Masculine Birthday Card

The month of May is full of card opportunities.  There is Mother's Day, my son and son in law's birthdays, my daughter in law's birthday and the list goes on.  So, for my son and son-in-law's birthday cards, I was very inspired by Dana Kessler to the point of pretty much casing her card.  When I have so many cards, the creative juices are sometimes stagnant.  Anyway, here is my rendition of Dana's lovely card:

I used our retired textured cardstock to make this card.  I really love this paper because one side is true color and the other is a lighter, coordinated color.  The base of this card is cocoa.

This one shows some detail a little better:

And here is the inside of the card:

Papers:  Jackson WOTG papers; Cocoa textured cardstock (ret.)

Stamps:  D1646 Finding the Words; S1504 Typed Note (ret.) -- below

Inks:  Juniper, Cocoa, and Black Exclusive Inks

Embellishments:  z3024 Bronze Shimmer Trim; z3041 Oceanside Sequins; z3073 Brave Enamel Shapes; z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Other:   z1686 CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge; z1924 Dot Embossing Folder

 

D1646 Finding the Words

 

 

S1504 Typed Note

 

 

And here is the wonderful cake that my Grandson picked for his father, my son--a real outdoors man.  He had to make sure that he would be able to keep the boat, fisherman, and fish.  Of course his dad told my Grandson that he could hold them for him.  :-)

 

 

Happy Birthday Ian! 

 

Love, Mom