How To Make A Happy Birthday Card

Posted on 27th May 2018 by Vicki Poulton
Filed under Card Making Ideas, Projects And Cards By Type, Happy Birthday Card Ideas, Design Team

Hello, with all the beautiful cardstock at Papermilldirect I thought I would share how to use some bright colours on your cards.

Products I used:

• White Card Super Smooth 300gsm
• White Card Plain 250gsm
• Raspberry Pink Plain Card 240gsm
• Apple Green Card Plain 240gsm
• Black Plain Card 250gsm
• Anita’s PVA Tacky Glue 60ml
• Stick it! 3D Foam Squares (940 pcs)
• Stick it! Double Sided Tape 6mm
• pigment inks
• ink blending tool or sponge
• stamps
• markers
• embossing powder
• heat gun
• Dies/ cricut machine

To start with I made my card base using White Card Plain 250gsm which I scored and folded in half to make my card base. I then cut down a piece of White Card Super Smooth 300gsm, which is my favourite cardstock to craft with as its so versatile. I then used some pigment inks and my sponge to make a blended background. You can use whatever colours you like for your card, I used some pinks and yellows for my background. I then added this to the front of my card base using Stick it! Double Sided Tape 6mm.

I then used another piece of White Card Super Smooth 300gsm to stamp my images and colour them in. I used copic markers for this as this card is absolutely perfect for using your alcohol markers on. Once all my images were coloured and cut I really wanted to add some more bright colours to my card. I used a die to cut the grass and I used this lovely card Apple Green Card Plain 240gsm which is perfect for adding some grass or hills to your creation. I then die cut the words happy using Raspberry Pink Plain Card 240gsm which is another favourite of mine.

I then added all my elements to the card front. For the die cut Happy letters I used Anita’s PVA Tacky Glue 60ml to stick the letters down which is great as it sticks really well. I added some of this to grass die and placed the grass at the bottom of my card. I then stuck down the animals with some Stick it! 3D Foam Squares (940 pcs). To finish the card off I stamped the word birthday and heat embossed this onto some Black Plain Card 250gsm (another favourite). I then added some Stick it! 3D Foam Squares (940 pcs) to the back of this and added this just under the die cut words happy.

I think adding some bright colours of cardstock to your card really adds fun and it will certainly make someone smile.

Tagged: Birthday Cards