inky paws challenge - sketch!

hello!!
it's friday! yahoo!!

today is a BRAND NEW inky paws challenge over on the newton nook blog! and this month, it's a sketch! love it!

there is SO much you can do with this sketch!

i decided to make a birthday card! 

i colored the boat and presents with copics and heat embossed the sentiment in white! it's a combination of sentiments from sea-son's greetings and simply sentimental! so fun!

the background was created with distress inks and then dropping some water on! oh yeah - love that look!!

i used some nautical (ish!) type ribbon together and a sweet little wood button from this dear lizzy collection! 

i hope you play along, too!
you could win your very own newton's nook stamps! holla!
enjoy!