Mark's 50th birthdayI

I haven't posted in a really really long time! I went to Minnesota in September of 2016 and when I got back it was one thing after the other! First Halloween, then Thanksgiving and then, of course, Christmas! And, like every other year, I got sick! It seems that every year, around the holidays, I come down with something! This year wasn't any different! I ended up in hospital the week of Valentines! Still not sure what's going on with that, so I won't bore you with the details! Onto something pleasant, my eldest son will be turning 50 on March 6th! I keep telling him he's catching up with me! I made this card from black and gold paper (gold shimmer) and used the Number of Years bundle, this includes the stamps and the dies! I love this set and have used it a number (no pun intended!) of times for birthdays and anniversaries. It was quite simple to make, I die cut the 50 from the center of the black mat which was then laid on top of the gold mat. I stamped and die cut the banners for the 'birthday' and 'TH' sentiments and then glued the two mats to the black card base. I then 'dressed' it up a little bit with the gold accents. Didn't want to do too much as it is, after all, a masculine card! I hope you like it, it's simple but very nice I think! If you would like to purchase any of the products I have used please visit my online site, there is a link to it at the top right of this post!