Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Happy Birthday, Rick!



Happy Birthday, Rick!

Today we celebrate Rick Holland's birthday!! Rick has always been supportive of Kelley's passion and love for Our Daily Bread Designs, but this year, he stepped up that support by retiring from his day job! He's very mechanical, very organized, works hard and likes to have fun. . .today we celebrate Rick with a special hop! We are thankful to the Lord for His gift of Rick!! 

One of the blogs on the hop is a "hot spot" so if you leave a comment on that blog you just might be the winner of a $20 gift certificate redeemable for some lovely Our Daily Bread Designs stamps! (Is this the hot spot or was it one of the other stops?)

If you arrived here from Sandee's blog, then you're in the right spot. If you got here via another route, please head on back to the ODBD blog to be sure you don't miss any stops (because I'm the last stop on the hop!) Thanks for participating in our Happy Birthday Rick! blog hop.

Complete details are available on the ODBD blog.

Project Details

Ink: White pigment, VersaFine Onxy Black
Paper: natural ivory, black, kraft
Accessories: Vintage button, twine, embossing folder, Zva Creative gems
Technique: Chalkboard (white pigment ink on black paper)
Notes:  Rick's Birthday Blog Hop

Blessings! jme ~ SDG

 

78 comments:

  1. What an awesome masculine card Jan Marie!! Love the embossing of the white on the dark panel and your layout!! What a great design!! Rick will love it!! Have a great day!!
    hugs,
    Chris

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  2. Gorgeous!! I love the scene, but the greeting is so very elegant!! This is truly beautiful.

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  3. Wonderful Birthday card Jan Marie..

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  4. Beautifully done, Jan Marie! ditto Chris, great design!!

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  5. I love the stamping on this card! What a simple but beautiful color palette.

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  6. Love this Jan Marie!!! Great masculine card!! Love all the details!

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  7. The light embossing on the charcoal is so classically elegant. This is a masterpiece of a card.

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  8. Love how you did this card! I am new here but going to be a stalker, no, I mean follower! Happy Birthday to Rick

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  9. Jan Marie this one has touched my heart! I LOVE the white pigment ink on the black and the layout of this card! Love the details and how you did the inside as well! Rick will just love this!!! Beautiful details!!!
    hugs,
    Grace

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  10. Love the way you layered the card! I like "out of the box" ideas. Nice to see the inside as well. That is often a challenge for me.

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  11. Love it. Very sophisticated, classy, yet very masculine. Fabulous job. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. Fabulous card! Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Happy birthday Rick. So nice with the white on black. Another great card for a guy! Every one needs a little bling! Blessings, Lisa

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  15. Your creation is so elegant and, with the scripture, is just breathtaking! Wonderful work .... it will surely bless Rick!

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  16. Really like the white on dark paper. Great card.

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  17. Beautiful card. Love the button treatment in the corner. Inside of card is also very nice.

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  18. Really, really like the looks of this card. So different.

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  19. Great card--Love the white ink on the dark paper.

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  20. Beautiful card. Love this technique. TFS
    Happy Birthday to Rick

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  21. Thank you for sharing your wonderful card!

    "Happy Birthday, Rick!"

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  22. Love the grey tones and the white stamping! Such a neat effect!

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  23. JUST IN CASE RICK THE VERSE IS ABOUT GOD..... I WILL MAKE THIS CARD THANKS FOR THE IDEA.COLOURS ARE BEAUTIFUL.

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  24. Great man card, loved the twine and ocean and sand, not snow

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  25. oh Wow what a cool effect doing the white on black, like how you added the verse, great inside too!

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  26. This is a beautiful redition of the surging sea.

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  27. Good "stacked" look. Also great inside.
    Joyce

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  28. I really like this card with such a wonderful sentiment of truth. The overall card is really very nice.

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  29. Ooh, love the reverse image! This really is a classy card!

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  30. This is a great card. I love this scene. I like how you did the inside of the card also. Rick will love this card.

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  31. This is so cool, Jan Marie! Love the monochromatic color and blackboard look of it. The color texture is just terrific and I know Rick will love it!

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  32. When I first looked at your card, it gave me goose bumps. Just love the moonlight feel of the beach scene. Great job.

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  33. Beautiful card. The colors are very elegant but yet very masculine. Well done!

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  34. The colours make this a truly masculine card. Christine

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  35. I love the image stamped on black! Very elegant! Beautiful card, thanks for sharing.

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  36. That emossing gives the card such depth - it really makes the waves stand out!

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  37. Wow Super Gorgeous love the layering and the choice of colors. thanks for sharing.

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  38. The power of the Mighty Sea is a great way to represent Rick's strength today, as we honor him on his birthday!! Love this done in the neutrals, and with the tilted layout and Scripture!! Happy Birthday, Rick!

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  39. LOVE the white stamping on black - it's perfect for a masculine effect. I also love that gorgeous panel with the verse on it - it looks just wonderful with all that layering and soft sponging.

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  40. WONDERFUL JOB JAN MARIE!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE the color scheme you chose! AND the sea side stamp! :) PERFECT MASCULINE CARD!!!!!!!!! :) HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICK!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

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  41. GREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATt job. WOW on the layering.
    Jean McGee

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  42. I love the layering and the subtle colors of this card.

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  43. Love this mans card...love seeing all the "manly" cards, as I struggle with them (the cards, not the man...lol)!!

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  44. Great card..Rick is very fortunate to get so many great cards from all you talented ladies. Cynthia

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  45. Really great card. I enjoy the choice of gray. It makes the scripture really pop! Thanks.

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  46. Exceptional masculine card Jan Marie!! Wow I love your scene, and colours...so calming with the white on the black...love your inside too!!
    Hugs

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  47. Love the way you layered this card for Rick
    Karen L 10 20 at gmail dot com

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  48. Jan Marie, very nice work. I like the layers on your special birthday card. Great job!

    Happy Birthday Rick!

    Love In Christ,
    Veronica

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  49. Fabulous BD card - love the look of the White stamped onto the Black card stock, and the added border over/under the sentiment.

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  50. Lovely card.

    craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

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  51. Beautiful manly man's card. Thanks for sharing.

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  52. Thanks for sharing your manly card. Looks great.

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  53. oh Jan, this is fantastic; stamped in white to let the attention of the rest of the card come out more; devine. I am so in love with this statement also

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  54. Beautiful card,love the stamp...

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  55. Wonderful card; love the card! Thank you for sharing.

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  56. I really like the look of this card! The stamping done in white ink on the dark background is wonderful! Your card looks manly and elegant, too, and I am sure Rick will love it!

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  57. Lucky Rick, this is an awesome card! I love the embossing and the combination of colors! The embossed white is a great contrast.
    Hugs, antonella :-)

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  58. Oh my, do I ever love this card. It just drew me in. This is so striking. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope Rick is loving it too!

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  59. Great card full of techniques!!! Love it!

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  60. Wow...I love this card...monotones, masculine, and elegant all in one!!

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  61. Great masculine card. Full of excellent ideas.

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  62. Beautiful, masculin card.
    Very approprate sentamint.
    May your life continue to be blessed, Rick.
    mary l.

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  63. WOW!! totally awesome!!! I love it!!

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  64. Love the white stamping on the black! Great card!

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  65. Awesome card! Love the style & composition of your card!

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  66. Jan dear, LOVE this card! I love the white stamped on the gray....very cool effect! Hey, we used the same color scheme...GMTA!!!! Love and hugs, Angie

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  67. As the others have stated, the white on the dark background is so eye appealing! Your work, as always is a tribute to our creator!

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  68. Happy Birthday Rick!Love the masculine colours and the peaceful scene.

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  69. Beautiful! I love how it is clear, but muted. I also think I might need to order that Bible verse stamp. Ps 89:9 What a wonderful reminder of Who is really in control!

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  70. Lovely! Happy Birthday to Rick, waving hi from the hills of North Carolina :)

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  71. I love the understated coloring of this card as well as the composition with a reminder of God's control in our lives. Nice work! And a Happy Birthday to Rick!

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  72. YOu did such a super great job!!! Thank you so very much for sharing:) And now for Rick:
    A Happy Birthday to you, A Happy Birthday to you, May you feel Jesus near every day of the year, A Happy Birthday to you , A Happy Birthday to you, And may this be the best year yet!!!!!!! be blessed
    ~Beyond Measure
    Tammy

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  73. Love the layers and look of the chalkboard technique with this amazing set, Jan Marie! Rick will love this well-crafted masculine birthday card!

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  74. Jan, I think this it the coolest card I have ever seen from you! And I am just not saying it because it is for Rick's birthday hop! It is so cool!!

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Thanks for your encouraging words! Have a blessed day!