I was in need of a masculine birthday card and was inspired this morning by two challenges: The Card Concept: Anchors Aweigh! and The Paper Players Tic Tac Toe Challenge.
It's easy to see the photo inspiration in my card, and not hard to find the diagonal blue, red, white on the tic tac toe board.
I already had this W+9, "Dockside" stamp set laying on my desk with another project in mind, and I had just received The Greetery's "Crimped Circles," part of an order that was placed with a generous birthday gift certificate. And that was really all I needed.
It's easy to see the crimped edge on the circles, but not so easy to see that the navy cardstock has a raised dotted pattern to it that adds a bit of texture.
I love the rope-like font of the "Happy" that mimics the red stamped circle, and the little bar with the anchor and stars seemed like the perfect stamped embellishment. As always, The Card Concept asks you to identify the style of your card, and as usual, this one fits the Clean and Simple category.
