JUST FOR YOU....ONLY YOU

Good morning stampers!! Yep, it IS morning, and I cannot seem to sleep past 6am so I thought I might as well get up and be productive lol. Although about 3pm I am going to wish I stayed in bed just an hour longer :-) Got to take kiddos to school in about 30 minutes anyway so being up I can have a cuppa before I have to go!! This morning I have a different type of card to show you, well, different for me anyway because I don't make a lot of more masculine cards but I need some in my stash and so I made this one to get me started! Don't get me wrong, I would send this to a woman too, but it's not so girly as my usual cards lol! I stared with a base of Early Espresso and topped that with Crumb Cake card stock that I embossed using the Woodgrain embossing folder. I love the look of this, so natural and yes, I think it's pretty lol! I used some of my washi tape on this one - I am trying to find good uses for it because it is new to me, but I love the look of it on other projects that I have seen. So, I used the Watercolor Wonder Washi tape from the Occasions Mini and layered one on top of another, each one just a a little bit longer than the last. I like it. It's easy to use and tears exactly how you want it to. I have a feeling you will see a lot of it in the future lol. I decided to use the Fine Feathers stamp set on this card; I love feathers and the ones in this set are really really fun to play with! I stamped them on Naturals Vanilla card stock (yes, I know we don't use it anymore BUT I love it and so I used it) in three different inks:  Marina Mist, Early Espresso, and So Saffron. I popped them up on dimensionals and layered them on Cherry Cobbler card stock that I ran through the Big Shot with the square Designer Frames embossing folder. I just tore around the shape to add to the more rustic look of this card. I took our Naturals Twine and wrapped it several times around the card, tying it in a knot and then added one of our beautiful Naturals Designer buttons, which I threaded with gold bakers twine. Lastly, I used the sentiment from the Label Love stamp set, stamping it in Early Espresso ink, punching it out with the Artisan Label punch and popping it up on dimensionals. There you have it, a simple card that can be used for a guy, but has enough pretty elements that you can use it for a girl too!! Today will be spent doing all those lovely things we all have to do so not much stamping for me today :-( Unless I hurry up and get it done lol! Have a wonderful day and if you like any of the products you see here, you can purchase them in my online store or contact me, I am happy to help! 'Till tomorrow!! XOXOXO

*STAMPIN HUGS* Alex