Birthday Boy !

This here is my first attempt at the easel card ! Yeah, can you believe it ?? Well, since my mojo is on a real high, I wanted to experiment alittle beyond my range and frankly, as most crafters, we only realize our boundaries are limitless when we try to push it a little further .. we can stretch it with motivation and thats exactly what I am, right now ~ Motivated !

Making this card was not only fun, but I realized something strange.  Being someone who feels more comfortable with symmetry, square cards provide alot of channels for me. I felt more easy with dividing in halfs and finding center focals !  My general style of card layouts are rectangular landscapes. So, yeah, I think you really will be seeing more of these here on !

Like I mentioned in my previous post, I rediscovered the corner punches (and perhaps got carried away a wee bit !!) Ofcourse I havent used any embellishments becoz, I wanted the paper colors, punches and the stamp, which is a digital stamp,  to be the focal point. The card is supported by an oval sentiment in the inside of the it.    I am pleased with the outcome and I feel, I have done a good job.

One young lad is going to be very happy for his birthday especially if he likes to ski !   🙂

And now, its your verdict time guys !

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This card qualifies for the following challenges :

• Sketch : http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/
• Delightful Challenges – easel card
• Do You Stack Up? – distress it
• Meljens Designs – square or round cards (no rectangles)
• Paper Crafting Journey – (2nd week) use a digi
• Paper Romance – birthday card for a male
• Paper Play (2 entries) – cutie patootie
• Stampin’ B’s – use a die cut
• The sisterhood of crafters(wed): birthday
• Totally papercrafts(fri): Birthday
• Fairy Fun Fridays (2 weeks) – happy birthday
• Mami Doodles (2 weeks) – mostly blues
• Raise The Bar – use a child image
• Stamp Man (2 weeks) – distressing
• Stampin For The Weekend– new & blue
• Colour Create~ Pink, Blue, Grey and White
•  Craft Your Days Away (2nd week) – anything goes
• Sew Many Cards – birthday
• AIFactory – Anything Goes
• Catch the Bug – Birthday
• Aud Sentiments– Sentiment of only two words~ Happy Birthday
• SSDS – Anything Goes
• The Crafty Pad – something new ~ Digi is new for me & first attempt at making an easel card !!
• Gingerloft – Celebrations
• Top Tip Tuesday – Anything Goes
• Glitterbabes – Anything Goes
• Simply Create – Use punches
• Creative Inspirations – Celebrate
• Sassy Studio Design – Something old ~ I used corner punches after ages !!!
• Pollycraft – New Things  ~  Digi is new for me & first attempt at making an easel card !!
• Creative Cottage – Something New ~   Digi is new for me & first attempt at making an easel card !!
• My Partner in Crafting Crime – Something New ~ Digi is new for me & first attempt at making an easel card !!
• Crafty Purple Frog – New Things~  Digi is new for me & first attempt at making an easel card !!.
• Stamp Something – Anything Goes but with stamps
• I Did It Creations – Brr I’m turning blue (use blue)
• Sentimental Sundays – winter
• Patties Creations – Anything Goes