My cousin Jon recently moved to Texas... I'm sad I can't be there too, but time will tell. His birthday is this coming Saturday, in early September. Can't remember how old he'll be, but I used to babysit for him - especially on New Year's Eve. I loved it, because when Aunt Nancy and Uncle Paul came back from their night out we would sit up and talk for a long time!
On to Jon's card.
It's really difficult making cards for men - especially since I'm in flower mode right now, playing with ideas, and finding new ways to make and mount them... I thought why not do the same things with the awesome Gently Falling set. Lots of colors on the leaf bases - Old Olive, Cajun Craze, Pumpkin Pie, Baked Brown Sugar.... and gold embossing powder as the overlay. It doesn't sparkle, but it sure does glow!
This piece is a close-up of the leaves.
I used the stripes embossing folder, and ran over it with a brayer loaded with Early Espresso. It gives a GREAT barn board effect. Better than I planned! :)
The sentiment on the front is also done with Washi tape, and I used the negative piece as a frame to highlight the sentiment.
Please enjoy!
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