MTSC60 Happy Birthday Dad!!

Today is my Dad's birthday and I wanted to use a relaxed sea theme for his card.  Dad loves the ocean and used to sail when he was younger so I thought this serene scene would be perfect.  I also used this weeks Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge for the layout - it was perfect for what I wanted to do.

I started with a base of Baja Breeze and layered with Chocolate Chip, White and some Windsor Knot DSP.  Next I took a piece of Chocolate Chip punched on one side with the EK Success Dotted Wave punch and layered with some Close to Cocoa DSP.  Over the top I took three pieces of natural twine and knotted it in the centre.  The image is from Beach Life by Flourishes.  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with markers (Choc Chip, Creamy Caramel, Old Olive, Brocade Blue, Bashful Blue) and cut it into a square that would fit inside the deckle edged rectangle of Chocolate Chip.  Finally I stamped the sentiment from Just a Note by JustRite in Chocolate Chip, cut it out with circle nestabilities and mounted it on a circle of Chocolate Chip and popped it up on Foam Tape.

Stamps - Just a Note (JustRite), Beach Life (Flourishes)

Paper - Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, White, Windsor Knot DSP, Close to Cocoa DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Deckle Edge Rectangle Nestabilities, Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, EK Success Dotted Wave Border Punch, Markers, Blender Pen, Natural Twine, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)