I’m always thinking of cards that can be used for masculine birthday cards. About half of the birthday cards I send are for people who are senior citizens (over 60). I really liked the sentiment from My Favorite Things Big Birthday Sentiments “There’s no such thing as too many candles,” and decided to use this as the theme for this card.
I recently purchased Impression Obsession’s Candle Block stamp and die and thought the candles would be the perfect size to put a lot of them on a birthday cake. So, I searched my dies and decided to use the layered cake from Hero Arts Make a Wish stamp and die. I cut the cake layers from a scrap of brown cardstock and shaded it with Copic Markers (colors listed below). The cake stand was cut from Paper Accents Gold Mirror Cardstock.
Since the cake was chocolate, I decided I wanted to have a complimentary patterned paper background. I found this chevron paper from My Mind’s Eye Adventure Paper Pad and die cut it with the largest Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. It was adhered to a top folding A2 cardbase made from Gina K. Designs 120# Ivory Cardstock using Tombo Mono Glue Runner Dot Adhesive.
The sentiment was stamped with VersaMark Ink on a scrap of the brown cardstock and then heat embossed with Ranger Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder. It was adhered to the card front using 3M 1/2″ Foam Tape.
The candles were stamped multiple times with the Memento Inks listed below and then die cut with the matching die. Candles in the back where adhered directly to the cardbase and the candles in the front with thin strips of 3M 1/2″ Fun Foam. Gold Stickles was used for the flame of the candles and the card was done.
PRODUCTS USED:
- Impression Obsession Candle Block
- My Favorite Things Big Birthday Sentiments
- Hero Arts Make a Wish
- Copic: E49, E47, E55, E57, E53
- Memento Ink: Danube Blue, Cottage Ivy, Dandelion, Tangelo, Lady Bug
- VersaMark Ink
- Ranger Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder
- Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles
- My Mind’s Eye Adventure Paper Pad
- Gina K. Designs 80# and 120# Ivory Cardstock
- Paper Accents Gold Mirror Cardstock
- 3M ½” Foam Tape
- Gold Stickles
- Tombo Mono Multi Glue
- Rangers Multi Medium Matte