Tie One On!

 Some Dad's may tie one on this Father's Day...but many will not be wearing a tie that day.  Did you think I meant something else?!  

Hambo Stamps sent me the digi 'Three Ties' as a reward for playing in their challenge at the Hambo Hoedown last week.  They send out a freebie every week!

Its almost too good to be true.

Their challenge this week was to use one of the of ties and the sketch they provided.

 I paper pieced the tie. You'd be hard pressed to find an easier image to cut out and paper piece!

The background paper is plain cardstock with a technique called Acrylic Emboss applied to it.  I got that technique from the Technique Junkies Newsletter.

It basically involves acrylic paint, embossing and distress inks.  I like the rugged look to this piece and thought it would be excellent for a man's card.

I used Distress inks on all of the edges to distress them.  I stamped a wood grain stamp to the circle the sentiment is backed with to give it some 'texture'.

So, at this point I will enter it in a bunch of challenges:
Hambo Hoedown - use digi provided and sketch
Wags n Whiskers - one for the boys
Bearly-Mine - anything goes
Clear it Out - let the paper piecing begin
Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Sat . - Father's Day
Mark's Finest Papers - Father's Day
Clearly iStamp  - distressing
Stamp Something - something punched
Paper Play -  Father's Day
Digi Doodle Shop's Best - no backing papers
Crafts and Me - stamp something
Whimsie Doodles - Father's Day
Creative Inspirations - card for Dad
The Stamping Boutique - Men only
The Cheerful Stamp Pad - a special reason
Craft your Passion - anything goes
Paper Sundaes - let's get sentimental

Disclaimer - I make all attempts to adhere to the rules of your challenge.  If I have accidentally broken one of your rules, I apologize, as it was not intentional.

Thanks for popping in!

PeggySue