Happy Birthday, Matt!

Today is my son's birthday.  A little bitter-sweet for me (great memories of the day he was born and all the cherished times growing up) as he is now stationed in San Angelo, Texas, studying with the Air Force to become an Intelligence Officer.  He's been there for 4 months already (he normally lives with his wife and two of my adorable grandsons) about 30 minutes away, so this has been a bit difficult.  I did get to see him at the end of July when I flew down to help my daughter-in-law drive the family back after spending the summer together.  But he won't be home until Christmas...I miss him!

So a special card:

Love this set!  "Map it out" is a photopolymer stamp set--it's CLEAR!  Completely CLEAR!  So you can see just where you are stamping.  See the little "X"s in California and Texas?  Easy-peasy to place in the right spot!  (I dressed them up with a rhinestone basic jewel that I colored with a black sharpie pen). 

The base is Basic Black, with a Smoky Slate layer (stamped Off the Grid in Basic Grey and ran it through the Big Shot with the Stylish Stripes embossing folder).  Black Chevron ribbon is wrapped around the layer, and then the focal point is added with Dimensionals.  I cut it, using the Labels Collection Framelits in two sizes, and paper pierced the Bermuda Bay layer using the Festive Paper Piercing Pack. 

My card is on it's way to Matt; I hope he has a Happy Birthday!

Let's get creating!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Map it Out (#134620, $13.95); Off the Grid (#130736, $11.95)
Inks:  Basic Gray (#126981, $5.95); Staz-On Jet Black (#101406, $7.95)
Paper:  Basic Black (#121045, $$6.95), Smoky Slate (#131202, $6.95), Bermuda Bay(#131197, $6.95), Whisper White (#100730, $8.50)
Goodies:  Stylish Stripes Embossing Folder (#132174, $7.95); Chevron Ribbon in Basic Black (#130010, $8.95); Labels Collection Framelits (#125598 $26.95); Paper Piercing Tool (#126189, $3.95); Festive Paper Piercing Pack (#127857, $7.95); Stampin Dimensionals (#104430, $3.95); Rhinestone Basic Jewels (#119246, $4.95)