Happy Birthday, Mister!

Good Morning Friends!

Yay! The weekend is here! After a terrible weather week here in our area, I am looking forward to some calm Spring weather this weekend! Beautiful today with sunshine and a cool breeze! Even the animals seem calmer and happier!

I had been asked to create some masculine birthday cards. Today I would like to share one of them with you. I tend to keep masculine cards simpler but with an extra touch or two.

This project started with a My Mind's Eye card base. This particular base put me in the mind of a man's vest. Keeping it simple, I rounded the outside corners and sponged the outside edge with Really Rust craft ink. The pocket watch is stamped in the same ink and outlined with gold metallic pen. The "hands" on the watch are tool brads. I used a Hero Arts stamp for the greeting and used the Cuttlebug and Labels Four die to cut it out. I also used the gold pen around this layer. The sentiment inside was computer generated. I thought about adding more embellishments but decided I liked the clean look for an older gentleman's card.

I hope your week has gone well! Are you ready for a new month and Mother's Day? I sure am! April has been hectic to say the least! Spring really came in like a lion for us this year! Now I am ready for some "lamb" days!

Thank you for stopping by today! Your visits always bring a smile and leave me with a happy heart! Please come back again soon!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

Masculine Birthday

Greetings from Rocky Top! What an exciting night! Tennessee Volunteers (VOLS) just beat Ohio State and advanced to the Elite 8 in men's basketball! It is their first trip ever to this stage in the tournament! "I say I'm proud to be...a Tennessee VOL!!"

I thought it only fitting to share a masculine birthday card with you in celebration! As you may have noticed, I am loving working with the Kraft card stock! It is such a terrific background for so many colors! I embossed the card base with a Cuttlebug folder and sanded it just a little. I added the sentiment and the ribbon and done! Simple, yes....clean, yes....masculine, yes...Yep, I am done with this one!

Most of the men I send cards to only look at them once, say that's nice and put it down somewhere never to be seen again...LOL! Therefore, I see no reason to "glam it up" very much! The important thing is they were remembered and thought of enough to send a card, don't you think?

I am going to go clean up the mess I made now when the VOLS won, so, I will be back later! Blessings abound in Tennessee!! Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

Blessings to you,
Vicki

Mountain Birthday

Hello Friends!

Today I am sharing a card I made for a new challenge posting. Check out
Paper Pleasures and Stamping Delights!
Each Wednesday we are challenged to make our own project with no sketch or other challenge...just our own ideas! Love it! Be sure to check out the details and come play along! You are asked to submit only two projects a month!

I need a masculine birthday card this month so I started with black card stock. I stamped everything in white SU Craft ink and added the birds with white gel pen! The inside reads, "Hope your special day has you soaring!".

Thanks so much for stopping by and please do come by often. Lots of challenges in the works!

Blessings to you,
Vicki