A Father's Birthday

Hi Friends! I hope you had a nice, long weekend, and enjoyed the Memorial Day holiday. My DD was invited to her cousin's birthday party, so we visited with family whom we don't get to see very often--a nice way to spend the day.

I have a quick card to share with you today. My DH's birthday is coming up, so I made a card for our DD to give to him. She's only seven, but already very particular about cards. This one passed her inspection with flying colors!

I used black embossing powder for the ship, sponged a little Distress Ink inside the oval die before stamping the sentiment, and also sponged black Distress Ink on the edges of the rectangles.

For the layout, I used the Viva la Verve May 2012 Week 4 sketch:

To accommodate the placement of the stamped image, I reversed the oval layer and bow, but left everything else as is.

I wasn't sure I would be able to use these colors successfully in a masculine card, but I like the way it turned out.

Here's a peek at the inside.

I'll be entering this card in the following challenges:
Viva la Verve May 2012 Week 4 sketch challenge
Simon Says Stamp Challenge: Father's Day/Special Male Challenge
Lexi's Creations Challenge 66: For the Man/Boy in Our Lives
Kaboodle Doodles Challenge: Anything Goes
Gingerloft Challenge GL41: Circles, Circles, and More Circles
There's Magic in the Air: Bingo--2 or more patterned papers, Brads, Circles

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back soon with another masculine card.

~Hugs,

 

Stamps: A Guiding Light (Flourishes); Daisy Bouquet (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Splendid (Authentique); Hollywood Vogue (Webster's Pages); Little Black Dress (Basic Grey)
Ink: Distress Ink; clear embossing ink
Dies: Classic Ovals Lg & Sm, Labels Seven (Spellbinders)
Accessories: Ranger Super Fine embossing powder; ribbon (Michaels); rhinestones; brads; twine (The Twinery); foam dots
Size: A2 (4.25" x 5.5")

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