Thursday, August 8, 2013

Water, Water . . . Everywhere!!

Hello friends!! Guess what? It's Thursday already!! What?!! It's cool, though, because it's time for another super fun challenge at Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog! And this week, our sweet and talented DT sistah Tracy is hostess! And she's chosen a perfectly perfect Summer theme . . .

"Water, Water ... Everywhere!"

Sooooo . . . since I haven't been to the beach yet this Summer, I decided a beach scene would be fun. But I also wanted to make a birthday card for my sweet hubby . . . who sees himself as a bit of a pirate! Even the license plate on his car has PIR8 (a.k.a. Pirate) on it! Arrgghh! Hehe! Here's what I came up with . . .

I just realized . . . I'm in kind of a "guy" card mode lately!! I've had this little pirate image forever . . . and have just now colored him up!! But I love how this card turned out!! I merged several Mo Manning images. Here's a close-up . . .

OK . . . so . . . all of these digi images are available in Mo's online store! I used: "Captain Hugh" (available HERE), "Beach Elements" (available HERE), and "Pirate Stuff" (available HERE). Here's a side view . . .
 My Card "Recipe" . . .
Image printed on Cryogen Metallic White paper
Whisper White & Real Red cardstock: Stampin' Up
Digi DPs: "Land Ho Too" by Mary Fran for Nitwits
Corner die: Whimsy
Sand: Flower Soft
Jute, charm, eyelets, shells: My stash
Glossy Accents
Front sentiment: Lizzie Ann
Inside sentimentss: Hampton Art (happy b-day) & Whipper Snapper
Copic & Shin Han markers, and Prismacolor pencils

A peek at the inside . . . 

And, of course, the "artsy fartsy" angle . . .
Pretty clean and simple . . . except for the merging thing, that is, which is getting easier the more I do it!!  I hope my sweet hubby loves it! Now . . . please pop on over to Mo's DP2 Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous "Water-themed" projects by my talented Design Teamies! Then, please join us for this week's challenge. It's simple, really, just pull out your craft supplies and at least one Mo Manning image . . . and let the crafting begin!

Oh . . . and don't forget, Mo is awarding (selected at random) one $5.00 shopping spree at her online store for every 25 challenge participants!

Thanks so much for visiting! Hugs . . . until next time . . . .