Alan's Birthday

My dear other half celebrated his Birthday yesterday,

so I'm sharing the card I made...

We love to go cycling together, and ages ago I bought some bicycle paper clips, 

with a view of using them for his card....not realising at the time that they fitted, almost perfectly,

a retired hostess set Pedal Presents.

 I recently found various ways of paper folding chevrons, so decided to use them as my 'road'.

I then had to find a way of applying the 'clip' to the stamped image.

I ended up cutting it out, and decoupaging it on top of another stamped bicycle,

so that it would fit over the top.

I also secured the bicycle clip with a new metal clip (the arrow),

from Stampin' Up!

I was determined to use a new set 'Chalk Talk' to make a greeting.

This set is fab, because there are various tags and greetings,

with matching dies to cut them out, giving a professional finish. 

I then stamped and cut out a cake to fit the basket,

which I coloured with some sparkly pens from my stash.

Phew!

Almost took me as long to explain it, as it did to make it!

He did enjoy it though.

Happy Friday!