Children's Birthday Cards

Inspiration

In May last year, I blogged a card I made in response for a request for a child's birthday card that could be used for either a boy or a girl. The order was actually for a set of cards, and I ended up making two designs in a variety of colors. I thought I'd catch up today by showing you both designs. The first is made with the Side-Step design, and the second is called "Make a Wish".

Side Step Balloons

Ingredients

Note: Finished Card Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Paper

Daffodil Yellow (SU!) -or- Bashful Blue (SU!) -or- Lavender Lace (SU!) -or- Pixie Pink (SU!) -or- Gable Green (SU!)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Whisper White (SU!)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Inks

Daffodil Yellow (SU!)

Bashful Blue (SU!)

Lavender Lace (SU!)

Cameo Coral (SU!)

Apricot Appeal (SU!)

Pixie Pink (SU!)

Basic Black (SU!)

Stamps

Birthday Whimsey (SU!)

Party Stampin' Around Wheel (SU!)

Happy Birthday (Posh Impressions)

Accessories

SU! markers

Twine (No Time to Stamp)

Scor-Pal

Zip Dry Glue

ATG (Scotch)

Scissors (Cutter Bee)

Rotary trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD

Line up the 5 1/2" side of the colored card stock in your paper cutter at the 3" mark, and cut from 1" in to 6 1/2". You now have 3" on one side of the cut, and 2 1/2" on the other. Score the 3" side at 1", 2", 3 1/4", 4 1/2", and 6 1/2". Score the 2 1/2" side at 4 1/4".

Fold the 4 1/4" score line down (a mountain fold). Starting with the 1" score line, fold down (mountain); 2", fold up (valley); 3 1/4", fold down (mountain); 4 1/2", fold up (valley); and 6 1/2" fold down (mountain).

The base side-step card is now complete.

IMAGES

Stamp 5 balloons in 5 colors of ink on white card stock, and trim closely. Stamp the border using the wheel stamp using black ink on white card stock, color with SU markers, and trim to 5 1/2" in length. Stamp a present on white card stock and trim closely. Color the cake rubber stamp with SU markers, and stamp on white card stock and trim. Stamp the sentiment onto white card stock. When you cut this one out, leave enough white paper below the sentiment to cover the back step - this becomes the space for a signature.

ASSEMBLY

Assembly is simply a matter of gluing the images to the panels of the card. Before you glue the last balloon in place, cut 5 lengths of twine and tie a bow around them. Glue them to the card, and finish with mounting the last balloon to the bunch.

Make A Wish

Ingredients

Note: Finished Card Size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2"

Ingredients

Paper

Daffodil Yellow (SU!) -or- Bashful Blue (SU!) -or- Lavender Lace (SU!) -or- Pixie Pink (SU!) -or- Gable Green (SU!)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Patterned paper - coordinating colors (Paper Pizzaz)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (5 pieces)
Whisper White (SU!)	5 1/2" x 8 1/2"

Inks

Daffodil Yellow (SU!)

Bashful Blue (SU!)

Lavender Lace (SU!)

Cameo Coral (SU!)

Apricot Appeal (SU!)

Pixie Pink (SU!)

Basic Black (SU!)

Stamps

Big Birthday Calendar (SU!)

Accessories

Fancy Tag Shapeabilities (Spellbinders)

Grand Calibur (Spellbinders)

Sponge

Scor-Pal

ATG 714 (Scotch)

Rotary Trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

Images

Stamp the candle outline in black 3 times on white cardstock. Stamp the blue circles decoration in blue on the candles. Cut the 3 candles out. Stamp the solid flame in yellow 3 times on white cardstock. Stamp the flame outline in black over the yellow, and cut the 3 flames out, leaving some at the bottom the adhere to the candle sticks. Attach the flames to the candles.

Sentiment

Cut and emboss a tag from the white paper, using the fancy tag die. Before removing the tag from the die, sponge blue ink on the areas at the ends of the tag. Stamp the sentiment in the center of the tag.

Assembly

Assembly is simple - just layer the colors and designer paper to match the sketch. Add the candles on the center blue mat. Adhere the tag sentiment below the candles.

Inside the Card

Mount the remaining dark blue panel inside the card, followed by the white panel. Stamp the sentiment on the white, and your done!

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