"Manly, yes, but I like it too"

When I sat down to post this card, the line from an old Irish Spring soap commercial popped into my head, hence the title of this post.
 I used the first Impression Obsession stamp I ever bought, and being an East Coast girl, it is an image I never tire of.

I stamped the image on patterned paper and coloured it using Copics. It probably doesn't show in the photo, but there are actually a couple of layers. I didn't use foam tape to raise the layers, I wanted a much more subtle look. I also used a Sakura Glaze pen on the water. I embossed the background paper with a TH Sizzix folder for some more texture. In my continuing mission to use older papers, I opened a case and rediscovered some beautiful nautical themed paper by K&Co and the paper I stamped on was also K&Co, Que Sera Sera.
Since I prefer to photograph my cards outside, it's so nice that it finally stopped raining! The last card had a bit of an adventure while being photographed in the rain. Luckily a hair dryer, and the fact I used waterproof ink, saved the day!
I entering this at Loves Rubber Stamps here: http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2013/06/challenge-56-masculine-theme.html
and Tuesday Throwdown here: http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.ca/2013/06/tuesday-throwdown-151.html