Birthday Card

A good friend has twin sons that will celebrating their 10th birthday in a couple of weeks. I made this card for them. The were heard talking about the card that I sent them last year. Who says you can't feel pressure from 9 year olds.


I never think that you can go wrong with SpongeBob. The SpongeBob paper is cut as an overlay that is then folded in half. The blue card stock is cut as the background shadows of the greeting. The SpongeBob paper is then glued to the card stock using the fold as the guide.

Quick Card #1

Here is one of the “quick” cards that I ended up making for one of my friends. The closed card measures 6.25 (w) by 4.4 (h). It is made with a Natural White 110 lb cardstock. It is a tri-fold card with a vertical orientation (it opens up rather than left and right). The gold paper is embossed and dry-brushed with white ink and is wrapped around the entire card. The top fold lifts up to reveal the sentiment that is gocco-printed in gold on bright white 80 lb cardstock. The sentiment is matted on a gold linen card 60 lb cardstock. The bottom of the card lifts down to reveal a white linen text weight (32 lb) paper for a handwritten message.

When I make a first batch of cards, I make extra parts of the card so I don’t have to restart every time I want that design. In this case, I printed extra “with love” cards so that I can use them in the future. This way, I only have to gocco print once.

I originally designed this card for an anniversary card. My friend is using it so send to a new bride and groom. I also plan on using this card for Valentine’s Day next year.