Hope you are enjoying your spotlight day, Denise! I like your style, it is varied and I had a difficult time settling on one card to case. In the end, I chose this layout Blooming BD Cake by denidill at Splitcoaststampers I did flip it and changed stamps, no ribbon. I have two more sketches from your gallery for future projects. Thanks for the inspiration, FS71!
I don't know if it's just the South, but the father's in our family have always been DADDY...Big Daddy, Granddaddy, and MY DADDY. Though I'm managed to stumble into a half century, he's still Daddy to me! And knows I'm always late for every occasion! I will slip this into the mail tomorrow...I just know he'll appreciate all the things about the sea that he loves...
I used Paper House globe paper as the base for my card. I adore the old, vintage feel of the paper. I stamped a schooner onto Renior print DP and embossed in clear. The ship is inked with peacock gold and black from ColorBox. I mounted it on a rectangle that was cut with the nestability/cuttlebug. My lighthouse (Cape Lookout) by Impression Obsession is a well loved memory. I stamped it on Basic Grey Mellow lenient with VersaMark black tore and distressed the edges. It is on a bg of cheesecloth inked in TH di scattered straw on SU bayou blue. I used pewter eyelets at the corners. The news flash is printed on SU river rock paper hand written sentiment with a puff pen. I finished off with a bit of ribbon stapled to the pull out tag. I also stapled my ship to the mat with blue staples...sometimes that little bit of metal adds just the right touch!
As a sidenote about lighthouses, the Cape Lookout is the only one in the US with checks. This is a directional tool. The black diamonds point N/S and the white one E/W. Thanks for looking, I'd love to know what you think!
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Sun, Jun 15, 2008 @ 2:58 PM
Ohhh it is so gorgeous and so you Susan!! Love your main image schooner - with the news flash ticket! That is just fabulous - love the colours - and the * naked * staples are so bold and masculine! Love that vintage look and your colours!! Well, I called my dad daddy til I was in my late teen or so.. but I still refer to my dh as " daddy * to my 23 yr old and 18 yr old son. Not sure why...as you know.. I am from the freezing Canadian north!!
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Sun, Jun 15, 2008 @ 4:53 PM
this one's a show stopper and daddy will certainly love it!!!
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