Since I am heading off to Indiana with Moose at the ungodly hour of 3:00 a.m. tomorrow morning in order to visit our dear friends Caela (of Heinous Hats), Rufus and Matt for the weekend, tomorrow’s post shall now be today’s post.
This past Sunday, one of my best guy friends, Matt (a different one from the one we’re visiting this weekend), celebrated his 30th birthday. Since he recently moved with his lovely wife (and another of my best friends), Virginia, to Newfoundland, we do not get to party with him this year, at least not until the next time we all get together. It really drives home how hard it is not to have them around anymore and how much I miss them.
To stave off this depressing thought, it only seemed right to make him a card that was a silly and cheerful, with a slightly geeky theme to honour his interests on this momentous occasion.
Enter the robot birthday card. Here’s hoping he’s already got it, since I was a little late getting it in the mail (and the postal service seems to be exceptionally slow between here and the Island to boot!).
Supplies:
· Sheet of 8 1/2” x 11” blue card stock
· Sheet of 8 1/2” x 11” silver text weight paper
· Scrap of polka dot patterned card stock
Equipment:
· Computer
· Printer
· Paper trimmer
· Bone folder
· Craft knife
· Scissors
· Metal-edged ruler
· Pencil
· Thin-tipped black marker
· Glue stick
· Piece of wax paper and a heavy book for pressing
Directions:
1. Create a new letter-sized (8 1/2” x 11”) document in a graphic design program. On the left side of the document, create a 3 1/4” x 4 1/2” box using guidelines. Create a text box within these guidelines (about 1/3 of the way down) with the words, “happy birthday”. Insert a robot image (I used this one) in the bottom right corner. Insert the same image on the right side of the document. Resize it so that it is approximately 5” tall. Print the document on the silver text weight paper. Allow time for the ink to dry.
2. Cut the right side of the silver text weight paper (around the “happy birthday sentiment”) with the paper trimmer to make a 3 3/4” x 5” panel. Cut the blue card stock in half to get two 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" pieces. Set one aside for future projects and fold the other with the bone folder to make a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card.
3. Use the craft knife, scissors and metal-edged ruler to cut out the robot image.
4. Draw a party hat (rectangle) on to the scrap of polka dot card stock. Size the hat so that it is proportionate to the robot’s head. Use the black marker to outline the hat shape (to mimic the outlines on the robot). Cut out the hat, just outside the black marker border.
5. Use the glue stick to glue the “happy birthday” panel to the inside right side of the card. Glue the robot and the party hat to the front of the card.
6. Place the piece of wax paper on top of the closed card and press the card with the heavy book until the glue is dry.
That’s all for today, Internets! Hope you have a fantastic weekend and a wonderful start to February. Come back next Friday for the next card in the Valentine’s Day series.
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