Treasure Map Birthday Card

Created this Treasure Map Birthday Card using a stamp I had selected from a win at Victorine Stamps and using for first time, a muse studio sentiment stamp, Quick Quotes chalk, Kraft cardstock, homemade embellishment (homemade twine), Bakers twine, O'ahu map & Tim Holtz Paper Distresser.

Chose O'ahu map because when we were in O'ahu March this yr for a beach wedding we took a bus tour of the island and got to see the area where the Mermaid scene of Pirates of the Caribbean was filmed.

Stamped the Treasure Map on Kraft cardstock using sketch (MFP Sketch with A Twist, Memento Rich Cocoa ink. Colored the Treasure Map and areas of Kraft cardstock with Quick Quotes powder puff chalk. Stamped sentiment "Happy Birthday" from a muse studio. Homemade some twine using string from Levi's Jeans and Quick Quotes powder puff chalk. Tied bow with Baker's twine. Printed O'ahu map from Internet. Distress the edges of the Treasure Map & O'ahu map with Tim Holtz Paper Distresser. Used pop dots on the homemade twine & Bakers twine to hold it all in place.

string from Levi's Blue Jeans used to make homemade twine:
 

homemade string colored with Quick Quotes chalk (Blue Hawaiian & Tahiti) to make twine:

front of card:

inside of card:

closeups:

O'ahu Hawaii beach area where the Mermaid scene in Pirates of Caribbean was filmed:

chalk: Quick Quotes powder puff -
Amaretto, Blue Hawaiian, Green with Envy, Mango Mai Tai, Maraschino Cherry, Mocha Mama, Tahiti 
handmade: colored twine - 3 pieces of string from Levi's Blue Jeans colored with Quick Quotes chalk Blue Hawaiian & Tahiti
ink: Memento Rich Cocoa
maps: Victorine Originals Treasure (stamped) & O'ahu (printed from Interenet)
paper: 
Kraft cardstock
5 1/2" x 4 1/4" Base Kraft cardstock
stamp: 
a muse studio sentiment - "Happy Birthday matey!"
Victorine Originals Treasure Map
Tim Holtz: paper distresser
twine: Baker's twine - bow (only had 3 pieces of handmade string so I used Baker's twine for bow)

Entering this into the following challenges: 

2 Sisters Ch103 Anything Goes 8/4-10
A Blog Named Hero Ch#9 Freestyle unlim 8/1-11
Anything Goes Ch72 Let's not be Square unlim 7/24-8/6 

Blog Quick Quotes make proj w/ handmade embellishment I made homemade twine 8/3-24
Catch the Bug Aug Anything Goes 8/4-10
Chalk n Stock Bingo my Bingo is 3rd row across - pop dots, twine, free, inkpad & layout lim2 1st 8/1-28
Creative Card Crew Ch16 On the Beach/Under the Sea 7/31-8/12
Cute Card Thurs Ch228 Clean & Simple unlim 8/2-8
DLART Happy Birthday Linky Party Anything Goes unlim 8/2-31
Fresh Brewed FBC107 Aug Prize Ch lim5 2nd 8/1-9/4 

Getting Cricky Simply Sun Ch Summer Celebrations unlim 7/1-8/4
Hiding in My Craft Room HIMCR51 Masculine Bday 8/1-8
Hooked On Crafts Ch23 Let's Celebrate unlim 7/30-8/25
Kraft Journal Use any Sketch unlim I used MFP Sketch with A Twist Sketch 7/30-8/5
Paper Crafting Journey Anything Goes Ch lim6 3rd 8/2-9/12
Papercraft Star Ch106 Maps 8/1-5
Paper Playtime Ch80 Anything Goes unlim 7/30-8/4 
Party Time Tues PTT79 Anything Goes unlim 7/31-8/6
Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch What do you say? sentiment unlim 7/30-8/5
Simply Create Too Ch19 Anything Goes lim3 2nd 8/3-16
Southern Girls Ch50 Water Play 8/2
Speedy TV Sketch with A Twist use twine or ribbon unlim 1st I flipped the sketch & used ribbon 7/31-8/6

Sketch with A Twist Sketch
 


Sketch with A Twist Sketch flipped in which I also rotated the center image 90 dgree to the right which is not shown here:

Stampin Sisters in Christ Use Torn Paper Technique unlim 7/29-8/4 
 Wags & Whiskers Ch85 Birthdays unlim 8/3-15