It’s time to get a bunch of handmade birthday cards for him ready to go. Hands up if you’ve got any of these Y chromosome folks in your life…hubby, son, dad, grandpa, doctor, car repair guy, newspaper boy…
Yup, I thought so. Funnily enough, me too!
Well, here’s one card he will think is star-pendous that’s still pretty quick and easy to put together! (OK that was a stretch 😊)
And because there’s not all that much time left, I wanted to show you some designs crafted with retired items before they’re gone! (This card has/uses 5 separate things that are on the way out the door!) See if you can guess what they are and I’ll tell you at the end.
Whaddy’a think? Bold colour and simple layout. Solid and classy greeting. And lots of punches and tools…what guy doesn’t appreciate THAT?
So why is it so difficult to make handmade cards for those fellas? They like the I’m-so-special-she-made-me-a-hand-stamped-card feeling too!
They like colour. And texture. And good design.
Plus I KNOW without asking, we’ve both got TONS of generic “STUFF” in our crafting stashes!
Well, let’s pull them out and get busy!
While there are a few more steps to this card than my other Keep It Simple Sunday projects, they’re all very easy! Let’s get started.
Handmade Birthday Cards for Him
Ingredients
- Whisper White Thick cardstock – 4 1/4” x 11”, scored at 5 1/2” and scrap about 2 1/4” square
- Basic Black cardstock – one piece 4” x 5 1/4”, second piece 1 3/8” x 4 3/4” and scrap about 2 1/2” square
- Tempting Turquoise (in the retiring hit list!) – 2 pieces 3 7/8” x 5 1/8” and scrap about 3” square
- Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper (also being retired May 31st!) – 1 1/2” x 4 3/8”
- Whisper White medium envelope
Recipe
Card
- Run both large pieces of Tempting Turquoise through the Big Shot with the Oh My Stars embossing folder. Set aside for now.
- Stamp greeting onto scrap of Whisper White in Tempting Turquoise ink and punch out with 2” circle punch
- Cut out starburst shape from scrap of Basic Black using Starburst punch
- Trim ends of both Basic Black strip and Dazzling Diamonds strip into a banner shape with Triple Banner punch
- Punch out a 2 1/4” circle from scrap of Tempting Turquoise paper.
- Adhere one of the embossed Tempting Turquoise panels to Basic Black panel then to front of card. (TIP1: use Tear & Tape or liquid glue for this as SNAIL will not maintain a strong hold on the embossed texture.)
- Use liquid glue to adhere Basic Black banner to top left of card. Centre and glue Dazzling Diamonds Banner on top. (TIP2: ensure your Dazzling diamonds and black banners are aligned at the top. The black will extend below the glimmer banner.)
- Adhere three circles together – white on top of black on top of turquoise – with SNAIL and place onto bottom of banner with dimensionals.
- Affix Tempting Turquoise enamel star to right side of greeting.
Envelope
- Run liquid glue around the outside envelope flap
- Line up the left edge of your embossed Tempting Turquoise with the left edge and fold of the envelope flap and adhere in place
- Open envelope flap and turn upside down and trim excess Tempting Turquoise cardstock away
And we’re all done!
A couple weeks ago, I shared what questions I ask as I’m about to make a paper crafted design for a “him”. Check them out before you start creating to guide you in a super card, personalized for your “him”.
What are all the retiring items I used?
(I’ve given you a couple hints throughout…)
- Tempting Turquoise cardstock
- Tempting Turquoise stamp pad
- Brights enamel shapes
- Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer paper
- Butterfly Basics stamp set
Did you get them all?
Yup, it’s true…some colours we are waving good-by to. So now’s the time to stock up on these items before they are gone-zo. Don’t delay, especially on the ink refills and paper. I suspect they won’t last long.
Here are all the supplies I used (retired and sticking around) so you can recreate handmade birthday cards for him too.
You Can Make It Too
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Just because he’s a guy, don’t let him miss out on the fun of getting your special paper crafted designs.
Take a good look through your stash and find some tools, colours and designs that are generic enough to fit his personality. I will just bet there’s quite a few items that are perfect for handmade birthday cards for him.
