CHNC challenge extra for July mid-month inspiration

This is my card for CHNC challenge extra for mid-month - please click on the link to see the lovely crafting of some of the lovely DT ladies and we hope that you will join in our challenge here.

I used the lovely Stampendous 'snowy postcard rubber stamp inked with memento rich cocoa. I tore round the edges and brushed with vintage photo distress ink.

The background paper is from DCWV, which was also brushed around the edges, with the addition of the flower and greeting.

This is also for:

The 12 months of Christmas link up 19
Beat the Christmas rush
ABC Christmas: N for no rules
Crimbo crackers 111: anything goes
Crafty boots: Christmas in July
Cardz 4 guyz 128: Christmas in July
Deep ocean 133: Christmas in July
Ike's world 67: Christmas in July
Inky chicks 69: Christmas in summer
Stamp ink paper 56: Christmas in July
Give a crafter a cookie 48: Christmas in July
Fussy and fancy 168: Christmas in July
Sparkles 82: Christmas in July
Broken fairy designs 6: anything goes with a twist Christmas in July
Di's digi designs: Christmas in July
One crazy stamper July: Christmas in July
Holly jolly Christmas 76: inspired by a song - I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Christmas at sweet stampin July: anything goes
Stamps & fun - creativity 282: anything goes
Sweet stamps July: anything goes
Penny Black and more at Allsorts July: anything goes with a stamp
A vintage journey July: monochromatic (inspired by Tim Holtz - using distress inks)
Craft your passion 320: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 120: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Penny's 286: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 23: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 238: anything goes
Inspiration destination 94: anything goes
Not just cards 34: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes

Commissioned 50th birthday card

A friend asked me to make a card for a man's 50th birthday, telling me that he liked mountain scenes and he goes skiing - I found the picture here (it was free to use). The surrounding area around the picture was silver foiled on the todo using one of the rennie hot foil press. The piece of blue behind the picture has Happy Birthday embossed randomly, but it can't really be seen here - this and the background were from Kanban. The background and the foiling around the picture are bright silver, but, unfortunately, this doesn't show on the picture. I had to take the card to my friend, so didn't have any opportunity to take another photo.

This is for:

Get creative 43: celebrations
Fresh brewed: birthdays
Stampz by Star: celebrations
Scrapping4fun 69: birthday
Crafty gals corner 80 monochromatic
Simply create too 113: red, white or blue
Craft your passion 320: anything goes
Crafting from the heart 120: anything goes
Crafty sentiments: anything goes
Through the craftroom door: anything goes
Penny's 286: anything goes
Crafty girls creations 23: anything goes
Jo's scrap shack funday 146: anything goes
613 avenue create 184: anything goes
Little Claire 71: anything goes
Word art Wednesday 238: anything goes
Inspiration destination 94: anything goes
Not just cards 34: anything goes
Card and scrap 121: anything goes
Eclectic Ellapu July: anything goes
Dragonfly dreams July: anything goes
Leinzlove tear bears July 7: anything goes