Happy 80th Birthday Bobby G. and Seize the Birthday #13

Here is a very special card I made for a family friend who just turned 80!  He used to own a car dealership so I thought this old wooden stamp--Retro Roadster--from Close to My Heart would suit him just fine.  I couldn't figure out how I would put the number 80 on the card and then looked at the blank license plate and promptly put in the year 1933.  I followed the Seize the Birthday Sketch #13 to make this card.  Some of the supplies I used were Lucky paper (CTMH retired), Outdoor Denim Ink, Versamark Ink, Clear Embossing Powder, Whisper CS, Darice Steam Punk embossing folder, Sanding Kit, 3D Foam Tape and Just a Number.

Here's the Seize the Birthday Sketch:

    

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Seize the Birthday #8--Golf Theme

Welcome back to my blog!  This week it's masculine birthday card making at Seize the Birthday #8.  I really liked the sketch and decided to play along.  I used the Close to My Heart Art Philsophy cartridge to cut the label on the right hand side of the 6.5" x 5" card (page 53 layer cut at 3.75") from Outdoor Denim CS.  The background paper is from the Lucky paper pack (retired CTMH).  The golf ball (Tee Time acrylic stamp set--retired CTMH) was stamped in Outdoor Denim ink onto glossy paper (retired CTMH), trimmed and popped up from the tee with 3D Foam Tape.  The tee was stamped in New England Ivy ink onto glossy paper (retired CTMH) and also popped up from the background with 3D Foam Tape.  The greeting was made on my computer using the Showcard Gothic font. 

 

Here is the sketch from Seize the Birthday:

Thanks for stopping by!  If you like to use "masculine colors"  perhaps you would like to join in on a color challenge using Outdoor Denim, Lagoon and Pear in the Color My Heart Color Dare #32.

Have a fun week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Masculine Seize the Birthday #2 Card with Inspired by Stamping Colors #42

This card came together very quickly using some retired products from Close To My Heart. The colors suggested by Inspired by Stamping #42 are White, Olive and Blue (Outdoor Denim) and I followed a sketch by Seize the Birthday #2.  The papers are from the retired Lucky set and the stamps are from "It's Your Day" a constant campaign promotion offered by CTMH last spring.  I used CTMH Olive and Outdoor Denim inks and cardstock papers for the greeting mat.

Here is the sketch:

 

Here are the colors:

    

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times--Birthday

Send a Smile for Kids--Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey--Anything Goes

Here Come the Boys #44--Bingo Board--Blue, Free, Image

Inspire Me Fridays #92--Anything Goes

Card Crafters Circle #58--Layers

If you like color challenges like I do, please come play with us at Color My Heart Color Dare.  This week's colors are Close To My Heart Black, White and a pop of color (your choice of CTMH color)--submissions are due Thursday evening at 9PM CT.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie