One For The Boys

Evening Folks
Didn't the weekend go quickly.  Can't believe it's already the 23rd January.  Where is the time going?  Before you know it it will be Christmas again lol
Got my youngest daughter coming home from Manchester for a few days tomorrow.  One of her best friends from home has been in Australia for a year.  She flies home tomorrow and my daughter is so eager to see her.  Love seeing my daughter and love her to bits but not quite so keen on her messiness.  I swear I can plot her course around the house by the trail of debris she leaves behind her, shoes, coat, bags, make up etc.  I am sure I am not alone in this though.
Anyway onto my little offering for today.  One thing I am always a bit short of are cards for men and boys.  Like a lot of crafters I do find these cards more difficult.  When I saw the challenge over at Cards for Men  (Boys and Their Toys) I knew it was the ideal opportunity to get a little boy card into my stockpile.

The little stamp is a freebie that I got in a magazine many moons ago.  I believe it is a Ladybird Crafts stamp.  I decided to have a go at colouring with distress inks.  Still need a bit more practice but quite happy with this first real attempt.  The papers were all from my scraps tin (I am trying to use up some of my scraps as I have a shed full of them).  I added some red brads to the corners and the ribbon was recycled from some christmas presents.  The balloons were cut out of an empty kitchen roll tube.  I coloured them and them double embossed them with clear embossing powder to give them a glossy shine.  I then cracked them a little to try and add a bit of interest.  Drew in some string lines to give the impression of them tied to his cart.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday - #191
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C120   A childs birthday card
Squiggles and Giggles - Recycle/Upcycle (ribbon and balloons)
Cards for Men - #2 Boys and their toys
Creative Card Crew - #2 Seeing Red
Dude Time Doodles - Bingo (3 across = brads, ribbon, embossing)
The Crafty Pad - #154  Something for the boys

Thanks for popping by and hope to see you again soon.
Mags
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