Funky Monkey!

Here's a card I made for a friend of my son's who will be six at the weekend.  I always struggle with boy's cards but I really like this funky monkey, who has been coloured, unsurprisingly, with Promarkers.  He's a freebie from Dustin Pike, you can find him here.  There is also a coloured option and a printable decoupage set.  It always amazes me just how many lovely freebies are out there.
The checked papers are from Papercellar which I decided to team with kraft and a big splash of red.  The number was stamped with a Papermania stamp and then cut out, and the stars were cut with Xcut dies.  I wheeled out my favourite Stampin' Up bunting punch once again and added Papermania letter stickers to spell out the birthday boy's name.
The finishing touches are some spotty buttons, some brown gems and a few blobs of Pearl Pen.

I'm entering this card in the following challenges -
Can You Digi It - #17 - numbers
Digi Makeover - #52 - buttons
The Pink Elephant - #164 - patterned paper
By The Cute And Girly - boys/men
One Stitch at a Time - #129 - use a digi
Pan Pastel - #34 - stripes