First Card in a Box

I've been wanting to make a Card in a Box for a while now and decided to try it out for a special friend's birthday.

My starting point was the patterned paper, "Black & White Diamonds" by Canvas Corp.  All the dies are from My Favorite Things:  the "happy birthday" die, the "Balloons STAX" and the You Rock from "Blueprints 11."  I used shrinky dink instead of acetate for mounting the stars and balloons.

Retirement Card

My former boss is retiring.  I won't be able to make it to his dinner, so I wanted to be sure to make him a card.  I found this nice saying on a stamp and decided to work from there.

The stamped sentiment is American Art Stamp's "Take Time to Savor."  The shaped die is two sizes of Fancy Tags by Sizzix.