Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop - Birthday - Everyday Hero

Welcome to the monthly Stampin' Dreams Blog Hop.  This month our theme is - Birthday.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer (The Crafty Thinker) from Australia.  I hope you enjoy my card and then click on "Click here to enter" and click through the little images to see all of the other great projects in the hop!

Everyday Hero is a great stamp set for making a tweeny boy birthday card

I have to admit that I made this card in a bit of hurry for my great-nephew's birthday.  I don't seem to have many sets in my collection that are suitable for a tween aged boy so this seemed the obvious choice.  It was only afterwards I realised that this card bears a remarkable resemblance to one I've made before - oh well!  I guess I accidentally "CASEd" myself!

[EDIT] And OOPS!  I've just realised that a retired set managed to escape and sit on my shelf, encouraging me to use it!  I do apologise for that!

I hope the project you've seen here on my blog today has inspired you and brightened your day.  You are currently visiting Stephanie Fischer.  Please click on "click here to enter" below and click on each of the little images to hop through all of the people on the list to see all our projects.  You don't want to miss any!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

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Product List - All available for purchase from my online store

Everyday Hero Photopolymer Stamp Set

$36.50

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

$17.00

Real Red A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Blueberry Bushel A4 Cardstock

$15.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

$10.00

Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00

Night Of Navy Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Real Red Combo Pack Stampin' Blends

$15.50

Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

$15.50

Mango Melody Dark Stampin' Blends

$7.75

Everyday Hero Masculine Valentine

This card is entered into this week's Crazy Crafters Project Highlights.  Click here to see all the great cards and vote for your favourites!

At this time of year, I'm kept busy making cards for my wonderful husband since our Anniversary is in February as well as Valentine's Day!

Just the other day I was trying to explain to him just how much he means to me and how grateful I am - every minute of every day - that we met and that he chose to marry me.  I thanked (and should do so much more often) for rescuing me from the life I would have had without him.  

So, since my husband really is my Everyday Hero, I really had to use this stamp set for  him!

My husband is my Everyday Hero

The layers are Real Red, Basic Gray, Basic Black and Smoky Slate and I stamped directly onto the Smoky Slate layer, starting with the buildings which I stamped in Basic Black and then masked.  I then stamped some more buildings using Basic Gray ink to set them back a bit.

Everything else is stamped in Basic black and coloured with watercolour pencils and an aqua painter with the exception of the cape.  Since I wanted the cape to have enough strength of colour to pick up the Real Red card, I added some ink with a Stampin' Write Marker and Blender Pen.

So glad he hangs his cape with me

I haven't yet decided whether this card will be for Valentine's Day or our Anniversary but inside I will let him know how grateful I am that he chooses to hang his cape in our wardrobe!

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie 

Product List - To visit my online store, click on one of the product images below (Australian Residents only)

Everyday Hero Photopolymer Stamp Set

[143080]

Watercolor Pencils

[141709]

Aqua Painters

[103954]

Many Marvelous Markers

[131264]

Blender Pens

[102845]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140932]

Real Red 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Cardstock

[141982]

Basic Gray A4 Card Stock

[121689]

Basic Black A4 Card Stock

[121688]

Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate

[131291]

Whisper White A4 Card Stock

[106549]