Unusual Birthday Cards

Good Morning, 

A project almost finished.   I've 2 birthdays for ladies in our town, 88 and 103. With the situation in our world I always think MAIL is good to receive.  Trying to decide WHEN to mail.  An in town piece of 1st class mail,   mailed  Dec 21st took until 28th after Christmas.  It took 12 days for a small 1st Class from Iowa to Tennessee.  

My idea was to create 88 candles on one card and 103 on the other.  I did that by using an embossing folder with 14 candles. counting the back side I had 28 on one page.   I had to make 1 candle with the odd number 103.  Cards are 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 

You can enlarge this photo to see the embossing, I used yellow for the candle flame.

My desk,  and all the colors I used for the candles

The Envelope Front  Hoping I can drop this off

Backside of cards and envelope

Front side of card at top and 103/1 sparkly candle last page

The back side of the cards

Front cover has 10 candles,  (5 each side)   2 pages have 14 each side 28 =56, 1 page 13 each side = 26, back page has 10 and 1 added =11   EQUAL 103 

The backside of the envelope and front side of the card 


~~~~~~~~On to the next one~~~~~ ~!!!!

This card may be mailed  It is a little thinner, not as many pages, and a simpler envelope. It  Has 3 pages x 28 = 84     1 cover has 4 candles = 88

Front of the envelope  and the back of the cards. held together in the corner with some ribbon

Thanks for stopping by, this was a 3 to 4 day project, with cutting, embossing , having ink dry and creating ideas for fronts and backs. And of course figuring out the totals  But is was fun. 

WOYWW #605

Welcome,  another Wednesday in our world.  It's been some beautiful January days, showing us great beauty in Nature. 

Today we are sharing our desks, and Ms Julia HERE  gives us the opportunity to visit many arond the world thru Mr. Linky.  You can join in, she has those details at the top of her blog, make visits, and enjoy.

MY DESK:

The beginning of 2 birthday cards.  Embossing folder gives 14 candles. So when turning the card over I have 28 on each single page.  I need 88 on one card and 103 on the other.   Distressed the candle flame with yellow.  103 being an odd #  I cut  out 1 extra candle with sparkly paper

I decided a little booklet would be the answer. I used different colors on the front and back of each page

I added a birthday wish on the cover,  I will post the finished process tomorrow. 

I had fun making the envelope for Lucille who will be 103.  I will hand deliver this so didn't have to worry about mail delivery.     

Thanks for all the lovely comments last week. I hope you are all safe and finding things to do to keep you sane.  I am fine with being at home, but I sure am missing my grandkids and their Mom and Dads.  It is mostly due to Distance  You can't just come and go. 

Stay Safe  and Thanks for visiting.