Krafty Chicks challenge #822 - Masculine

Good morning lovely friends; I hope your week is going well so far. I'm sharing my card for the new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and this week we are on Week 4; as always the theme is 'Masculine' and Lori is our hostess. We know it's not everyone's favourite challenge, but we do have to make some masculine cards sometime and this challenge will hopefully help you get them done. We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us.

It was my eldest son's birthday at the beginning of May and I'm sharing the card I made him today.  I usually make him a card that is drum related as he is an avid drummer but it's hard trying to find a new image/die every year, especially as he is now 32!  He also loves Lego so I decided to go down that route this year.  It looks fairly simple but die cutting all those tiny circles took FOREVER, but he's worth it!  I hope you like it.

Here is my card:

A closer look at the 'lego':

Plus I decorated the inside:

I know you can get Lego in lots of different colours these days but decided to stick with the original colours of red, blue, yellow and green.  I used my paper trimmer to cut the rectangles 2" x 1".  I hoped that I had a punch in the correct size to cut the circles but unfortunately I did not so I had to use a die (it was a hole reinforcer die from a tag set) to cut the circles, which as I say took absolutely ages.  I did literally question whether I could actually finish the card as I lost the will to live at one point lol!  Once everything was cut out I added teeny tiny foam squares behind each circle and adhered them to the rectangles.  I made my card base 7" x 7" from white card (I cut one panel 7" square and a second panel 8" x 7" and scored at the 1" line.  I then used this 1" strip as a tab to adhere the panels together).  I fussed about for a while trying to decide on a layout where none of the colours were next to each other and eventually did it.  I cut a white panel 6 1/2" square and adhered the 'lego' with foam squares; some are a little wonky but it's better than horrible!  I created the sentiment on my pc, printed it out and used a decorative edge die to cut it out.  I added this to the centre of the 'lego' panel with foam squares.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape. I finished off by adding some highlights to the 'lego' with a white gelly roll pen.  For the inside I cut another white panel 6 1/2" square and added some left over 'lego' to the bottom with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges: 

* to be updated *

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Masculine' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky. Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - Leanne, Diane and Lori. 

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments. 

Love and hugs,

card supplies 

pc/printer for outside sentiment

*Gina K Designs - on the inside - birthday stamp (for inside sentiment)

Spellbinders - essential rectangles die set

Marianne Design - big tag die set (for hole reinforcer dies)

Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad

Sakura - white no. 10 gelly roll pen

coloured card from scraps bin

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Thank you x