Masculine 60th birthday card - Hand Lettered Prose

Can you guess who this card is for?

Masculine birthday card made with the Come Sail Away paper,
Hand Lettered Prose and Well Written dies

With just a little bit of planning, this is a very simple card to make.
I started out with the Sahara Sand base card and layer of Early Espresso.  Then I cut the piece of Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to size, positioned the letter dies (see tips below) and ran it through my Big Shot.

The letters are layered and sponged 

I used some old, retired cardstock to cut the letters three more times and adhered these behind the letters cut from the patterned paper to provide depth.  I wasn't concerned about the colour I used for these layers because I knew I would be colouring the edges (the only bit that shows) with Early Espresso ink.

Having sponged the edges of the letters, I stuck them into position on the card and then added the final elements.  I'm afraid the numbers are from a long-retired set which I keep to hand because they're the perfect size for most of my age cards.

The scatter of Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins finished the card.

TIPS:
Cutting the letters: To ensure that I positioned the letters exactly as I wanted them before cutting, I created a little template for myself.

Creating a stencil to ensure accurate placement of the letter dies

Using the stencil to accurately position the dies for cutting

Colouring the edges: To get into all the nooks and crannies around the edges of the letters, I used a Stampin' Write Marker.  I chose to do this before I added the final, decorative layer so that I didn't have to be careful.

Using a Stampin' Write Marker to colour the edges of the triple layer letters, before adding the top decorative layer

To delicately sponge the edges of the letters, I used a tiny little make-up sponge.

I used a tiny make-up sponge to apply a little ink to the finished letters.

Thank you for visiting.
'Til next time!
Stephanie

Product List - Available for purchase in my online store

Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper

$20.00

Hand-Lettered Prose Dies

$66.00

Well Written Dies

$70.00

Basic Adhesive-Backed Sequins

$12.25

Sahara Sand A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso A4 Card Stock

$15.25

Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad

$13.00