Birthday Walk in the Forest

One of my favorite things about the holiday mini catalogs each year is finding something fun to create for my husband's birthday. He is an avid hunter and there is always a beautiful new stamp set with deer, elk, moose or bear.

This year it happened to be paper that was the winner for his birthday card!  The brown bear in the A Walk in the Forest DSP and the pine trees helped to create the perfect card!  And it was super quick thanks to the coordinating Beary Cute Punch and Merriest Trees dies.

I'm pretty sure I've used the Wildlife Wonder birthday sentiment a time or two for his birthday card, but it's just the perfect fit!

Unfortunately, we won't be spending the day with my hubby as he is out fighting one of the many wildfires in our state.  Join me in wishing him a Happy Birthday and pray for the safety of his strike team and all of the other firefighters who are putting in endless hours to extinguish these awful fires.  Prayers also go out to those who have lost homes, barns, furry friends and so much more...

Happy Stamping!

 

Great Guy Gone Fishing

Welcome to the latest Hand Stamped Sentiments Sketch Challenge!  This is such a fun and versatile sketch...I can't wait to see what everyone is inspired to create!

Father's Day is coming up this weekend and this sketch was perfect to showcase some of the amazing Let's Go Fishing DSP!

Three of the layers were cut from various patterns of DSP...which one is your favorite?!?  A little texture was added by embossing a piece of Wild Wheat with the Twisted Rope 3D embossing folder.

More DSP was brought in with the fussy cult salmon and fishing pole. I love all of the different fish that are included in this pack of designer paper!

When you have such amazing DSP, you don't always need a lot stamped images.  All this card needed was a fly and a sentiment.  I opted for To a Great Guy from Wildlife Wonder, leaving the inside for a Father's Day sentiment.

Thanks for dropping by today!  

Happy Stamping!

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Wildlife Wonder Birthday Wishes

Happy Wednesday and Happy Birthday to my dad!

Today's card features the new Wildlife Wonder stamp set, combined with Mountain Air.  I'm always so excited when new masculine stamp sets hit the catalog!  Wildlife Wonder will certainly get a lot of use with all of the outdoor men in my life!

I created a blended background using the Blending Brushes and shades of Misty Moonlight, Pale Papaya, Old Olive and Crumb Cake.  This created the perfect setting for some snow-capped Mountain Air mountains.

The big ol' bear was stamped in Early Espresso and fussy cut...my favorite thing to do!  A single Evening Evergreen tree added just a bit more to the mountain scene.  I stamped and heat embossed a couple of the sentiments from Wildlife Wonder, along with the "DAD" sentiment from Hats Off.  These were fussy cut and pieced together for the perfect birthday sentiment for my Dad!

I can't wait to create even more projects with this beautiful stamp set...I just need to find the time!  I started a new job this week, which is a few more hours a week...which means a few less hours of stamp time.  I'll be taking advantage of my weekends a lot more now!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Stamping!

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