DIY Birthday Cards
Greeting cards are so expensive to buy these days. We usually buy a large box set from Costco containing a large variety of greeting cards to always have on hand. However, I like to give Brad something more personal. For his birthday, I decided to make cards for him from both Melody and me. See them both below.
General Birthday Card (to Brad from me)
I created this in Microsoft Word. I just used WordArt and entered all of the letters. Then I changed their size and rotated them. I also personalized it by adding his nickname (booger). I aligned this on the left so that when I printed it, I can just fold it in half. Below the wording, I inserted a teardrop shape and colored it yellow. I did this six times. I placed them in various spots to look like the flame on a candle. I also inserted a line to look like the wick. I printed the card on cardstock. I folded it in half, then I cut the edges off to fit into the envelope.
Lastly, I used washi tape to create the actual candle. I just picked three fun rolls but you could do a different one for each candle. You can cut the end of each one or you can just fold it over like I did. Then you can write a special message on the inside, and place in an envelope!
Daddy Birthday Card from Daughter
Melody's card to Brad was a little more labor intensive, but it was still fairly quick to make. Luckily I had all of the items to make it in my craft room.
To start, I had Melody use her Do-A-Dot Art Markers and "paint" wooden letters. I had the letters for Dada, so I opted to do "I <3 DaDa". She used a different color on each one. Each letter isn't entirely painted, but that makes it even more special. [I didn't get a picture of Melody actually painting, but I did get a cute one when she was finished!]
I opted to use brown cardstock, so I folded it in half and cut it to fit the envelope. Then I used double sided tape to attach the letters to the cardstock.
I let the tape sit for a few hours before doing anything else. I typed up a cute personalized note to Brad from Melody and printed it on regular printer paper. Then I cut it to fit inside of the card. I had Melody "sign" it with a crayon, then I used double-sided tape to attach it to the inside.
