Hello Write It Wednesday!
So today is my dad’s birthday. It also happens to be my 3rd grade teachers birthday. Obviously the way I remember hers is because it’s my dad’s. I created my dad a birthday card and I love how it turned out so I thought I would share it. Let’s get started…
Dad’s iPhone
Things Used:
- Tombow Dual Brush Pen
- Tombow Fudenosuke Soft and Hard Pens
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Canson Marker paper
- Black and Decker Laser
- Sharpie pens
- Tombow Mono Zero Elastomer Eraser
- Moo eraser
- Small square CTMH ink pad
- Westcott stencil shape maker
- Photoshop Elements
- Microsoft Word
- Hp Photoshop Printer
- Printer paper
- Paper trimmer
- Adhesive
Step #1:
So for my dad’s birthday we got him an iPhone 7 but it won’t be in for about another week. I figured what better way to tell him what he was getting than to draw it out for him. The phone he currently has doesn’t keep reception like it use to even though everyone else phone with the same carrier would have reception in the same spot.
The first thing I did was draw a rough draft with which icons I wanted to used and then what colors I wanted to use to color everything in accordingly. I used my small square stamp pad from Close To My Heart for the icons since it was the size I needed and the only thing I could find at the time.
Step #2:
Next, I created a clean and final copy of my iPhone drawing. Again, using my small square stamp pad for the icon template and then tracing everything with my Tombow Fudenosuke Hard Pen
drawing out each things as well as possible with various objects or my Westcott stencil.
Step #3:
After satisfied with my drawings, I traced everything with my Tombow Fudenosuke Hard Pen. Once everything was traced, I used my erasers for any pencil markings showing.
Step #4:
I then carefully shaded and colored in each icon. As you can see, for the ‘calendar’ I used the date of my dad’s birthday. On the maps, I also used an Interstate in our area.
Step #5:
Originally, I thought I would used the option in Photoshop Elements to Create a Card but that didn’t work out too well; so I went to plan B after editing my photos I wanted to use. Within Photoshop Elements I erased around my “Happy Birthday” and “iPhone” I created by hand and then took a picture.
Plan B…Microsoft Word. It’s the best for everything right?! There in Microsoft Word, my version is 2009, I used two text boxes and placed my “Happy Birthday” on the left and “iPhone” on the right.
Once positioned how I wanted, I printed it out.
Step #6:
After my creation was printed, I trimmed it to size making it to fit my pre-scored blank card. Though, before adhering it to my card I wrote my saying I came up with on the front. I thought it was perfect since this ‘phone’ I drew is just like his with not having service no matter what is done to it. Luckily, the phone that’s on its way will be way better!
Step #7:
Once satisfied with my written saying on the front, I adhered the printed part to the inside.
There you go, a fun and cute card for that special someone whether you have an iPhone on the way or not. Hope you enjoyed!
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Crafty JBird
