Hello, and thanks for checking out today’s card! There is a new challenge starting at Cardz 4 Guys (#271) today and there isn’t any specific theme, but to join the challenge you must create your own background. (And of course make sure your card is appropriate for a guy!)
I have to admit the background was one I made a while ago when playing with some alcohol inks. Since that is a kind of messy process I like to make a whole bunch and then just use them as the right time comes along. I thought this one, even though kind of bold, worked well with some desert colors and for a guy. The cactus stamp is from a Stampin’ Up set (Flowering Desert), and I don’t know where the Arizona stamp came from, but I have seen them with other states too.
Additional Challenges:
Crafting Happiness #96 – anything goes w/opt. “hello”
Crafty Calendar – make it masculine
Let’s Craft and Create #171 – anything goes w/opt. “no patterned paper”
Alcohol inks make for amazing backgrounds…you rocked our current challenge over at Cardz 4 Guyz!! Way to go giving those who decided to play along with our current challenge great inspiration!!
Fabulous card and thanks for joining us at Crafty Calendar Challenge hugs Sue x
Super cute! Thanks for joining the fun at Crafting Happiness Challenges.
🙂 Janis, Owner & Design Team Member
Love your card. The background is gorgeous. Thanks for playing along with us at Let’s Craft and Create. Deanna DT
Brilliant card and I love the background that you have made with the alcohol inks, just lush and perfect for your cactus. Really like the punched detail around your card too. Thanks for joining us at Let’s Craft & Create this month, happy crafting Michelle DT x
Wow, that’s a fantastic background and a brilliant card. Love Dawn x
A lovely card and well done on the background. Thank you for joining our challenge at
Let’s Craft and Create this week and good luck.. Ursula Uphof DT