Thursday 15 April 2010

A Fisherman's Tale

It's my BIL's birthday today......his hobby is fishing........not my idea of fun........sitting in the rain for hours at a time.........but each to his own........he also has a tendancy to exaggerate.......the typical 'fisherman's tale'.......but he has provided some good barbeque grub from this hobby........so a card tailor made for him.
The image and papers are all from the Clare Curd range......the sentiments Daisy and Dandelion........stamped some fish on the background paper.......and also cut some out from a fishy sheet I found and added with foam pads.
Creative Card Crew want a birthday card.........and Fab'n'Funky want a neglected stamp [which this one certainly is].

19 comments:

Rachel Brett said...

Stunning card Jacky and a Happy Birthday to your BIL.

pinky said...

Brilliant card Jacky, the papers you have used are just perfect for a fishy tale lol, he will love it.
Suppose the idea of sitting making cards and layouts to him would seem terrible lol.
Pinky

Amy said...

He'll love it!

debby4000 said...

Oh he is fabulous Jacky.
luv
Debby

Tracy said...

My dad's a fisherman, and every year I look for a different fishing image, I have the same one as you Jacky but not used it yet, wasn't too sure about it, but now i've seen your fabulous card with it, it might be the next one. Love your papers too Jacky, nice and masculine.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

humel said...

Oh, this card is fab! :-) I love the little quotation lol! Happy birthday to your brother-in-law x

Sian said...

I love the little fish detail on this..very clever! I'm sure he'll love it too.

Deb @ PaperTurtle said...

:o) Very cute! And fun narration at the beginning of your post! lol

debs14 said...

Perfect and I love the journalling about it being called 'fishing' not 'catching'!

Jane said...

a great card for a man, something I always find difficult to make x

Elizabeth said...

An absolutely perfect card for a fisherman. My brother would have loved it.

andrea said...

fab card,love the image thankyou for joining us at fab'n'funky this week
andrea

Clare Lloyd said...

such a great card jacky. i am sure BIL will love it! ClareX

Unknown said...

This is so cute Jacki, love the gorgeous papers and how you did that fish!!! ... yes what is it with fishing that they like it so much !!!

Maria Ontiveros said...

What a great card - I especially love the fish along the bottom.
Rinda

Denise said...

Brilliant card, love it all especially the colour combination for a man - perfect x

Lauren Hatwell said...

Top job Jackie. Mine are all keen fishermen so this would be a real winner in our house. Lauren x

Sarpreet said...

Gorgeous card

Victoria said...

fab card Jacky - love the additional fish you've cut out across the bottom

Thanks so much for joining us at Creative Card Crew
Hugs
Victoria
x