Club Anya & Friends - Wild Card Wednesday

Good Morning, Over at Club Anya & Friends today is our Wild Card Wednesday Challenge and this week is an Inspirational photo...

As soon as I saw this pretty picture I remembered these Basic Grey paper's offbeat. I tried to keep as much white as possible, bit tricky really and I've used REAL wood for the sentiment and Handy Ian's oval backing. I blended a little distress inks directly onto the wood die cuts but think I could have been a little more brave and made it alot darker! Like the wood in the photo!

I Know!!! check out this awesome Handy Ian and how lucky... as it's my Dad's birthday this month, yes the day after  mine LOL, and yes he's a builder/contractor and I used to help out in the summer (NO! not to make the tea!) so I'm well aware of the mucky paint splodges that inevitably happen!!! I tried to splash a little paint on Handy Ian, a little flick with watered down acrylic, tee hee! My dad also has a beard and not so much hair but I was sure I would ruin his face... so have kept it to man shadow LOL!!!

My card is based on Mercy's fabulous sketch this week, although I may have squished it, to fit on my square card!

Supplies: Patterned Paper: BasicGrey: offbeat; wood veneer; PTI: Kraft card;

Stamps: The Greeting Farm: Handy Ian; Oliver & Amelia(sentiment);

Ink: printer; Archival: black; Copic: markers*; distress inks; inkessential white;

Dies: Spellbinders: Nestabilities: ovals; Sizzix: rivet frame; EKSuccess: border punch; Other: double sided adhesive sheet; eyelets & tool; 3D foam;

*Skin: E000, 21,13 & R20, eye's: B41, Hair: E35, 47, 53 Outfit: E40, B91, 93, 97, E47, C-1, C- 3, C-5, C - 7, I use my colourless Blender throughout.

Thank you so much for stopping by and I have to say what a pleasure it is to open my blog page and see all you wonderful followers there! I'm so pleased I can say good day and thank you every time I open my blog, LOL! BiG HuGs Kim :)