Enjoy The Ride....

Today is my BIL's birthday... the BIG 3-0!  We're not having a big birthday for him as they had a big Halloween/Housewarming party two weeks ago and are kinda partied out.  Lol.  Instead, we opted to have a small family gathering to celebrate.

The BIL is a huge racing and motorcycle fan, so I thought it only fitting to make him a card that would "fit him to a T."  Plus, it gave me an excuse to try out a few new techniques, play with a few new toys, and use a stamp set that I've been dying to use :-)

I used my Cuttlebug Diamond Plate embossing folder with, get this.... ALUMINUM FOIL!!  It came out SO cool!  I just used about 2 feet of foil, folded it over ontop of itself a few times, put it in the Big Shot (used tab 2 instead of 3), and ran it thru a couple of times to make sure it had a good emboss.  It came out so cute!  I attached it to the grey layer using some adorable screw-top brads I found at Hobby Lobby.  I used the CTMH stamp set Born to Ride (C1483) for the motorcycle, barbed wire, and flames.  I stamped the flames on plain white cardstock, fussy cut them out, and put them on thin pop-dots.  The sentiment was printed on my computer and cut out using my Cameo.  For the inside, I printed the sentiment and cut the square out on my Cameo and put it on a grey layer.

I can honestly say that this has to be one of my most favorite cards I've made yet!  It came out so cute, and I can't wait to give it to him :-)