DIY birthday card with pinwheels

Materials:

• Recollections Value Pack cards and envelopes set 5″ x 6.5″ (kraft) [Michaels]
• Recollections Craft It 4-piece pinwheels [Michaels]
• Doodlebug Design square sequins (Halloween assortment)
• Light blue card stock
• White card stock
• Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue 4 fl oz
• MS Word, printer ink,
• paper cutter, scissors

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• I cut out everything and then glued it on in the following order: white card stock (sticks), happy birthday, pinwheels (actually a sticker), sequins. This way everything was layered the way I wanted it to be.
• I used liquid glue, but had to wipe up excess around the sequins and in the sequin hole – I just used my finger to get the excess
• As always, I placed everything down where I wanted it before gluing

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• This card is available for purchase on my etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/270088080/birthday-card-pinwheels-blue

DIY cupcake birthday card for girls

Materials: 

• The Paper Studio value pack ivory notecard/envelope 4″x5.5″ [Michaels]
• MS Word, printer, black ink
• scalloped scissors
• The Paper Studio “La Petites” 3-D cupcake stickers (6 piece) [Hobby Lobby]

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• I chose to arrange the stickers at an angle as opposed to right next to each other to take up more space as well as account for imperfections
• Instead of pairing same color cupcake wrappers, I made sure each card had a brown icing cupcake and a white icing cupcake

Caption Ideas:

• Because there are already words on the front of the card, outer captions are not necessary

• Inside notes:
  • Yum!
  • Don’t forget to share!
  • Happy birthday
  • Enjoy your day
  • Have a great day

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• All three cards are available for individual purchase on my etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/268116393/cupcake-anyone-sweet-birthday-card-for

DIY Happy Birthday Sparkly Balloon card

Materials:

• The Paper Studio value pack ivory notecard/envelope 4″x5.5″ [Michaels]
• MS Word: Word Art (to print “happy birthday”)

• Gemstones by Paper Studio Red Balloon Gem/Glitter sticker (Hobby Lobby)

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• I designed the words “happy birthday” in Microsoft Word and printed directly on the card – I made the outline red to match the balloon
• I got the balloon sticker on clearance from Hobby Lobby, so I don’t know if it’s still for sale. It was tough to arrange the balloon “string” to lie flat, but it was doable!

As you can see, there’s not a lot to this card!

Caption Ideas:

• Because there are already words on the front of the card, outer captions are not necessary
• Inside notes:
  • Have a great day
  • Hope your day is as amazing as you
  • Party time
  • Celebrate

Inspired?

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DIY It’s Your B Day Card

Materials:

• Recollections Card/Envelope 4″x5.5″ white
• Letter stickers (gift)
• .35mm Archival Ink pen
• Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue 4 fl oz
• ruler, pencil, eraser

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• Use a pencil and ruler to draw a straight line to write “It’s Your” on. Trace letters in pen or ultra fine marker, wait to dry, then erase pencil lines.
• Any sticker letters could be used for this. The ones I had happened to fit the card well, which is important.
• If you wanted a perfectly polished look, you could also use a pencil and ruler to draw a straight line on the bottom of the card to precisely line up your sticker letters.

Caption Ideas:

Not sure any are needed, as there are words already covering the front, but perhaps inside:

• Enjoy your day
• It’s your special day
• Happy birthday
• Have a blast

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DIY Glitter Popsicle Card

Materials:

• Recollections Value Pack card/envelope 5″x6.5″  [Michaels]
• Core Couture High Fashion 12″x12″ card stock (pink/green/blue glitter paper) [JoAnn’s Fabric]
• Brown card stock
• Martha Stewart corner rounder
• Family Treasures cloud/scalloped oval punch
• Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue 4 fl oz
• scissors, ruler

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• Use a ruler to make 3 rectangles on 3 different glitter papers. Then use a corner rounder to round the top 2 corners.
• For the popsicle stick (brown card stock), the corner rounder I had didn’t work – the stick was too skinny for that! I just used scissors, hence why they are not identical.
• For the “bite”, put the corner of the popsicle shape into a scalloped oval punch (looks like a cloud).

Caption Ideas:

This card could be used for a wide variety of occasions, such as:

• Happy summer
• Take a bite out of life
• Happy birthday
• You’re the sweetest
• Thanks

Inspired by:

• A pin posted from http://www.pinkcricut.com/ (no direct link) inspired this post. Thanks for the inspiration!
• If my post inspires you, and you blog about it, I ask that you credit me!

Want it?

• This card is available for purchase on my etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254910921/popsicle-just-because-card-for-anyone

DIY Rounded Squares Every Day Card

Materials:

• The Paper Studio value pack ivory notecard/envelope 4″x5.5″ [Michaels]
• White card stock
• Recollections Basic Bold 12″x12″ paper pad [Michaels]
• Martha Stewart corner rounder
• Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue 4 fl oz
• glue stick, scissors, ruler

OrganizationLove Pro Tips:

• I cut 1.5″ squares and then used a corner rounder punch to round 2 corners.
• I didn’t put all the shapes the same direction, rather kept the ones on the left facing one way and the ones on the right facing the opposite way.
• Because the colorful paper was just paper, not card stock, I glued (using glue stick) it to plain white card stock (I had plenty of that) to keep it sturdy and also make it pop out from the card just a little.
• Gluing it to card stock after cutting the square made things much easier when I punched it through the corner rounder! Trust me – I tried both ways, the paper alone didn’t want to punch.
• I used the liquid glue to glue the card stock/paper combo to the card paper.
• I made a rainbow design just for fun. You could use coordinating colors or black and white – I might try those later!

Caption Ideas:

Really could be anything – I’ll use it for an every day card, so something like:

• Thinking of you
• Just because
• Sending love

Inspired by:

https://lvstmpn.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/ccrew0812df-kindness/

• Saw the above on Pinterest, giving me the idea to use a corner rounder on squares. Thanks for the inspiration!
• If my post inspires you, and you blog about it, I ask that you credit me!

Want it?

• This card is available for purchase on my etsy store:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/254910921/popsicle-just-because-card-for-anyone

DIY Button Balloons Card

Materials:

• The Paper Studio value pack ivory notecard/envelope 4″x5.5″ [Michaels]
• Button Sensations buttons pack (6008 Citrus)
• Black/white twine [Michaels]
• Elmer’s Craft Bond Tacky Glue 4 fl oz
• scissors

OrganizationLove Pro Tip:

• I put the twine through the button’s holes and tied it in the back. I cut off excess on one side of the knot and put glue down. The other side of the knot is the “balloon string.”
• I also put glue where I knotted together all 3 strings.
• I thought it was cute to have the button holes facing different directions, not identical. Don’t over think it! 🙂

Some Ideas for Captions:

• Happy birthday
• Celebrate
• Birthday wishes
• Party time

Inspired?

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