Saturday, February 26, 2011

Birthday Man Card!

I love how this Manly card turned out!

I used Indie art for the wire bolt and the design is cut out of silver vinyl
Diamond plate Cuttlebug embossing folder
Metal letters from Stash



Entering into:
Cooking with Cricut: Swirls and twirls

Frosted Designs: Use metal

My Sheri: All about Boys

Gab Challenges: Embossing

Getty Cricky: A-Z

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37 comments:

  1. Holy Cow.... you've been busy lately!! I love that diamond plate embossing folder!! I just grabbed that one recently... I'll have to pull it out and use it! :)

    TFS, Cheryl

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  2. Great card! I love all the elements to it! Great job for a man card!

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  3. Oh I love it--sooooo manly--that embossed metal texture is just soooooo familiar--lol! My hubby's garage floor just screams that!
    GREAT job!
    Thank you so much for playing Getting Cricky's challenge for Pack Your Bags cart!

    Big Cricky Hugs,
    K Andrew

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  4. love the metal letters.the embossing gives it that manly touch.i have hard time doing those kinds of cards.tfs it turned out great.

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  5. That is a great card Carri. Can't believe Cuttlebug makes a pattern like that. Very manly as anyone with a pick'em up truck would know. Love it.

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  6. Oh my gosh your card is so cool.

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  7. Those metal letters are really cool. I am trying to find some unique embellisments and those are perfect. Where did you get them? I found some other challenges. I added them to my sidebar, but I can send them to you. I love that Playful Feline since it list them everyday!

    Georgiana

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  8. perfect card for a male!!! love the vinyl! how clever are you!!!! thanks for joining in the Frosted Designs metal challenge ! xx

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  9. So manly cute. I love your other cards too.

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  10. What a cool metal look! Looks awesome against the black.

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  11. Love the metal look! Stop by my blog I have a Stylish Blog award for you:)

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  12. Very cute! Masculine cards are always a challenge, but you did a great job with that!

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  13. This card ROCKS! Love the black and silver! Thanks for sharing with us this week!

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  14. This card rocks! I even showed my fiance and he was super impressed! His response was "do you own the diamond plate folder" lol. Is he thinking something crafty?!
    Tara

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  15. Great card! Thanks for playing along at Cooking with Cricut.

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  16. Hey Carri, I have an award for you over at my blog!! Karen<3

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  17. Great card. Love the color combo and the embossing is awesome!

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  18. Great job! This is a VERY cool guy card! Good luck with all of the challenges! :-)

    ~Sharon C.

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  19. LOVE this masculine card! So perfect for your inspiration piece too!

    Thanks for playing EtsyInpired this week!

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  20. Super cute card!
    Thanks for playing this week with Cooking With Cricut.
    Have a great Monday ;-)
    Maria Elena CWC DT
    http://mariaelenaworld.blogspot.com/

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  21. Such a great card Carri!! I really love the metallic letters so much!!
    Are you feeling better?? I sure hope so.
    Your comment on Lala's blog cracked me up...I should try saying Denise everytime I start to order scrappy stuff online!! LOL

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  22. Thanks for your comment on my Purple Flower card, Carri. You made me laugh as I was picturing the BIG flowers on your daughter's flip flops! That should be a cute picture!--Pat N.

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  23. Beautiful card Carri! Your embossing is a great touch to your card! Thanks so much for joining us at GAB this week!

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  24. I love it! Very masculine indeed :) I just ordered that folder the other day, and now I'm even more excited to get it! Thanks for the inspiration.

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  25. What a great man card!! Love the emboss on it:)
    Hugs,
    Norma

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  26. Great man card. I like the embossing folder you used. Thanks for joining the GAB Challenge this week.
    Joyce

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  27. I love indie art cart great for boys!

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  28. Wow, that's cool. I haven't used Indie Art. I need to check it out. TFS and thanks for joining us this week at Cooking With Cricut:)
    ~Madison CWCDT funkycards.blogspot.com

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  29. This is the BEST manly card I have ever seen!!! Great colors and texture!!! Thanks for playing EIC with us this week!!!

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  30. Cool card, Carri! Thanks for swirling & twirling with us this week at Cooking With Cricut.

    ~ Jen, CWC Design Team
    www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com

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  31. This card totally rocks!! I love how manly it is! And the tags with the letters are so cool!! Thanks for taking on our challenge this week at FD!
    barb :)

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  32. Such a great man card. Love the lettering. So glad to see you join in at Etsy Inspired.

    Also, your package is on the way. Sorry for the delay. :)

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  33. Great card - and very manly! I've never seen silver vinyl before. I love the look!

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  34. Very masculine and great use of metal. Thanks for playing at Frosted Designs!

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  35. Love this card. Love the embossing folder you used. I always have such a hard time with a manly card. I'm so glad you were able to join us at GAB Challenges this week.
    Nikki

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