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Slimline Birthday Greetings

May 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

If you’re looking to make something other than a standard A2 (4-1/4” x 5-1/2”) card why not try a slimline? I’ve seen a number of different sizes of slimline cards with different names such as ‘mini slimline’, ‘short slimline’ etc. But the one I prefer starts with a piece of card 7” x 8-1/2”, scored on the short side at 3-1/2”. I like this because it makes great use of 8-1/2” x 11” sheets of card for the base and layers. Plus it fits the Slimline Envelopes from Stampin’ Up!

Create this gender neutral slimline birthday card using the Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Texture Chic Specialty paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

SLIMLINE SIMPLICITY

For today’s project I chose Soft Succulent Card for the slimline card base. Then for some contrast I cut two pieces of Basic White Card, each one 3-1/4″ x 8-1/4″.

I wanted this card to have a special look and so picked up the new Texture Chic 12″ x12″ Designer Series Paper (DSP) pack. This new paper has a mixture of great designs with one side of each sheet featuring gold foil detailing. I chose one with a mottled Soft Succulent and gold pattern and cut a piece 3-1/8″ x 8-1/8″. Then I mounted the DSP onto one of the Basic White layers using Multipurpose Liquid Glue (Tombow).

For some extra shine I wrapped some Gold 3/8″ Shimmer Ribbon around the layers and secured it on the back with Tear & Tape Adhesive. Then I fixed the assembled piece to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

To coordinate the various parts of the project I decided to use pieces from the same DSP sheet. So next I cut a 1-3/8″ x 3-7/8″ strip and glued it to the flap of a Soft Succulent envelope from the Slimline Envelopes pack. Once attached, I trimmed off the excess paper with Paper Snips, using the edge of the flap as a guide.

Finally I cut two pieces of the DSP at 7/8″ x 3-1/4″ and glued these at each end of the remaining Basic White layer. With that done I fixed this layer inside the card base.

GO TO GREETINGS

All I needed now was a sentiment and I knew exactly where to find the perfect “happy birthday”; the new Go To Greetings Stamp Set. This stamp set is unusual in that it has a small “hello”, but the other 12 stamps feature just four sentiments. There’s “Happy birthday”, “Thinking of you”, “Thank you” and “Just a note” but each one is in three different sizes / fonts. This makes the set really useful to have as part of any stamp collection.

Create this gender neutral slimline birthday card using the Go To Greetings Stamp Set and Texture Chic Specialty paper from Stampin' Up! #papercraftwithme

I chose the largest (and fanciest) of the “Happy Birthday” sentiments and stamped it onto some Basic White Card with VersaMark ink. Then I sprinkled the sticky ink with gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder from the Metallics pack. After tapping off the excess powder, I removed a few stray specks then melted the rest using my Heat Tool set on 2 (high).

Instead of mounting the sentiment onto a coloured mat layer I decided to keep it fairly simple. So I found the perfect sized die in the Stitched Rectangles Dies set and cut it out. Next, using the same die, I cut three more pieces of Basic White Card. Then I glued all four die-cut rectangles on top of each other to create a really sturdy sentiment piece.

Finally I added the sentiment to my card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals and my project was complete.

There’s so much I love about this card, from the decorative sentiment to the gold foiled background it just works. It’s a simple layout but has an elegance that would make the receiver feel very special indeed. What do you think?

PRODUCT LIST

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Soft Succulent 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock
Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
Texture Chic 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Texture Chic 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper
Slimline Envelopes
Slimline Envelopes
Gold 3/8" (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon
Gold 3/8″ (1 Cm) Shimmer Ribbon
Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)
Go To Greetings Cling Stamp Set (English)
Versamark Pad
Versamark Pad
Metallics Embossing Powders
Metallics Embossing Powders
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Heat Tool (Us And Canada)
Stitched Rectangles Dies
Stitched Rectangles Dies
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine
Paper Trimmer
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Bone Folder
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Tear & Tape Adhesive
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Stampin' Dimensionals
Stampin’ Dimensionals

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Filed Under: Birthday Cards, Cards, Masculine Cards, Simple Cards, Slimline Cards Tagged With: birthday, Go To Greetings, heat emboss, masculine, slimline, Stitched Rectangles Dies, Texture Chic Specialty DSP

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