Another layout and Father's Day card

Here is a layout I did a few weeks ago, and the card I made for Father's Day to send to my dad.  I love turning my photos into black and white pictures.  I can use pretty paper and embellishments, but the photo still remains the focal piece.  Last year I bought the entire Dutch Girl line {by Cosmo Cricket}.  Do you see the words "There is only one pretty child in the world and every mother has it"  it actually was part of the paper but I cut it up to run along the photo as a border, but don't you just love that saying!  The flowers of course are from Prima, and the gross grain ribbon running along the side is SU.

I am trying really hard to raise amazing children, so the sentiment "Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path, and leave a trail." was absolutely perfect {sentiment is from Unity Stamps}.  I want my children to dream big and to leave a trail.

On to the card before I get too mushy here.  This image is also from Unity Stamp Co.  This is a true one layered card!  Just the cardstock and that is it.  I stamped the tree, and then colored it in with Copic markers, I did a lot of blending, I normally wouldn't spend this much time on a card unless its for someone special, like my Dad.  

I paper pierced the two edges, and faux stitched it.  I still didn't think the card looked right, so I took my score-pal and made two score lines to border the stitching and the image.  Waalaa perfection >"<

Do you want to hear something sweet?  My Dad keeps every card that I send him, even the envelope, how cute is that!!