Happy Birthday to Ye!

Happy Sunday!!  It's time for another High Hopes challenge.  This week, I am hosting the challenge and I decided we should do a masculine card challenge.  That means no flowers! lol  Remember every week, if you play along in the challenge and post a link to your card on the High Hopes blog, then you will be entered for a chance to win some free stamps.  The diva hosting the challenge gets to pick the prize stamps and I chose Peg Leg Pete and Pirates Birthday.  I used them for my card along with Treasure Map. 

I just love the High Hopes Pirate stamps.  I don't care for most pirate type things, but these pirates are adorable and perfect for me since I have a little boy.  I created one of my favorite cards (that I have ever made) earlier this year with some of the other High Hopes pirate stamps. 

 
I started out by stamping my image on white cardstock.  I sketched in the boards for the boat and colored my image using copic markers.  Then, I inked the edge using antique linen distress ink (Ranger) and distressed it using an edge distressor (CTMH).  I added a couple copper brads and a red mat. 

Then, I cut my card base and layers.  I stamped the Treasure Map a few times on kraft cardstock to create my patterned paper.  I inked the edges and distressed them like I did with the pirate image.  I also lightly inked the entire map using the antique linen ink to make it a little dirty looking.  (Ink it unevenly so it looks realistic like it is dirty in spots).  Then, I crumpled the entire piece of cardstock up in a ball to make it resemble a worn treasure map.  Then, I added a little more inking to bring out some of the wrinkles in the map.

I added a red mat to the map.  Then, I stamped my sentiment on the vintage cream cardstock and added the copper brads.  I added a piece of twill with a copper ribbon slide to the upper left corner before adhering the layers to my card.  I used foam adhesive to add my image for a little extra dimension.

Come join us in the challenge for a chance to win these cute pirate stamps!

Niki

Recipe
Stamps: Peg Leg Pete, Pirates Birthday, Treasure Map (High Hopes Rubber Stamps)
Cardstock: vintage cream, kraft (Papertrey Ink), red (Bazzil), twilight dark (Prism)
Ink: antique linen (Ranger), momento black, noir (Palette)
Accents: copper ribbon slide, copper brads (We R Memory Keepers), twill (CTMH), large copper brads
Tools: copic markers, rectangle nestability die (Spellbinders), edge distressor (CTMH)