For the men in our lives ...

Good Monday Morning friends!

While finding a little mental solace this weekend I created a card

that would be perfect for the men in our lives.

Guy cards are probably one of the most difficult cards to make but I have found

using Stampscape Stamps and inks is one of the easiest

and most rewarding ways to create a card for the guys!

I was sharing this card creation with my friend Diane (Nellie's Nest) this morning

and she recommended I share it with the challenge going on over at Stamping Sensations 

for March which is 'One For The Guys' ... so here it is!

To create the scene, I first die cut an oval out of a piece of heavy card stock to use

as my template then sponged TH blue distress ink on the top and green on the bottom.

Then leaving my template in place I stamped the Stampscapes 'Cabin with Fence' stamp using

Versafine Onyx ink and used the Stampscapes 'Sedge Filler' for the front

ground cover.

Next I colored the fence & cabin using my Spectrum Noir pencils.

Removed the template and stamped the front left corner using the Stampscapes

'Pine Row' stamp, front right corner with 'Endless Creations' birthday sentiment and

felt it needed birds in the sky so I stamped the geese ... another Stampscapes stamp.

For the inside I simply stamped my birthday greeting.

Then I thought it looked too plain ... so grabbed another Stampscapes stamp ...

this time I used the stamp simply named 'Fence'.  I thought it tied in well

with my card front scene and added a little character to the inside too.

Here are a few other challenges I found to share in:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - Celebration

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - Go To Stamp 

(Stampscape scenery stamps, my GO TO for the guys)

One Stitch at a Time Challenge - Anything Goes with Nature

Thanks so much for stopping by!

I hope you enjoyed and found inspiration in my card today.

Please stop back tomorrow when I'll have a card to share with you using

more fabulous die cuts from Dies R Us.  

Till then ...