On the weekend we attended a 40th surprise birthday afternoon tea and dinner for a friend. He did figure out something was up, though he didn't know what the day entailed! Here is the centre step card I made for him...

Stamps: Sail Away (wood: 123575), SAB So Happy For You (retired). Card/Paper: Marina Mist (), Basic Black (121688), Whisper White (106549). Ink: Bashful Blue (105209), Marina Mist (119668), Peach Parfait (119783), VersaMark (102283), VersaMarker (100901). Accessories: Black Stampin' Emboss Powder (109133), Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder (109130). Tools: Big Shot (113439), Simple Numbers Alphabet Bigz Dies (115968), Embossing Buddy (103083), Heat Tool (106586), Brayer (102395).

The dimensions of this centre step card were from a recent online class at Crafters Anonymous. To dress the card I stamped and embossed the sail boat on Whisper White card stock, brayered in Bashful Blue, Marina Mist and Peach Parfait, then matted it on Basic Black card stock. We used these embossing and brayering techniques at the workshops this month.

• Click HERE to see the brayered workshop project we made in May.

Finding a "Happy Birthday" stamp that fitted nicely in the small gap at the bottom proved to be the most difficult part of this card! In the end I used the "birthday wishes" stamp from the recently retired So Happy For You Sale-a-bration stamp set. If you missed out on getting that very versatile stamp set, then I have a couple left over...

• Click HERE to see what retired stamp sets I have for sale.
• Click HERE to contact me to purchase your own So Happy For You stamp set.