You Are The Cat's Meow!

There is a happy, wee, little, old man my hubby and I just adore who plays cards with hubby. He has the best head of snow white hair you've ever seen, and so much of it that he is the envy of most men, balding or not. He served in WWII as a pilot among several other things, and he just recently celebrated his 90th birthday. I had to make him a very special card, and I had one I had completed with Artistic Outpost last month that was just perfect with one more added thing....a 90!

Some how my propeller fell off the plane before I shot this picture and I didn't realize until later when the card had already been given.

I sanded the blue cardstock and tore and inked the edges in Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. The propeller images were stamped in Cotton White StazOn on the blue background. All of the images except the propellers, were stamped in Pumice Stone Distress Ink, colored in with watercolor pencils, and heat embossed in clear distress powder. The propellers were stamped in Jet Black Archival onto the light tan cardstock then cut out. The sentiment was stamped in black StazOn onto transparency, and then cut out and placed on the banner. I punched holes in the banner and ran string from it to the plane. Stars and propellers were added throughout.

Here was the finished card before I added the 90.

 I am submitting this card to Hels Sheridan's Sunday Stamper challenge of "numbers". She has blog candy up for grabs, so give her a visit.


Supplies:
From My Stash: propellers, star charms, black string, light tan cardstock

Diesel Punk Stamp Set	Industrial Chic Stamp Set	Archival Ink - Jet Black	Cotton White Stazon	Core′dinations Adirondack Collection Paper Stack	Sanding Grip - Idea-ology
Pumice Stone Distress Ink	House of 3 Daily Junque Metal Flags	Distress Embossing Ink	Embossing Powder - Clear	Jet Black Stazon	Idea-ology Memo Pins
Fall 2011 Limited Edition Distress Ink Trio	Ink blending tool	Idea-ology Numerals

I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!

Gentlemen Amongst A Bunny!?!

Happy Easter everyone! Real quick, I wanted to show you the tag I made to give to Plum Tuckered, who won my first blog giveaway, and I thought I would share it today.

The background was made by using Tim's Blended Spritz & Flick. The gentlemen were colored in using Tim's Water Coloring with Re-Inkers technique. The frame was stamped on cardstock in Jet Black Archival and watercolored in with Distress Ink that I just applied directly on my craft sheet, but I drew in top and bottom lines to make it look for egg shaped.

I am also submitting this tag to Inspiration Journal's monthly challenge of  "watercoloring".

Despite the humor of this tag, I understand fully what the true meaning of Easter is, and I am truly thankful for the Gift! I wish each and every one of you a fabulous Easter, and of course, I hope your hands get creatively dirty soon!