Handmade Birthday Celebration Card: Step-by-Step Tutorial

Hi crafty friends! Looking for a fun, new way to create adorable birthday cards? This week’s project is going to make your crafty heart go pitter-patter! Simply cut and assemble… no stamping needed.

We’ll be using the Birthday Celebration Dies, Wildflower Birthday Designer Paper and a surprise product you may not even realize you need!

Make this card just like I did, or substitute other sentiments and images from these products for an endless array of card possibilities.

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Measurements & Instructions

–CARD BASE: [Thick Basic White CS] 8-1/2″ x 5-1/2″
- Score and fold on long side at 4-1/4″. Burnish fold with Bone Folder.
–NUMBERS: [Thick Basic White CS] 3″ x 5-1/2″ (see Savvy Tip below)
- With Birthday Celebration Dies, cut all numbers in one pass on your Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine. Adhere randomly to card front, along the perimeter (the center area will be covered).
  - Savvy Tip! Place an Adhesive Sheet on the back of the cardstock BEFORE die-cutting and your pieces can be applied like stickers… simply peel and stick in place!

Photo Above– Cut the tag in the center of the top row from the Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Paper; adhere to card front.
- Want tips on how to cut this sheet apart? SEE HERE
- Savvy Tip! Use any of the ‘tags’ in the top row with this card design. Mix-and-match images from the sheet below as accents.

Photo Above– Use any small floral image and leaf from this sheet of laser-cut images from Wildflower Birthday Specialty Designer Paper (I used the peach flower on the left side, middle).
- There’s sooo many possibilities… mix-and-match to your heart’s content!

**The surprise product every cardmaker needs!**

The Greetings For All Ephemera Pack has 100 all occasion, pre-cut sentiments in a variety of fonts and colors! No stamps or ink needed… simply pop them out and adhere. I ordered this as a gift, fell in love and immediately ordered another for myself. It saves time (and space), and is a low cost alternative to stamping.

-Choose your favorite sentiment from the Greetings For All Ephemera Pack. Position the flower and leaf behind the sentiment and adhere in place. Adhere the decorated sentiment to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
-Embellish with three Brushed Brass Butterflies…. get these FREE this month with any $60 order!