Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Simple Boy Birthday

Hello! Happy Tuesday! Today's card is one I made for my nephew's birthday. He just turned 8, so I wanted to do something simple and "grown up" for him. I used two sets from Verve Stamps and some BasicGrey Archaic paper. I stamped the stars on the patterned paper and cut them out. I just added some distressing and piercing, and that was about it!


I often have a difficult time with boy cards, so keeping it simple really helped! Boys don't like all that frilly stuff, you know! ;)

That's it for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Have a great day!
Christina

Stamps: Seeing Stars, Circular Sayings (Verve Stamps) Ink: Chocolate Chip (SU!) Cardstock: Chocolate Chip (SU!) Paper: Archaic 6x6 pad (Basic Grey) Other: twine (PTI), paper piercer, circle punches, Cutter Kit, stampin' dimensionals (SU!)
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11 comments:

  1. Shannan TeubnerAugust 11, 2009 at 8:16 AM

    This is awesome, girl! It's so hard to make cards for boys that age...but the biggest hint, they'll love anything as long as there's a $5 bill inside. :)
    MWAH!

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  2. Jackie PedroAugust 11, 2009 at 9:48 AM

    This is a perfect boy card, Christina!! Love the patterns on the stars and the twine is a great boy touch!!

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  3. Dawn EastonAugust 11, 2009 at 9:56 AM

    Christina, you did a fabulous job with a boy card! I struggle with them...lol!

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  4. Amy ShefferAugust 11, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    Lovin' this, Christina!!

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  5. Leslie MillerAugust 11, 2009 at 2:48 PM

    Oh! I like it! A lot! It's strong and masculine, yet fun enough for an 8 yr old boy. Everything about it appeals to me. I love these warm colors and the distressed paper.

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  6. Basement StamperAugust 11, 2009 at 3:18 PM

    great masculine card. The colors are perfect!

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  7. TraceyAugust 11, 2009 at 8:21 PM

    A fabulous masculine card Christina! Love it!

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  8. Jessie/knightroneAugust 11, 2009 at 9:57 PM

    Fabulous masculine card!! Love it!!

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  9. Michele BoyerAugust 12, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    I LOVE this for a guy, Christina! I've been struggling to make a card for my 13-yr old nephew. This would have been perfect!

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  10. AnonymousAugust 12, 2009 at 3:47 PM

    I love this! The stars are so cute. I love the distressed look and the birthday wishes sentiment. Great card!

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  11. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 5:43 AM

    I love this ! its pretty...
    Thanks for sharing...
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