Happy Retirement - Red White and Blue

This came about after I punched out the blue star from the card stock and used it on a previous card... got to thinking that I could make a patriotic card and it turned into this Happy Retirement card.
Sentiment from Stampin' Up

Happy Retirement

Well another co-worker took the early retirement option at work. They all seem to be taken another opportunity I wish I was able to take. How I envy a person to jump at that chance to shift their life's journey.

It'll be sad to lose another co-worker/friend that made the job bearable. In any event I created this card last night and tried to write my sentiments inside. Didn't help by watching The Final Episode of The Office! I was watching the pre-show and the actors relating the show to the character they played, it was sad and here I was trying to struggle through saying goodbye and goog luck!

The past two weeks have been encompassed with lots of changes in my life as folks move on, move out and graduate. Life is full of changes and growth comes with that.

The card above was embossed using the Sizziz Tim Holtz Postage embossing folder, Martha Stewart border punch on a strip of card stock (2 3/4" x 4 1/4") for an accent layer for the Stampin' Up sentiment (Teeny Tiny Wishes). Both the embossing and the sentiment pieces were inked for details.

Happy Friday!

Manly Retirement card

Another co-worker of mine retired and since he was previously in the Navy some 20 years ago, I added map printed scrapbook paper depicting the sea and a compass.
The double embossing is done by Stampin' up Sizzix Embossing folders.

The compass brad is from Oriental trading.

I think the pattern paper is also from Stampin' Up. (It was in my scrap pile so not sure).

The sentiment on the cover is from Stampin' Up Teeny Tiny Wishes and the inside sentiment is from Michael's dollar bin from years and years ago.

15 Min Happy Retirement Card

Here is the other 15 min card I made, using two different embossing folders on the base card.

Glue the Butterflies (embosslet) and added phone stone. The Happy Retirement saying is from Teeney Tiny Sayings stamp set.

This is going to a co-worker who last day was a week ago as she took early retirement from the place I work.