Regal Legal Eagle

Tomorrow, ds#1 turns 21.... yikes. Where does the time go? In honor of his big day, I made him a corny card that had an interesting birth. See, first I thought about the word "legal," because that's what 21 means. Then, I remembered that Paper Smooches (PS) has a cute eagle in a set called Circle of Honor. "Legal" rhymes with "eagle." So okay, I'd put a "21" somewhere on the eagle. I decided on a pendant. That's when I noticed that a PS set called Green Acres has an egg stamp that makes for a perfect pendant. Lol.  (I just had to use a tiny number set from My Favorite Things to fit in on the egg.) Then, for some strange reason, the word "regal" popped into my head and I thought, That's easy. I'll just plop a crown charm on the eagle's head. (I'm telling you. I should work in the Corny Dept. at Hallmark.) So the theme became a "regal legal eagle."

I used Sketch #1 of the 100 free sketches I downloaded from the generous folks over at Operation Write Home (here's the LINK again for those sketches.) I love these papers from The Green Stack, a recycled paper set by DCWV. The tree die is from My Favorite Things. The crown is from a retired trinket set at Stampin Up. A little copic coloring on the eagle and a computer generated sentiment finished the job.

I have a quick tip to share with you regarding floss. Whenever I have a new skein of floss, I always manage to get it knotted and tangled when trying to use it directly after buying it. I found out tonight that if I remove the paper band and open the circle of floss up and wear it like a bracelet, I can then wind it easily around a little cardboard floss holder for better storage. Here's a pic:

I couldn't resist buying this as a gag birthday gift for my soon-to-be-21-year-old. I'll say that he's finally legally of age to be able to eat these. Lol.

Thanks for dropping in....