Saturday, October 3, 2009

Birthday Card for Dad

My dad's birthday is coming up in a couple of weeks and I decided to make him a card this year. I made him the following card and envelope.



Paper:



  • 12x12 striped paper for envelope
  • 12x12 argyle print paper for card
  • 12x12 cardstock in beige for card
  • printed paper for fish (I began with a yellow and switched to a print)
  • dark blue paper for lettering
  • dark brown paper for frame and accents
  • green paper for accents
*The printed paper I used was from Die Cuts With a View "Stack 6" from Joann fabric and craft store.

Cricut Cartridge: Wild Card

Supplies:
  • Xyron sticker maker
  • Glue pen
  • Glue stick
  • Bone folder
  • Scoring blade in paper cutter
Part 1:  Envelope
  • Load in striped paper.

  • Select "fit to page" button.
  • Select the shift button and then the "Father" button (refer to page 66 in the booklet).  
  • Hit "Cut." This will cut an envelope for a 4 1/2 inch card.
  • Unload paper.


  • Using the scoring blade, score the folds of the envelope so that the stripes are on the inside of the card.
  • Fold and glue the envelope.




Part 2: The Card (un-select the "fit to page" button and set the size dial to 4 1/2 inches.)
  • Base of the card:
    • Load the beige cardstock.
    • Select the "blackout" feature key.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit Cut
    • Unload machine and set aside the card base.
  • Front of card:
    • Load the argyle paper.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit Cut
    • Unload the machine and set aside the front of the card.
  • Frame and accent:
    • Load the brown paper
    • Select the "frame" feature key.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit Cut.
    • When finished cutting select the "icon" button.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit cut.
    • Unload the machine and set aside the frame and grass accent.
  • Green Accent Grass
    • Load the green paper
    • Select the "icon" button.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit cut.
    • Unload the machine and set aside the grass accent.
  • Fish (I first cut the fish in gold, but I did not like the look, so I used a green printed paper instead.)
    • I selected a green printed 12x12 paper.
    • Load the paper.
    • Move the blade using the arrows surrounding the cut button to a place where I wanted the fish to be.



    • Select the "icon" button.
    • Select the "shift" key.
    • Select the "father" card key.
    • Hit cut.
    • Unload the machine and set aside the fish.
  • Lettering "Happy Birthday"
    • Load the blue paper.
    • Change dial size to 5 inches.
    • Select the "phrase" button.
    • Select the "cupcake" card key (see page 61 in the handbook).
    • Hit "Cut"
  • Lettering "Dad" or any name.
    • Change the dial size to 1 inch
    • Select the "alphabet" feature key.
    • Select the "shift" key.
    • Select the first letter "D"
    • Select the remaining letters "ad"
    • Hit "cut"
    • Unload paper and remove the lettering.
    • So I do not misplace the lettering, I immediately load them into the Xyron sticker machine and make them into stickers.
Part 3: Card Assembly



  • Score the inside of the beige and argyle cards.
  • Using the glue stick, adhere the argyle card to the beige card base.


  • Using the glue pen, adhere the brown frame to the opening of the argyle card.
  • Using the glue pen, adhere the fish to the center of the card in the opening.


  • Using the glue pen, adhere the green grass to the inside of the card.
  • Cut the brown cattail tips of the brown grass.


  • Using the glue pen, adhere the brown cattail tips to the green grass.
  • Remove the stickers (lettering) and place on the card.



Now you have fully assembled a birthday card for a fisherman.

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