Fun With Paper

 I had some FUN with paper yesterday and today: Paper, glue, washi tape, ink, texture folders, punch, stamps...who could ask for more.  Wait, glitter, too, though I didn't use it here.  My dear husband has a birthday tomorrow, meaning I needed to get a card together.  I've made lots of bookmarks but not one for my husband, who reads more than I do.  'Bout time to make one for him.  I tucked a love letter inside the pocket.  The papers are from Graphic 45 and the texture folder is I think from Tim Holtz. 

It is also time to send a note to my friend Josef who still believes in handwritten notes and has never touched a computer.  Camels, zebra, yak, parrots, emu, donkeys, ponies are all part of his family, but a computer, never.  I made another one of those envelope cards into which I will tuck a note. Here I used the shell theme cocktail napkin to cover the envelope (color knocked down with a smear of cream paint), and these fab nautical stamps I just got from Sin City Stamps on eBay.  I used colored pencil on the octopus stamp then fussy cut it and dabbed on some Perfect Pearls.