The musings and offerings of a burgeoning greetings master

Monday, March 31, 2014

Birthday Wonkies

Well, you know how nice and crisp and lovely a shaped card can be?  I love getting out my bigger dies and cutting shapes and making them into smaller sized greetings.

So, I made this--

This card was made with a Spellbinder's set called Jar Labels, which was a very generous gift from my friend Michelle Woerner, and Grommet Tags, also by Spellbinders.  The papers are from Basic Gray's Boxer collection, and the sentiment stamps are an old favorite from Stampendous, called Everything Happy.  Teeny-tiny words that are just lovely!

So, I am of the school that says you don't let the cut off part of a die cut show, so I cut a full piece to use as the card front.  You can see the fold on the back, but who cares about that?

I think this is a rather handsome card, even if it is small--as I'm typing this, it looks like the photo is just a tiny bit bigger than the actual card. 

Of course, you notice right away that the point on the bottom makes it so the card can't really sit on it's edge very well, at least, not without a bit of wonky factor.  Solution- Give the card AFTER a couple of Happy Birthday cocktails.  No one will EVER know the difference!

Thanks for stopping by!
All Best-
Richard

4 comments:

  1. You are RIGHT! It looks straight to me!
    Great job!

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  2. Love it. After a few more cocktails, the recipient can try spinning it like a top : )

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  3. The cocktails always make birthdays better especially as we near our 50's! Lol! This one is very handsome!!!!

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  4. All of the layers really make this look fabulous! And who doesn't love a birthday card that requires a little drink to be fully appreciated!

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