Monday, March 18, 2013

You're My Anchor


Well, happy Monday and hope everyone had a fun St. patrick's Day!

I had a super day with friends and family. My grandchildren had a blast on the hunt for gold that I set for them. I had them running all over the house to find the next clue until they finally arrived at their treasure. Good times were had!

I have a card to share today that I created for Freshly Made Sketches!


I inked up a cool new stamp I received from Unity. Then I had this brilliant idea that I would cut small slits and run my twine following the rope on the image. Well... didn't realize how difficult that was going to be, along with how time consuming. But, it does look ok.



A close up so you can see the twine:



Supplies used: card stock - vanilla, blue; patterned paper by Websters Pages; stamp - Anchored by Unity; ink - Tuxedo Black by Memento; button, twine - my stash.



16 comments:

Mom said...

Very well done-all of it-sentment, anchor, colors and the way you used the twine and button.

Lisa said...

What a beautiful card!! I love the stars and stripes papers!! The sentiment is perfect!! So awesome!!

Lisa
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sweetscrappingma said...

I didn't like this stamp at first But I remembered my Buccaneer cart and immediatley thought a bunch of ways to use it. You did a beautiful job with the twine for the rope. TFS

CathyK said...

OMG! This card is spectacular! Love that star button! It sure adds a pop!

Cindy Hall said...

I absolutely LOVE this card! Beautiful use of colors, papers and embellishments. Your gold hunt sounds like it was fun, too! Thanks for sharing with us at Freshly Made Sketches!

jessica said...

What a GREAT card! Another perfect take on the sketch!!!
Awesome job~ Thanks for sharing!

Gloria said...

Love your card and great take on the sketch! Thank you for sharing:)
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Kim H said...

Esther ~ Well this card is so AWESOME! LOVE the design! The papers are so perfect for the image and let me say the twine twisted around the anchor ~ CLEVER!! EEK! Well I bet you and the grandkids had a blast looking for gold! The Easter bunny does this with my son's basket ~ so fun to do and watch! Sounds like an awesome time!

Tanya~Studio 5380 said...

What a beautiful card! I love the nautical theme and the twine is a fabulous touch!

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Raven B said...

What a cool card! I LOVE masculine type of cards they are so hard to find good ones sometimes. Great job and I Love that anchor, cute stamp.

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Anonymous said...

Great way to use the twine! I really love that anchor and the sentiment is perfect!!!

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Zeni
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Tanya said...

WOW!! Love the use of the twine and the colors!!

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Tanya
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GabyCreates.com said...

Love anything nautical and your is just awesome!

Sukie said...

Beautiful card, love all of the details you added!

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Kim Ricketts said...

Wow! I love your card!! Its beautiful!!

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Stephanie Eaken said...

What a fun & creative card! Love the twine!!
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