In between the holiday preparations, people are still celebrating birthdays. I like to have birthday cards on hand so I can easily put them in the mail. This birthday card offers a versatile layout that can be created with a variety of patterned papers and stamp sets. I used Stampin’ Up!’s Go-To Greetings stamp set and Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper to complete this project. Find both of these in Stampin’ Up!’s 2022-2023 Annual Catalog.

Please enjoy the free card-making tutorial below. Click here to see a handmade Christmas card and how-to video using the same layout. 

Go-To Greetings Free Birthday Card Tutorial

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

• STAMPS – Go-To Greetings (158763)
• PAPER – Thick Basic White Cardstock (159229), Basic White Cardstock (159276), Pool Party Cardstock (122924), Design a Daydream Designer Series Paper (159161)
• INK – Pool Party (147107)
• OTHER – Gingham Embossing Folder (157627), Fine Sparkle Adhesive-Backed Gems (159967), Stampin’ Seal (152813), Mini Glue Dots (103683), Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755), Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653)

Cutting & Scoring:  

• Thick Basic White Cardstock – 8 ½” x 5 ½”, scored at 4 ¼” and folded in half
• Pool Party Cardstock – 5 ¼” x 4”, 1 ¾” x 3 ½” inches (2), and 2 5/8” x 1 ¼”
• Basic White Cardstock – 5” x 3 ¾”, 2 1/2″ x1 1/4″
• DSP – 1 ½” x 3 ¼” (2)

Instructions:

• Dry emboss the 5” x 3 ¾” Basic White Cardstock with the Gingham Embossing Folder.
• Adhere this to the Pool Party 5 ¼” x 4” piece and layer this on the card base.
• Attach the two pieces of the DSP to each of the 1 ¾” x 3 ½” inch Pool Party pieces.
• Add these to the front of the card as shown above.
• Stamp the birthday sentiment with Pool Party ink on the 2 1/2″ x 1 1/4″ Basic White Cardstock. Die cut with Stitched Rectangle Dies. Layer this on the 2 5/8” x 1 ¼” Pool Party cardstock.
• Add the sentiment to the card front with adhesive of choice.
• Choose three of the gems and add them to the front of the card.

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Happy stamping!

Kim Quade, Stampin’ Up! demonstrator, Mesa, Arizona

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