Sunday, April 25, 2010

Another Male B'day Card

 This card is for my cousin Pat, he is a keen surfer and fisherman.  He loves the coast and is currently living at Mackay, QLD right on the beach.  I used Mo's Digital image of the fisherman.  I distressed the edges and inked them in Creamy Caramel ink to give an aged effect.  I used some linen twine and kept the layout pretty simple.  The sentiment is from SU Whimsical Words set.  Card is Whisper White and Bashful Blue and the darker blue is a scrap of designer paper.  I coloured with Stampin' Write markers and used crystal effects on the water.
I would like to play along in the following challenges:
Quixotic Challenges - Make a Splash
Crafty Creations - Distressing
Paper Play Challenges - No Patterned Paper
Charisma Cards - Quote Me

It is ANZAC day here in Australia today so we went to a morning service and then down to Mum and Dad's for breakfast with some for the family.  It is nice to get together.  It is raining here so I have changed into my comfy clothes and plan to stay indoors and craft.

Thanks for popping over and visiting my blog!



11 comments:

Deirdre said...

Alicia, this is beautiful. Love it.

Thanks so much for playing along with Paperplay again this week.

scrapperjulia said...

This is a very beautiful male card! Love the gold trim!

Carol Dee said...

Great card, I love all the distressing and twine. Hugs...

Loz said...

Love this one Alicia! Great colouring, have a great long weekend xx

Tasha said...

Such a stunning card, i love your distressing and the wonderful image you have used
Thank you for joining us at Charisma Cardz
love tasha xx

Kerrie said...

Alicia, such a fantastic image, I've used this many times for males.... love the way you have distressed the edges, and the twine... just perfect.

Faye said...

Wow! This card is just amazing, I love it! Thanks so much for playing at Charisma! xxx

Julie M said...

Lovely lovely card, Alicia - just perfect for a man. Love the distressing and the twine, and that's a lovely shade of blue too!

Thanks for joining us on PaperPlay again this week.

Julie :o)

mckinkle said...

Stunning card Alicia, I love this image but Im a bit scared of it!! The water just keeps me beat everytime I try it!

Keryn x

shelly said...

wow this is awesome! wonderful job! thanks for sharing over at craftycreations

Kim Dellow said...

Oh love! Love the distressing. Thanks for joining the Quixotic Paperie Challenge this week. Kim