As I mentioned a few weeks ago my very favorite pastor is moving to a church in Houston. It’s a great opportunity for him and his family but he is going to be greatly missed. Not only is he a fun and charismatic guy but he gives great sermons. Your mind doesn’t wander and the message really sticks with you.
Today is his last Sunday with us so this evening we’re having a little party for him and his family. (His wife is just as great as he is!) The party is going to have a western feel since they’re heading to Texas so I wanted to do the same with my card for them.
I borrowed the fun Country Livin’ stamp set from my downline Janet so I could make the card. It’s one of the few stamps that I don’t own myself. Ha!
I cheated a little with my layering ovals. I wanted a narrow border between the scalloped Soft Suede oval and the oval I die cut from Water Color Paper. In order to achieve that look I die cut the Water Color Paper layer using the largest Stitched Shape oval and then trimmed away the border outside the “stitching”. If you look closely at the card you can see that the edges of that oval are a little rough. It worked though and it looks exactly like I wanted it to!
I got a little creative with the sentiment too. I used a sentiment from the Greatest Greetings stamp set that says “goodbye & good luck”. Well, I couldn’t fit all of that in my oval so for the front I masked the last part of the sentiment and on the inside I masked the “goodbye”! How clever was that?! Ha!
Happy Trails Pastor DJ and family! You will be missed.