Back to Basics & Teachers are Special

  It is nearing the end of the year and I have quite a few special teachers to thank.  My dd, Kathryn, has a male teacher this year, so I wanted to make my card for this year a little more masculine.  I used some "old school" items from my stash:  metal brads, a paper clip, and cork; all three of these items have been in my craft room stash for at least 10 years.  I cut the cork with the SU top note die (twice!  I cut once, then rotated, then rounded the corners with my scissors for a softer look).  Remember when brads were all this size?  It was about that time that I first saw "mini brads" and those are the only brads I ever seem to use now.  I used scraps from the cards I made last year for my bulletin board notes.  All papers and ribbon are by Cosmo Cricket "The Boyfriend" collection.  My base card is SU and the sentiments are by Lawn Fawn.

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
Cards for Men:  #10  Someone Special
Paper Cutz Challenge:  #92  Teacher Appreciation
Whimsical Wednesday:  #7  Back to Basics (Cricutless & old school item)

Happy Friday!