Michael's 18!!!

My best friend's little boy is 18 on Saturday .. and I have known him since he was 3 - eekkk!!!! How old do I feel?!! I have been struggling with the birthday card for him, but finally settled on the image and the rest has sort of fallen into place - would have liked another few weeks for this (not that i've not known it was coming LOL!!!).
I have combined a few challenges for it ...

• PBSC - blue, tan and cream
• Sketch Saturday - layout
• A Spoonful of Sugar - travel (well they are in a boat LOL!)
• Papertake Weekly Challenge - pick your favourite challenge and do it again - mine was Elegant embossing (not sure this is so elegant LOL!)
  

I watercoloured the image and the cut it and the matt using my nesties. I embossed all the cardstock using Swiss Dots and the Happy Birthday folders. I used my Fiskars threading water punch for the scallops and added a strip of carstock instead of ribbon. No flowers, I used buttons instead of flowers.
Now just got to get the pressie!!

Recipe:
Stamp(s): Penny Black Fishin', Saluations
Colouring Media: distress inks
Papers: coredinations cardstock
Embellishments: buttons form stash