Retirement Party Card
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Paul,my DH (darling husband), retired after 18 years of working at the same facility. He climbed the ladder and went out on top so that was a success deserving of a very special party and a very special card – of course!
In retrospect, I wish I had made it as a bridge fold card so the scenes would be side by side and the mushy words on the back!
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You could use AI and link them for the blog.
No way, Sal. I prefer reality instead of artificial intelligence. My previous post uses the Lovely Layered Eagle from Honeybee Stamps and I wanted to use it for this card with the eagle holding the fish instead of the branch.
Recipe
- Base: Sahara Sand, 7 X 10, scored at 5
- Layer 1 (X3): Evening Evergreen, 6 1/2 X 4 1/2
- Layer 2 (X3): Pool Party, 6 1/4 X 4 1/4
- Top (X2): Basic White, 6 X 4
- Stampin’ Up! Wild About Flowers – Retirement Greetings stamped on scrap white and cut to look like cloud
- Stampin’ Up! High Tide – Water and Grass
- Stampin’ Up! By The Dock – Frog, Fish, Dock
- Stampin’ Up! In The Meadow – Deer & Fawn, Mountains
- Stampin’ Up! Swan Lake – Little Swans
- Stampin’ Up! Special Celebrations – Inside left greetings – both
- Divinity Designs Silhouette Couple Die
- Stampin’ Up! Be Mine Stitched Framelits – Hearts
- Eagle –
- Soft Suede, large wing feathers
- Early Espresso, body and top of wings; talons
- Shimmery White, head and tail
- Crushed Curry, beak and feet
- Dk Grey and Lt Grey for the fish
Stamp the mountains, the dock, the grass, the deer and the frog. Mask them and stamp the water. Sponge the sky and add white to the mountain tops with a white gel pen. I stamped the swans and fish after the water was stamped and then used the white gel pen to color the swans and grey for the fish.
It was fun to use all the stamps I have collected over the years to make this scene.
I had a party for Paul at the Rhyolite park where I could rent the pavilion; Flying Horse catered a great BBQ meal. Paul invited all his coworkers (telling me only a couple would show up) and almost all of them showed up, even some who came and then went back to the site to work and let someone else come. His hunting buddy and his wife came and my stampers came (thank you) and the church small group came as well as our daughter’s and their families and several of our neighbors. Paul got a bit emotional at one point saying “I had no idea I had this many friends.” It was a wonderful party.
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SAL, Such A Lot of loving people
Karen
Riddle of the day: What can be stolen, mistaken, or altered, yet never leaves you your entire life?
Answer: Your Identity.
Layered Eagle Thank You
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Hello friends, bear with me as I catch up on my blog posts – or journaling as I like to think of it. Let’s start with the Layered Eagle die set that Sharon gave me for my birthday. I used it for thank you cards. The patterned paper is Whaline Patriotic paper I purchased on Amazon.
I guess it makes sense if someone gives you a die that you make a card with that die to thank them.
It also makes me use it to see how it looks. The eagle die is from Honey Bee Stamps. I will link the site down below where little Sal is waving at us from the computer.
This is a Starburst card, however the diagonal strips are not adhered next to each other, there is a gap between each strip where the navy blue shows. This keeps the card from being overly busy.
Recipe
- Base: Red, 8 1/2 X 5 1/2, scored at 4 1/4
- Layer 1: White, 4 1/8 X 5 3/8
- Layer 2: Navy Blue, 4 X 5 1/4
- Base of Starburst: Navy Blue, 3 3/4 X 5
- Patterned Paper:
- 2 pieces, 4 1/2 X 1 1/2, cut on diagonal
- 4 pieces, 3 X 1 1/2, cut on diagonal
- Mark your center point on the Starburst base and position each strip on the base. When you are happy with the placement of the strips, adhere them to the base and then turn the base over and cut off all the excess sticking out from the base. Now you can adhere the base to the larger Navy Blue layer.
- Circle: White 2 3/8″ die cut with circle dies
- Eagle:
- Soft Suede, large wing feathers
- Early Espresso, body and top of wings; talons
- Shimmery White, head and tail
- Crushed Curry, beak and feet
- Evening Evergreen, Branch
- Soft Succulent, Berries
- Inside Greeting, Patterned paper for shadow, Navy Blue for letters, 3 3/4 X 1 1/2, die cut with Scrapbook.com Word Dies Grateful Sentiments
- Heart: Cut out from a Kokorosa starburst die
That die you started with that didn’t work very well?
Yes, it wouldn’t cut out all the detailed cuts without having a metal shim plate, so I wasted a bit of paper but saved the heart! I ordered the metal shim plate from Amazon so I can try again another time.
- Star Embellishments are silver star gems I colored with red and blue alcohol markers.
I hope you found some inspiration for your card making today!
SAL, Saluting A Land we love
Karen
Riddle of the day:
Question: What game is dangerous for your mental health?
Answer: Marbles; you don’t want to lose them.
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