Celebrating birthdays

My son is away at school for his 19th birthday. I have to confess that his Valentine package was very late – I had a post-wedding failure. But I sent this early so he would have it: it’s spring break, and he is on a geology camping trip in New Mexico. I’m pretty confident he won’t see this post for at least a week, if at all. He’s really busy at school, and his mom’s blog isn’t at the top of his to-do list.

This card should have arrived well before he left. Since I was sending it in a package I didn’t have to worry about fitting it into a USPS-approved envelope:

You Rule stamp set
Summer Starfruit, Pool Party, Tangerine Tango and Whisper White card stock
Sycamore Street DSP (SAB)
Tangerine Tango FFIP
Versamark ink pad
Summer Starfruit Stampin’ Write marker
Tangerine Tango Embossing powder
Powder Pal and Heat tool
Stampin’ Spritzer
Designer Rosette Bigz XL die
Rhinestone Jewels
a mess o’ hot glue and the Silicone craft sheet

I use bamboo skewers to hold my flags – much sturdier than toothpicks, although toothpicks would have been the right length.

I used a dime-sized blob of hot glue on the Silicone craft sheet to hold my rosette together. It cools really quickly and peels off easily. Then I just hot-glued that rosette into place, added the crown and the flags and my 3-D card was ready to rock and roll!

Sure do love that Sycamore Street DSP – and I have a nice little stash set aside. You’re going to see more of this paper, and having your own little stash will come in pretty handy! SAB ends on March 22: what do you need?