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Thursday 26 January 2012

Just for a change a mans card!!

Hello!!

Today I am sharing a card one of my colleagues asked me to make for another of our colleagues, but OMG he's a man!!  I have the usual cardmakers block when it comes to making cards for men but I know he has a dry sense of humour, so this Bugaboo image was just the ticket :-D

Here's what I came up with


I took it in today and she gave it to him and he really liked it - she said she was a bit worried but he saw the humour... phew!!

I used some MME papers, and ran the checked piece through my ribbler for a but of texture.  I wanted to use ribbon, but that can look a bit feminine so used an olive grosgrain and looped it through a couple of holes .  A button from my stash tied with a bit of floss added a bit of interest, but kept it masculine :-D

Gotta love this Bugaboo image though, check out his slippers
I added glossy accents to his glasses, for a bit of a goggly look to his eyes

Please may I enter these challenges
Make It Monday with Kraft Outlet - Tie it Up (I hope the floss through the button and the ribbon counts!)

Thats it from me today, I'm trying to create a bit more this week, in the vague hope my mojo comes back with a bit of cajoling!!  Have a great weekend

Sue xx





15 comments:

Esther said...

Hilarious, made me laugh out loud!
Great design too!
Thanks for joining us at CTO!

Lisa Jane said...

oh this is fabulous Sue.. i don't think there is anything wrong with your mojo.. i love the bugaboo images for men.. and the papers are wonderful.. a huge success i think
Lisa x

ScrappyRae10 said...

LOL I love the colors and OF COURSE the old man! LOL Thanks for playing with CTO!!

~♥~The Navy Wife~♥~ said...

hehe this is super fabby and I just love your layout! Can not help but smile reading this :)) Thanks for playing laong with us this week at The Crafty Pad!

carol said...

Gorgeous card, thanks for playing along with our challenge at CRAFT, good luck, x carol

Whimsey said...

LMBO - that's great; love how you did the ribbon treatment! Nothing girly 'bout that!

Adrian said...

Awesome love the Gus images! Thanks for playimng @ CTO!

Tracy said...

Those guy cards are toughies, but you picked a great image and a great sketch. I recently used this one too. :-) Thanks so much for joining in our challenge at The Kraft Journal!

Pauline said...

He he! This is such a fun card for a guy! Thanks for joining us at The Ribbon Reel this week!

girlia said...

Amazing job! Thanks for joining us this week at CTO

Anonymous said...

great manly card... I always struggle with those...
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Lucianna Dilsaver said...

Such a wonderful LO with your oh so fun image and sentiment, great card! Thanks for joining us this week @ CTO for our Masculine Birthday Challenge :)

JustYolie said...

Hahaha!! Too funny!!!

Aunty Sue said...

Fab card and love Gus, thanks for joining Craft this week

Helen Berry said...

Hey this is a great card - perfect masculine card! Thanks so much for joining us at the Ribbon Reel this fortnight!!