Happy Monday, peeps! Today is our friends' son's 30th birthday, so we'll be going out with them to celebrate, and a card was definitely in order! I used the Festive Friday challenge of "stripes" as well as the In(k)Spire Me sketch:
Since this is a card that is going to be hand-delivered, I made it 5" square, using Gray Granite as my base:
I used the retired set called Rev Up the Fun to stamp the car in Poppy Parade; I found this striped paper in my stash, and I also stamped the tire treads on a circle of Confetti White cardstock to make another striped element:
I cut the numbers with the Large Number die, and although you can't tell, the little "exhaust" is silver foil! I stamped the sentiment from the same set on the inside, and it's ready to go!
So a few more photos from our little jaunt to National Harbor in DC! This is the entryway to our Wyndham hotel; these lights are shaped like lamps, and they are heaters as well:
We had breakfast at the Westin Hotel; from the window you can see the Capital Wheel that sits in the marina, and of course....more gray, gloomy skies! But the breakfast was excellent!
The Gaylord Hotel was immense; there are actual houses built in the atrium that enclose shops!
And fall was definitely in the air; it was CHILLY!!
Enjoy your day and be blessed!
Looks like you had a nice trip away, LeAnne! And WOW on the hotel! Your card today is another WOW! Love the little race card and the design of this card. I have this set and sadly it has never seen ink. Ryan is a huge NASCAR fan so maybe I will have to ink it up for his birthday in a few weeks. Thanks for your inspiration and sharing with us a little of your trip away! :)
ReplyDeleteThat hotel looked marvelous and you and John look like you are 30! The only thing that could make your card better would be if the car were a Corvette :-) Have fun celebrating.
ReplyDeleteGreat masculine card! Looks like you had a lot of fun in DC!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure that 30 year old thought his card was awesome... so do I!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne, your photos are fabulous! It's been years since I've been to DC … thanks for sharing!
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Fun card! Love the stripes and the pop of red! Looks like a fun trip.....and oh that hotel!
ReplyDeleteThe 30 year old is going to love his Poppy Parade Sports car card! So cute! Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday Challenge Blog.
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect card for his birthday, bet he loves it! More terrific pictures. Love the big ferris wheel!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip! I was at the Gaylord many years ago for a convention and I remember how amazing that atrium area is! ... great memories! Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday - I just loved the simplicity of your beautiful birthday card. Go team STRIPES!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all...what a neat hotel! I love the "lamps". It looks like you had a fun time for sure. Secondly, your card is fabulous. I love the tire tread circle. So cool...Great job, LeAnne!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne...seeing you participate in some fabulous new challenges (new to me!) that I need to check out. So love your cards, blog and Cassidy! Such a feel good read...
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