Attempting first step card.....My sons 19th birthday card!

Attempting my first step card!

First I want to say Happy Birthday to my son Michael...(wow, that felt weird. I always called him Mikey, once in a while Michael, but now he's 19, and probably prefers Michael)

Ah yes. What would crafting be, if it wasn't for jumping in with new projects. 

My oldest son turns 19 today, so I figured I would make his birthday card....giving a step card a try!

How hard could it be? Right? 

I have a template, written instructions....I got this!! All under control....

What!??? Huh???

I don't know why, but no matter how much I measure, I always seen to be a tad off....ugh! 

Cut card 4.5" by 8.5"...check, easy enough! 

Then the little measurements inside....huh??? I remeasure a 100 times and still can't figure out my mistake...

Oh wait!!! The measurements on the template, are different then the written ones! Someone made a boo boo and it wasn't me....for once! Lol!

Anyway, after figuring it out, I finally was cooking with gas! I defiantly can't wait to do one again. Now I know how to measure....lol. Plus I also have a better idea of size and scale, etc, for the future set ups. 

Hope Michael loves his card!!
 Yeah, right! Being a typical teenage boy, it'll get tossed aside after removing the contents...
money of course! Hahahaha

I will add the template to help any of you out there, that want to make a step card. As soon as I make my own template for you to use. I will make sure the numbers are correct! Lol ;-)