Coach Thank You

This year, Owen decided to try out field hockey as the league was looking for boys to play in an all boy team.  It was a great experience for all the new boys to try something new, but it was also very disheartening as the teams we played had mostly been playing together for a very long time.

Today was our wind up game and we decided to have a little wind-up party after the game.  This is the thank you card I came up with for the coach.  I didn`t have any field hockey stamps and I searched the internet for field hockey images – that was a tough one as most of the images were for girls but I finally found this one.

I went over the outline with black liner and coloured the shorts in black.  Cut out my field hockey player and mount it onto a white piece of card stock, then matted it onto a pumpkin pie piece. I added the ball and if you look closely you'll see little lines showing the ball bouncing which I hand-penned in.

This is the first time where I have started with the main focus point - being the field hockey player and working with the colours already on the boy.  I love Jersey Shore DSP and am very grateful to still have some.  The colours were perfect!

The Thank You was from the Cuttlebug Thank You embossing folder that I had embossed in black and then cut out.

Recipe:             

Paper:  Whisper White, Jersey Shore DS Paper, Pumpkin Pie

Accessories:  Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Well this is the last of my post for the day.  I hope you have enjoyed them and feel free to drop me a line and let me know what you think.  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Pat

Extreme Cards

Ok, so here is my card that I created using my own homemade DS Paper. I have three nephews and two boys of my own, so coming up with masculine cards are especially difficult for me -and when they are all growing up so fast! I can't really get away with robots and choo choo trains anymore! This a money holder card - I got the template from the very talented Amy Celona. Thank you Amy for sharing this great card!

Never mind trying to come up with masculine cards, but try to figure out what a teenager would want most is another - so the best thing - give them cash!

Rather than punch the side, I tore the edge to make it more rustic. I used Chocolate Chip Craft Ink. Once stamped, rather than lifting the stamp completely off of the cs, I tilted it a bit to the left and swiped it to the left to give it an illusion of the skateboarder going fast or flying through the air. Although you may not be able to see it clearly, but I did sponge some Bashful Blue around the skater to act as clouds.

I then roughed up the edges and curled the corners and added the linen thread.

So here is the inside of the card.












This is the other card I made using the Extreme Biker. This one will be for my son's best friend, whose birthday is next week.

Here is the recipe:

Stamps: Extreme Elements, Extreme Biker, Extreme Skateboarder
Paper: Not Quite So Navy, Old Olive, WW, Summer Picnic DS (retired)
Ink: Not Quite So Navy, Old Olive, Bashful Blue, Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Orange
Accessories: Linen Thread, Brads

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have enjoyed my take on the money holder card!

Have a wonderful Easter!

Pat