Celebrating Denny's 80th Birthday on January 26th!
Oh my how time flies😄
As many of you know, Denny loves Nature and especially Trees...
He has been photographing Bristlecone Pine Trees in
Great Basin National Park for over 10 years and has an amazing
Flickr blog "Bregalis" that he created in 2015 to tell these Ancient Trees Story.
As soon as I saw and ordered the Simon Says Stamp Pinecone Background stamp
I knew I wanted to use it for Denny's 80th Birthday card.
I love how it turned out and I even got a good photo of the heat embossed texture
and true DOX blended colors....love when that happens.
Enjoy and if you love trees, essays and haiku's do visit Denny's Flickr blog.
Stamps: SSS Pinecone Background.
Paper: Strathmore Mixed Media, SU Basic White and Pear Pizzaz.
Inks: Distress Oxide: Mustard Seed, Lucky Clover, Prize Ribbon, Candied Apples, Vintage Photo.
Versamark.
Accessories: Cutplorations Everyday Sentiments Phrase Dies. Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangle Die. Wow White EB Powder. i-Crafter i- Brushes. MB Stitched Circle Die popped up with craft foam. Gina K Designs Connect Glue and....a must have..Fine Tip Bottles!!
Sending my card over to Seize the Birthday Winged Things or ATG... 
Enjoy and wishing you all a wonderful creative 2023!!
Denny's card received Runner Up's Birthday Honors:-)
This is a beautiful, beautiful card. It is one of my favorites of all time. I imagine that’s it’s more stunning IRL with the texture and color. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Jeani. I hope you can click on Dad's link and open his Brigalis Flickr site. Hugs...
DeleteThis is beautiful Nancy, the colours look stunning. Such a gorgeous background stamp too ..... another one to add to the wish list!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to Denny for the 26th! xx
WOW! You have done a fantastic job with this beautiful stamp, Nancy! The embossed images are so sharp and stand out beautifully with the inked colors! An awesome card, my dear friend. Happy Birthday Denny!
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful card for your wonderful tree-loving man, Nancy! Happiest birthday, Denny!
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I love how you inked up that stamp, Nancy. All the right colors in the right places and it's magnificent. Speaking of magnificent - so are those photos that Denny takes. A lot of them remind me of driftwood that I have always been drawn to. Nature has so much to offer and a great photographer can capture it for all to see. Happy Birthday, Denny.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card to celebrate Denny's 80th birthday, Nancy. You know he is going to be thrilled with a pine tree card. The colours are amazing too ... so creatively beautiful, my friend. Fabulous work! Love, Lolly
ReplyDeleteI loved the colors too and was pleased to finally figure out a design that did not cover up the background:-) Can't wait for the 26th to give Denny's his special card for his special Birthday:-) TFS your sweet comment, dear friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
DeleteAbsolutely superb design Nancy! I love the pine cone pattern on the vibrant inky background and the die cut frame and raised medallion are great details.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your beautiful card - received last week due to our crazy postal problems and displayed with much appreciation!! Happy new year to you and Denny and enjoy the big birthday celebrations! Vicky x
Pleased your card made it safe and sound:-) We are looking forward to a week camping at the beach:-) Hugs...
DeleteWhat a special card for a special birthday, love it and those photos are amazing xx
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect theme for Denny's birthday card! Love the colours you used and the fabulous design of the card with the hemstitch and the circle!
ReplyDeleteThank you Susan. I am now switching from Christmas cards to Birthday and other occasions:-) But still..when I see many Christmas beauties it makes me want to create Christmas cards for my 2023 Stash:-) I am always so inspired by your all year round holiday cards. Love and Hugs...Nancy
DeleteYou created an absolutely beautiful effect with your heat embossed stamp and ink blending. Really nice colors and a great photograph. It will be treasured. I'm sure your 80 yr old Denny will be climbing up to those trees again this year. I had another look at Denny's photos. He's an amazing photographer. You know how I feel about The Great Outdoors. Thanks for all of this, Nancy.
ReplyDeleteYes, we will be headed to Great Basin in the Spring..again:-) I will definitely be sharing Denny's card with you IRL:-) TFS your sweet comment, dear friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
DeleteWhat a wonderful and thoughtful card for Denny! I am always amazed at your ink blending, so smoothly done! Love that you embossed the stamp in white and chose those gorgeous colors too!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning card, Nancy! Denny will love it! I'm entranced with the colors you used for this background stamp! Into my favorites! Sue
ReplyDeleteMe too...I Loved how the colors turned out. Can't wait to give to Denny:-) Hugs..
DeleteHappy happy happy 80th birthday to Denny!
ReplyDeleteThis is perfect for Denny who loves Bristlecone Pine Trees! How thoughtful of you to think of this design for him!
Love the delicate and fine heat-embossed image and the soft ink-blending! The colors you chose are just so beautiful. The dimension & color (white) of the die-cut sentiment help it stand out. Denny will love the card and I can imagine your big smile when he sees the card on the 26th. :-) Hugs.. Hideko
I can't wait...you are right, Hideko:-) Not only was I pleased with Denny's card, but thrilled the photo turned out and showed the true colors:-) TFS your sweet comment, my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy
DeleteWhat a wonderful card for a special milestone birthday! The colors mix so well together. I really love this, Nancy! Thanks for linking up with us at Seize the Birthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely card for a momentous birthday! Really like the layout and sentiment. Thanks for playing along with Seize the Birthday.
ReplyDeleteWow! This card is amazing Nancy! I love the colors and the image you used. I bet your friend loved it too, what a way to celebrate this milestone with him and to use nature for a nature lover.....well it is just perfect! Hugs, Brenda
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