From All of Us

Here’s another from My Favorite Things.  I never seem to have cards on-hand that are suitable for men or boys.  I thought this one could be used for a birthday, retirement, any gift from a group… and suitable for a male.  I tried to keep it non-occasion/non-gender specific (pretty hard for me)!

I used the gifts and stand from You Take the Cake and the sentiment is from Let’s Go for a Walk.

I used markers to color the gifts.  The ribbon is actually dark brown herringbone (kind of twill-ish).

I bought a package of these metal brad “dots” at a scrapbook expo.  I’d never seen them before and I really like them. They’re self-adhesive.  Really neat.

I added the stitching as an afterthought.  I just felt the card needed something else…too bad it’s crooked.  (That’s why I don’t sew. lol.)

Thanks for looking!

     Cardstock:  SU Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

     Patterned Paper:  My Mind’s Eye Wild Asparagus “Brothers” Stripes and Polka Dot

     Stamps:  My Favorite Things “You Take the Cake” and “Let’s Go for a Walk”

     Ink: Brilliance Black Graphite

     Accessories:  Brown herringbone ribbon, Stampin’ Write markers (Close to Cocoa, Creamy

     Caramel, Bashful Blue, Barely Banana), dimensionals, sewing machine/thread, EK Success

     Gothic Metal Brad Dots