Golf Anyone?

Hi Stampers!
Before I show you my card I want to let you know that Stampin' Up! has added many new items to the clearance rack that you might want to check out! There are some of the circle punches I used today among the offerings.
Today we're off to a birthday party for a dear friend who is turning the big 5-0.  He is a golf enthusiast, and as I am not, surprisingly, I do not have any golf stamp sets so I needed to improvise.  Here is the first card I made for him:

The ball is pretty important in this card!  I used the 1 3/4" circle punch and then I used the texturz plate with the Big Shot to give it the dimples.  I hand cut the hills (and ran them through the crimper for texture), the grass, and the Flag.  The clouds are from the cupcake punch, lightly sponged to give them a bit more depth, and the greeting is from my favorite hostess set.
After I finished this card, set it aside for this evening, and started doing something else, a new idea popped into my mind and I had to go back to the craft room and try it out.  Here is take two:

The look is cleaner, which I like, but you still have the feel of the flag with the background, and the ball is in the hole.  Here is the inside:

I made the tee using a slim piece of card stock and punch the oval punch on either side.  I guess I'll let my husband choose which card he likes best!
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Happiest Birthday Wishes hostess stamp set #122615w 122617c
Early Espresso card stock #119686
Marina Mist card stock #119682
Marina Mist Stampin' pad #119668
Certainly Celery card stock#105125
Whisper White card stock#100730
Basic Black Stampin' Pad # 101179
1 3/4" circle Punch #119850
1 3/8" circle punch #119860
1" circle Punch #119868
Cupcake Punch #121807
Oval Punch #119859
Square Punch #119865
Texturz Plate basices #114512
Crimper#101618
Stampin' Sponge #101610
Dimensionals #104430
Snail adhesive # 104332