Happy Birthday Dad

It is that time of year again. It is time for my father's birthday. There is a new Hostess Rewards stamp set in the 2015-16 Annual Inspirations that was perfect for his birthday. Unfortunately I can only show you a peek at the stamp set; I will post a full photo early in September.

I was inspired by the On The Ball™ pattern on page 47 of Wishes™ (I have the hardcover version).

Instead of creating a 7" x 5" card, I used a 5½" x 4¼" Colonial White Card from the Value Pack as my card base. Also, instead of using the template from Wishes™, I put a 5½" x 4¼" rectangle on my virtual mat added two circles and then used the slice feature to create the partial circles I cut from the cocoa side of the Jackson paper. I added the Black Arrow Washi Tape to the zip strip so it has a uniform look on the card front. I used my scissors to distress the edge of the circle.

I "free cut" the arrows/points to back the sentiment and I used the "leftover" arrow from the card front to underscore the sentiment.

All supplies are from Close To My Heart except where noted:

• Wishes™ - soft cover (9041)
• 5½" X 4¼" Colonial White Cards & Envelopes, Value Pack (X1410)
• My Acrylix™ Birthday Funnies Hostess Rewards stamp set (B1491) - new on 9/1/2015
• My Reflections™ Jackson Paper Packet (X7195B) including the zip strip - retiring 8/31/2015
• 12" X 12" Glacier Cardstock (X5770)
• 12" X 12" Colonial White Cardstock (1388)
• Cocoa Exclusive Inks™ Stamp Pad (Z2114)
• Black Arrow Washi Tape (Z2003) - retiring 8/31/2015
• Micro-tip Scissors (Z534)
• 3-D Foam Tape (Z1151)
• 3L® E-Z Dots® Adhesive (Z3022)
• Cricut® Artistry Collection (Z3167) - new on 8/1/2015
• Arrow Border - #M418B9B
• Arrow Border - #M418D30
• alphabet
• I used a square and a circle from insert shapes and the slice feature to cut the partial circle shapes from Jackson; I also used a square from insert shapes to attach the letters and arrows for the focal piece
• you will find my Design Space file here if you would like to create a similar card
• Supplies not from Close To My Heart: Cricut® Design Space, Cricut® Explore, Pilot Precise V7 Rolling Ball Fine Point (this fits into the pen carriage without an adapter)

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