Hello
Today I want to show you how to make an easy gatefold birthday card for the men in your life. The first birthday card was one of my April class projects and is a homage to three of the colours that retired as part of our colour refresh – Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point.
For both birthday cards I’m sharing today, I used the Biggest Wish stamp set. The Celebration tags that I used to make the candles in the first card have sadly retired but it would be quite easy to make your own candles. The card base is Pacific Point and the ink colours used were Mango Melody, Bermuda Bay and Pacific Point.
What is a Colour Refresh?
Every five years or so Stampin’ Up! does a colour refresh. That means the four core colour families (Neutrals, Brights, Subtles and Regals) are updated to take account of current trends. So some colours retire, old favourites return and new colours are added to the mix. If you would like to learn more and get an updated colour chart drop me a quick email to lynn@lynniecdesigns.co.uk and I’ll send you one.
Masculine birthday cards
I don’t know about you but I often struggle to make a masculine birthday card. Mostly because I tend to chose pretty floral and feminine stamps and dies. But I’m so happy I bought the He’s All That stamp set and co-ordinating dies. I can tell it’s going to be really helpful in making cards for lots of different occasions. For the second card I used three different blues: Azure Afternoon (new), Blueberry Bushel and Misty Moonlight (returning In-colours).
The inside is stamped with another of the sentiments from He’s All That stamp set. This would actually be a great sentiment for an anniversary or Valentine’s day card too. I often add patterned paper to the front of a gatefold card but here I added some cardstock that had been embossed with one of the three Basics 3D embossing folders
Supplies you need to make these birthday cards
Stamps/Bundles:
He’s All That bundle and Biggest Wish
Cardstock/Designer Series Paper:
- Blueberry Bushel 14.8 x 21cm scored at 5.25cm from each side
- Blueberry Bushel 10.2 x 14.5cm
- Basic White half a sheet for stamping and diecutting
Inks:
- Azure Afternoon
- Blueberry Bushel
- Misty Moonlight
Accessories and Tools:
Basics Embossing Folder
Adhesives:
Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
Don’t they look good together? You can watch me make the second birthday card by clicking the box below. I filmed the video just after the coronation of King Charles III but this is the first chance I’ve had to share it with you. I hope you enjoy it:-
If you are interested in buying any of the products used you can click on the photo’s below to go to that item in my Stampin’ Up! online shop. If you would like more information about shopping with me click this link.
That’s all from me today, as always thanks for stopping by and remember to keep it crafty.
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