Masculine Birthday card for my BFFs son

 Welcome to Becca's Quest for Love and Country Creativity blog!

Purpose: this quick post is to share a birthday card made for my best friend's son who is turning 28

When: publishing on Friday 11/17/2023

What: Confetti and stars for a masculine birthday card



Notes:

1. 2.25" circle punch= EK Tools

2. punched circles are recycled/upcycled tissue box cardstock packaging!!!! 

3. black/charcoal linen specialty paper cut to index card size = stash

4. ivory/cream cardstock cut to fit a A2 envelope= Neenah

5. metallic foil star stickers= stash

6. dots (28 for each color used!!)= Navy Blue, Beach Blue, Goldfish Orange, Canary Yellow, and Pea Green = Arteza Everblend Art Markers

7. cursive handwriting black ink = Art Skills marker

Where:

A. Seize the Birthday challenge blog; new; anything birthday goes; (topping is neutrals only--which I almost have)

https://seizethebirthday.blogspot.com/2023/11/seize-birthday-273-neutrals-only.html


B. The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenges; current/midway; Fall Colors theme; my masculine birthday has lots of the darker and some mid-tone colors associated with autumn

link= https://theoutlawzchallenges-thursday.blogspot.com/2023/11/twisted-thursdays-november-2-december-6.html

C. Inspired By; new/Nov 16; blankets (photo)--color inspiration for the cardstocks and black/charcoal specialty papers that I used

link= https://theseinspiredchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/inspired-by-blankets.html

photo= 


D. Double D Challenges: new; stripes or/and dots; MY card has some stripes in the recycled cardstock circles and dots looking like confetti for a border

link= https://daranddiane.blogspot.com/2023/11/stripes-andor-dots.html

E. Papercraft Challenges; new; happy birthday theme; my card is for my best friend's son

link= https://papercraft-challenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/challenge-100-happy-birthday.html

F. A Barrel Of Monkeys challenges; new/15th; theme toy/game is LEGOs; my card base plus the insert panel are rectangle shapes and the card has 2 large punched circles, not positioned like a LEGO block 

link= https://barrelofmonkeyschallenges.blogspot.com/2023/11/a-barrel-of-monkeys-challenge-10-legos.html

photo= 


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Still on a quest to recycle, upcycle and bash my stash,

Becca S


this card is not for a DT commitment! however if you're interested in knowing what challenge blogs I'm committed to support, they are:

a. Owner/DT= HQCB and soon to be HQFCB (renamed TFATU); FQCB, FQGS, and FQCCCB

b. Co-owner/DT= AACB and CBCB

c. Manager/DT= MTTCC and MTTC

Comments

  1. DianeNovember 17, 2023 at 5:28 AM

    Creative and fun card!!
    Thank you for joining our challenge at Double D!
    Diane DD Co-Owner
    {Nellies Nest}
    {Double D}
    {Triple B}
    {Simply Clean & Simple}

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  2. LindaNovember 17, 2023 at 1:11 PM

    What a great masculine card with the stars and confetti. Thanks for joining us at Seize the Birthday.

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  3. HeikeNovember 18, 2023 at 6:22 AM

    your card is wonderful. Thank you very much for showing it at Paperminutes.

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  4. Judy WoodlandNovember 18, 2023 at 9:40 AM

    Such a perfect masculine card, well done!! Lots of beautiful work here, and great take on the challenge. Thanks so much for playing along with us over at Double D, I hope we see you back again soon!
    Judy~ DD DT Designer

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  5. Deanne SaundersNovember 25, 2023 at 7:43 AM

    Awesome card!!! Thanks so much for participating in my A BARREL OF MONKEYS challenge!!! I appreciate that you play along and I enjoy visiting your blog!! Have a happy crafty day!! Deanne at A Little Bit O’ Paper

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  6. IlonkaNovember 29, 2023 at 11:58 PM

    What a wonderful card, thanks for sharing it with us at the Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge Blog.
    Big hugs Ilonka DT

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