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Welcome to Sandra's Blog my escape is card making l took it up in 2007 after l retired from the Civil Service l am recently Widowed have 3 children all grown up and flown the nest Five grand children Tayla, Nathan, Poppy, Mila & Rio they keep me on my toes l adore then but it's always nice when they go home....lol l like making my own cards and enjoy the challenges it provides Sandra H xxx

Tuesday 11 June 2013

Hello Sailor!

Good Evening all hope you had a good day 
Here is a card that l made for my brothers 65th B'day
Being a fisherman for all of his working life he's now retired and
Has bought himself not one but two Canal Barges
Although this isn't a Barge l just thought it was appropriate with his sea going adventures
And it was free from clipart the image without the pipe is him to a t!!
I would like to enter into 
Card/Project for a man...........craftysentimentscardproject-for-male
Hello Boys..........papertakeweeklyhello-boys
Di's Snippets.........pixies-crafty-snippets-playground
Spots and Stripes.......joannasheenchallengespots-and-stripes
Here it is
Products used
White Scalloped Card/Blue card
Backing Papers, Gems and 3kings twine
Clickart image and Computer generated Sentiment
Really quick and easy 
Many thanks for your time 
Hope you enjoyed your visit and please call again
Sandra H xx


28 comments:

scrappymo! said...

Looks great and sounds like it will suit him to a T. Don't you just love it when you find a perfect image or digi or clipart like that!

Lori Aragon said...

Oh what a perfect card for your brother Sandra!!! I'm sure he will not only love it, but will be touched that you made it yourself!!! How timely that you found the free clip art :)

downrightcrafty said...

this is great Sandra I am sure he will love it
Hugs Kate xx

Doreen said...

Fabulous card Sandra,great image.xxx

julie_woolston said...

Fantastic card Sandra, love the image and layout, I am sure your Brother will love it.

Hugs Julie xxx

Irene said...

A fabulous fun card Sandra, the image is brilliant and I do like the layout.
luv
irene
xxxx

Unknown said...

A fantastic male card Sandra, great design.
Chris x

Pop's Cards said...

Hi sweetie...

This is just gorgeous...

Loving the colours...

Huggles Pops x x x

Di said...

Wow Sandra, this is absolutely spot on. A brilliant card for a sea farer and terrific layout too.

Hugs, Di xx

Desire Fourie said...

Such a wonderful design and love the little jewel stone touches.
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Hugs
Desíre
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Lindsay Craftymonster81 said...

Oh this is awesome Sandra, I love the fun image and layout and the fresh colours really stand out against the black, LOVE it
Lindsay xx

Unknown said...

Isn't it funny Sandra when we see something and it immediately reminds us of someone, so this makes this card extra special...fab image and card for a male.xxx

Wendy L said...

Hi, thanks for visiting me. This card is cute and I love canal barges. xx

Kathleen said...

Fabulous image and a great all round card. I bet William loved it.

Kath x

Kim Dellow said...

Brilliant card! He is fab! Kim

MaryH said...

How perfect this image fit your BIL. He is sure to love it. Liked the assymetrical placement of your focal image against the pretty pattern paper too. TFS & Hugs

coops said...

so stunning Sandra,really fab image and I love your design :D

xx coops xx

Lorraine A said...

Fabulous card Sandra :-) I am sure your brother will love this ,,, :-)

thanks for joining us on the Papertake Weekly Challenge
luv
Lols x x x

Debbie said...

A fabulous card Sandra...love this image.
Hugs Debbie x

Lesley said...

Great card Sandra! My BIL loves boats, he would love this! xx

Sue said...

Super cute image and so appropriate for your Bro!

Hugs
Sue

Rosietoes said...

Such a fun card Sandra. I'm sure your brother will love it. :)

Edna x
PS re tutorials - I'm still busy learning myself. If you click on the link in my post today it will take you to a fab teacher called Kim Brown on You Tube. *hugs*

Karen said...

Sandra, this is such a lovely card for your brother! The image is the perfect choice and I love how you've designed around it. The paper is so whimsical and beautiful. :o) Marvelous work, as always! :o)

Hugs and blessings!

Diane said...

What a fun card for your brother Sandra !! Thanks for playing at Crafty Sentiments Designs this week and hope your brother does enjoy his party !!

hugs Diane xx

Stamps and Paper said...

Brilliant card Sandra..great colouring and layout

Anne

Carol said...

Such a lovely card! Thanks for sharing it with us at Crafty Sentiments. Lotsa luv, hugs xxxxx

Bev said...

A great masculine card, I'm sure your brother will love it!

Bev x

Mrs A. said...

I bet your brother loved his card. I'm loving these scalloped cards you are using. Hugs Mrs A.