Lego Card

One of my boys has a birthday party to go to this weekend so I needed a card for him to take to the party.  Legos seem to be all that we think about here lately so I decided to go with that theme.  Plus, what boy doesn't love Legos!  I found a few Lego cards on Pinterest and used those as a start.  Then I happened upon this sketch and it worked perfect for what I had in mind. 

I've been wanting to use a few of my new supplies lately and this card was the perfect chance.  One of the things I've recently purchased is the Polka Dots embossing folder.  I used this on the white part of the card base, but not as you would expect it to be used.  I used the backside of the embossed image!  What a fun way to add dimension in a different way. 

 

I've also wanted to try some masking, stamping, and embossing.  I did just that on the Happy Birthday sentiment.  First, I stamped Happy Birthday on the sticky part of a post it note and cut it to the shape I wanted the final image to be.  I then put the sticky note on the white square where I wanted it to be.  Using my watermark ink I stamped over the whole image.  I then heat embossed the image with clear embossing powder and finally stamped the sentiment in the blank space and traced around the area with a black marker.  Such a fun technique and another great way to add texture!!  I know I'll be doing more of this in the future.

 

The Legos were super easy to make.  I just started with a square and then punched out four circles (all from scraps of course).  I inked the edges with watermark ink to give them just a bit of depth.  I also put them on foam adhesive to make them standout.  A little bit of white gel pen gives them the final touch. 

There you have it.  A super fun, super easy card to make for the boys in your life.  This card could be for a girl too.  Just change the color of the Legos.  Thanks for stopping. 


Supplies:

• cardstock: scraps
• stamp: Glitz Design (Distressing), Stampendous (Mini Happy Birthday)
• ink: Memories Dye Ink (black), Versamark (Watermark)
• embossing powder: Ranger (clear)
• marker/pen: Zig Memory System (black), Uni-Ball Signo Broad (white)
• embossing folder: Provo Craft Cuttlebug (Polka Dots)
• twine: Doodlebug Design Inc. (Boy Assortment)
• tools: We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper 1/8" and 3/8"), EK Success (circle punch)
• misc: pop dots, adhesive, paper trimmer