Happy Birthday Old Bird Card...

Hi there, fellow Cardmakers!  Today, I want to feature the card I made for a friend who celebrated his birthday just recently.  I thought I would make a simple card but I tell ya, there's nothing really simple about this card.  It still took me a few hours to make...I colored this wonderful image from the Dustin Pike collection with my Prismacolor/Bic markers.  Is this bird cute or what?  It made me wonder why I have not used it before.  Anyway,  the timing for this image is just perfect for this card.  We recently went out with my friend and his family for swimming and what a better way to capture those fun times we had in the water but with this image.  I did some inking,  added some glitters to capture that shine in the water.  The sentiment is from my Inkadinkado stamps and I cut some circles with my MS circle cutter and embossed with my Cuttlebug.  I made this with panels of cardstocks and a small piece of DP.  Now, what really took me a while was to distress the edges of each cardstocks.  My Tim Holtz distressing tool did a good job though.  Anyway, despite the glitters, I think I was successful in making this card as manly as possible.  What do you think?  This card is entered into the following challenges:

1.  Secret Crafter Challenge featuring "Embossing"
2.  Phindy's Place Challenge featuring "Going Round in Circles" 
3.  Delightful Challenges featuring "Fun in the Sun"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD BIRD CARD:

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD BIRD CARD LAYERS: 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD BIRD CARD INSIDE: 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD BIRD CARD WITH ENVELOPE: 

Last night, I was able to find out from the wife of my friend that he truly liked the card.  She said that both of them got a kick from the sentiment and couldn't believe that I made this.  I tell ya, it's nice to hear that the recipient appreciated what I made.  It took away the stress from those hours spent working with the card.  It was all worth it to give a piece of my labor to the people I care about...Anyway, I am hoping to make a few more cards this week.  I'll see y'all later and just to remind everybody that Jesus loves you and has a great plan in your life.  If you don't know Him in a personal way, I can help you get to know Him better.  God bless!