Happy Birthday Ken!
What is this, secret number 18? Paula does not have 'man stamps'! Can you believe that, I bet you can! lol Mary asked me to make a card for here, 'way too young to have kids that age' husband. Well, I rummaged and sorted and pulled out some that I thought might work...no, I don't have any golf or fishing stamps in my stash... ok, how about graphic? Yeah, I love graphic and I rarely do them.
I used the new Granola from Basic Grey, and that ribbon I have had forever in my ribbon jar, it worked perfectly! :) I added some glitter from the huge Martha set that has like 18 colors...is that manly? haha I ran it past Jim when I was done, he liked it! So I gave it to Mary and told her use it or toss it, the choice was hers...I need to pick up a few man stamps! Truth be told, I don't care for doing masculine cards, but sometimes you gotta do what ya gotta do...right?
For the record I would never toss any of your cards! They are way too beautiful. Well in this case handsome. Ken's B-day is on Sunday the 4th so he is getting it then. I'm sure he will love it. But I don't think he will love it as much as that Key Lime Pie you made for him!!
Posted by: Mary | December 30, 2008 at 03:26 PM
Paula I LOVE all your cards... I would keep them and frame them...
Happy New Year to you and your family!!
Posted by: Janine | December 30, 2008 at 07:09 PM
I hear ya...I think you can count my masculine stamps on one hand for sure! Great card though!
Posted by: Terri | December 30, 2008 at 08:05 PM
i'll stamp off some of those leaves for ya! i'm not into manly cards either, but we gotta do them! nature is pretty much always my theme of choice for manly cards unless i'm doing funky cartoon men. oh ya...i have a good golfing guy too...i'll stamp off what i have.
Posted by: lindaH | December 30, 2008 at 10:32 PM
Masculine and kids cards are the two that are hard for me, like you don't have stamps in those themes. Love what you came up with, gives me inspiration for ones that I need to do soon for my older nephews!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | January 01, 2009 at 09:46 AM
Hey Girly! Just wanted to wish you a Happy New Year!! I am thrilled that I "met" you. See you soon with the Elzybells sneak peeks! Very exciting!
Posted by: Charlene Austin (Willow01) | January 01, 2009 at 04:29 PM
Honestly, that is one type of card that I don't do well at. I don't have very manly stamps. For my husband's birthday, I used Fluffles. It turned out too cutesy. However, I love your attempt. It's glamorous, but the colors are manly. I say, "Bravo!"
Posted by: Marie | January 01, 2009 at 08:39 PM
I'm right there with you on the masculine cards. Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em. Interestingly, even with the big flowers and the glitter, this seems to work great as a masculine card. I love it, and I'll bet my husband would, too!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | January 01, 2009 at 09:12 PM