Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Blessed is the man

Good morning!  Just popping in with a birthday card for my husband's grandfather.  His birthday is today.  We are a very close family, both in relationship and in location.  My in-laws live right across the street from us and my husband's grandfather and wife live in an in-law apartment in the same house.  So, we see all them everyday.  It is so good to be close to family.  Anyway, here is the card:
 I had something completely different in mind, but when I went looking to see what Scripture verses I had and came across this one that I hadn't used yet, things went in a whole new direction.  And I altered everything I tried, too.  Originally, I was going to use the argyle pattern on the whole background, but once I got it all stamped, it was just too bold for what I was going for.  So, I trimmed it down to the strip and liked it much better.  I wasn't going to use any embellishments as this is for a man, but it looked to plain without anything.  I crossed my fingers and looked through my stash for some black enamel dots, to no avail.  I even though about melting down some perler beads, but didn't think heating up the oven for three was really worth my time.  In the end, I found some black pearls, and I know pearls usually are NOT embellies for male cards, but as they are black, I think they work great.  I combined a couple sentiments on the inside and added a strip of the argyle pattern from the front.

Challenges:
CAS-ual Fridays #139--birthday with black, white, orange and turquoise
Word Art Wednesday #183--anything goes with uplifting sentiment
Mod Squad--mix it up (use stamps from different sets)
Addicted to Stamps #144--CAS
C.R.A.F.T. #311--birthday
Sister Act Card Challenge #106--anything goes
Viva La Verve May week 3--sketch (I turned the elements sideways to fit my verse)
Sweet Stampin'--CAS
Fan-tastic Challenge #86--no Patterned Paper (my pattern was stamped)

Supplies:
Stamps: Verve "Jeremiah 17:7" plain jane; JustRite Stampers "Pattern Basics"; PTI "Big Birthday Wishes" second part of inside sentiment; YNS "Silly Monsters" happy birthday
Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" banner and stitching

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15 comments:

  1. sandieMay 19, 2015 at 8:46 AM

    The trimmed down pattern looks great and the scripture as the focal point works really well. Thanks for joining us at ATSM

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  2. La Papera GiallaMay 19, 2015 at 10:58 PM

    Thanks for joining us at C.R.A.F.T. Challenge during our bloghop!
    Monica - DT

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  3. BrendaMay 19, 2015 at 11:49 PM

    Such a thoughtful, wonderfully designed card! Thanks so much for joining our celebration at CRAFT Challenge! Good LucK! Brenda

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  4. SueMay 20, 2015 at 7:57 AM

    Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week with your lovely CAS card hugs Sue xx

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  5. HelenMay 20, 2015 at 10:09 AM

    Beautiful - such an elegant card.

    Thanks for joining us at the CRAFT Challenge.

    Helen x

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  6. ChrisMay 20, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    A lovely CAS design, the verse and sentiment are beautiful. Thanks for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week.
    Chris
    x

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  7. Julee (Vervegirl)May 20, 2015 at 1:34 PM

    This is so fabulous! Love the bold orange and blue, with the verse front and center. Just beautiful! Thanks for playing along with Viva la Verve!

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  8. MagsBMay 20, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Congratulations, Heather! You won the prize on my post for the C.R.A.F.T Challenge Bloghop - a $5 voucher for Digital Delights!

    Contact Jo on craftchallenge @ yahoo.co.uk to claim your prize! Please put 'Blog Hop Winner' in the subject line of your email, and mention which prize it is in the body of your message. :)

    love mags B x

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  9. Charmaine (CharmWarm)May 20, 2015 at 5:27 PM

    Love this! Great card!

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  10. Cornelia (fun stamping)May 20, 2015 at 6:22 PM

    Beautiful and elegant! Thanks so much for playing along with us this week at ATSM!

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  11. NatalieMay 21, 2015 at 9:30 AM

    great card.
    Thanks for playing along in the Sister Act Card Challenge.
    Hugs,
    Natalie
    INKognito

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  12. SammyMay 22, 2015 at 5:27 AM

    Lovely CAS design. Thank you for joining us at Sweet Stampin' this week. Sammy-x

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  13. HazelMay 22, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    Thanks for sharing your lovely crafting for Fan-tastic Tuesday challenge 86 - hope to see you again soon, Hazel, DT x

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  14. Michelle LuptonMay 23, 2015 at 8:06 PM

    Thanks so much for joining in with the birthday challenge at CASual Fridays :)

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  15. CristineMay 24, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    Lovely card! Thanks for playing along with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!

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