Happy retirement...

A couple of months ago, one of the pastors at our church retired. During coffee hour after the service some cupcakes were served. Each one had a glittery "Happy Retirement" topper on a toothpick that was stuck into the top. As any crafter worth her salt would do, I grabbed a few of them that people had left laying on tables. I just knew they'd come in handy one day.

Here's a card I made with one of them:

The dark brown banner was made with a scrap of cardstock on my work table. The embossed white rectangle was cut from a store-bought card I received long ago and the leaves were punched from another scrap of white card. I guess the only "fresh" pieces of cardstock used were the background DSP and the cardbase.

I glued the "Happy Retirement" to the white rectangle and popped it up over the dark brown banner, adding the leaves at opposite corners.

I used another scrap piece for my stamped sentiment, matted it with some more dark brown cardstock and adhered it to the inside.

I always feel good using up some scraps and discarded items, don't you? Making this card with so many bits and pieces really brightened my day!

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

Cheryl