A Gem of a Challenge!!!

  Thankfully this afternoon has been better then the morning.  My meds seem to be working better now and myh pain level is better, which is a pleasant change.

    I have been working on two cards and one is card for a challenge over at the "A Gem of a Challenge" blog and the theme for this month is "A Special Birthday".  I wanted very much to make my card for my son, Alex who will be turning 18 on Friday, but all of the stamps I have from Pink Gem Designs are all very "Girlie Girl" and just would not work out very well for Alex's card! :)   On the upside I have several adorable images that I adore from Pink Gem and I knew I could make a wonderful card for a "Sweet Sixteen", and I started by choosing one of my favorites, which is "Sitting Chloe".   Isn't she a cutie!  I actually won her after winning their very first challenge in February and I thought that would make it even more special to use her for this card.

   I think this is such a darling image and I have loved it ever since I first saw it.  I love the little hearts and thought it would be perfect for a "Sweet Sixteen" card.  I hope you will like her too and hope on over to the challenge blog and enter a card of your own.

   So far, I still have NOT finished a card for Alex that I like.  I think I have now made four of them, and I just can NOT seem to be thrilled with ANY of them.  Making any 'male" cards is always a huge challenge for me.  GO Figure!  You would think having two sons and hubby that I would be used to making male cards, but I'm not and I struggle with them.  On the other hand, making sweet little "girlie girl" cards I LOVE and could make them all day long!!  

   Off again to see what I can come up with next!!  If you have any suggestions for Alex's birthday card...please feel free to share your ideas, I'm feeling "stumped"...??