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FREE Tutorial! A Tweed-Inspired Masculine Birthday Card

Published 11 months ago • 4 min read

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A FREE Card Tutorial JUST for My Subscribers! This Happy Birthday card pairs cozy texture with clean design, featuring 1" strips of the Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper arranged in a modern grid layout. The sentiment, from the cheeky Not 29 Anymore stamp set, takes center stage on a die-cut from the Nested Essentials Dies. A touch of linen thread and neutral embellishments complete this polished look—perfect for the stylish guy in your life!
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measure & cut (from bottom to top):

card base:

  • Basic Beige Cardstock: 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, scored at 4 1/4

layers (from bottom to top):

  • Basic Beige Cardstock: 5 1/4 x 4
  • Basic Beige Cardstock: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 (final cut to 5 x 3 3/4)
  • Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper: 6 x 1 (qty 1), 5 x 1 (qty 4), 3 x 1 (qty 4)
  • Basic Beige Cardstock (sentiment): 4 1/4 x 2 (before die-cutting)
  • Early Espresso Cardstock: 2 x 1 1/2 (before die-cutting)

envelope:

  • Need for Tweed Designer Series Paper: 5 3/4 x 2 1/4

stamp:

  • Use a Clear Block H or a ​Mini MISTI​ Stamp Positioning Tool to stamp the sentiment (Not 29 Anymore Stamp Set) in Early Espresso Classic Ink onto the Basic Beige sentiment layer.

crop:

  • Use a ​​Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine​​ (Standard) to crop the sentiment and Early Espresso layers with the 3 7/8 x 1 3/4 and 1 5/8 x 2 1/4 Nested Essentials Dies.
  • Use the round Hole Punch to crop the hole on the left side of the sentiment.

assemble & adhere:

  • Burnish the fold of the card base with a Bone Folder.
  • Adhere the Basic Beige layer to the card base with Stampin' Dimensionals.
  • Adhere the 1" strips to the 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 as shown with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Trim with a Paper Trimmer to 5 x 3 3/4.
  • Adhere the two die-cuts together with Multipurpose Liquid Glue and to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

embellish:

  • Thread a piece of Linen Thread through the hole and secure with a bow.
  • Embellish with 3 Basic Beige Neutral Matte Dots.

envelope flap:

  • Adhere the 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 Designer Series Paper to a Basic White Medium envelope flap with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. TIP: Add glue to the flap, not the Designer Series Paper.
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