Why Haven't I Used This #7

It's Wednesday and I made a card. Woo hoo! Hurray for inspiration. It's the last week of school here for my kids and they are thrilled. My oldest is getting ready to head to 7 weeks of flying in Florida and I'm trying to be the brave mom while wishing I could huddle all my little chicks in the nest and make them stop growing up. How do people do this? I'm so proud of him and I can't wait to see where he goes and what he does in life but I also want him home with me. Ha ha! He's one awesome kid and he gets so much of what makes him amazing from his dad. That is who my card celebrates today, my wonderful husband. He's simply the greatest, hands down. He is my rock and my best friend! Life just wouldn't be as fun without him. Especially with his great love of cowbell and the hilarious SNL skit. When my oldest got his first drum set, my husband just couldn't wait to add a cowbell to it and we've enjoyed the lovely sounds of the cowbell in our home ever since. This one's for you, my love:

How fun is this? I started by stamping the cute starry focal point on white card stock. Next, I stamped, colored, and cut out my cowbell and positioned it in the sky. After getting the sentiments stamped in place, I trimmed down the white and layered it on navy and olive card stock to fill out the card front. I added some stars and enamel dots to add a little extra fun and it was done! Here's another look:

Thanks so much checking out my card today. Have a great day!

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Dog Tags for My Hero

Good morning and happy Tuesday!  I've been busy having fun with the new release from Frantic Stamper.  I have to admit that I usually have a hard time with dad cards and male cards in general but this release made it really fun and easy.  Just check out this card I made for my dad who was a CMSgt in the Air Force before retiring after 24 years of service:

 I couldn't wait to use these Dog Tag Dies (FRA-DIE-10429) on a card for my dad so I cut them in a light gray and then a darker gray to get a contrasting edge.  I layered them on this fun star patterned paper and popped one up with foam tape for dimension.  I layered that on a bright blue card base and then got to work on my sentiment.  I cut the "DAD" using the awesome new Brooklyn Alphabet (FRA-DIE-10415) in red and then popped that up on top of the dog tags with foam tape.  Next, I added the "My hero" from the Dog Tag Dies cut in blue at the bottom of my "DAD" but then decided it needed a little something extra.  I wanted to do lines of some sort on either side of the "My hero" but couldn't decide exactly what to do then I looked at the "!" in the Brooklyn Numbers (FRA-DIE-10416) and decided that would make a fun line shape with a little extra character.  Perfect!  Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for checking out my card today and I hope your week is going great!  See you again soon!