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?