Celebrate!

It's Friday!!! Today's card is one for celebrating--Father's Day:

This card was stamped using stamp images from the following sets by Stampin' Up!: Canvas, Up In The Air, and Lexicon of Love. The Canvas background was stamped onto the blue paper, which was then overstamped with the Up In The Air images. A portion of the bottom of the blue piece was torn off, wrapped with white and navy twine, then layered onto the tan card base. The "pattern" along the bottom of the tan card base was created using the direct-to-paper technique with an ink pad. The focal image was stamped with a waterproof dye ink and colored with watercolor crayons and a blender pen, then adhered to the card with foam dots. The word "celebrate" was colored with a black marker and stamped onto the card base. Thanks, again, for stopping by today and having a visit! Have a wonderful day!!

"Vintage" Birthday Greetings

This card is an attempt at creating a vintage look birthday greeting card. I love the look of vintage projects, but is a look with which I struggle. This project would probably look better if there was some lace or a lace-looking item to keep it feminine and vintage. There was no special technique for this--just sponging ink to give an aged look--and no particular sketch that was followed.

The stamp images used for creating this card are from the Best Blossoms, Canvas, French Script, and Tags (retired Punch Box) stamp sets by Stampin' Up! There you have it--nothing fancy, fairly plain and simple!! Thanks for stopping by today and having a look. Have a wonderful day!!