My baby is turning 4...

I can't believe that my baby is turning 4in less than 3 weeks.  He's a little bully sometimes, but a sweetheart most of the time.  He will always be my baby.  The thought of having just one more is now a distant memory.  We had all of our kids 2 years apart, all in even years, so the timing would just be off.  I like consistency like that, so I will just have to settle with babysitting the twins. :)  Since Easton will be 4, the challenge over at Pals Paper Arts seemed very fitting.

 

 

It's funny when I see a sketch and parts of the sketch start screaming at me, but I am not kidding.  It happens!  Those four rectangles in the back were just screaming to be made into candles! 

 

 

 

 

I wanted the candles to have some texture so I first used the diagonal plate for the Simply Scored score board and scored rectangle pieces of cardstock diagonally.  Then I put glue along one long edge and rolled them around a pen to give them their shape.  They are adhered to the card with glue dots.  I wanted the "4" to pop and look like it was on a medallion.  To get this I punched out a scallop circle,  adhered it to a scrap piece of cardstock for a handle, put it back in the scallop circle punch, rotated it and punched again.  I love this trick!

 

Stamp Set: Delightful Dozen

Cardstock: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White

Ink: Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise

Tools: Blossom Petals Builder Punch, 1 3/4" Scallop Circle Punch, Typeset Alphabet Bigz Die, Houndstooth Embossing Folder, Simply Scored and diagonal plate

Accessories: Brights DSP stack, White Baker's Twine, Dimensionals