A Big Birthday

Hi there

I've got a masculine birthday card to share with you today. Mum's husband John has just turned 80, so I wanted to make a special card to recognise this fabulous milestone. John is a wonderfully kind and caring man and he looks after Mum so well. He is also a fabulous handyman and can fix just about anything, so I thought the retired 'Nailed It' stamp set would be perfect for his card.

I have chosen the Bridge Fold as it has a lot of presence without being too fussy. This is a larger size card that requires a custom envelope and extra postage, but it is worth it for this special occasion. The finished size when folded flat is 15.5cm x 21.5cm (6 1/8" x 8 1/2").

The base card is Real Red and the first matte is Pacific Point and the background is one of the wood grain designs from the Wood Textures Designer Paper stack.  I have stamped the tools on Silver Foil with Stazon Ink and die cut them with the coordinating framelits. I stamped them again on Whisper White with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and used the Stampin' Blends alcohol marks to colour the handles. I had to use a colour matched Copic for the Pacific Point screwdriver. I fussy cut the handles and added them to the die cut Silver Foil tools.

For the centrepiece I have die cut the 'happy birthday' in Pacific Point, Silver Foil and Real Red card stock and layered them to up the wow factor and complement the silver in the tools and trim.

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I have put the writing panel on the centre back of the card, using more of the images and die cuts from the 'Nailed It' stamp set and coordinating framelits to decorate it. The greeting is from one of my favourite and unfortunately retired stamp sets 'Balloon Adventures'.

The card is folded toward the right to make it flat. You can see the embossed foil panel that wasn't really visible in the first photo, that matches the bridge across the front that the '80' is mounted on.

I used the Envelope Punch Board to make a presentation envelope from a 12" x 12" piece of Pacific Point card stock, as I am pretty sure he will want to keep it. I then popped it into a standard C5 envelope to post.

Project Details
Stamps	Nailed It (retired), Balloon Adventures (retired)
Card stock & Papers	Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White, Silver Foil, Wood Textures DSP
Ink	Stazon, Memento Tuxedo Black, Real Red, Pacific Point
Accessories	Metallic Enamel Shapes
Tools	Hexagon Dynamic TIEF, Build It Framelits, Large Numbers Framelits, Happy Birthday Thinlits, Big Shot, Tombow Liquid Adhesive, Stampin' Blends Alcohol Markers, Copic Markers, Envelope Punch Board

If you would like any further information about this card, please get in touch.

Thanks for looking!

Comments

[Rica Lehmann]

Hello, Judy!! I live in Königswinter, Germany and love your blog !! This is an amazing card-- my dad is a handyman, too, and I would love to case this card, because my dad have also his 80. Birthday on next Wednesday-- would you please send me the measurement and score lines for the red card stock base-- I can figure out the rest. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work.

Best Wishes Rica

[Wendie]

Great card! This is a fun fold and you "nailed it" with the total masculine design.

[Dianne]

Hello, Judy!! I live in Frierson, Louisiana and love your blog !! This is an amazing card-- my husband is a handyman, too, and I would love to case this card-- would you please send me the measurement and score lines for the red card stock base-- I can figure out the rest ( I hope!!!!) thank you for sharing your beautiful work!! ❤️❤️❤️

[Kathy (cards_by_kp)]

You "Nailed It" with this stamp set and creative fold. The Bridge Fold technique is a great way to display this fabulous masculine card celebrating a milestone birthday. Thanks for sharing your creativity!