For the Big League

Welcome to May.

I am so excited to welcome in the month of May.
Hopefully warmer weather and a little less rain will be coming our way.

Baseball season has started and I'm sure little league is in full swing (no pun intended) as well.

Since it's the first of the month, Craft-Dee BowZ has started their May Challenge.

The CDB challenge is a monthly challenge and the theme is always:

Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow.

That's easy enough, LOL

The sponsor for May at Craft-Dee BowZ is

Cute As A Button

Since it's baseball season, I spied this cute baseball batter over on the Cute as a Button site

 and since they are the sponsor this month I just had to use him

He is the Sandlot Slugger

and he is perfect for a birthday card for that little leaguer in your life.

When I started this card, I envisioned a baseball stadium in the background. 

Found the stadium image off the internet and it works perfect with the CAAB image. 

Also I saw some baseball stats in the sports section of the paper

 so I used those to add some additional interest to the card.

The sentiment is something I thought up and it's a great fit, I think. 

I added a simple little single loop bow to this card.

Needed something that was not frilly. 

Here are some pics of me making that sweet little bow

I've wrapped the ribbon around the 2 pegs so it looks like a U 

with the tales(ends of ribbon) at the top, 

and then I overlap the ends of the ribbon. 

Kind of like an awareness ribbon.

The ribbon end that's on the top

 gets threaded under the ribbon and between the posts and 

pulled up

These 2 tails of ribbon need to be tied in a knot

And those tails need to be pulled tight.

And wella, you have a bow. 

It is so easy and is quick to make a bow.

Here is the tool

SUPPLIES I USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps:  Digi - Cute As A Button - The Sandlot Slugger Paper/Card Stock: Red CS, Lt. gray CS, Med. Gray CS, White CS Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, Glue Dot, Stadium Digital image - Off the internet, Stats in the corners - from local newspaper.

I am submitting my card to the following challenges:

• Crafting By Designs   - May Anything Goes (#20)
• The Crafty Addicts   #60 - Anything Goes (#12)
• A Gem of a Challenge    - #8 - Anything Goes  (#126)
• Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges  #1918 - ANYTHING GOES (#8)
• Crafting from the Heart  #242 ANYTHING GOES (#143)