Today we are going to Make a Happy Birthday for Dad Handmade Card.  This card follows all the guidelines of a masculine card.  If you're not sure what the “guidelines” are – check out this post where I break them all down for you.  Today's card is based on Sketch 11 from my growing sketch library.  If you'd like to grab Sketches 1 – 10 check out my digital download store. 

Below is the sketch we are using for today's card.

ink stamp and scrap sketch 11

The Card

Here's the card we're making today.  I made a few variations from the sketch.  Most notably I skipped the bow since this is a guy card.  I also skipped matting the thin strip that goes horizontally across the card.  The greeting is enlarged and slid off to the right too.  Sketches are meant to be a launching pad.   Sometimes you jump off and go straight into the water – copy the sketch as is.  Sometimes you jump off, twist, rotate and then hit the water.  This card is somewhere in between those two moves.

happy birthday dad card using ink stamp and scrap sketch 11

The Supplies

Here are the supplies used to make the card.  I really love how the Basic Beige and Sea Secret play off each other.  I also like the argyle pattern from running the Basic Beige through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine at an angle twice.

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Let's Make It

  1. Stamp greeting on Basic White and add the tools as borders at the top and bottom
  2. Use the die to create an argyle pierced pattern by running the die at an angle along the Basic Beige and then repeating this after twisting the Basic Beige to the opposite angle
  3. Add the Sea Secret and Basic Beige layers to the card base
  4. Add the strip of Florals in Bloom paper
  5. Add the greeting (Basic White) layer to the card far to the right using Stampin' Dimensionals

Here's a close-up look at stamped greeting layer.  You could easily use this stretch version of this sketch and fill the “greeting layer” with flower stamps and a flowery greeting.

close up of handmade birthday card for dad

Measurements

  • Basic White – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ score at 4 1/4″
  • Sea Secret – 5 1/4″ x 4″
  • Basic Beige – 5 1/5″ x 4″ – after embossing cut down to 4 1/2″ x 3 1/4″
  • Floral Blooms DSP Strip – 3/4″ by 3 1/4″
  • Basic White – 3 1/2″ x 2 3/8″
close up of handmade birthday card for dad

Thanks for Stopping By

Thanks for stopping by today.  If you want to see me chat about this card along with four others using this sketch hop over to my Sketch Masterclass post.  You'll find more samples and a video with tips and ideas not listed in this post.

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