Happy Thursday to all!!
I can't say I am unhappy to see February in the rear view mirror. We had so much snow that I thought I was back in the Okanagan.
I hope now I can think of spring and get ready for all that offers.
So off we go to the sketch for today..
I had some birthday cards to put together and both for men. Pulled out a few stamp sets and then settled on a pretty monochromatic colour scheme.One uses Seize the Day and the other Enjoy Life. Both guys are very active so these sets hit the spot. Hope you like my share for you today....
I am so in Love with the new Crackle Paint Cling Stamp in the Occasions catalogue. Each time I use it , the background adds the right touch. I matted the Very Vanilla with Early Espresso, then stamped the Crackle onto another piece of Very Vanilla. The image was stamped onto a 2-1/2 " circle then the scallop behind was punched out with the Starburst punch. The last circle is also 2-1/2" and all were layered behind the image one.
Then a strip of burlap ribbon, a banner of very vanilla, then a strip of very vanilla. The sentiment is from the Thoughtful Banners set. I did sponge the edges to calm down the show!!
Here's what I did inside of this card.
This sentiment is from the Enjoy Life stamp set. Still room to write a special happy birthday inside.
Now here is the other card I made...just a little different but happy with this result also.
Here I stamped the Crackle Paint background directly on the Very Vanilla card.
Same basic design but switched out the image and the sentiments. Image is from Seize the Day set and the sentiments are from Thoughtful Banners.
I did not do any stamping inside , left it blank for the Happy Birthday message.
This shows the layers quite well.
I added a bit of embellishment on the one card...the gold faceted one is my idea of a "sun" .
Thanks for stopping by, have a great day, Will see you in March.
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Both cards are great!! The crackle is the perfect background!
Posted by: Jaimie | 02/28/2019 at 11:40 AM
What a fun card and a perfect stamp set to use with the sketch! Love the crackle background!!
Posted by: Eva Dobilas | 02/28/2019 at 10:14 AM
Two GREAT masculine cards, Shelagh! Love the monochromatic look and that crackle is the greatest. Okanagan? Washington? I spent the night and a couple of days there back in June.
Posted by: Julie Johnston | 02/28/2019 at 10:13 AM
Wow...great card...made my day!
Posted by: Carol Carriveau | 02/28/2019 at 10:04 AM
Cool cards Shelagh! Love the crackle background and neutral tones. :)
Posted by: Amy Koenders | 02/28/2019 at 06:32 AM
Very unique!!
Posted by: Karen Finkle | 02/28/2019 at 05:10 AM