Home of the Brave

Hello, Friends!  Today's card uses a technique called Jacob's or Joseph's Coat.  It requires a brayer, ink pads, clear embossed images, and black dye ink over the last coat which is also then wiped dry.  I love the muted colors created with this technique.  It's for a challenge at the MFP blog and for some masculine/Father's Day oriented challenges.  After blog hopping at OWH, I felt so patriotic and wanted to incorporate that theme as well.  It may also be entered in these challenges as well:  Paper Crafting Journey - 2W - (W1 of 2)  Masculine cards;   Delightful Challenges - W, 1E, SIO - For Dad;  Shelly's Images - 2W, SIO - (W2 of 2) Anything Goes;  Word Art Wednesday--Anything Goes; Make It Monday--Anything Goes;  The Pink Elephant Challenge--Stars and Stripes, Victorine Stamps--Father's Day or Masculine.

Cat Portrait

Hello again!  Just posting my Portrait of a Cat card for the Tutorial Time Challenge at Speedy TV/MFP.  It uses the paper frame tech they are focusing on this week with a Spellbinders pendant frame.  I never make square cards and almost never complete a card without dry embossing of some kind so this surprised me.  Thanks for stopping by!

Greetings from Afar

Happy Monday!  Today's cards is a card to send to a friend to remind them I am in a new location.  I hope it meets the requirements for several challenges so I will enter it into:  MFP/Speedy TV Sketch--uses nature colors, the photo, blue of the sky, green for grass and uses an image from their Train Talk set;  also for these challenges:
Crafty Creations -- Keep it simple
Crafty Ribbons -- No dp (Used a picture for the background for the train)

House That Stamps Built  -- Masculine (Trains seem very masculine to me)

Little Claire's -- Anything goes

One Stop Craft Shop -- Anything goes

Paper Shelter -- Anything goes

Stamp n Doodle -- Anything goes

Sister Act -- Anything goes

Through the Craft Room Door -- Anything goes

Whimsy Inspiration -- Anything goes

 613 Avenue--Anything goes

HB for a Guy

Time to work on a HB card for my brother-in-law.  Because I am sure he is tired of the vintage auto image that I seem to rely on for masculine birthday cards, I pulled out MFP's Celebrate mini set.  I love the birthday cake and the font used for the sentiment.  Inside it says:  Over the hill is better than under it!  I think he will get a real chuckle out of the sentiment.  This also fits the Sketch with a Twist challenge at Speedy TV.  Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to leave a comment or become a follower if you can.