Can't Turn Back the Clock

My other half's birthday is Monday and I wanted a special card for him.

I took inspiration from Smitha Katti's card in the May/June 2012 Paper Crafts Magazine.  

(Check out her site, Smiling Colors.)

I just loved her card (Love You Dad Card, page 80),

 it had a Graphic 45 piece of paper on it with men's shoes from The Gentlemen collection.

So cool!  But I hunted and didn't have that paper but did have this one, also Graphic 45,

that had the shirt, tie,cuffs and collar (from the Romantique collection). 

Since my guy wore a suit and tie daily to work his whole career I thought this was a perfect fit!  

 The top strip, and the envelope in the first picture, are from a paper stack
that I got years ago at Costco.  If anyone knows who made this paper would
you leave a comment?  I just love it!

I added a brad and a strip of 7 Gypsies clock face paper
from the 6x6 Paddington stack
(which I just saw at Tuesday Morning for $1.99 for the pad can you believe that!!!)

 I found the inside sentiment online and printed it out on my computer.
Inked the edges with Vintage Photo distress ink

 I finished the card with 3 small buttons
and a Happy Birthday (Hero Arts) stamp done with
Perfect Pearls in Bronze

Supplies I used:

Graphic 45 - Le Romantique Collection

7 Gypsies - Paddington Collection

Perfect Pearls

Hero Arts - All Occasion Messages

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Victorian Booty

Here's another card made with that pattern I showed you a few posts back from Paper Crafts Magazine.

I was trying to use up scraps and I think I succeeded! Love this ribbon, it has wire along the edge 

(from Michaels).

The background mat was embossed with the Cuttlebug embossing folder, Distressed Stripes, and then inked over top afterwards. I think this is what pulled the whole card together.

Kick it Up!

Oh don't you just love this shoe!
I saw it in an older Paper Crafts Magazine (Sept/Oct 2009).
The download is available on their website Paper Crafts Magazine

The paper is from Colorbok called Nocturne, I got it at JoAnns. I punched the holes along the inner side of the boot (I used the Stampin Up Mat Pack, it's the first time I've used it and it was perfect to get the holes evenly spaced).

I finished it off by weaving the black ribbon through and adding the darling heart button and the bow to the top. I haven't decided who it will go to so the inside is blank at the moment. But oh the possibilities with this cute pattern!!!

Fat Little Birdie!

I was thumbing through my latest issue of Paper Crafts Magazine and ran across a cute card made by Kim Hughes called A Birdie Told Me.

The body was similar to mine but I used some paper I had stashed back to make this floral little guy. I added a piece of cording cut from a shopping bag for his perch.
A chipboard crown and brads for eyes was really giving him some character.
II ran a die through my Cuttlebug machine to make the Hello (actually it's half the die)
And a strip of paper and a stamp completed the inside. Be sure to check out Kim's blog she is so creative and has so many great ideas!!