Birthday Card for Male - Using CTMH Avonlea Paper

Hi all you beautiful crafters out there!!  It's really hot here in Southern CA; so I have been staying inside trying to stay cool.  We had a few earthquakes here a couple days ago; which is always a frightening experience to me.  I wasn't living here when they had the last big one; but seeing it on TV was enough to know I didn't want to be here when one hits.  Now - I'm living here and where do you go?  It isn't like a hurricane that you have advanced notice and can outrun; which I use to do when I lived in Florida.  Every area has it's fear factor.  We need to have faith and trust everything will work out the way it is supposed to work out. 

I missed Mojo Monday last week.  I don't know how I forgot it; but I did.  I created a birthday card for my son; which was more difficult than I thought it would be.  Trying to find that many layers of coordinating paper can be a challenge.  Plus; trying to figure out what to use for sentiments to fit that person.   He is a dog lover; so I went with using A Bowwow stamp set on the outside.   My coloring for the dog wasn't what I wanted; but it was all I had in brown colors.

Inside card - Used retired set for the Smile sentiment.  (CTMH "Wonderful You") and CTMH "4 My Friend" for Happy Birthday sentiment.

Mojo Monday 253

Supplies Used For This Card:

Card base - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4

Paper - CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet (X7155B)

Dog and Sentiment on Front - CTMH "A Bowwow" (A1126)

Ribbon - American Crafts

Bling - CTMH Durables Round (Z1706)

Colored pencils for dog and collar

Adhesive

Foam Tape

Inside Card

Paper - CTMH Avonlea Paper Packet (X7155B)

Smile Sentiment - Retired - CTMH "Wonderful You"

Happy Birthday - CTMH "4 My Friend" (D1510)

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Heart 2 Heart Challenge - Dog Days of Summer

Mojo Monday 253- Contest 253

Make It Monday - MIM 101 with Bugaboo Stamps

Art With No Boundaries - Anything Goes and Rhythm of the Sea - Part 1
Craft Your Passion - Challenge 122 - Anything Goes
Hooked On Crafts - Let's Celebrate!
Love To Create - Challenge # 27 - Punches & Dies
Paper Pretties - PPMC51 - Use Scallops
Tammy's Scrappin Corner - Weekly Challenge # 22 - Show Us Your Bling
The Paper Girls - Challenge # 13 - Birthdays
Whoopsi Daisy - Die Cuts and/or Punches
Come And Get It Challenges - Adult Birthday Card
The Corrosive Challenge - Challenge # 155 - They Say It's Your Birthday
Dream Valley Challenges - Challenge # 38 - Die Cuts or Punches
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Try Something New
No Matter Which Challenges - Challenge # 1 - Anything Goes
2 Sisters - Challenge # 103 - Anything Goes
Catch The Bug - August Anything Goes
A & T Emerald Fairies Challenge - EFG #29 - Bling
Deep Ocean Challenge - Challenge # 31 - Anything Goes
Jackson's Digital Expressions - Challenge # 17 - Anything Goes - Optional Brads/Eyelets
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Challenge #27 - Anything Goes

Great Impressions - A Walk On The Wild Side - Anything With Animals

Forever Friends - Fortnightly Challenge # 42 - Something New (Dog stamp - new)

The Pink Elephant - TPE # 160 - Ribbon Galore - Use Ribbon

There She Goes - TSG # 168 - Get Sentimental

Victorine Originals - Challenge # 40 - Bling

Clear It Out - Make A Manly Card; Use 2 or more papers from your stash

Going Grey With Scrap-Creations - Challenge D - Use things starting with a "D"

Sassy Cheryl's - Challenge # 127 - All About The Boys
Paper Crafting Journey - Anything Goes

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I hope you realize your project doesn't have to be perfect to post on your blog or to enter challenges.  You can see mine are a long way from perfect.  I am trying to learn to let go of my perfectionist nature.  I hope you will post something you don't think is good enough.  Have a fantastic week!! 

Remember - Keep On Creating!!