My youngest daughter asked me to make a card for her partner. He will be celebrating his 30th birthday on October 30. The celebration will be an Oktoberfest costume themed event.
For this request I knew that I wanted to make a lederhosen inspired card. The Suit & Ties Dies would be perfect.
Althought the Well Suited Designer Series Paper is retired, I chose one design to use for the ‘shirt’.
The ‘shirt’ was so easy to create. I cut a piece of the DSP and trimmed away a triangle at the centre top to accommodate the collar.The collar had Stampin’ Dimensionals placed on the underside so that it would sit up from the ‘shirt front’. I also popped a small piece of Basic White card behind the triangle.
I small strip of the same DSP was cut using one of the Suit & Ties Dies and glued down the centre to appear to be the placket for buttonholes and buttons. The buttons were die cut from Basic Black card that has Adhesive Sheet attached.
For the lederhosen suspenders and front panel, I thought Cinnamon Cider card would be the perfect colour. The suspenders were cut using the same die I used for the placket.
The suspender buckles were also cut using the Suit & Ties Dies.
I created the centre panel of the lederhosen suspenders using the Seasonal Layers Dies. This piece was then recut to make the shape smaller and more authentic looking.
An image from the Batik Boutique Stamp Set was used to add the floral flourish to the centre panel. It was stamped in Tuxedo BLack Memento ink.
Inside the card, I stamped a birthday greeting on the insert and also created a calendar panel to mark the date of his birthday – turning 30 on the 30th.
I sent photos of the card to my daughter and she is very happy with what I have made for her. And I am very pleased with the end result.
Although, I must confess, I’m reallt sure that I want to go in costume.
Until next time, happy stamping.
If you live in Australia, you can order any of the products I used to make this card by going to my online store. Just click on any of the images below.
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