Crafty Catz DT - This ones for the boys

Good Morning, it's Friday so it's Crunchie time! oooh and it's also time for another Crafty Catz challenge too.  This week's theme is 'One for the boys' - my choice!

 

So I, like most crafters I know, hate making male cards - but, with more men then women in my family, it is a challenge I have to deal with more than I care to, so for entirely selfish reasons, I thought that if I must suffer, then at least you can all lend me some inspiration! hehe :)

 

This week we are sponsored by Yours or Mine Paper Crafts, who are giving our lucky winner a $10 voucher to spend in their store:

 

So, without further ado, my card this week (for my brother's birthday at the start of June - see, forward planning.....)

I coloured this fabulous image from Paper Shelter, called Cockatoo Rules, with my promarkers in the following colours; cool grey 1,2 and 3, pear green, moss, black, slate, mustard, canary, gold, eggnog, buttercup, saffron, spice, apricot, red and ruby.

 

I mounted the image on an oval cut with my nestie dies, embossed with spots and dots cuttlebug folder and mounted onto paper from SU pattern pack III. The green and grey pattern paper are from the same pack, whilst the main designer paper is Craft Creations - Christmas scrolls cream.

 

The card is finished with ritz candy pips.

 

I'm not sure if the photo's portray it very well but the front of the card is cut in half and the image and papers mounted half on, half off. Just to try and give the card a bit of a twist.

 

So there we have it. I hope you like it and do drop by the other girls blogs for more inspiration. Until next time, happy crafting!