Just Us Girls #33 color challenge & Stamp Simply #139 sketch challenge...

I created this card for my father-in-law, who will turn 92 in a few days!  I decided to combine two challenges into one card.  Sometimes it's difficult to do a "guy" card, especially when you're a crafter, like me, who loves ribbons and "embellies".  I think I was successful with this card, though.  Anyway...he always appreciates my handcrafted cards no matter how they turn out!

The JUGS challenge #33 is to use red, white and blue...with the option of adding kraft.  Well, kraft is always a good choice for a guy's card anyway, so I used that for my main panel then added the other colors as accents.  I used a Diamond & Star Impressabilities on the panel of kraft, although it may be difficult to see in my photos.

The Stamp Simply #139 challenge is a sketch challenge by Jenn Buck.  I stayed fairly close to her original sketch, but of course added my own touches.  It's fun working from a sketch created by someone else.  It really gives me a "head start" on my card.

You can click on the links above to take you to the challenge blogs, to see what everyone has created!

Here's a closeup of the embossing on the kraft panel.

Card recipe
CS  SU! Night of Navy, Real Red, Kraft, Whisper White
Stamp: SU! Four Square
Ink: SU! Night of Navy
Other: star brads, silver beads and twill tape from Michael's
Tools: SU! square punches and ticket corner punch