Category Archives: Birthday

Lilac Vase of Roses Card

This card is very similar to a previous 7×5 pink vases of flowers design but this card is a lovely lilac colour scheme and is also smaller to show how the same design can be downsized to an A6 card.

This card design would also be perfect to use for Mother’s day by simply changing the Happy Birthday peel off sticker to a Happy Mothers’ Day peel off sticker.

What you will need to make this card:

  1. A6 White Card Blank
  2. Woodware Super Lever Craft Punch – Vase
  3. Pearlised or plain lilac card
  4. Floral backing tissue paper
  5. Miniature Rosebuds – Pale Lilac
  6. Small Full Open Roses – Lilac
  7. Organza Ribbon – Lilac
  8. Stickles Glitter Glue – Pink
  9. Happy Birthday Peel Off Sheet – Diamond Purple
  10. Miracle Adhesive Film for Vellum or Glue Dots – Invisi Dots for Vellum
  11. 6mm double sided sticky tape
  12. Hi-Tack Original All Purpose Very Sticky Glue
  13. 5mm Sticky Foam Pads
  14. Craft knife, pencil, ruler, cutting mat & sellotape

How to make this card:

Take a sheet of the floral tissue paper and measure and cut out a rectangle that will fit on the bottom half of the card blank. Use the Miracle adhesive film or Invisi dots for vellum to stick it to the bottom half of the card blank.

Cut a length of the lilac organza ribbon slightly longer than the width of the card blank and use double sided sticky tape along the whole length of the ribbon to stick it along the top edge of the floral tissue paper, keepng the ribbon as straight as possible. Trim off the excess ribbon on both sides.

Use some more of the same ribbon to make a bow. Use craft glue to stick the bow to the ribbon strip over to the right hand side as shown in the picture. Trim the ends of the bow to make neat even length ends if necessary.

Use the super craft punch to punch a vase shape out of the pearlised/plain lilac card.

Arrange 3 of the full open lilac roses and 5 of the pale lilac miniature rosebuds into a little bunch. Trim the stems and arrange the flowers until all the flower heads are facing forwards. Use some sellotape to secure the stems together and then use craft glue to secure the bunch to the back of the card vase shape.

Use sticky foam pads to attach this vase of flowers embellishment to the left hand side of the card blank so the base of the vase is on top of the ribbon strip.

Remove a Happy Birthday wording set from the diamond purple happy birthday peel off sheet and stick them to the card blank to the right of the vase of flowers. Use a ruler to ensure the words are straight.

Use the pink stickles glitter glue to draw some random swirly designs on the vase and leave the card blank flat for the glitter glue to dry.

Card Idea by Janine

Red & Black Evening Dress

This gorgeous birthday card is a great design for any girl who loves fashion and party dresses. The sumptious red velvet ribbon and the beautiful die-cut dress embellishment give this card a look of sheer luxury.

How to make the card:

  1. A 7″x5″ White Card Blank
  2. Raven Black Plain Card
  3. Evening Party Dress – Red
  4. 10mm Velvet Red Ribbon
  5. Hearts & Flowers Borders Peel Off Sheet – Diamond Red
  6. Happy Birthday Peel Off Sheet – Diamond Red
  7. Mini 8mm Puffy Material Hearts – Silver
  8. Hi-Tack Original All Purpose Very Sticky Glue
  9. Double Sided Sticky Tape
  10. Sticky Foam Pads
  11. Craft cutting mat, craft knife & ruler

Directions to make:

Measure and cut a rectangle from the raven black card big enough to fit on to the front of the card blank with approx a 1.5cm to 2cm border all the way round. Do not stick it on just yet.

Cut a strip from the red velvet ribbon 2-3 cm longer than the width of the black card rectangle. Use double sided sticky tape along the whole length of the ribbon to stick it across the black card about one quarter to one third of the way up. Wrap the ends of the ribbon around and stick them behind the black card.

Mount the black card rectangle onto the centre of the front of the card blank using sticky foam pads or double sided sticky tape.

Cut a strip of a simple border from the diamond red hearts & flowers borders peel off sheet and stick it across the top of the black card rectangle about 1cm down from the top.

Cut another strip of the same simple border and stick it across the strip of the red velvet ribbon.

Use double sided sticky tape or sticky foam pads to stick the red evening dress die-cut embellishment to the black card rectangle centrally between the ribbon strip and the peel off border at the top.

Using dabs of strong craft glue, stick a couple of the 8mm silver material hearts above to the left of the dress and another couple of hearts below to the right of the dress.

Finally take a set of the Happy Birthday wording from the diamond red happy birthday peel off sticker sheet and stick the words to the black card, underneath the red velvet ribbon strip.

Card design by Janine.