60th

Last week our friend celebrated his 60th birthday.  He had already had his best present – becoming a grandfather a few days before his birthday!

 

I used a white (5” x 7”) card blank.  I covered the front in bronze metallic paper.  I then embossed the front using one of my new Sizzix Texturz embossing plates (Happy Birthday Phrases).  I cut a “60” from white card using my Sizzix Decorative Strip, Frosting Numbers.  I used foam pads to mount the “60".

Now for the present.

Components:

4 wine glasses

1 terracotta wine cooler

1 nice bottle of red

gift wrap

purple foam sheets

long craft pipe cleaners

cellophane wrap

gift ribbon

4 “60”s cut from silver paper using the Sizzix Frosted Numbers die

Method

I covered the cut down wine glasses box with gift wrap.  I then stuck the wine cooler box inside the wrapped gift box.  I returned the cooler to its box and put the wine in the cooler.  I cut the foam into 4 long lengths, which I then wrapped around the wine glasses.  I used the “60”s and some double sided tape to secure the foam to the glasses.  I then (carefully) wrapped the pipe cleaners around the stems of the glasses and used them to secure the glasses to the top of the wine bottle.  The whole lot was then wrapped in cellophane and tied at the top with the gift ribbon.