A Guy Birthday Card

Hi, sometimes creating a card for a guy can be a bit

difficult, at least for me it can be.

This week over at the MFT Sketch Challenge this sketch

made it kind of easy to create this card for a guy.

Here is the sketch.

And here is the card I created following the sketch.

The paper was a digital paper I had on my computer and printed out, unfortunately, I can not remember where I got it from. 😞

The happy birthday is a die I bought a while back off of Amazon, if you what you check it out click HERE.

I added some faux stitching around the edges and that was it.  I had

intended to add some bakers twine but I forgot. 

Well that is is, thanks for stopping by.

Challenges entered:

MFT Sketch Challenge - sketch - ends 5/2

Crafty Friends - anything goes - ends 5/4

All dressed up

........Ah ha thought you were going to see a dress or lady all dressed up!

This card was so much fun to put together.  I ran across this striped paper in my stash and thought it would made a great guy card.  Originally I was going to cut a fishing reel in the center square and some small fish where the buttons are.  My Mom had come in my room and said the paper reminded her of a tie.   While I was looking through my cartridges for fish and a reel, I ran across this cut on Simply Charmed.  Isn't it the cutest cut ever?  It was paired up in the handbook to be a Father's Day card, but since I don't have my dad here anymore and I wanted to make a gut card I turned it into a birthday card.  I added a pearl brad for a tie tack and inked the edges of the "shirt" and collar cuts to make them stand out.

Look at the texture on the white paper, it looks like the texture of a shirt, I didn't notice it till I took the photo.  Don't ya just love it when something like this happens? :)
I made this card following one of the sketches this week at RAQs challenge on the Cricut message board.  I love making cards from sketches because it pushes me to make cards I would not make!
Well thanks so much for stopping to look at my card, I would love it if you left a comment.