Birthday Invitation Tag

Well, what a nice way to spend a Thursday... I got a layout done today( for SOUS July 22nd post) and a birthday tag invite for my upcoming Birthday.. Dont' ask me how old I will be, cause you will make me into a very dishonest person..LOL

most of my friends and family have Facebook accounts so I was lucky enough to kill 100 birds with one stone sending invites out that way, but then I wanted to make an invitation for my one and only cousin, who doesn't do FB..

I didn't want your regular invite and being its not for a child, I decided to go all Tim Holtz and distress a big tag..

here is my invite:

The tag measures 4" x 7" and I cut it out of cream colored cardstock.. I firstly, took a phrase stamp by Tim Holtz and covered with embossing ink.. stamped all over the tag, then covered it with clear embossing powder and heat set..

then, started my inking.. Using my inking tool, first I used: Spun sugar, then Tattered Rose, Worn lipstick and finishing it off with Fired Brick... Once the pinks had all dried, I lightly rubbed it with Rusty Hinge and Vintage Photo..

I torn a piece of paper from Graphic45's 8x8 Once Upon A Spring collection and distressed the edges with Rusty Hinge.. glued it down and then randomly stamped some flourish images on the sides and a few butterflies.. I used Worn Lipstick for the flourish and Rusty Hinge for the butterflies..

then glued down some lace and ribbon, added the flowers and leaves, feathers and finally did some computer generated text and cut them into small strips, which I distressed using Rusty Hinge.. glued them down and last but not least, added some fibers.. Whew!! it was so much fun to make these tags.. gonna make more as soon as I catch my breath...LOL

here are a few close ups:

the text says (for those of you who don't read finnish..LOL)  Come Celebrate Nannés 40th Birthday, Saturday August 6th, starting at 5pm.. I have to work that day, but I'm sure I can get a party started in no time..LOL

supplies used.

Cream Cardstock

paper trimmer

ribbon

lace

flowers and leaves by Iamroses

Tim Holtz distress inks:

*Spun Sugar

*Tattered Rose

*Worn Lipstick

*Fired Brick

*Rusty Hinge

*Vintage Photo

Inking tool

Stamps:

Tim Holtz Visual Artistry collection

"The Journey" 

and  "Flights of Fancy"

Graphic 45's Once Upon A springtime collection

fibers by: Funny Fibers

Crop a dile

small circle punch

brown cardstock

feathers

Okey dokey ladies.. thank you all so much stopping by and checking out what I have been working on today.. I really love how the tag came out, wanted a vintage feel and look to it, since I'm starting to feel a bit vintage myself..LOL   Even though, I dont' feel a day over 24.. LOL

Hope everyone has a wonderfully creative rest of the week..
Hugs

Nanné

Perfect Preemie! SOUS

TGIF everyone..I love thats its Friday.

and especially this Friday cause my oldest son is graduating today.. 

We have a spring party at his school Saturday and he will get his diploma with the rest of the graduating class..I have plans on charging up the batteries for camera and taking lots and lots of pictures Tomorrow..

For a minute there, I thought this day would never come...LOL  :O)

I'm so proud of him for sticking it out and staying in school.  On June 16th we will find out if he has been accepted to a career based school starting next school year for the next 3 to 4 years..(*The educational system is so different here in Finland than it was when I went to school in the States)

Keep your fingers crossed everyone..

well, I could go on and on about what a proud mom I am, but lets get to the other good stuff..

We had a great sketch this week by pagemaps and here is my take on the sketch.

Here is my layout:

and here is the sketch:

I had big plans on adding journaling strips to this layout with a cute little poem that I had found, but my printer hates me and refused to cooperate..LOL

So, in all of the frustration, I even ended up misspelling PREEMIE, but decided to just leave it be.. :O)

here are some close ups of the layout:

and for Supplies Used:

Cricut cartridges:

Home decor: flourish

Home Accents: Leaves and butterflies

Songbird: marquee

Tags, Bags and Boxes: Tags

Opposites Attract. Title

Papers by: DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Girl

Cardstock: White, light pink, yellow and white

All Flowers by Prima

Ribbon

Stickles: Green and baby pink

Tim holtz distress inks: Shabby shutters and worn lipstick

miniature plastic hearts

White Gel Pen for hand doodling

pop dots, zig two way glue pen and glue dots

that about does it for this week.. Thank you ladies so much for looking and I truely hope you stop by SOUS and see what the other design team members have created for you..

Oh and before I forget, for those of us Facebook users, you might want to hook up with Generations Crafting this weekend.. She is having a contest that will run all weekend...
You can find her profile by clicking HERE

Have a creative weekend everyone

Hugs

Nanné