I made this card for my son. On Sept. 19th he will be 24 years old. My gosh I can't believe that. He has loved trains since he was a young boy. He use to love to watch Thomas the train. We lived right next to the tracks when he was small, and I do mean right next maybe about 15 feet away from the house. Now we live next to a train yard, so he's always had trains in his life. Now my 24 year old rides BMX while working full time. I'll include one of my all time favorite pictures of him. It was just taken this past August. After a long spring/summer not being able to ride, because of a smashed hand, he got the pins out of his hand and got out of his cast. So this picture was the perfect reminder of God's faithful promise to him to bike again. Just spectacular! Proud Mama.
Now onto my card. I combined two challenges:
I used the train from my Jim Holtz Here and There stamp set. I thought it tied in perfectly with the challenges today. I took a few different pictures of the card so you could see some of the details, like the embossed background and twine. The sentiment is a lovely die from Lawn Fawn. I layered it with black underneath so it looked like a shadow peaking through.
Next up is my little rascal squirrel, at least today he is not eating my sunflowers.
Lastly my sweet daughter picked up this treat for me today, and she searched for one with the "sweet" sentiment on it. How cute is that? "Life is tough, but so are you" Makes my heart happy that she thinks I'm tough 💗
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I am playing along with the CTS sketch too and thought I would come over to see your entry! What a beautiful card and great story about your son! I know he will love this! My grandfather was a train engineer!!! Your daughter is super sweet! yum!!! I love the keep calm graphic! So cool! Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteGreat masculine card and take on the sketch!
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous and perfect for your son.
ReplyDeleteSuch a great card for our transport themed challenge! Thanks for joining in the fun with us over at TGIF this week!💖
ReplyDeleteOh this is a great card. I love the "no crossing" added touch it's perfect for the train. Thanks for stampin' with us at TGIF this week. Smiles, Elizabeth
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