A masculine birthday...

Well, I am waaaayyyy short of having guy birthday cards in my stash. That's because I dread making them and therefore call them" the dreaded man card"...I do cherish those I make them for, but ugg, no seam binding, bling, buttons, bows, flower embellishments...Blah....Well, I did add a ribbon and buttons with this one...J

So here it is: 

The photo is slightly slanted due to the rings on the notebook prop. I started this card with Brown Kraft cardstock from The Kraft Outlet.  I added some red polka-dotted paper rounding the corners to coordinate with the card base.  I took a library card and used a die-cut to give it it's shape stamping images from Crafty Secrets: Office in Versafine Vintage Sepia adding three brown buttons to the lower left of the library card.

A Labels 3 die was used to cut the red checked gingham patterned paper and a typewriter was stamped with a Happy Birthday sentiment in a cream circular die and added with foam adhesive over the length of stripped ribbon. 

I found inspiration with The Kraft Journal - Cards for Him

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I have played on the swings in awhile with everyone in Pixie's crafty Snippet Challenge! I hope I am allowed in the playground after playing hooky.

Have a good week!

~Tammy~

{Recipe}

Stamps: Crafty Secrets: Office 

Paper: CS: The Kraft Journal, PP: Scraps

Ink: Versafine: Vintage Sepia, Momento: Tuxedo Black
Other: Buttons: Hobby Lobby, Ribbon: Stampin' UP!, Dies: Spellbinders