Enjoy the journey

This card is for my very dear friend Carol Chiaramonte whose birthday is today!  A few years ago, she gifted me with a collection of cigar labels gleaned by her mother Priscilla who worked in a cigar factory for many years.  It was time to put a few of them to use . . .

Much like postage stamps, cigar labels are miniature works of art, and it was fun to play with them for this layout.  I thought the two reclining figures at the bottom left looked like they were taking their ease under the shade of the palm tree.  But, while I had envisioned different results for the stamped background, the images came out a lot more subdued than I had wanted.  So we'll just call it a watermark and step briskly along . . .

Cardstock:   Marcos #110 Jute, Neenah Desert Storm

Stamps:        Stampin’ Up Balmy Breezes set, The Moon Rose Script

                           Background, Making Memories “Enjoy the Journey”

Inks:               Distress Brushed Corduroy, Frayed Burlap, Peeled Paint,

                           Archival Leaf Green

Emb Powder:   Vippie’s Transcendence

Dies:              Mama Elephant Femme Frames,  

Emb Folder: Darice Crackle

Doo Dads:    Cigar Labels