The big 30!

Hello,

This week I am featuring a card for my partners 30 birthday.  He likes blue but he doesn't overly like the fact that he is turning 30, so I emphasized it (I am a little evil).
Here is the card:

That is one big 30!
To make the card, you will need:

1. A piece of blue stripped patterned paper, a piece of white card and a piece of blue glitter paper
2. A 'happy birthday' stamp
3. Blue ink pad
4. Either a die cutting machine with circle dies or scissors and a steady hand

First off, cut out your numbers.  I did this by hand (because I don't have and dies that are numbers) by drawing lightly on the card and cutting with scissors.
Using the numbers, determine how big the inner circle will be and cut it out of the blue glitter paper.  Then cut a circle that is a bit bigger from the white card.
Adhere the numbers to the glitter paper with dimensional foam, then the glitter circle to the white circle with regular adhesive.
Cut a piece from the stripy paper that reaches about 2/3 of the way up a standard card base and adhere it.  Adhere the circle over the edge of the stripped paper so that the edge of it runs a third of the way through the circle.
To make the banner, cut a strip from the white card about 2 cm thick, stamp the happy birthday in the middle and leave to dry for a few minutes.  Score either side of the sentiment and then again about 0.5cm along.  Fold the first score lines backwards (away from the sentiment) and the second score lines forwards.  Create the flag ends but cutting out a triangle. I did my scoring on a 10 degree angle, but it will work if you do it straight as well.
Adhere the banner to the card with dimensional foam behind the sentiment and regular adhesive behind the ends.

There you have it! one in-your-face 30th birthday card.
Till next time
Rorystar