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June 10, 2011 by Lisa Arana 10 Comments

{6.10.2011} for you

T.G.I.F!!!
Yay for two of my favorite things…
FRIDAY and UNITY stamps!!!

I shared some co-brand love on the Unity blog today.
Echo Park
With Love to be exact!
And thought I would share here as well.

The bicycle and the frame are two of my MOST favorite stamps from this set.  I couldn’t wait to ink it up.  I used the postage stamps and bicycle to make a birthday card for my father in law.

He turned a young 75 this year and we flew to Miami to surprise him last week for his birthday.  We were hiding in the other room when my husband called him up on the phone to wish him a happy birthday from “Arizona”.  You should have seen the confusion and happiness on his face when his son walked into the room while they were still on the phone!!!  Then there were lots of hugs, laughter and tears.

Oh, and CAKE of course!!!

My FIL loved his card and said the bicycle reminded him of when he was young boy.   That made both of us smile.
I stamped the postage stamps with Versamark ink and the bicycle with dark brown ink.  I paired it with the “for you” saying from When I am With you.  Just a super clean and simple card.
Enjoy the rest of your Friday and
have a FABULOUS weekend!!!

stamps: With Love, When I am With you {unity stamp company}
ink: Versamark; dark brown {colorbox}
die cuts & punches: Corner Chomper, tag {ek success}
other: honeydew baker’s twine {the twinery}

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Filed Under: Unity Stamp Company Tagged With: card, handmade, unity stamp company, with love

Comments

  1. Emily Leiphart says

    June 10, 2011 at 10:11 am

    I love how you did this, Lisa! It’s so simple and striking. Love the twine embellishment, too!

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  2. Lindsey says

    June 10, 2011 at 6:40 pm

    You are right, Lisa… it’s clea and simple and SUPER!

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  3. lostinpaper says

    June 11, 2011 at 3:03 am

    What a sweet surprise for your FIL, and what a fabulous card. It’s CAS but with soooo much detail, Love it!!

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  4. Lisa Henke says

    June 11, 2011 at 5:01 am

    LOVE it! what a great surprise and trip for you! great use of kraft!

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  5. Jingle says

    June 11, 2011 at 6:57 am

    I absolutely LOVE this card! It is nothing less than inspiring!

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  6. Anne T says

    June 11, 2011 at 8:48 am

    Love this card for your FIL! That bike is SO awesome and CAS is just great for males:)

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  7. Karen B. says

    June 13, 2011 at 4:46 am

    Great card. The kraft backgrond is this perfect stepping stone for the bike image.

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  8. Emily Niehaus says

    June 14, 2011 at 5:21 am

    Love everything about this, Lisa! 🙂

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  9. Jenny Johns says

    June 14, 2011 at 7:13 am

    Wow, this is an awesome card Lisa…simplicity, but yet very eye catching! Love the color tones too!

    Reply
  10. Lynn d says

    June 19, 2011 at 7:02 am

    great masculine card and sweet story about the surprise!

    Reply

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