My youngest, Sam, turned 10 on Sunday. He couldn't wait to turn 10 because then everyone in the family would be double digits! Sam had the most random list of presents on his Wish list for his birthday. Among the things on this list were Harry Potter movies, an SD card, a Vikings Jersey and a ....loom. Loom? Yep, that's right! It seems they are doing some weaving in school with a tapestry loom and Sam was really enjoying it. So I ordered a Loom online but it hadn't arrived in time for this birthday. This is a picture of him opening the present with the picture of the loom letting him know it was on it's way.
Sam had some friends over Friday night to celebrate his birthday and he had both of us parents to himself on Saturday night. His brother and sister had other obligations so we took Sam to Olive Garden. It was such a nice and rare opportunity to focus just on Sam!
We are having a family party for Sam and his brother Nick this Friday. They both have March birthdays. Then it's on to Nick's birthday party. I made the invitations for Nick's party today. Again, they needed to be quick and simple since I had 10 to make. I used the stamp set, Beware of Pirates. This is the first stamp set I had to have when the new catalog came out last July. I'm sad to say that this is the first time I inked it up! There is something about the rustic-ness of the stamp and the fact that it should work great for all of the boy cards and scrapbook pages I will be making. Here are Nick's invitations.
I inked the main image up in Soft Suede ink. Then I crumpled up the paper and brushed the edges with the Soft Suede ink pad. I did the same with the greeting. The base of the card is Not Quite Navy. I brushed the edges with the Not Quite Navy ink pad.
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