Masculine Birthday - Wetlands

Happy Saturday!

Another busy day today so I'll get right to it!

I absolutely LOVE the quick, clean layout of today's card!  I can't take credit for it - I CASEd it from Pinterest, designed by Jaydee over at www.jaydeestamping.com .  I changed the colors slightly and added an extra sprig of the wheat but the layout and design is all Jaydee's!  Here is my version:

So quick and easy!  I used Crumb Cake for the base and Very Vanilla for the layer.  First I punched out the cricle using my Circle Framelits (page 186 - $32.95).  Then I stamped the goose from Wetlands with Basic Gray Ink and the wheat from the same set with Crumb Cake on the circle, plus the wheat on the card layer.  I used a blender pen to add a little Crumb Cake shading to the goose.  I cut a flag from a 3/4" x 3 1/2" scrap of Very Vanilla and stamped the sentiment in Basic Gray.  I added a retired brad and popped the circle up on dimensionals.  That's it!  It takes about 3 minutes to put together - my kind of card!!  The sentiment is fromFrom the Heart (page 99 - $35.95 clear; $48.95 wood).  It's the perfect size and font for this little beauty.  However!  I'm all about finding a set that can be used in it's entirety on one card ... ie you shouldn't HAVE to have more than one set to make a lovely card ... so I made the card again using the sentiments that come WITH Wetlands ... here they are:

Perfect! They all *just* fit and now I have cards for different occasions - all with the same layout and design - perfect!  Thanks to Jaydee for the card to CASE.  Remember Gals - there is no shame in copying work from another crafter!  Why reinvent the wheel?  A great card is a great card .... AND ... it's a COMPLIMENT to the designer!  ... Just make sure you give credit where credit is due :)

That's all for today.  Pop in again soon to see another birthday card that I designed for the Stamp-a-Stack ... but didn't quite make the cut.  Until then, have a stampy day!


Tam