Open the card, Open their heart.
Hi everyone, birthday is one of my favourite occasions of the year , be it mine, my family or my friends. Ok, not exactly I like blowing off the candles. For me, birthday is a special day where everyone comes together to fill the day with fun, happiness, lively atmosphere and nothing else. I like to see the smiles on their face. So I always do something memorable for them. Isn't birthday how wonderful!
I'm excited and glee to start my first post on the making of my favourite guy birthday card. He is a patient, tender caring yet manly guy I like. As such, I've to be mindful in choosing the paper pattern and planning the theme of the card. The card must be right for him; like having the right shirt size for men. Instead of embarking on shaker card that i've been developing it, I tried a brand new corner pop up card project as pop up card usually astonishingly arouses the recipient more than a 2D static card. I hope he can appreciate my thoughtfulness and a bit of cheekiness in doing so.
Card-making without many embellishments
"Colours can interpret moods or set the style for an individual. Ensure you use colours that represent the occasion or the gender. This way, you use less embellishments to enhance the main object.”
Hop over to Resources category to view "Harmonizing Colours Schemes" in detail.
Planning
Shades of blue are popular with men. Be sure to pick blue tone if the card is for a male. Attempt other colours unless you know what are their colour preferences. I chose blue-green and yellow in my card. As you can see that these colours harmonise well with the primary object - birthday boy pocket card and the cake element sets the scene. Yellow also brightens up the card just like birthday suppose to brighten up our day. Add a catchy title / label to truly make it your own or resonate with the recipient.
Try to keep at most three primary colours in the foreground in order to maintain the colour balance and avoid the clutter. The takeaway for a perfect blend is to match a bright tone with a dull tone or dark colour for contrast.
Next on the inside card is made of one square card stock and popular birthday elements - candles and birthday greeting 12" X 12" art paper which I got it from Paper Market "It's your day" scrapbook kit. No matter what type of card you're creating, you should include any elements that bring the occasion to mind for you.
Materials
me and my big ideas pocket card
Momenta birthday sticker
Paper Market "It's your day" scrapbook kit
Adhesive glue
Scissors
How to fold a corner pop up card
I learnt the corner pop up card from Loven Stamps video. Watch it and start creating your corner pop up card now.
1. Use a square paper and fold the paper into half until you get middle scoring that shows four squares on the paper.
2 On the top right square, cut a horizontal line at its bottom line.
3 Score diagonally from the intersection point of all squares on the top left hand square.
4 Fold the top right hand corner downwards so it aligns the bottom left sqaure.
5 Fold the small square up and fold another square in another side
6 Apply the the adhesive glue
7 Open up the paper and get a cube shape.
Decorate the card
After the corner pop up card is finished, it's time to prepare the elements and decorate it
If you get inspired with our project, handmade one and bring happy birthday to a whole new level!
