Polka Dot and Stripe Pen Play Birthday Card

By: Suzanne Cannon from quietfiredesign.ca

By: Suzanne Cannon from quietfiredesign.ca

From the Designer: "Do you love playing with pens and markers? Me, too! A Birthday is the perfect excuse for you to have some fun and be creative. Here is a birthday card you can make for someone special and it won’t take you very long if you’re short on time. Make the letters with one tool and add fun decoration with others. Not only will the recipient love your card, you’ll have a lot of fun making it!"

Primary TechniquePaper Crafts

Project or Page SizeCard

Type of Paper UsedCardstock

Easy

Project TypeMake a Project

Materials List

Marvy Uchida Le Plume II – No. 2 Red
Marvy Uchida Bistro Chalk Marker – White
Marvy Uchida DecoColor Liquid Gold Opaque Paint Marker – Broad Line
Marvy Uchida Le Pen Drawing -Technical Drawing Pen 0.5
White cardstock
Red cardstock

Instructions

Letter “birthday” with brush pen (I used a Marvy 1122 Le Plume II) on white cardstock. Make sure your down strokes are nice and thick, as that is where the decoration will go. Use the fine-tipped end of the marker to repeat the flourish on the "y", slightly offset.
Run the white chalk marker down the center of the thick stroke in each letter to make a stripe. It leaves a wonderful subtle embellishment.
Apply a single polka dot of gold randomly along each down stroke. Use a coloured fine-tipped pen to add polka dots to each side of the gold dot.
Use a fine tipped pen to letter “happy” as shown. Add polka dots to the ends of the flourishes.
Trim the paper with your lettering, cut a mat slightly larger from red cardstock and another of white cardstock. Form a tent-fold card base about ¼” larger than the largest mat.