This fun birthday card has separate sections of shaker elements and check out that cute balloon dog heat embossed on pink vellum, so clever! Find a video tutorial over on the Studio Katia blog.
More than any other type of card I make lots and lots of Birthday Cards. I might not always make cards for every single holiday but I really try not to forget to make a special handmade card for someone’s birthday. I make so many I’m always looking for fresh new inspiration so I don’t repeat myself. If you also make lots of birthday cards this post is filled with wonderful ideas with different styles, designs and techniques.
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I love a card with a unique fold! This wonderful Z Fold style card has lots of dimension and stands up easily. You can find card base sizes and folding directions as well as an angled Z Fold variant on the Craft Stash blog.
Perfect for anyone who loves to garden this stunning card uses a no-line watercolor coloring technique that looks like a page right out of a story book! Find all the details on the Hello Bluebird blog.
If you’ve looked at the calendar and realized you need a quick last minute card this colorful design has an ink blended background and simple black stamping for a birthday card design that will work for just about anyone. Visit the Simon Says Stamp blog for a tutorial.
Who doesn’t love cats and cupcakes? This adorable card features both on a super sweet slimline card using stamps from Sunny Studio. Find out more on their blog.
These elegant cards feature gold foiling on dark cardstock accented with small die cut flowers and tiny gems. Yana Smakula is sharing a how to video on her blog.
This beautiful card has black floral stamping on the background with a rainbow die cut frame covered in sequins and a heat embossed white sentiment on vellum. This combination has so much sparkle, color and uniqueness! I spotted this birthday card on vjsjoey’s Instagram page.
This card is so fun and girly and perfect for someone who loves unicorns and rainbows! Learn more about this card at The Greeting Farm blog.
I love the water coloring on this lovely floral card from Amy R.! She heat embossed the stamps in white on Kraft colored cardstock and colored in the images with Distress Watercolor Pencils. But she used a cool technique of creating a palette from the pencil shavings so it’s more like traditional watercolors. Watch a video over on her blog.
This festive card features a big bunch of die cut balloons backed with pretty patterned and solid colored papers. This style of card works well for guys or girls, just change up the paper colors. Visit the One Scrap at a Time blog for more details.
Sandy Allnock is such an amazing colorist, I’m always in awe of her! One thing she does really well is mixing mediums like on this fun card. She layered colored pencils on top of alcohol based Copic markers for such realistic depth, dimension and color on this cute walrus stamp. Visit her blog for a tutorial video.
This amazing interactive card uses dies from Silhouette and it’s a box card that “explodes” when opened. What little birthday boy or girl wouldn’t love this!? Learn more at the Conviviality Crafts blog.
I hope you’ve been inspired and found some new ideas and inspiration for your next birthday card designs!
-Heather
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