A birthday card for Tony.

Our son's birthday is in December and he's always been such a "country boy" who loves to hunt and fish and just roam the countryside. I made and sent him this card. He really liked it and I like the shimmer on the pheasant. I used Pearl-Ex. Stampin' Up! retired Pearl-Ex a couple of years ago. Good thing I stocked up on it! I can't tell you how old my son is.....that might tell you how old I am! Let's just say my children aged faster than I did. :-) The pheasant and cattail stamps are from the Autumn Days set (115452) and the background paper is from the Autumn Traditions Designer Series Paper collection (115668). The grassy stamp is from Inspired by Nature (111656). The speckles are made using the color spritzer tool. If you don't know what that is, I would love to show you all the great effects you can create with this fun tool. Check it out here in the catalog on page 192.