Oh Happy Day!

My friend Pat just retired and I made her a card.  She loves birds, so I ordered a Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Plate called "Oh Happy Day" that has birds on a branch plus this set had the perfect words I wanted to use on a card to celebrate her retirement.  

This is a 6-inch easel card.  Using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, the "Oh Happy Day" Hot Foil Plate with the birds, and Spellbinders Magenta Glimmer Hot Foil, the design was foiled on lavender card stock.  Using a Scoring Board, the edges were scored around all four sides.  The sentiment in this set was also foiled on a piece of lavender card stock then die cut using an oval die.  The oval was attached using foam squares, on the right side of the card.  Silver Metallic Twine was added to bottom of this panel and a bow tied on the left side.  This panel was then attached to the easel panel.  

Susan's Garden Club Button Chrysanthemum die set was used to create two white and one lavender chrysanthemum.  Susan's Foliage & Ladybug die set was used to die cut the eucalyptus, berry branch and lady bug.  The flowers and foliage were attached along the left side of the oval.  A ladybug was added to one of the leaves.  Small clear rhinestones were attached, as shown.

To create a piece on the bottom panel of the easel card, a piece of lavender card stock was used.  Using an alphabet die set, the letters for "RETIREMENT" were die cut using matching color metallic card stock.  Using a ruler to line up the letters, they were glued to the lavender panel.  A narrow piece of the metallic card stock was glued below the word.  This panel was attached to the bottom panel using dimensional tape. 

I decorated the top of a jewelry box using the Spellbinders Elegant Twist Oval die set.  The leafy sprig was die cut using Susan's Garden Club Foliage die set.  A dimensional bird element from my stash was used to attached over the die cut leaves.  A piece of the silver twine was used around the middle of the oval and her name added using more of the die cut letters.  This oval was attached to the top of the box using dimensional foam squares.

We are both looking forward to being able to spend time together doing many crafty projects.  

Thanks for visiting my blog today.  Stay safe!