Happy Dirtday!

I've got a fun card for you today. For my new readers who don't know, I have two kids. A 2-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. There's lots of great girls' stamp sets, but the boy ones aren't so easy to come by. Until I Dig You came along in the new IB&C. With lots of boys' birthdays coming up, I knew I had to get this set. Although I love clear-mount sets, I did get this one in wood-mount. They're much better for kids to use (no lost stamps, no stamps to mount on clear blocks, etc.) and I get any sets that I anticipate my kids or other kids will use in wood-mount.

Tomorrow is one of my BFF's son's 8th birthday. I can't believe he's turning 8!  Time flies. I made him this extra special card using this week's Mojo Monday sketch.

Little hints:

*Like the way the dump truck stamp and gifts are inked in different colors? I used the Stampin' Write Markers to color my stamp. They have the same ink as the ink pads in them!
*Do you always use the same color for your ribbon base and knot (bow)? Mix it up by using two different colors, like I did. I used Daffodil Delight for the base and Pumpkin Pie for the knot.
*Love the sparkly number 8? Book a private Stampin' Party to find out how I made it!  Hint: It involves Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.
*I love my Dotted Scallop Ribbon Border Punch for making paper ribbons. I also love it for making a fine scalloped border on my cards. I used the new Just Eat Cake DSP for the strip on the side and then made a ribbon border with my punch and tucked it underneat the strip of DSP. LOVE IT!

Hope you've enjoyed this fun boys' card and keep letting stamps bring out your creativity!