Do you struggle with creating birthday cards for men? I do. Why is that? Just because I don't want to use flowers, butterflies, ribbons or pastels?
Well I decided to try making a card of wood. That's right - wood. My son is a contractor, and although he always tells me he likes my cards, I know that sometimes the cards are not quite "manly" enough for him. So this year I went this way:
Yup a card of "wood". And I love it!
There's no stamping on this card. I used the
Wood Textures Designer Series Paper and the
Happy Birthday Thinlits dies. Easy.
I started with a piece of
Basic Black Cardstock, to which I adhered strips of the Wood Textures paper. I cut the strips anywhere between 1/4" and 3/4" and then mixed them up. Once adhered, the piece was cut with the
Rectangle Stitched Framelits, and then mounted to another piece of Basic Black, leaving a very skinny border.
I popped up the piece on a card base covered with another piece of the Wood Textures.
And I cut out the Happy Birthday twice - once in Wood Texture paper and again in Basic Black.
Can you see the "shadow" behind the letters? Using two layers also gives a little added dimension. And the phrase was adhered using the
Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets (before cutting out the words).
And inside:
A frame of wood surrounds the sentiment.
Of course a card like this needs a coordinating envelope:
I think Evan will love this card! Don't you?
Wood Textures is a terrific DSP, back for a second year in the Annual Catalog, and still a great seller! Get some today!
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