Man-Card for birthday with Acrylic Sticky Note and Pen

I've never made one of the Acrylic Post-It Note Holders before tonight but it was really simple and quick to do.  I made this for my Manager's birthday and since he likes to fish....well. 



You will need an 4" x 6" Acrylic Frame and a 3 x 3 Post-it
note pack.  I stamped the image in Black Staz-On onto River Rock.  This is a retired set called Angler.  The image is colored in with Watercolor Pencils and a Blender Pen.  To add the metal look, I used the Versamark Pen and embossed with Pewter Embossing Powder.  (You knew I had to use Pewter.)  Cut your Designer Series Paper or card stock to 4" x 6" and add your designs.  To hold my Sticky Note Pad down to the acrylic, I used a removable Poster Tape.  It holds it nice but you can remove the tape later.

The pen is a Pentel Pen with a strip of the Designer Series Paper, Well Worn inside.  Unscrew the end and take out the pen.  Cut a strip of 7/8" wide and 3 1/2" long in the paper.  I folded mine into thirds but didn't crease the paper.  Then it was easy to insert into the pen barrel.  Insert the pen and put the cap back on. 



This is just a closer look at the Watercolor Pencils work.  You can use them as color pencils or with a Blender Pen, watercolor brush or an Aqua Painter for a more painted look.  I loved the Blender Pen here as it just does that--blends--and covers my goofs.

 

And here is his card.  The trout is also from the Angler retired set but the Happy Birthday comes from Teeny Tiny Wishes set.   While I was getting some River Rock Scraps, I had these rings leftover I had cut with my Circle Scissor Plus.  What a nice touch to the card.  I sponged Soft Suede on the outside ring and Cajun Craze on the inside of the ring to get a blended look.  A 5/16" Chocolate Chip Brad holds the sentiment to the ring.  And of course, Pewter Embossing Powder is the trout.  I added pink to it's tummy--that's suppose to make it a Rainbow trout--whatever--I googled it.  Then I added more dots with the Soft Suede marker. 

And there you have a nice little gift and card and it didn't take that long to make at all.

If you are making any Man cards----I highly recommend getting the Well Worn Designer Series Paper!  I've made three Man-cards and the gifts tonight with it and it is perfect! 

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Have a wonderful day!

Hugs,

Pamela

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Products used:

122359  Well Worn Designer Series Paper

112534  5/16" Neutrals Jumbo Brads

100005  Heat Tool

100901  VersaMarker

102845  Blender Pens

101879  Watercolor Pencils with tin container

110755 Multipurpose Liquid Glue

104430  Stampin' Dimensionals

124114  Pewter Embossing Powder