He's 13!!!!!!

First, the big news. Today my first born is THIRTEEN YEARS OLD! How did that happen? I can't believe I have a teenager now. It is so exciting to see him growing up into such a fine young man. He is an all star, and a rockstar so I had to make him an appropriately smashing birthday card to celebrate such a momentous milestone.

The Luggage Tag makes a great little frame!
Thanks Tracy Evans for the inspiration. ;-)

Secondly, Eileen Hull's Inspiration Team is teaming up this month with DCWV for a little holiday blog hop! I'm a rebel and didn't make something Christmas themed but I think Greg's birthday is a holiday (at least for our family lol). Besides, I wanted you to see that you don't have to be limited by the official "theme" of your supplies. I used the DCWV Modern Metallic Stack and chose a page that was white with a foiled design. I misted it with Twisted Citron Distress Stain and the foiled parts acted as a resist (very cool effect!) I also splattered it with turquoise mister and spritzed with water to make it bleed a bit.

Using Eileen's Stitchlits dies, I cut stitching holes into the card background. These are handy little dies that let you put holes anywhere in your project and you can then create perfect decorative stitches. I stitched with a lightweight cotton yarn.

Thanks for stopping by! Be sure to head on over to Eileen’s blog and check out all the holiday inspiration the team has been sharing all month long. The DCWV team has been knocking it out of the park too so give them a look! We’d love to have you share your projects on Eileen's Facebook page too. Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving.

The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix or Simon Says Stamp. Follow the links below and a shopping you may go. ;-)

Die - Tags, Luggage	Chevron Stitchlits	Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set - Cargo Stencil Number Set	*Tim Holtz Sizzix CARGO STENCIL NUMBER SET Dies Movers & Shapers 657841	Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps HASHTAGS cms183	Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stain TWISTED CITRON Ranger TSS44185
Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad PEACOCK FEATHERS Ranger Spring TIM34933	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN Ranger TIM19497	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad HICKORY SMOKE Ranger TIM43232	Ranger Archival Ink Pad PALE OCHRE AIP30621	Sizzix LITTLE SIZZLES MAT BOARD PACK 6x13 CREAM 656491	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon PEACOCK FEATHERS TDB48732
Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayon HICKORY SMOKE TDB49685	Tim Holtz Idea-ology MIRRORED STARS TH93083	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium CRAZING TDA47957	Prima Flowers 3D GLOSS GEL 16 OZ. Art Basics 961367	*Tim Holtz Idea-ology TINY ATTACHER Stapler Tool Mini Staples TH92800	*Martha Stewart MICROBEADS 12 Pack M114015 Spring Bright

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