Like many others, I struggle with masculine cards. But when I saw Unity's Bruce stamp, inspiration struck. Bruce was in my cart and I grievously paid for shipping. I prefer to meet the minimum for free shipping but not today.
Now for the "flat Stanley" adventure: Following the tracking information - Bruce left New London MN and traveled to St Paul MN, on to St Louis MO within 2 days. He then spent the night in St Louis MO and went to San Francisco CA where he spent the night, on to Oakland CA where he spent 2 nights, back to San Francisco CA and arrived in Memphis 2 days later, next night in St Louis MO where he rested for 4 days before making to my mailbox. Now, I would have loved to accompany him, particularly to the warmer weather, while we had frigid temps and snow.
Finally, time to create! I decided to color with Copic Markers and used Onyx ink on Neenah card stock, then used YG03, YG09, YG17, BG96, RV11 and C1. I used Hero Arts Circle Infinity Dies to cut Bazzill Quicksand and Patch card stock in my Empress Elite. To make Bruce's eyes shine I applied Glossy accents.
For the background I used Large Sprinkled Dots Stencil with Frayed Burlap, Bundled Sage and Peeled Paint. Once I was happy with that I sprayed Distress Mica Spray in Decayed for shimmer. To bring the card together I used Bearly Arts Glue to attach "Bruce" and the sentiment. Tiny Words Stamp from Simon Says Stamps added the perfect Happy Birthday!
Have a great day and keep on crafting!
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