You Rock!

I love this card because:
I've been wanting to make a card that has some connection with music for ages. on which I could put the phrase, 'You rock!'
I've used a digital image as I had exactly one day to make this card to take it away with me and give it to my youngest son for his birthday on Saturday.
I have wanted to use this shape for a card for ages but wasn't sure how to go about it.


I am delighted with this because:
it's for my youngest son who is now 20, but who loves his guitar and playing on Guitar Hero, so this is perfect for him.
I worked out how to do the fold and made sure it fitted in the envelope!  I kept thinking I was making an easel card, which of course, it isn't, but I got there in the end.
I'm not keen on digital stamps, as to me it defeats the whole idea of stamping and colouring.  However, I had a day to make this, as I said, and I'd like to say a massive thankyou to Squigglefly, whose image this is.  I can also see the advantage of printing this image out any size you like, as I don't have loads of Nestibilities to cut things out with, so being able to shrink it down is a real bonus.  I loved colouring the boys hair in, as my son is blond, even though his hair is short.
I love the way the papers all went together and contributed to the theme.
In short, it was a delight to make, and I will definitely be using this digi image and the card style again.
Thanks for popping by to take a look today.  Your comments are really appreciated.
Mrs O.

Comments

  1. Donna Mosley19 May 2011 at 16:14

    Hi Autumn, Thank You so much for the lovely comment and also for following me, it gave me the chance to check out your fab blog. You have some lovely cards on here and this one is great, perfect for a boy. Love the image and sentiment. We're not too far away are we? :o)

    Donna x

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  2. Michelle23 May 2011 at 11:05

    Perfect card for a boy. Aren't they hard to make for?! I usually end up buying cards for the males in my family, as I find it hard to be inspired. M x

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