Charisma Cardz 3rd Birthday Challenge

Hi all, today brings us another challenge from Charisma Cardz. It's also Charisma's 3rd birthday, and we would like to see your BIRTHDAY creations!

I have gone for a masculine theme today...

This card is for my hubby's grandfather, who was 90 yesterday!He has travelled widely during his life, so I wanted to make him something reminiscent of this.



I have stamped some patterns by Waltzingmouse Stamps, from their Offbeat Backgrounds set, in Distress inks Crushed Olive and Old Paper.

Then I stamped a rope label also by WMS, Very Vintage Labels 3 and cut out with Nesties.



The small panel of travel stamps is patterned paper by Teresa Collins World Traveller stack, and the stitching is a stamp from Hero Arts Sew Artsy set.




The beautiful chocolate seam binding strips are from The Ribbon Reel, and I used some natural Hemp twine to thread the glittery leafy button onto the large green one, before adhering to the card.



To hide the seam binding strips that I had to stick down on the back of the card, I took another panel of dark green slightly textured paper from Papermania, and randomly stamped the patterns on the back in Crushed Olive. Stamped another label and sentiment, from WMS Say it Loud set, and finished.

So, if you're feeling inspired why not pop over to the blog HERE, and show us your Birthday creations!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pauline