Birthday Home Run!!

There are so many guy's birthdays in March and April in our families that I have at least two more masculine cards that I will need to finish by April 17th.  I saw there is a masculine challenge going on over at House Mouse HMFMC#166 challenge this week, and I have a nephew that loves baseball, so ... with a RAK from my pre-stamped image collection from some friends, I am using this sweet Happy Hoppers baseball bunny "Great Catch" to make a birthday card that I am hoping he will love.

Card Details:  Great Catch from Happy Hoppers / House Mouse stamps,
Game On from Stampin Up set, Nested stars from Silhouette Online Store,
Superstar charm from my stash, Bo Bunny "Liberty" paper stack and SU cs
and SU small tag punch and silver brad.

Biker Bear for Carly's Sketch 54

This week at Sketches by Carly, we are being sponsored by Di's Digi Downloads.  :)  One lucky winner will receive a $10 gift certificate for Di's Digi store.  There are so many to choose from. I was blown away and had a tough time choosing when I stopped in there to see what Di offered. I did end up picking up a couple of images (one of a puppy and one of a bear).

Here's the sketch from Carly ...

We would LOVE to have you play along.  Go to the Sketches by Carly blog and see what the rest of the design team has come up with. Then be sure to link up your card there too for a chance to win!! :) There is still a week left for the challenge, as Sketches by Carly run for 2 full weeks with 2 different design teams (team A and team B). I am on the B team, so you will see others there already if you didn't already check in last week.

Here is my card from Carly's sketch inspiration.  If you would like to purchase this sweet Biker Bear image, it can be found HERE at Di's Digi Downloads.

I used some Harley Davidson diamond plate (embossed) paper and Bo Bunny Liberty pack.  The image is colored with prismacolor pencils and gamsoled.  The black though is watercolor, so it looks a bit streaky in the closeup.  I used stickles on the headlamps and stars to make them shine a bit.  Closeups and layers shown better below.

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Happy Stampin! :)