40th Birthday Banner

My husband's 40th birthday is this coming Tuesday.  I wanted to make something special for him, so this is it. It was a labor of love for sure.  But oh so fun to make.  I wanted to show some humor with the gravestone (you only turn 40 once!) but not too much grim.  So the rest of the banner is bright and cheery.  Yes that is 40 candles across the top.  40 is alot more than you think.LOL   Since there were so many cuts, I'll just summarize under the pics.  There are quite a few.  But I figured since I worked so hard on it, I would show off all the details I could.

Happy 40th Birthday Honey!!!!

The gravestone is from the Wrap it Up cart.  The letters are from the Classic Cricut Font cart.

I used the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder.  The scalloped triangles are from the Birthday Bash cart.

Scalloped circles are from Mini Monograms.  Ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.

Swiss dots folder. Candles and cupcake are from Birthday Bash cart.

You have to have stickles for those sprinkles!  And that's rick rack tied in the button.

The flowers are Prima.

I absolutely love the way these flowers turned out.  I know I'm going to have to make a card with them.

I got these sparkly brads at Hobby Lobby.  I love them!

I got this butterfly (and alot more in different colors) at the Creating Keepsakes convention.

Seeing Spots cuttlebug folder.

Gift bag from Birthday Bash cart.

A little tulle for the gift.

 

           The ice cream is from Birthday Bash and the embossing folder is called lines and dots.

More Stickles!!

The rick rack gives the ice cream dish some depth.