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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Pirate Bday Card

Doodle Pantry Challenge for July is Make a Splash or Christmas Theme. Click here to enter challenge. Click here to see my Partridge in a Pear Tree Scrapbook Layout.

Made this Birthday card with a Pirate theme using A Muse Studio buried treasure stamps. Used Tim Holtz Distress Inks for the background water & sand. Distressed the Kraft cardstock base tearing by hand. Added Glossy accents to the edge of the water/beach sand, swords on Pirate ship/Pirate Boy and on the edge of the die that the Pirate Ship is on.

Before distressing the Kraft cardstock & before adding Glossy accents:




















After distressing Kraft cardstock & after adding 
Glossy accents:













Supplies List 


Glossy accents: added to water edge/beach edge, swords on Pirate Ship/Pirate Boy and
   on edge of die that Pirate Ship is on
ink: VersaFine Onyx Black
machine: Sizzix BIGkick 
paper: scrap piece of Pirate scrapbook  cardstock - Kraft, white
Spellbinder: Nest Classic Ovals, Shape Ribbon Banners
stamp:  A Muse Studio buried treasure - Pirate Ship, sentiment, Pirate Boy
Tim Holtz: Distress Ink - salty ocean, walnut stain

Entering this into the following challenges:

  
7/13 Craft Your Passion Ch221 On the Move - Transport 3E(#2) 7/7
   Transport - Pirate Ship
7/13 Stamped Blessings Amusing Ch It's a Party! 2E(#1) 7/6

7/15 C.R.A.F.T. Ch267 Insp by a Book 5E(#1) 7/10
   book - Peter Pan w/ Captain Hook character
7/15 Simon Says Stamp Wed - Let's Be Clear 5E(#5) 7/9
   clear - glossy accents

7/30 DL.ART Thankful Thurs July Linky Ch 1Eperday 7/1

7/31 Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Ch UE 7/1  
   pattern paper - Pirate scrapbook paper as 1st layer on top of Kraft cardstock

5 comments:

  1. Love the 2 toned color background you made Melissa And Thank you so much for your encouraging comment on my Swinging Card tutorial

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  2. Super sweet card Melissa! Love the cute images!

    Thank you very much for joining us this week at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

    hugs...
    Melissa

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  3. Sweet card, welcome back this week at CRAFT, glad you enjoy our challenges at CRAFT x carol

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  4. Greast card. The images are cute.
    Thanks for joining us at Craft your Passion.
    xxx Michelle (DT)

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  5. Thank you so much for joining my Craftyhazelnut's Patterned Paper July challenge with your super creation - hope to see you again soon x

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