How To Make A 40th Birthday Card

Posted on 9th August 2018 by Karen Telfer
Filed under Card Making Ideas, Projects And Cards By Type, Happy Birthday Card Ideas, Cards For Men, Design Team

Hi all,

It's Karen here and I made this card for my brother in law whose birthday it is in a few weeks time. This card requires no stamping and I used one of my newest dies – elegant numbers – I love it.

I chose this colour scheme as it matched his birthday invitations. I love this gold card from papermilldirect as it is has a lovely texture within it.

Materials used:

• Black Plain Card
• White Linen Card
• Gold Sandgrain Card

Dies used;

• Elegant numbers by Marianne collectables
• Star burst from Joanna Sheen
• Stitched rectangles from Sizzix
• Happy Birthday from Elizabeth Craft Designs

Glue and 3D mounting pads

I began by die cutting a piece of gold sandgrain card slightly smaller than the black A6 sized card. I used glue to stick it to the black card.

I die cut the star burst and number 40 in black. I cut three of the stitched rectangles and stuck them together to create a bit of a ‘raised’ frame. I used a mixture of glue and 3D mounting pads to give the extra dimension when sticking the numbers to the card.

I glued the Birthday at the bottom. Overall I like the simple but smart look achieved.

Voila!

Tagged: Birthday Cards, 40th