This past week it was my dad's birthday.
Don't ask me how old he is because i have NO idea.
You know how it goes...your parents get older, and so do you and you don't really think about age anymore. Yeah, that's me! All I know is that I am in my early 20's and my dad is probably around 40-something. And if you believe that then I have some beachfront property to show you in Nebraska. :-)
But back to the Birthday Card.
In my family everyone is usually late in sending their cards out. It's just a family thing. But we all know that everyone is thinking of everyone else on their birthday.
But, what my dad doesn't know is that for the FIRST TIME EVER I MADE him a card. Yes, you heard that right....I have never made my dad a Birthday Card before.
Isn't it pretty!
I have to say I really think it is!
And I hope he likes it! (when i finally get to sending it to him)
The great thing about this birthday card is that you can make one and totally customize the colors.
I chose green, black and blue because those were the colors that were in the Chevron Striped paper.
The card is super easy to make (I think i'm going to make a tutorial on this card this weekend, it's easier to show you how in photos than it is to explain, but it's SUPER Easy!)
The first step was deciding what kind of card I wanted to make. I knew this...I wanted to make a shaker card with LOTS of sequins in it! (sorry dad!). And I knew that I wanted the window to be an oval. Simple! I chose the following card (E17) from the "Envelope Essentials with Ten Bonus Cards" file.
Here's the list of files I used to make the shaker card:
Have you looked at this file? If you like to make shaker cards then this is the file for you! And it's only $5.00!
4 solid envelopes with decorative flaps and 20 envelopes with flaps and cutout windows as shown in photo.
Envelopes measure
3-1/2" x 4-1/2"
but if enlarged by 130% they will fit an A2 size card.
17 WINDOW CARDS
Folded cards with cutout windows to fit envelopes.
Plus 10 Bonus Note Cards
And a message to my dad. Happy Birthday!
1 comment:
Love your Dad's 'shaker' card! Happy Birthday to him. Love your colors on this too. :)
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