Train inspired guys birthday card for DT project PPCC no 435

Plucked the train engine out of a circus set to make a masculine theme birthday card for my best friend's fiancé. The Circus Set is from Pattie's Creations and they are 1 of 2 prize sponsors for the #435th weekly challenge for Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges blog.

PPCC blog's #435 ID badge and blog post link=

https://pennyschallenges.blogspot.com/2019/06/welcome-to-pennys-challenge-435.html

#435 prize sponsors and contributors of images to the design team=
Pattie's Creations and Hetty Clare

links for both are in the PPCC blog post

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Other challenge blogs and Facebook groups to share this card:

a. FB= 100 Pattern Papers Challenge group= base cardstock and checked paper/paper pad just recently added to my 2019 stack (see the photos)

b. and FB= Bash Your Scrapbook Stash group= June's Paper Pad Madness challenge; this is my 3rd card but I still haven't sat down to create a layout yet!!! ARGH!...thankfully I still have some June days left (also refer to the partial papers and paper pad set photos)

the reddest paper remaining in the partial pad set of this Colorbok's marbleized cardstock was picked

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kraft and black checkered print paper from the 5" x 7"...I trimmed it to 4.5" x 6" (I think...)

c. FB= Paper, Paper, Paper & DT Calls group= sharing site for crafters

d. Shout-outs to APTS blog (has a June stenciling theme challenge going however since I'm on the DT team I'm not linking this but please visit and participate if you have stenciling on a paper-crafted creation) and Shopping Our Stash just finished having a stencil theme challenge...rut ro for me

e. https://audsentimentschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/229-anything-goes-sentiment.html

Aud Sentiments newest challenge started 13 June 2019= #229 theme is anything goes + sentiment

[I have "Right on track" that's stenciled and "birthday" in stickers for my sentiments!]

f.  http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2019/06/challenge-363-mood-board.html

UYS #363 has a challenge theme to be inspired by this collage of images filled with objects, colors, and possibly textures and prints, so

from the mood board, I have arrow and the word "track" which to me seems to fit several of the patterns/prints seen on the picture collage=

That's all, folks! Thanks for making your way here to my little space in social media and the internet!

Crafting in the USA heartland,

Becca S and stay tuned for a few more pics that have been scanned and/or cropped:

The End!