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Hi!  I decided to use yet another retired and neglected stamp set from The Greeting Farm called Best Mates to make more home decor.  I wasn't sure who I could give this to if I made it into a card so I thought I'd put it in my room next to the other one I made HERE.  Plus it was the perfect time to use this set since the challenge over at Anyone for Anya was to create a pirate themed card.  I used The Deconstructed Sketch #45 for help in the layout.


I like that quote.  And I think those are monkeys, right?  But what is that one on the right eating?  Cheese, pizza, or something else?  I made it into cheese.  

I added some swirly rhinestones and black pearls all around too.  The pirate ship is heat embossed with some glitter too.  I wanna add something heat embossed to everything I make now.  Hehe. 

I added some seam binding too.  I like using seam binding.  It's easier to tie a bow with and doesn't have to look perfect.

I also want to enter this in TGF's Retro Fresh Challenge -- Spring Cleaning.  But it would be my second entry.  Can I do that?  I don't know if there are rules to multiple entries in the same challenge.  I hope it's okay. 

Thanks for reading!

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donna mikasa said…
Hi Eva! Your card is adorable--love that sketch and those cute lil' monkeys! Thanks for visiting my blog! Have a great weekend!
March 30, 2012 at 2:46 PM
Cheryl said…
Another cute project! Nice coloring. Your wall will be covered in no time! Hmmm looks like monkeys. Or maybe mice if it's holding cheese?
March 30, 2012 at 5:24 PM
Linda said…
Hey Eva - this card is wonderful! I really like all the elements you have going on, especially all the black pearls and swirls! Have a great weekend!
March 30, 2012 at 8:32 PM
Annie Rose said…
What a gorgeous card! I haven't seen this older darling TGF stamp before. Great job! :)

Thanks for playing with us at {ANYONE FOR ANYA}!

-Annie Rose
March 30, 2012 at 9:32 PM
Rachel Parys said…
Very cool! I'm loving the colors and your black pearls! That's a great layout, may have to use it myself!!!
March 31, 2012 at 4:44 AM
chrilvian said…
ooo what a cute pirate card
thanks for playing with the anyone for anya challenge

Janine dt afa
March 31, 2012 at 6:27 AM
Grandma Bonnie said…
Eva, i am always in awe of your work!
March 31, 2012 at 4:20 PM
RiNNE said…
What a fab card! Love all the different textures...especially that heat embossed ship :).
March 31, 2012 at 8:13 PM
Unknown said…
Just ... LOVELY!!
March 31, 2012 at 8:54 PM
Lorraine said…
Another gorgeous piece of home decor, Eva! That image is so cute - love the monkeys/kiddos? and the girl pirate and your coloring of them. Also loving the bling and blue dp!
April 1, 2012 at 4:24 PM
Leanne said…
Shiver me timbers, This is sooo cool!! Wonderful coloring and the papers are so piratey! (is that a word?) The embossed pirate ship is way cool. Gr8 job!
;)
April 2, 2012 at 2:24 PM
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