Get The TechniqueHi, it's Tracy, the crafts intern. Tuesday was Martha's birthday, so Carrie, our international editorial intern, organized a thoughtful gift for Martha from all the summer interns.
Everyone was given a card to write and decorate in any way they liked. All the cards were then compiled into a box we constructed using chipboard, ribbon, and Martha Stewart Living decorated papers. The results were beautiful! Cards were crafted, etched, stitched, printed, illustrated—you name it.
1 My card had two layers. The top layer masked the bottom layer with cut out birthday candle shapes so the pattern underneath would show through.
2 When you open the card…
3 It reveals the embroidered birthday message for Martha.
4 Renées card was an intricately illustrated all-over pattern using black ink.
5 Detail of the hand-drawn curls
6 Type illustration in process
7 Here are a couple close-ups of the rest of the cards.
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9 And the handmade box we put the cards in.
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From: Grace Hester Designs | 8/5/10 at 10:47 am
This is such a super-thoughtful gift idea! It is so cool to see the individual styles come together on this collective gift.
From: Kim and Kris | 8/5/10 at 10:50 am
What a fun idea for everyone to do for Martha! We're sure there were some brilliant ideas coming from those cards...and so meaningful as well.
From: Anita P | 8/6/10 at 3:02 pm
How great! All those pretty cards are so inspiring!
From: Catherine | 8/10/10 at 12:35 pm
Love these cards and this post, Tracy!
From: Jennifer Hartz | 8/12/10 at 10:05 pm
Happy Birthday Martha! Your website is set as my homepage, so each time I turn on the computer I can see all the great ideas... like this great birthday card! You are an inspiration to women everywhere!
From: Rene'@bargainhoot | 8/27/10 at 10:02 am
Love this gift for Martha!!! Happy Birthday Martha!!!
From: Ronda | 9/1/10 at 6:52 pm
Happy birthday, Martha!! This would be a terrific gift idea with an assortment of cards. Your interns are so talented.
From: Antoinette Gipson | 9/29/10 at 5:16 pm
First of all b-lated b-day martha the cards are beauitful your interns did a great job, thank u for sharing.
From: Rue | 8/9/12 at 1:05 pm
These are beautiful, Martha is my inspiration. Happy be-lated. It was my life long dream to work in Martha's Craft's dept but there's no way I could keep up with these intern's creativity.