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So, as promised, here are some things I LIKE and some things I DON'T LIKE about this card:
- I LIKE the blue suede paper birthday cake (Dad's favorite color is BLUE ... and ya can't go wrong with "Blue Suede Shoes," I mean Cake)
- I LIKE the chocolate polka dotted ribbon across the bottom, a ribbon from my stash
- I LIKE the background paper behind the three square cutouts. I made this card using an Accucut Die Cut at my favorite local, Mom & Pop stamp store: Stampadoodle. Wendy & Steve, the owners, are incredible, as are all their employees. Shout out to all the girls, especially Laurie!!
- I LIKE the little diamond pop-up of Happy Birthday. I happily pulled out my absolutely favorite stamp company, Lawn Fawn, and used their Bake Me a Cake set for both the sentiment and the paper-pieced cake. Then, I highlighted the words with some bronze glitter glue. Here is a close up of the sentiment:
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- I LIKE the "dad" in the three "windows" of the card. I used Lawn Fawn's Quinns ABCs (another absolute fave of mine!) and heat embossed the sentiment with black embossing powder, and then filled each letter in with a white glitter glue
- I DON'T LIKE that I feel inept with making a masculine card. I feel like this card is too plain and needs MORE - especially in the upper right area or across the top. If this were a non-masculine card, I'd fill it with ribbon, rhinestones, a flower or butterfly or something ... but those just don't seem to fit the bill on this card
So, what do you think? I will continue to hone my skills on masculine cards - good thing I don't make them every day though :)
And, I hope my Dad likes this card. Happy Birthday Dad! Here's hoping your special day was fabulous :)
Chris
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