Pre-Teen Boy Birthday Cards

The hardest ones to make if you don't have specialty die cuts and stamps, I think.  But, I got an idea for this design while walking today.  Where do these inspirations come from?

Pretty simple, but also bright and celebratory.

Neutral but more masculine with blue stamping

 and kraft card base and stone card front.

The colors on the balloons also do not "read" girl.

I glued down an assortment of balloons after stamping some blue confetti

as a background behind the balloons.

Then, I put the card front in a crackle embossing folder.

The tag went on with some mounting tape for dimension.

I tied the twine after lacing through two eyelets.

I even made some variations on the theme so

that I would have some pre-teen boy cards 

to choose from my stash of completed cards.

I have some boy birthdays coming up--but not soon.

I'll be ready!