Hubby's 80th Birthday

 Hi Everyone, it was my dear hubby's 80th birthday on the 20th, so this is a picture heavy post with a few piccies of our day out included.

 

I went all out and decided on making a many layer box card, after seeing it on the MSC blog. I changed the colour mix, to make it more masculine. 

 

After taking all the pieces into my Silhouette, I made them larger, making the card approx. 215mm x 155mm (8.5in x 6in) and cut from the red, white, black, gold, and gold holographic card. They were cut and then layered. 

Birthday slice card  - My Scrap Chick

card - The Range

Silhouette die cutting machine

 

side view

 

That wasn't enough, I decided to make another, so that I could have a lovely verse inside.

 

I die cut a car, coloured with markers and then embossed it all over with clear embossing powder. I printed off the sentiment and stencilled it, with a stencil I cut myself on the Silhouette Die cutting machine. After inking it, I layered it onto green card and adhered it to the main card, with the car placed centre. The layer looks off kilter, but it's probably because of my straightening of it in Photoshop. I didn't notice until I looked at it here. Silly me.

I printed out a sloppy verse inside, (he deserves one.) It's green, because he loves the "Racing Green" that used to be on the old cars. The light has given it different green areas, it's the same colour all over. 

 car - Sweet Dixie Die

markers - Spectrum Noir

embossing powder - Papermania

silver gel pen - Uniball

stencil - Tanya Beatrak ID #63771 Silhouette Design Store

ink - Distress Oxide, lost shadow

Silhouette

 

I then went into my Silhouette again and cut out his name and age, from the same alphabet I used here by Extraordinary Chaos. Before I went to bed, I stuck them to the window, so that when he opened the curtains he could see them. I coloured them with Distress Oxides, not as precisely as it could have been, but it was a last minute thought, so quick colouring. It's 12 x 12 inches

 

 

you can see them in reverse in the window.

here's how they looked from outside, shame about the reflection.

Hubby isn't one for fuss, although he deserves it, and all he wanted was to go out for a run in the car. He decided on West Wales, so off we toddle and first visit was St Davids Cathedral, a beautiful place to visit, we have been there several times, so our Pilgrimage has been completed over and over. AND, it was a glorious day, even though the wind was chilly. We drove through gorgeous countryside, seeing lots of Ewes with their lambs, cows, and horses in the fields. Everything is so very neat, with everyone having freshly painted outside their white or coloured houses. Also gardens so well looked after. A very beautiful part of Wales.

On our way, one of my favourite views from the car approaching Newgale beach

 

  

St David's the approach from the car park.

 

 

This is part of a sign inside the Cathedral about the Pilgrimage.

 Strumble Head Lighthouse,

 it doesn't look like it, but it's on its own island. A new place for us.

  

 

 

 

 In Fishguard we saw Cockle Pickers. 

Don't know what cockles are? here's a link, that may interest you.

 sorry this is out of focus, but they were a long way out in the bay.

 

 

I hope this wasn't too long a visit for you, but you enjoyed a little of our day.