenge-anything-goes-o.html
8. Hooked on Crafts - Cards for Men  http://hookedoncraftchallenges.blogspot.ca/

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

so sweet! Love that little type writer!

Tracy said...

This is an awesome card, perfect masculine card.
I like all the embossing you did.

Words and Pictures said...

Lovely card - always a fan of blue and brown, and I love your twine... Thanks so much for stopping by Words and Pictures - think it's so great you're getting your granddaughter crafting and blogging, such a great boost to reading and writing skills!
Alison x

uksharon said...

Great card - so glad you could join us with our 1st challenge at Ladybug Crafts.
Best wishes, Sharon

Tammy said...

Yep, you are right - it would be a great guy card! Love that typewriter sentiment. :)

Pamela said...

Love it! Great card!! :)

McCrafty's Cards said...

Great card, I like the colours and the embossing,Thanks for joining in with us at Hooked on Craft this month, Good Luck.
Kevin xx

Jennifer Grace said...

I used a typewriter and twine on a birthday card this week too! Love the embossing on yours. x

Laura said...

I love how you used the typewriter stamp. I have one and haven't used it yet

Glenda Atkins said...

I remember those typewriters so well and the card brought on a bit of nostalgia! Although it has a masculine feel to it I think it would work for some of us ladies of a certain generation:O) Fabulous card.

Sassy Raggedy said...

I love that typewriter stamp. I remember those as well. It is a wonderful card for male or female and I love those colors. joann sassy raggedy

Danielle said...

What a great stamp... Thanks for joining us at TTCRD this week.

paige said...

Love all the different embossing! Thanks for joining us at Shopping Our Stash this week!

Shelby said...

You are definitely on a guy roll. This is another wonderful guy card and love the simplicity of it (kind of like men)!

Shelby

Erika said...

Great card I'm loving the typewriter even if it was my least favourite class at college. It's so much easier typing on a puter especially when correcting all my typing errors!
Hugs Erika.

Lori Comeau said...

Great job on the card.love all the textures.
http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com/

marion82 said...

lovely card!!!

Thanks for joining us at Creative Craft Challenges!!
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