My First Card - WOOHOO!

As you may know, my grandfather's 80th birthday is next week. I decided to take the plunge and make my very first card for him. In my eyes, the man hung the moon & stars and I love him more than he'll ever know!!!

I think the card turned out okay! :o) And even if it turned out looking HIDEOUS, my grandfather would still LOVE it because it came from me. LOL



This picture turned out a little blurry, but I included it because the colors were closer to the 'real' colors than the one below.

I used white cardstock for the card blank, a pastel blue for the background on the front, a pastel yellow cut with a scalloped edge on the Cricut (via SCAL) and green pastel for the top piece. I used my corner rounder to round the edges of the green paper and embossed "Happy Birthday" with blue. The ribbon is blue & yellow plaid. Who knows where it came from, but my grandfather LOVES plaids.

I think my flash was working OT on this one, but it gives you the idea of what it looks like!

This is the inside of the card. My handwriting is sloppy, so I decided to print the sentiment on a piece of cardstock and stick it inside.

This is the back of the card. My personalized stamps haven't arrived yet (boohoo). I wanted to put it on the back, so I printed the proof sheet onto white cardstock, 'colored' the flowers & leaves with Le Plume II markers and used a little adhesive to affix it. Quick & Easy!!!

So, let me know what you think!