Birthday: Team Moose!

Greetings!

We have an upcoming birthday for my son the week of Christmas! 🤪

Every year we celebrate with the birthday themed kitchen, then he opens his gifts with the fully decked out tree in the living room. lol.

This card was created for the male in mind for

(Challenge Link)

How do you make a card for a guy in December?

My first attempt at this, felt way to Christmas-y. So, i went back to the drawing board to change some elements.

When I showed the card to my husband, he replied, “that’s a cute reindeer.” 😣 - We had the same problem at Halloween when my son went as a moose to go trick or treating! 😆

I decided to change the color scheme completely. I originally wanted a winter feel since I was working with the moose, but the color scheme just felt off.

I opted to use a white frame, and brighter colors for the shaker baking inside.

To keep things wintery, I used a white and iridescent snowflake shaker mix. Still winter, but more subtle.

The moose I changed from felt to paper. I had many more shades of brown sun card stock compared to felt, and I had the ability to shade with ink for dimension. The paper version looked more like a moose to me!

Lastly, I changed the eyes. I went from the small half round black beads to glossy black cardstock.

Since we celebrate twice in one week, having the second card comes in pretty handy. I look so on top of things! 😂

Supplies:

A2 Shaker style card

Heat resistant acetate - (Shop Here)

Double sided tape - (Shop Here)

Perched Moose Cutting Die - (SSS) (Shop Here)

“Happy Birthday” die - Tattered Lace

Glossy Black cardstock/ 12 x 12 (Michael’s)

Party Hat & Balloon dies - Spellbinders Birthday Bliss - Nov. 2024 Small Die of the Month

Thanks for stopping by! - Valerie Kaye!

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