Getting older is for the birds...

 Recently, I made a couple of cards that I thought would work nicely for both men and women. 

 

I stamped the birds, colored them using some colored pencils and odorless mineral spirits, and then cut them out with the coordinating dies. In looking at the photo, I should have gone around the edges with a black marker. The dies cut pretty close to the outline, but they still leave a tiny margin of white. Oh well, next time.

The gifts were cut using dies from a little set that is just gift boxes and bows in different shapes and sizes. It's very handy for cards like this!

All three items--bird, gift and sentiment--were popped up on dimensionals. 

The blue strip embellishment was created with a border punch and a scrap of blue cardstock. It was glued directly to the DSP.

I added three enamel dots to the first card and some Glossy Accents to the eyes of both birds.

I printed this sentiment with my computer and used it on the inside of both cards.

The customers at the thrift store seem to love buying humorous cards, but it's a little harder for me to come up with ideas for them. I guess  should make a few more of these, since they sold very quickly.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl