Happy Birthday, Honey!

#stampinup  Tomorrow is my hubby's birthday, so of course I had to make a card for him!! I used the sketch at this week's Create with Connie & Mary challenge.



I only have a few current packages of designer series paper and I wasn't sure that any of them were masculine enough. I love the English Garden DSP because of the soft, water-colored flowers. But who would have guessed? On the reverse side of several papers, there are some suitable for a masculine card! So these papers set my color scheme: Night of Navy, Mossy Meadow, and Soft Suede.

I used a Mossy Meadow card base and added a Soft Suede mat. I laid my two strips of English Garden DSP, off-set, like the sketch. Then I cut a 2-1/8" square of Whisper White and stamped the sentiment from the "Perfect Pennants" set. I backed this piece with a 2-1/4" square of Night of Navy. I added this to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I stamped the "happy birthday" sentiment from the "And Many More" set, masking the "birthday" on one so that I could have one word on each little flag. I punched these with the Banner Punch. I also punched a Night of Navy banner. I tucked each flag behind the main design and adhered each to the card with a little Snail Adhesive.

tams# 3549

Product List

Perfect Pennants Clear Stamp Set [133230] $22.00	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273] $37.00	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [126970] $6.50	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $7.00
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100867] $7.00	English Garden Designer Series Paper [138440] $11.00
Banner Punch [133519] $13.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00