Monday 8 April 2013

Birthday Boy....

The house is now very quiet with no sound of children's laughter and all the grandchildren have delivered home safely....time to recharge my batteries now!

I think I am like a lot of people and find it difficult to do mens cards but thought this image from Delicious Doodles made a good card for a Son....
I added the sentiment before printing off the image..

The Zebra backing paper I've had for a very long time and if my memory serves me right it came from Lidl's... just added a piece of embossed card along the centre , punched out two strips using SU Window punch and added a couple of brads....

Anne


41 comments:

Julieanne..aka pinkjools said...

Hi Anne, Beautiful card...The image is stunning...Julieannex

Aquarius said...

A striking card - love the image and the red goes so well with the black and white.

Evie said...

Fabulous male card. love the image, papers and the colors.

Hugs,
Evie

Lynne said...

Thats a fabulous image Anne and makes a great male card. Love the zebra DP but can`t believe it`s from Lidl. Never thought of looking there for craft things.
Lynne xxx

Christine Harrop said...

Great male card Anne. Love the red with the black and white. Christine xx

Tara Cardwell said...

That's a great design to use for a Son card Anne - great idea. I think you're right on where the paper came from - I bought it too ;-)
Tara
x

McCrafty's Cards said...

Beautiful card Anne, I like the Zebra image the paper and the red it really makes the card pop.
Kevin xx

Patricia said...

This is a fatastic card for a "Son Card" Anne I love that beautiful calming image. Everything is put together to perfection.

Patricia xxx

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Anne. The Zebra look fab and I love the design.
Lorraine x

Viv said...

This is lovely Anne - great colours and just a fab card. x

Mary J said...

Great card, Anne! Those papers are perfect with that image and I love the pop of red too!

Sasha said...

Such a lovely card for your son, Anne. And your backing paper coordinates so perfectly with the zebra's x

Anneke said...

what a lovely design and the zebra is gorgeous Anne.
just a fabulous card.
hugs to you.
Ann

Pauline said...

What a fab card Anne, I love the backing paper and the matching sweet image.

Gibmiss said...

Hello Anne
Love this Image ...great for a mAN.....LOVE THE RED WITH IT....
I HAVE POSTED A CARD TONIGHT ....
hUGS sYLVIE
XXX

Sue said...

This is gorgeous Anne. I love the image and the perfect paper to match.
Sue xx

Marianne's Craftroom said...

I love making male cards and this is great. That backing paper is so perfect with the mage and the lift with the red is great.

Marie-Louise said...

This is fantastic Anne. The backing paper is so perfect - a very lucky find.

Carole Z said...

Fab card Anne..I love the image too! Carole Z X

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

Love your card Anne the image and papers go so well together
jacqui x

Pat K said...

Wonderful, masculine birthday card Anne. Love the papers with this fab image. xx

pam said...

What a brilliant mans card Ann, fabulous image and papers along with your embossing.
pam

Mary Ann said...

Very pretty card,Great for a gent,Have a good one...

Loll said...

Fabulous masculine card Anne. Love the image with just a small bit of green grass - perfect! Great layout and design and love the way you've used the word punch in a new way! Loll xx

Unknown said...

Zebra's are beautiful in real life and you have made this card beautiful too. luv annie

debby4000 said...

Gorgeous card, love the design and colours and not forgetting the beautiful Zebra image.
luv
Debby

brenda said...

Just back from Paris and catching on with everyone Anne. Hope your batteries are re-charging well, know the feeling.

This is a lovely image for the guys.

B x

Jenny said...

The zebras are great for a guys card and the red is the perfect colour to go with black and white :0)
Jenny x

Canonbury creations said...

What a great combo of stamp and paper Anne, love the zebras:)
Val x

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie, this is just gorgeous I love the colours here, big hugs love Pops x x x

Sandra H said...

lsn't it lovely when the house becomes quiet again l am like you Anne having grandchildren and our own children for stop overs, the place becomes a toy room with the little one and now that there are two its going to get worse but its well worth it they bring so much joy in our lives! your card is so beautiful xx

Jill said...

That sentiment is ideal for the image, the red goes perfectly with it all.

Deborah Frings said...

I love this! The image is just so sweet and it's a great guy card!

Tan's Hobbies said...

Yup, I also love this masculine card!!! Love the image and the background card design is so man!! Great card, dear!!

Vicky Hayes said...

I love this zebra-themed card Anne! I bet it's very quiet... and I expect you're enjoying it too!

Fabiola said...

super joli et pleine de charme, biz

May said...

Beautiful card Anne, Love that image, the sentiment suits just perfect!! Hugs May x x x

Chris(craft) and Dave(photos) Richards said...

So sorry I missed this Anne ......
Great card for a fella !
hugs
Chris Richards
xxxx

Ruth Ann Hunter said...

A stunning card Anne, love the black, white and red...it really pops. The Zebras are adorable. Ruth Ann

Sandy said...

Hey Anne - this is so well done! I love the texture and all the papers you have used. Really? I think this is good for male or female!
Sandy

Sandy said...

I could have sworn I left a comment on this too Anne. The back ground paper is perfect for your image. Such a sweet card, man or woman!!
Sandy