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Today at Crafty Creations we have a great sketch and theme for you. The theme is 'Male Birthday' which is ideal for me as it is my eldest son's birthday today. We are being sponsored by Delicious Doodles who are offering four digital images of choice to one lucky winner.
Happy Birthday Shaun!
As he is a keen fisherman, he even spends his holidays fishing, I thought this stamp would be ideal for his birthday card. I bought it some time ago with him in mind but haven't inked it up until now, shame on me. I have coloured it with promarkers and chalk and put faux stitching around the edges. I have also added Diamond Glaze to the fish, reel, eyes and buttons. As I didn't have any appropriate paper printed off (my printer died the other day) I have made my own by stamping and heat embossing some fish onto brown cardstock. The strips at the bottom have been punched with a border punch and I have stamped little fishing rods onto it. I also punched one corner of the backing cardstock. Finally I used some string to tie a sailors knot and added that to another corner. Hope you like it, thanks for looking.
Card Recipe
Stamps - Wild Rose Studio/See D's
String - Stash
Fantastic card. I love how the designpapers matches the theme. :))
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Hugs, Rosalien
Super card Christine what a fab image, colours and design, being a fisherman I am sure he will appreciate the thought that has gone into the making of this one.
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Lorraine x
Great card! Love the shiny fish. Kim
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ReplyDeleteWonderful man card. I love the colours and the image is just perfect.
Hugs,
Fiona x
Fabulous card and your handmade 'fish' paper looks terrific.
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Caroline xxx
What a fantastic card! Love the glossy effect on the fish! Thanks for joining us at The Cupcake Craft Challenge this week! Good Luck! Hugs & Sunshine!/Sari
ReplyDeleteSuper card - love the image and the Glossy Accents is the perfect touch!
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Good luck.
Debs xx
A great male card - I love your fish background! Thanks for joining us at CES this week, Sheena xx
ReplyDeleteFab card for a blog,thanks for joining us at Cupcake this week.
ReplyDeleteLouise xx
what a great card for a male
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Lisa x
A great male card. Thanks for joining us at Cupcakes this week and good luck - Jane x
ReplyDeleteChristine, this is a fantastic male card x
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hugs sally x
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Sweet Christine! I love your take on the sketch and tha cute little fisherguy! WOW :)Peggy
ReplyDeleteSuper cute. I really like the glossy texture on the fish & buttons. Thanks for playing along with us on Our Creative Corner this week!
ReplyDeleteCute card, the image fit very good in the sketch. Thanks
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Super card Christine - love your wet look fish - fab! Cheers Claire x
ReplyDeleteFab card, love the fishes on the backing they look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing with us at MAWTT, CES Challenge & Delightful Challenges this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx
Great card. I like all your stamping especially on the scalloped border strip. Thanks for joining in at Our Creative Corner this week!
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