Sunday, March 13, 2011
Birthday Card: Doily for a Dolly turning 30, Part III of Top Load Notecard Holders
She's a classy lady. So I had to make it a classy card. My favorite detail is the doily. This was a last minute addition inspired by Martha Stewart's Valentine's Day Doily Envelopes idea. I wanted something to show behind the '30' cutout but I didn't know what. Good thing I stopped at the dollar store for the doilies!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Birthday Card: Happy Birthday Man, Part II of Top Load Notecard Holders
I always have trouble coming up with ideas for men's cards. That was until I stumbled upon a random scrapbook post by Kerri Bradford. I want to take a moment now to give her praise. I absolutely love the organized composition of all her work. It's so tidy and creative!
Lets regress -
[PAPER] Designing the 'BIRTHDAY' cut was easy. Cutting the paper was the tough part. After buying Wausau paper at Target, I now understand why that cream color cardstock at Print Icon was on sale for $3. Wausau paper cuts consistently using the yellow Silhouette Plunger Tip. The discount Print Icon paper required an hour of Xacto kniving even after the Silhouette took its cut at it. NOT FUN. I'll be sure to limit any cutting projects for the Print Icon discount paper.
[HEAT EMBOSSING] While I'm on the topic of cheap paper - look what happens when you try to heat emboss black embossing ink onto cheap paper. It melts and winds up looking like a horrible print job. NEVER AGAIN.
[LABEL SHAPE] After cutting the 'BIRTHDAY', it reminded me of the black and white marble notebooks we used to have in grade school. So, to give it the name label look, I used one of the 50 free shapes I got with my Silhouette. Using a pen and the Silhouette Pen Holder, I noted who the card/notebook belonged to.
Not so bad after all with a few additional details.
Lets regress -
[PAPER] Designing the 'BIRTHDAY' cut was easy. Cutting the paper was the tough part. After buying Wausau paper at Target, I now understand why that cream color cardstock at Print Icon was on sale for $3. Wausau paper cuts consistently using the yellow Silhouette Plunger Tip. The discount Print Icon paper required an hour of Xacto kniving even after the Silhouette took its cut at it. NOT FUN. I'll be sure to limit any cutting projects for the Print Icon discount paper.
[HEAT EMBOSSING] While I'm on the topic of cheap paper - look what happens when you try to heat emboss black embossing ink onto cheap paper. It melts and winds up looking like a horrible print job. NEVER AGAIN.
[LABEL SHAPE] After cutting the 'BIRTHDAY', it reminded me of the black and white marble notebooks we used to have in grade school. So, to give it the name label look, I used one of the 50 free shapes I got with my Silhouette. Using a pen and the Silhouette Pen Holder, I noted who the card/notebook belonged to.
Not so bad after all with a few additional details.
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