Monday, August 17, 2009

Beached ~a Father's Day Card


Hi there, I hope you all had a great weekend. Our's was very relaxing. We got invited to a cookout on Saturday and anyday that i don't have to cook dinner is a great day for me. then we took the girls' swimming yesterday since it was the last day for the pool to be open. so we had a good family weekend. Needless to say i didn't get any crafting done till today.
I did however get two challenges done with this one card. Nina at There's Magic in the Air is giving this awesome digi image as a freebie(Thanks Nina!). The challenge is to use it with a gate fold style card. all details for this challenge can be found here.



The inside has a pocket to hold a gift card for Dad which brings me to the next challenge. Over at Bizzy Bec's Creatalicious Challenges, they are holding their very first challenge. The challenge is in honor of Father's Day next month in Australia we were to make something for dad. It has to include the color brown and have metal on it. Well that's it for me today. I hope you all stop by tomorrow. Have a Great Night!!
hugs,
Rachel

supplies used: Beached Boat digi image-TMITA, typerwriter keys alphabet-Ctmh, Sugarplums Beach Scene-C.C.Designs, distressed stripes embossing folder-cuttlebug, natural hemp-ctmh, copics.

17 comments:

Leigh Anne said...

gorgeous! Nice job with combining both challenges :) love the CB embossing folder you chose, it's perfect! geesh I even have that one ;)

Cheryl said...

Beautiful,I just love the rustic feel to this!!! Fantastic colouring of your image and a perfect choice for your embossing,it adds to the overall effect of your card!! Thanks for entering our first challenge and we hope to see you at Creatalicious again next month!!
Hugs xx

"Kirby" (KrB) said...

Rachel, this is awesome! I love the way you colored and presented this. So glad you participated and got in on getting one of Nina's images.

Nilla said...

This is gorgeous! Love the coloring and the layout! Thanks for participating in this weeks TMITA challenge! Hugs Nilla

Kelly said...

This card is awesome. You did a super job (as always) with the coloring and the layout! I love the rustic look of the background paper. Hope you had a great weekend! I know what you mean when you say anytime is great when you don't have to cook. My husband tells people that I don't know where the kitchen is in our house.

dolcreations said...

This is such a cute idea! I just love that pocket you did for the gift card! Just awesome! I love that image too!
Christine

Danielle said...

Wow Rachel! I LOVE this card - it's fantastic! The dimension you've achieved with the embossed panels is fabulous! A really great male card!!
Hugs, Danielle

Nina said...

Rachel, what a lovely card for your dad! I love that you combined the 2 challenges and what a great outcome. The overall card is just beautiful, but very masculine and the choice of embossing folder was perfect. You finished in inside off just perfect as well. I love the pocket and the letters you chose for dad. Great card! Thanks for participating in this week's challenge at TMITA!

Cami said...

Rachel, this is a wonderful masculine card. I struggle with them, but you have done a great job. Love the Cuttlebug embossed background. I always forget to use these embossing folders. Love your card! Hugs, Cami

Chris Olsen, Glowbug said...

This is the perfect masculine card!! So rustic!! Fantastic design and coloring!! Great choice of embossing folders!

csroyal said...

Great job, Rachel! Love this card!

Left you something on my blog!

www.royalthings.blogspot.com

Cindy

LilyPuss Cards said...

Hi Rachel..this is just fab.I love the texture to the card..and the great image..lovely colouring too...thanks for joining us at BBCC..
regards
Jan..x

Bec said...

WOW.. I love this.. I too love the rustic feel about it.... Thanks for joining us on our first challenge.. Bec

Curt in Indy said...

This is stunning! I love the embossed background you used. Great job! Thanks for playing this week! Best, Curt

Anonymous said...

LOVE THAT, Will have to try that style and layout soon, being new to card-making!

Anonymous said...

What a great card...the browns and metal are so perfect together! Thanks so much for joining our first challenge and hope to see you at the next one...hugs from Abby:)

Andie's Space said...

Hi Rachel,
This is wonderful. Love the style of the card & what a great idea to put a gift card inside. The image is lovely & beautifully coloured. The embossed background gives it extra dimension & looks fab. Thanks for joining us at Creatalicious Challenges.
Hugs,
Andie xx