Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Swimming Mallard Masculine Birthday

Hello, everyone!  Today I am sharing a quick card I made with an image from Doodle Pantry.  It's been ages since I used one of Laurie's beautiful images, and I thought this Swimming Mallard would be perfect for a masculine birthday.


I printed the precoloured image onto white cardstock and stamped the birthday sentiment (The Old Island Stamp Company) in Ancient Page Chocolate.  I added a strip of leftover patterned paper and a thinner one of brown cardstock, along with some blue twine, tied in a bow.  

I would like to support these fun challenges:  Allsorts Quick and Easy 1/3; Come and Get It Things that Start with B (birthday, bird, bow, brown, blue) 1/3; Craft Your Passion AG 1/3; Creative Card Crew Sentiment 3/3; Creative Fingers AG 2/3; DL.ART April Linky AG UE 1/day; Doodle Pantry AG Digital Image 1E; Fresh Brewed Blog Birthdays 1/5; Hiding in My Craft Room Freestyle 2/3; Inspiration Destination AG UE; Inspiration Journal Everything Goes UE; My Craft Creations April AG UE; Not Just Cards AG UE; {PIN}spirational AG 5/5; Pixie's Snippet Playground (snippets of patterned paper and cardstock) 2/3; Scrap and Craft Use Ribbon or Twine 2/3; Sister Act (Cards Only) AG UE; The Outlawz Twisted Thursday AG Twist Clean and Simple 1/2; Word Art Wednesday AG w Uplifting Sentiment 4/5
Thank you for looking at my card!  Wishing you a joyful day!


33 comments:

New Creations said...

Beautiful Masculine Birthday card! Love the layout and use of scrap!

Andrea W said...

Simple and perfect! I really like the addition of the blue twine.

Pia S said...

This CAS layout and lovely image is just perfect for a masculine birthday card! Beautiful!

brenda said...

It is indeed perfect for a masculine birthday card Kitty, nice design as well with the strip down the edge carrying the colours.

Many thanks for sharing with us at Allsorts challenge.

B x

Di said...

Super card Kitty and just perfect for a chap. Love how the strip down the side pulls it all together so well.

Hugs

Di xx

Kath said...

A lovely card and perfect for a male birthday card.
Kath x

marion said...

I love the layout of this card, the green paper is such a perfect match with the image, your card is lovely as always, lots of hugs and love to you and cuddles to your lovely furbabys

KraftyKoolKat said...

This is so cute and beautiful Kitty. A really lovely creation.
Hugs
Cathy
xxxx

Bad Kitty said...

wonderful card
I don't know if you see but you have won at http://granmargaret.blogspot.com/2015/04/reminder-for-digi-stamps-4-joy-1000.html
hugs

Heather D. ~ Fresh Brewed Designs said...

I love these precolored images. You used this one perfectly. What a gorgeous layout and design!

Thank you for playing along with us at Freshly Brewed Challenges Birthday Challenge :)

Heather
www.freshbreweddesigns.com

cotnob said...

This is beautiful Kitty, such a fabulous CAS design and wonderful image.
Pauline
x

Dana Desmond said...

I love this card. I have always had a thing for ducks. Perfect for a father or grandfather. Thanks for joining us at Creative Card Crew.

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Perfect card for a masculine birthday, simple but colourful as well!

Donna Ellis said...

how happy and full of color, KT! Love it! hugs, de

ike said...

Fabulous - so crisp and clean - I LUV this card :-)
Hugz
IKE xx

Taunya Butler said...

This is indeed a perfectly masculine card!! Perfect for a man I know who loves duck hunting!! Love the details on the side border and the image is colored to perfection!! Super great card!!

Princess Judy Palmer said...

I really like this card! It is nice and simple, crisp and clean, and still perfect for a dude! How fun! And those strips of paper--great to use up even the little bits.

Lisa said...

This is so beautiful!! The image is fabulous!! What an awesome masculine card this is!! Have a great day :)

Lisa
A Mermaid's Crafts

Jacee said...

Lovely card Kitty!
hugs Jacee
Simply Paper Card Design

Crafty Judith said...

Fantabulous CAS card Kitty hun love it crafty hugs Judith xxx

jimlynn said...

Great masculine card! CAS and just perfect.
Lynn

UTs Hobby Time said...

Gorgeous card Kiitty. Love the image and the bow llooks beautiful.

Monika Reeck said...

Did you say quick Kitty ooh this is adorable
love the image how long did you need to colored it
love the image and the color combo and the LO too
I guess this is the first quick card from you..so less embellishment and so adorable..
big hugs, Monika

Donna said...

Fabulous CAS card, bet this was not easy but it is so striking!

SASAYAKI GLITTER STAMPS BY NAZ said...

Lovely. Thank you so much for joining us at {PIN}Spirational.
Naz xxx

Maikreations said...

You chose a really nice image and complimented it well! ;o) Love the CAS style! Thank you for joining us at {PIN}spirational Challenges.
http://pinspirationalchallenges.blogspot.ca/

Deanne Saunders said...

Awesome card!!! Thanks so much for participating in our PINSPIRATIONAL challenge!! Hope to see you again for our next challenge!!
~DEANNE~
A Little Bit O' Paper

Jan said...

Fabulous thanks for joining us at Not Just Cards xx Jan DT

Anonymous said...

thanks for joining #258 challenge with Craft You Passion Challenge Blog, hope to see you again!

Kasia, Craft Your Passion DT
www.artekatie.wordpress.com

Jeanette (Forest Ranger) said...

WOW! This is stunning!

Thank you for participating in the last {PIN}Spirational Challenge. A new one is about to begun... I hope you'll check it out and play along with it, too!

Ann said...

Wonderful masculine card, I saw it on Cindy's Masculine Monday.

Vic said...

just love this! well done for being featured in the manly monday post, with creative cindy xxx

Cazzy said...

Thanks for popping over Kitty, I love ducks, your card is cool! I did see your name there too, not got round to visiting anyone except you!