Birthday Horse Ride

 

Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at Seize the Birthday and Glenda has chosen travel as the theme.

Of course, you can always play along with our anything goes birthday option, it's a great way to build up your stash of birthday cards!

My team mates and our guest Melanie have some wonderful ideas to inspire you, so I hope you get the chance to play along.

I had it in my head that I was making a card for a transport theme, so I thought I'd do a horse and rider.

I guess they could have travelled to the country to ride!

I've had this stamp for ages and only used it the once. It definitely needs a stamp press to get a solid image, and I clear embossed it to darken the image even more as some of the mountains were showing through!

I saw this card by Michelle Zindorf on pinterest and loved the background so gave it a go.

My torn paper inking needs a bit more practice but it's a fun technique. I used distress inks for the sky, mountains and grass.

The grass stamps are covering some messy bits and I think they add some depth.

I'm linking up to these challenges:

Allsorts, feminine theme.

Alphabet Challenge H, use happy in your sentiment.

Bizzy Becs Store Challenge, anything goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog, kids of summer and a sentiment,

horseriding is one of the top things on the list in my rural area for summer fun!

Supplies:

Stamps: Kitty-lane Australia horse and girl; Crackerbox and Suzy Stamps grass; Annabelle Stamps sentiment (retired);

Other: versafine clair nocturne and shady lane inks; distress inks in tumbled glass, broken china, pumicestone and bundled sage; clear embossing powder. Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,

Cathy x