WELL WORN, PERFECTLY PENNED MALE CARD

A friend of ours, who doesn't visit my blog (as far as I know!), is about to celebrate a birthday.  It's a very special day on our calendar, as our second son was born on the same day (albeit some 34 years after Darren was).

I decided to cut into my brand new pack of Stampin' Up!'s "Well Worn" papers, and put some ink on my new "Perfectly Penned" stamp set.

In hindsight, I should've done a bit more tearing, to reveal larger sections of the bottom layer of paper, but, for a first attempt at playing with these papers, I'm not unhappy with how the card turned out.

Stamps: Extreme Elements, Perfectly Penned, Texture jumbo wheel

Card: Early Espresso, Naturals Ivory

DSP: Well Worn and Cajun Craze Patterns Designer Series Papers

Ink: Early Espresso stampin' pad and marker, Soft Suede and Not Quite Navy stampin' pads

Other: Regals brads, sponge daubers, Mat Pack and Paper Piercing tool, edge distressing tool