One of my dear sons had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and I am woefully late in getting the thank you cards done for him. I turned to the Trendy Trees set because those trees are just perfect for a boy card!! I am still trying my best to use up my retiring colors and DSP’s so I wanted to use the Sweet Pea DSP (Occasions Mini). I found a great sketch over at the TechnoStamper Monday Lunchtime Sketch Challenge. Take a look at this one…love it!
I change it into a square to better fit the thank you card plan (less space to fill on the inside). I was also thrilled to see that the challenge over at Stampin’ Royalty this week is “Masculine Themed” cards. I felt like Taken with Teal (retiring) really has a boy look to it…hopefully that is masculine enough! The Sahara Sand cloud paper is part of the Sweet Pea DSP Pack. I simply used the part of the paper that didn’t include the birds. The Chocolate Chip poly-twill ribbon (ret) finishd the job. I am really trying to use up my Chocolate Chip ribbon and, trust me, that is a lot of ribbon!!! How else can I justify buying some of the lovely new ribbons from the upcoming catalog??!! Here is my card (and its friends).
I just cut out some Sahara Sand squares for the inside that my son will write on. I really like how the clouds add interest to the card without taking away from that cute tree!
Thanks for taking a look. Hope your day is fantastic!
Stamp: Trendy Trees; Paper: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip, Sweet Pea DSP, Whisper White; Ink: Taken with Teal, Chocolate Chip; Accessories: Chocolate Poly-Twill ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig
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Ya know, I didn’t get that set because I didn’t think I would ever use it. Now that I see how you’ve used it, I want it! Thanks so very much for enabling!!! 😀
What a cute card! I love the colours you used too! Thanks for playing along at Stampin’ Royalty!
Brilliantly done. Love the colors and that is one of my favorite sets for masculine. What a fabulous card. Sorry I am so far behind on my commenting, thanks so much for playing along with my sketch challenge this week!
Wow – I love that colour combination. Great job on the challenge. Thanks for playing with us here at Stampin’ Royalty.