Big Birthday 1 of 2026

Quite a few big birthdays again this year although not as many as 2024 which was astonishing lol. You may notice its not my usual eclipse or shaped card, I was struggling to find my large envelopes so decided to make this 7x5 and I liked it with the card base more than free standing so expect to see more of the same.

I loved this image since I first saw it and it seemed perfect for my uncle, hopefully he will see the funny side.

Iron Who?

I made this at the same time as the fat man card and using the same items too, I love the doctor digi for guy cards, they have the humour without the smut you see in the shops.

Big Birthday Number 13

Number 13 unlucky for some but not this gent, he is a gentle giant with a great sense of humour who likes dressing up so I hope he likes the outfit choice lol.

Fat man and Bobbin

I was going to go with a different title but the name of the digi stamp sealed the deal lol. I have been on a doctor digi kick recently and I love the expressive look he obtains. I also bought the comic background specifically for this card and I might have used it again too. It’s perfect for all the superhero sets I own.

Big Birthday Number 11

A shaped card this time and masculine colours too, I really like creating these cards on my cricut, I think they are very effective and fun too. The image is from Doctor Digi and I just love the comical way they are drawn, perfect for the men in our lives.

You might be wondering why there are so many of these big birthday cards recently, well April/May there were no less than 6 of them and a fair few parties/meals too lol.

Big Birthday Number 7

So a return to the shaped cards, I think I had made so many eclipse I wanted a change and once I popped I couldn't stop lol. I have made so many shaped cards now it is insane.

I found this image on doctor digi and knew it would be perfect for this campervan loving guy, of course you can't buy just one image so a few more might have fallen into my basket lol.

Comedy Critic

My cousin is visiting from Australia (by the time this publishes he will already be back there ☹️).  He had a biggish birthday when he arrived and never having made him a card before I thought I should, I went with this image because he is obviously Welsh and he is also a comedian. The added green background makes it look more like the welsh flag and that was intentional.

He was shocked that I hand coloured the image as it looked printed to him, I do think that is high praise from a non-crafter. 

Melvin the Mod

The March edition of Making cards magazine had a code for 50% off at Doctor-Digi on the three images featured in the magazine. Of course I bought all three and even followed loosely one of the cards they made. I kind of wish I had printed melvin slightly smaller but I still think he works. 

Also for the first time in forever I used tiny snippets on this card, the red paper and the numbers were both cut from tiny scraps in my snippet drawer, I'm going to enter the snippet playground and hope that I remember how to use the swings lol.

Ingredients
Image: "melvin the mod" Doctor-digi
Dies: Crealies XXL stitched circles and inside out stitched circles
Card: "dark indigo" Papertrey ink
Paper: snippets, not sure of the pack but they are all echo park

Copics
Skin - E04, 11, 00
Jeans - B97, 95, 93
Bike - B02, 01, 00, 000, N2,
Jacket - G28, 46, 24
Shirt - N2, blender
Boots - 100, N10, 7
Tyres - 100, W8, 6

Challenges - Snippet Playground

IT Ant

It was recently my Hubbie's 50th Birthday, how did that happen, he was only 21 when I met him and that only seems like yesterday.

He is a gamer/IT/gadget guy and all of the cards I've made for him over the years have reflected that and this one is no different.

I saw this image ages ago and as the guy was wearing an Atari t-shirt I knew it was perfect. My hubby has been an atari fan since the first days of the 2600 machine, in fact we have all the variations of all the machines atari produced, yes he is a collector lol.

Ingredients
Image: "DIY Ian" Doctor Digi
Dies: XXL Stitched Squares from Crealies
Card: "dark charcoal" 65lb Recollections from Michaels
Paper: "mankind" Simply Creative

Copics
Skin - E13, 11, 00, 000
Hair - T6, 5, 4, 3, 2
Jeans - B99, 97, 95, 93
T-shirt - N9, 7, 6, R29, YR07, G28, G17, B26, B24, Y15
Ground - E43, 42, 41
Computer - N6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1