Earlier this month I promised some birthday cards in honor
of my two favorite guys who happen to have March birthdays. Masculine birthday cards are always a
challenge for me because I tend to like to use flowers and ribbon and bling on
my cards. It is especially challenging
to come up with masculine cards for college-aged young men.
Luckily for me, this year, my son had a
milestone birthday, having turned 21!
And what do college boys do on their 21st birthday, they go
have a drink. So to celebrate my son’s
birthday, and also to remind him not to drink and drive, I made this fun little
punch-art card commemorating his first official beer. I personalized it by stamping the emblem of
his alma mater on the mug.
Don’t worry, inside the card I reminded him not to drink and
drive and not to ride with anyone who does.
It helps that he is my rule-follower kiddo, so once you tell him
something like that, he’s pretty good about following through.
My other special guy, my husband Mark, also had a birthday
this March, too.
For his card, I used
bits and pieces of supplies from several different sources. The chevron strip, hot air balloon and small
label came from Echo Park’s All About a
Boy line. I can’t remember what stamp set “Happy
Birthday” came from, but the two thought balloons are from Stampin’ Up’s Just Sayin’ stamp set and matching
framelits dies. The background paper was
a scrap I had left over from another project.
I thought it was from October Afternoon, but I can’t figure out which
line, so maybe it came from somewhere else.
That’s it for today.
Come back tomorrow for some exciting news about upcoming Crafty Neighbor
events and maybe another birthday card or two!
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