May 05 2008
Woodgrain Adirondack
Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! 
I worked on several designs yesterday, and was so pleased with this one! This card is for my Uncle’s birthday. Masculine designs can be so difficult sometimes, but this one came together rather quickly.
I haven’t made a matchbook card in *ages* it seems! They are so easy, and the recipient almost always thinks it’s a “wow”. I stamped the CHF woodgrain backgrounder on kraft cardstock using Adirondack mushroom ink. I re-inked a portion of the woodgrain and stamped it horizontally on the bottom flap, then stamped it again without reinking to give it a teeny bit of dimension.
The focal image, Lockhart’s adirondack chair, is on shimmery cryogen white cardstock, and colored with my Copic markers. I cut and embossed it with my square Spellbinders Nestability die, then I masked the chair, and airbrushed the sky with B21. I colored the rest of the image with: E31, 55, 57, 99, R59, G99, YG17.
Rather than going with the customary scalloped matting, I chose to keep the lines straight on this. I selected a larger embossed square from Prism birchtone dark cardstock, and added the tiny tab for the sentiment, using SU! everyday flexible phrases. I added 3 Karen Foster thumbtack brads to the bottom flap, then adhered that together with a strip of redliner tape, because I didn’t want to have the brad prongs showing through the back of the card.
Here’s how the card opens:
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a great Cinco de Mayo, and join me with a burrito and margarita! 
I have that stamp and love it, never thought to use it the way you did, fantastic.
I love this! The image works so nicely for different cards. I need it
Enjoy your drink and burrito! I hope to have some later!!
Love this card, and I’ve GOT to have that background stamp. Awesome job as usual, Trudee!
Oh yea, I have those stamps and am off to make myself one! Thanks for the inspiration, Trudee - I never would have come up with that! Love it!
Did somebody say BURITTO and MARGARITA!! I am THERE! WAHOO!!!! lol.
I Love the card T! That background is too cool! He’ll love it!
T. Uncle J. Will like this card very much. It is “Beautiful”. Thanks. Love, M……..
Great card Trudee! Love the background,it’s so manly!!!
Great card! Love the way it opens! Does Cinco de Mayo excuse me from Weight Watchers today? Because a burrito and a margarita are in order!!
(LOL at Lindsey’s comment…lol) I love that image, T, and the backgrounder is perfect!!! It’s a GREAT uncle card!
This is just fantastic, Trudee!! I love the card style, and that backgrounder is so perfect for the image!!
Brilliant!!
Beautiful Trudee! Love that backgrounder with the chair! Love your matchbook card too. I agree…it gives it a special look. It’s been a long time since I’ve done one too!
Love the woodgrain on this - and the shorter front with the panel on the inside with the brads! great adirondack chair stamp too!
Love this matchbook card and the woodgrain goes so well with the chair, T!
Fantastic masculine card! That background works so well with your image! Beautifully done!
Love the wood bg!
I love the way this opens with the opposing woodgrains! Such a perfect fit. Fabulous!