Hi! Today is the hubs' birthday and I thought I would share his birthday card and also share our outing to San Francisco yesterday to celebrate his birthday! My husband was born in San Francisco and he is a HUGE 49er football fan. Right now he's in the family room watching the game. It is so hard to make him cards. But, I got an idea...this is his 49th birthday....so I made him a 49er card! Yeah! He totally flipped out and loved it. That made me really happy. I hope you get a kick out of it too.
I printed the SF logo off the computer on high print quality on good cardstock and then cut it out. I wrote the sentiment on the computer as well. The rest was inspired by the team colors of red, gold and white.
I can't remember where these chip board numbers are from...maybe Basic Grey? I painted them with gold craft paint before adding the glitter. I have found that if you don't put something (color) down first then the glitter looks dull. I LOVE making glittery numbers!
The stripe accent is based on the team's uniform pants. They have a stripe just like this down each leg. I cut the sentiment into a banner - cuz it just looked sporty!
Finished off the whole thing with some stars punched out of gold paper...
We got up yesterday morning, stopped at Starbucks, and headed into the city. From our house, we can be in downtown San Francisco in about 90 minutes. Oddly, there was no traffic yesterday! We stopped off on Treasure Island to snap some pics. It was sort of foggy and hazy, so the photo isn't really clear. I never get tired of this view.
First stop...Union Square...for shopping and people watching...and, boy, was there good people watching yesterday!
Tiffany's...Ah... I still have the first thing I ever bought there...my first pair of real pearl stud earrings. I think I've had them 25 years and I still wear them all the time. So many memories from shopping downtown.
All of a sudden, we heard all these police sirens and bullhorns. Weird, right? Well, turns out the police were clearing the street for the "Occupy San Francisco" protestors to come through.
On the top floor of Macy's is a Cheesecake Factory restaurant that has outdoor seating. It's really the best view of Union Square, and we like to go hang out there and have a meal when we are shopping. Here's the view from our table down onto the square, with the tree and the ice rink. It was a gorgeous evening!
This is a snow princess from the Christmas department at Macy's. This just really caught my eye. I still can't decide if it's beautiful or sort of creepy!!! What do you think?
I liked this little guy...so happy and retro just smiling away...
Not sure what was up with the harlequin elephants!
Mark took this shot with the fish-eye lens on his camera!
This shot came from my iPhone at dinner...not the best photo quality, but it captured the moment! Cheers! And...Merry Christmas!
This one is also from my iPhone - with the instagram app. I LOVE that app! You can make your photos look old, or black and white, all kinds of stuff. I really love how this picture came out with the vintage feeling.
One last stop on the way home - back at the same spot on Treasure Island to capture the city with her Christmas lights on! So breathtaking. This picture is better if you click on it and make it bigger.
Okay, friends, let the frenzy continue! Have a wonderful week!
These photos are magical! Note to self: visit San Francisco during the holidays. =)
Posted by: Mary M. | 12/13/2011 at 11:56 AM
What a Great birthday card! Love your pics of the city. You and Mark are such good photographers!!!
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 12/13/2011 at 07:53 AM
Talk about a perfect card!!! This is IT! LOVE IT. I can see why your husband would too. It's just so perfect and awesome!
Love all those wonderful photos. Beautiful decorations too.
Lynn
Posted by: Lynn Hayes | 12/12/2011 at 07:35 PM
I share your hubby's love of the 49ers--I've been a fan since I was 8 y.o. (too bad they lost yesterday :-(
Great card idea, but I'm the only uber fan of my family and friends.
Posted by: julie | 12/12/2011 at 06:46 PM
I have only heard of Macy's at Christmas never seen it! Wow I can see why peeps go! Thanks for sharing your fun photos~
Posted by: vicki dutcher | 12/12/2011 at 05:07 AM
Sigh, how nostalgic I always get to see your SF photos! You capture the city so beautifully! Love all the Union Square shots. I have fond memories of that place. And of course Treasure Island holds a special spot in my heart, too. :) So glad you and Mark had a fabulous birthday outing.
Your Niners card is absolutely brilliant! As a 49ers fan myself, I am totally digging this!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 12/12/2011 at 04:27 AM
Great pictures from San Francisco and fun card, too. I used to work about two blocks from Union Square so your pictures brought back memories.
Posted by: Amy Parsons | 12/12/2011 at 04:17 AM
SUPER card and LOVE all the photo's wished I could come and see it all in real...the shops look stunning!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 12/12/2011 at 03:42 AM
The card is a favorite! Thanks for everything! San Francisco!!! Love it!
Posted by: Mark | 12/11/2011 at 04:53 PM