I wanted to make a special card to celebrate my nephew's 40th birthday (how can that even be possible?!!). so I turned to Number of Years and Going Places.
I cut Sahara Sand cardstock to 12" x 6" and then scored and folded the long side at 4" and 8" to create a triple flap card (perhaps it has a proper name?).
![Stampin' Up!, Number of Years, Going Places, Going Global, triple flap card, SU, Sale-a-Bration, Hello, 40th birthday card, masculine card](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAJze9SDwfRfe0xp6k0gzhTCokA-VScBkRDIIwHu80JULwYqN3yrG7wG6h6K9G2hun4H9QViKVIzG4guBarD_x2fatvGE2cPl61Y30s7VN0qQQoJEaAbxnl0b1TiKOyv_65lLjy5GPWnz/s1600/Number+of+years+40th+front.jpg) |
The numbers and stamps are from the Number of Years bundle. |
The front of card has the restrained, masculine look to it that I was looking for and it's mostly about the gorgeous Designer Series Paper - Going Places.
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No, my nephew isn't an alien! I distorted the photo since I haven't asked permission to show his image. |
As the card open, it gets more interesting. The photo I found of my nephew was taken on a boat, so the nautical papers in the DSP were a perfect match. I was tempted to leave the side panels unstamped but eventually added "Hello birthday boy" from the Sale-A-Bration set Hello.
![Stampin' Up!, Number of Years, Going Places, Going Global, triple flap card, SU, Sale-a-Bration, Hello, 40th birthday card, masculine card](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOrH7MaxkhMZ-XuW1mUsmgdpkNIj4cclpwMu8cNPSFPjEQBPr64335Ha87H5nH9x1W0_ucD8X4IBZuBzGM548XdbD8YFduMiZ3ZJ7EEDf3Yf9pMADrYqSKuaBXtqPzGQImurcZNyRgkFKx/s1600/Number+of+years+40th+open.jpg) |
The birthday greeting is from the fabulous Happy Birthday Everyone set |
I balanced things out a bit with the compass design from the Going Global stamp set.
The colours are: Sahara Sand, Lost Lagoon and black.
Thanks for looking.
'Til next time.
Stephanie
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