They don't know the gender yet so I tried to make the card as gender neutral as possible. She loves ladybugs so if it's a girl she'll decorate with those, but when she saw the turtles she said, "If it's a boy I'm using turtles in his room!" Is it a sign? I don't know! I added glitter to the turtle shells to just give it that little something extra.

I kept the inside simple by framing the writing space in blue glitter. I felt like the stripes on the front were busy enough and didn't want to overload the inside. 

I carried the turtles onto the backside where I always sign my cards, and I added the glitter on to these two turtles as well. 

I used a free image of a Harley Davidson license plate from the internet that I printed out on photo paper. My dad owns and loves to ride his Harley so it's only fitting that he get a Harley card! 

I kept the inside simple: trace the Harley logo onto white paper, frame it in orange and gray, and keep my note short, sweet, and to-the-point. I try to not get all mushy with my notes to Dad; he prefers something funny or lighthearted. I save the deep stuff for Mom! :)

I wanted the card to feel like Official Harley Davidson material so I printed out the logo on photo paper and slapped it on the back like it was branded. I hope he gets the idea! 

Not only is my dad celebrating a birthday today, but so is one of my dearest students I've tutored since she was in the 6th grade--she's now a junior! She was in my very first class of students ever so I definitely have a special bond with her. I get to go to her house after school two days a week to help her with her homework (Chemistry is going to be a challenge this year--for me, not her! :-)). So much fun!!! This year, she's turning 16!! She's growing up which means I have to, too!

I really wanted to create drama (the good kind) with this card, I mean, it's her 16th birthday! I think this card really gives the impression of young and fun. I know she'll love these colors. What started it was the zebra lettering inside; then I had to decide which one color would go well with black and white and I knew pink was it for her!