Do you have long distance friends and family that you FaceTime or Skype with? Although that form of communication is fun and instant, what is longer lasting is sending them a card in the mail.
I wish I had a dollar for every time someone said to me: I still have that birthday/Christmas/friendship card you sent me. And I wish you could feel how awesome it is to hear that from someone I care about.
The next time you craft, have that special person in mind and try the card layout below. For this idea, I had my son in mind so I chose colors that were more masculine:
- Basic Black
- Gray Granite
- Smoky Slate
- Melon Mambo - for a touch of color
Regardless of masculine or feminine, the Lift Me Up stamp set would work fine:
Who will you send your next card to? Leave me a comment below and tell me: friend or family!
Supplies:
- Stamp Sets – Lift Me Up (clear 142896, wood 142893)
- Card Stock – Mango Melody (146989), Gray Granite (146983), Whisper White (100730), Basic Gray (121044), Basic Black (121045)
- Ink: Basic Gray (149165)
- Stampin’ Write Markers: Mango Melody (147157, Brights Collection) Gray Granite (147158, Neutrals Collection)
- Misc. – SNAIL Adhesive (104332), Big Shot (143263), Up & Away thinlits (142748), Magnetic Platform (130658), Tin Tile Dynamic Impressions embossing folder (147906), Layering Circles framelits (141705), Stampin’ Dimensionals (104430)
Measurements:
Mango Melody: 8 1/2” x 5 1/2”; 3” square (for circle); 1/4” x 5”
Whisper White: 2 3/4” square (for circle); 4 1/4” x 4 1/4”
Basic Gray: 5 1/2” x 1 1/4”
Gray Granite: 4 1/4” x 4"
Basic Black: 5" x 1"
Instructions:
- Fold Mango Melody card stock in half to create card base.
- Enclose Gray Granite layer inside Tin Tile embossing folder and emboss using Big Shot. Adhere to Whisper White layer and then to card front.
- Cut banner end to Basic Gray strip. Adhere Mango Melody strip then adhere banner layer to card front.
- Diecut Whisper White circle and Mango Melody scallop circle. Adhere together.
- Ink and stamp Balloon on Whisper White card stock, using Mango Melody and Gray Granite Stampin’ Write markers. Diecut using Up & Away thinlits. Adhere to scallop circle using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Ink phrase using Basic Gray ink and stamp onto Mango Melody card front.
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