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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.