manly thank you cards

My husband needed to send a few thank you cards and he requested something a little less cutesy than the last one I made.

I have had this starry background stamp from Hero Arts for a long time and was so excited to use it! I did some ombre stamping with Stampin' Up ink and love the results. And I also managed to mess up the embossing on the second card so I had to add another layer. I even tried using the EK powder tool this time. Embossing gets me every time...

Supplies:
stamps - Basic Grey by Hero Arts, Lawn Fawn, Stampin' Up
dies - Lawn Fawn
ink - Stampin' Up
patterned paper - Memory Box, Webster's Pages
embossing powder - Stampendous
powder tool - EK Success
markers - Copic