Big card.....big headache!

I made a card this evening to give to do the rounds to be signed at work for someone who is leaving. The logo on the card is for the European Weather centre where I work. The person who is leaving loves running and used to organise the Work Fun Runs twice a year.

I had a plan for the card but it has taken ages to put together. The sewing kept going wrong, my daylight bulb in my desk lamp has blown so working with the colours was difficult and the photos I have taken do not look very good.

I am worried the card is a bit plain but I am completely stuck as to what else I can add to the card as it is a card for a man! No flowers or bling allowed, buttons don't look right...
I am going to put it away now and tidy up as I have turned all my Craft stash upside down looking for something to add to the card and am giving up now.
I hate it when a crafting session ends like this :-( I had a really good day though as I won the Elzybells blog Challenge with my little Halloween box! I won a voucher and spent it within 20 minutes! I can't resist the Elzybells new releases!
Friday tomorrow, my boy is coming home!!!
Jane
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Stampin' Chic Challenge card

This is a card I made to take part in Clare Curd's Stampin' Chic challenge. The photo does not really do this card justice as the colours seem to have gone a bit funny...in real life the green of the 'Mum' letters does match the other green card used!



The challenge this week was to follow a sketch. I love the Clare Curd 'Big One' paper pad as you do not need to put much else with it to make stunning card. I cut out and layered up some flowers and added them to a Nestabilities circle, the flower stalks are cut from a Cuttlebug shape. The letters are Basic Grey and the scallop strip was punched with a Fiskars border punch.
I love all the polkadot papers in this paper pad as spots and stripes are my favourites :-)
Hope you are having a good week.
Jane
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