Make A Wish!

Masculine cards can be a bit of a challenge, but I've found that the key is to keep the design simple.  This card is for my oldest nephew who turns 20 today (yikes).

A Couple Details:

• Kraft cardstock always makes a good base for masculine cards.  It just seems to neutralize and ground other colors.  I layered the blue surf paper, a strip of polka dot paper, then a banner cut from coordinating solid paper on top of the kraft base.
• "Make a Wish" is stamped in brown, then the distressed polka dot border is stamped on top of all the layers in red pigment ink.

• The card needed some embellishments, but what to use to keep it masculine?  Ah, Tim Holtz accents of course!  A strip of tissue tape and some salvage stickers add color and a "grown up" vintage touch.  In keeping with the Tim goodies, I used my tiny attacher to make sure the stickers stay put.  This area is my favorite part of this card.  And of course...notice that I used the ruler strip with "20" on it since it is Cal's twentieth birthday.

 

Challenges:
Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges: #13 - For the Boys
Glitter Geeks: Week #20 - Polka Dots
Southern Girls Challenge: #44 - About the Boys
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Simon Says...Clean & Simple
Simon Says Stamp & Show: Anything Goes

Supplies:
Cardstock:	Papertrey Ink ‘Kraft’
Patterned Paper:	Fancy Pants ‘Beach Bum’
Stamps:	My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline Dilly Dally ‘Adventures’
Inks:	Stampin’ Up! craft ‘Real Red’; StazOn ‘Timber Brown’
Embellishments:	Tim Holtz salvage stickers ‘Lost & Found’; TH tissue tape ‘Symphony’
Tools:	TH Tiny Attacher