Monday, April 25, 2011

Papertrey April Blog Hop Challenge

The April challenge from PTI this month was all about men or boys...make a masculine or a boy card......now I have to admit this is my weakest spot in card making....I much prefer making "girlie" cards....I had to get real creative this month...I used Papertrey's Take A Bough for both cards...those little round ornaments come in really handy ..... making it a very useful set year round.  The ribbon on the first card is a Twill also from Papertrey.....I love twill ribbon and it seems a good choice for "boys"...the sentiment was computer generated.

The second card I cut a tree base from my Cricut and stamped the polka dot ornament from the same set, punched it out and made my tree top
to make it a "bit" more "manly"... I tied a washer on my ribbon...funny!

17 comments:

Laurie said...

Both great cards! I love the washer idea!

Cindy Adkins said...

Hi Diane~
I love your cards!!! And I hope you had a beautiful Easter!
XO
Cindy

Renee said...

Both are really great cards...
love the colors you used for both as well!

Vannessa said...

Great cards!

Suzanne said...

They're adorable, Diane! I especially love the bright colors on that first one!

Stephanie said...

Cute, cute cards. I love the baseball card's wonderfully, bright colors. That makes it so fun!!!

Tracey McNeely said...

Really cute cards! Love the colours.

Kristii said...

Absolutely fabulous!! Love them both!

Karin Åkesdotter said...

Great cards!!!

Jen Carter said...

What a fun way to make a tree!! Super cute color combo too! I love all the colors and shapes on your first card too! So cute!

Cindy Adkins said...

Hi Diane,
Thanks so much for coming to visit and I love your mom's advice!
XO
Cindy

Stella said...

Both cards turned out gorgeous!! My favorite is the first one; I love the fresh colors!

Emily Leiphart said...

These are fabulous! I love the colours on both.

jacirascrap said...

Os cartões masculinos sempre são mais difícies, e os teus ficaram lindos!

Anonymous said...

Loved your cards!...am going to have to get some washers!

Terri said...

Great job on both of them. I especially like the first one though. So fun!

Shirley said...

They are both so unique and creative. The first one is so darn cute and perfect for a male. It is so bright and cheerful and kind of reminds me of the Olympics. The second one is so lovely with the vibrant red and lovely moss green! Wonderful!