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Tuesday 18 September 2012

He's Football Crazy

Evening Folks
This is my second post for today.  Scroll down for a really special post and challenge.

Well, it's been a long week so far at work and it's only Tuesday lol.  It seems that the more you do the more they want at the moment.
My daughter went back to Uni yesterday so it's a bit quiet round here at the moment.  This is her last year and I think it is going to be a busy one for her.  But I am sure she will still find some time for a bit of partying along the way lol.

This evenings card share is another male card.  This time for my nephews birthday at the end of the month.  I have two nephews and their birthdays are one month apart.  With requests from my sister to make cards for them plus the ones I need to make them it feels like I have overdosed on male cards at the moment.


James is mad on football.  If he is not playing football then he is watching it.  His favourite team is Everton and he has been to several of their matches with his Grandad.
I used a lovely stamp from Papermania for the image.  I decided not to colour the image but just stamp and emboss it.  Cut it out using one of my dies and distressed the edges with some faded jeans distress ink.  The checked paper was from a paper pad by Paper Cellar and the football paper is from Wild Rose Studio.  The sentiment was another stamp (have lost the packaging so not sure who it is by).  Kept the embellishements very simple with the addition of some twine and a couple of football boot buttons.

I would like to enter this into the following challenges:
Crafty Sentiments - use sketch
Kaboodle Doodles - Babies and/or children (made for my nephew)
Celebrate the Occasion - Birthday (use twine and at least one button)

Thanks for popping by.

18 comments:

Doreen said...

This is fabulous, great male card.xxx

Sue said...

This is brilliant Mags. I really love that image and the papers are fabulous. You really are very good at making 'male' cards!!
Sue

Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes) said...

Super male card Mags the image has a vintage feel to it and love the boots in the corner! Bet your house will seem quiet now your daughter has gone back x

Linda Palmer said...

Great guy card. I need a lot of masculine this month too! Love your image and the papers are great with your image. Good job! Love your cards.

Adrian said...

Great job, love the buttons, thanks for playing @ CTO!

Vicky said...

Awesome male male card sweetie, I lurve footie, NUFC for me.

Lotsa hugs Vicky xxx

Trish and Treasure said...

Beautiful work!!!
Hugs Trish xx

nwilliams6 said...

Is it possible to OD on male based cards? No!!! I think this is great for a football or soccer lover (LOL). Hope your daughter enjoys her last year - my oldest is in her last year at college too (and my youngest is in her last year of High School). Hugz!

Rachel said...

Fab card Mags - love that football backing paper.

Thanks for joining us at Celebrate the Occasion this week, Rachel xxx

Tracy said...

Fantastic card, the backing paper is brilliant.

Thanks for joining in at Kaboodle Doodles this week. xx

BugBites said...

what a fabulous card. TFS with us at CTO this week.

Unknown said...

These are the most unique buttons I've seen in this challenge. I also love the real 'male' style of this card. Thank you for joining us at the Celebrate the Occasion challenge and hope to see you back again. Hugs
Anna xxx

Lisa Jane said...

Brilliant male card - i love those papers and little boots
Thanks for joining us this week for our sketch challenge at Crafty Sentiments
Lisa x

Lucianna Dilsaver said...

I love the beautiful simplicity of your card with the great blue tones, wonderful masculine card! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO for our "Birthday (must use twine/button)" Challenge :)

Esther said...

Wonderful masculine card!
I love your design :)
hanks for joining CTO this week!

CraftyJAR said...

I absolutely love this card! Its gorgeous! Love the black and white. Thanks for joining us at CTO!
Judy

Flutterby Trina said...

fab make card! Wonderful take on the sketch too! Thanks for playing along with us this week at Crafty Sentiments Designs! Good Luck and hope to see you again soon! Hugs Katrina DT

Scrappy Scatty said...

Lovely card
Thank you for playing along at Crafty Sentiments Sketch challenge
Have you see the DT Call?
Love Jan
xx