Let's Celebrate You

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today. 

It's a holiday here in the US and also inauguration day. We are celebrating the Martin Luther King holiday and also the inauguration of our 47th President. I spent most of the day watching the events on television. 

We are in the middle of a deep freeze here in the Pittsburgh area. We had snow overnight, but the plows were out early this morning clearing the roads. The temps are dropping, and it will be -1° tonight. It will get colder as we get into our week. Fortunately, I don't have to go out unless I want to. 

Oh, one other thing I did get all of my Christmas decorations put away completely by Saturday. My Valentine decorations are out. I love Christmas and get sad to put them away, so I quickly decorate for the next season. 

Now onto my card for today.  This one I created using the sketch #1044 from Splitcoaststampers. 

For my card I used the contents of the Paper Pumpkin Kit "Hugs from Shelli" to create a masculine birthday card. I have had this kit for a while but not used any of the contents until this card. 

This one is already in the mail to my brother who has a January birthday.  

I altered the design from the kit instructions. I cut a card base and used it for background designer paper and layered it with pretty peacock cardstock.

Stamped the bird images and the sentiment in pretty peacock ink. Added some ribbon in the same color for added interest. The feather was part of the kit. Even though I added ribbon I felt I stayed with a masculine vibe. 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So, until next time......God bless. 

Card Details:

Stamps: painted Petals (July 2024 Paper Pumpkin), Hugs from Shelli (May 2019 Paper Pumpkin)

Paper: Very vanilla, Hugs from Shelli PP Kit (Stampin' Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: pretty peacock (Stampin' Up)

Accessories: Hugs from Shelli PP Kit (May 2019), Pretty Peacock ribbon (Stampin' Up)

I am also entering:

1.  Crafter's Cafe Challenge is anything goes w/option of birthdays. 

2.  Creative Crafting Uncles has a birthday theme for January. 

3.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends is anything goes. 

4.  Seize the Birthday is anything goes w/option of using something new.