Hoo-ray, it's your Birthday!!

It was Dad's birthday on Friday, so another manly-man
card was in order:

To make the background paper, I rubbed distress ink right
onto my embossing plates (yes, it was scary) and then
ran them through my Cuttlebug with the script stamped paper.
Afterwards I flicked water onto the paper, although I think
next time I will try spraying the water directly onto the embossing
plates as well. Regardless, I really like the rustic/textured look I got.

For his gift we got him a gift certificate to
a local tree farm, so I created this 'envelope'
to give it to him in.

This is the tag inside the envelope and the
bands at the bottom are actually a little
pouch that held the gift certificate. I was
really happy with the way it turned out and
I think it's nice to add that personal touch instead
of just giving a plain, boring envelope...not that
Dad would've really cared either way. Hee!
But I had fun making it, so I just look at is as
a double bonus: birthday card and gift for Dad,
play time in the Scrapyard for me. Check! Check!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!