Steam Train

This is another of the Father's Day cards I made and didn't get around to showing you.

Image and backing papers from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia cd-rom

Image printed onto Watercolour card, backing paper onto Satin Finish Printer Paper

Green core'dinations cardstock, embossed with Sizzix Wild Dashes embossing plate and sanded slightly.

Sentiment tag Spellbinders fleur de lis cut from linen gold card.  Sentiment from LOTV, heat embossed.

I would like to enter my card in the following challenges:

Crafts and Me Challenge - Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Vintage

Craft Punked - Transport

Alphabet Challenge - For Men Only

Try It On Tuesday - So Very British

Time To Have Fun

The appearance of the sun today put me in the mood to make a summery card.  I chose one of my newest SWALK stamps which hadn't been inked before and followed the great sketch over at Sketch N Stash and the theme at The Crafty Pad which is At The Seaside:

6 x 6 card blank

SWALK image stamped in Memento ink, coloured with Spectrum Noirs and coloursoft pencils. Tumbled glass distress ink used for the sky.

Mat cut using a Spellbinders label die.

Backing papers from Making Cards magazine, matted onto turquoise card from PaperMill.

Sentiment LOTV stamped with Big 'n Juicy waterfall ink.

Clouds created using a Darice embossing folder and then the required section cut out.

Boat charm from ebay, along with the jump rings.

Gems from my stash.

My card is also for the following challenges:

One Stitch at a Time - Summer

Pile It On - It's a Shore Thing

Willow Sketchie Challenge - Summer Holidays

Digi Doodles Challenge - Summertime

Craft Punked - Summertime

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Photo Inspiration

J For Journey

The current theme at the Alphabet Challenge Blog is J for Journey.  Here is my card:

The style of card is made following instructions on Debbie Moore's Vintage Travel cd-rom, which is where the image and backing papers are from.

Gold linen card is used for all the matting and layering.

Sentiment stamp is Lili of the Valley sat on a Spellbinders Fleur De Lis die cut shape.

Here is the inside of the card:

And finally, a view of the back of the card:

This is the card I have sent my Dad for Fathers' Day.

My card is also for the following challenges:

Delicious Doodles - For Fellas

Craft Punked - Father's Day