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Best Mates

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!

Comments

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!
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?
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!
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
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!!!
chrilvian said…
ooo what a cute pirate card
thanks for playing with the anyone for anya challenge

Janine dt afa
Grandma Bonnie said…
Eva, i am always in awe of your work!
RiNNE said…
What a fab card! Love all the different textures...especially that heat embossed ship :).
Unknown said…
Just ... LOVELY!!
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!
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!
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