Birthday Card Decoration Ideas – Hello, handy friends! Posted by Leica on the Spellbinders blog. Today I want to share with you three cards I made using Carissa Wiley’s new collection – It’s My Party. I absolutely adore this collection because I always need birthday cards to send to my family and friends.

For my first card, I created a shaker card using a Giant Party Balloon. I used Pastel Pink Hot Foil on Pink Sand Color Essentials Cardstock to heat up the balloon. To create a fun background for the Shaker balloon, I hot blew a Starburst Glimmer Hot Foil in Pastel Mint. I then hot-foil the Happy Birthday sentiment and cut it out with the matching die. I filled the shaker with colored sequins for a fun and festive touch. Finally, I attached the balloon screw to a cardboard panel made from alabaster cardboard and glued it to a white A2 cardboard base. To add a little extra sparkle, I sprinkled some sequins here and there.

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Moving on to my second card, I heat embossed the gold on the alabaster paper. I then used Distressed Oxide Ink in Dried Marigold, Flamingo Kitsch, Spun Sugar and Twisted Citron to spray paint the Balloon Garland & Sentiments stencil. This created a colorful and playful background for my card. I also hot foiled one of the sentiments from the It’s My Party Glimmer Sentiments collection and cut it with the matching die. I added some foam tape to the sentiment and placed it in the center of the card to give it dimension. To complete the look, I used the Party Balloons Bouquet Glimmer Hot Foil Plate in pastel pink to create a bow that I put on the bottom left of the card. Finally, I glued the card panel onto an A2 sized white backing.

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For my last card, I used the Party Balloon Bouquet Hot Glimmer foil plate as the focal point. I hot foiled the trio of balloons onto white cardstock and cut them out using the coordinating die. I used Distressed Oxide inks in Dried Marigold, Flamingo Kitsch, Mowed Lawn, Bottled Sugar and Lemonade Rush with Bouquet Designs Balloon Stencils to create the balloon design. I attached the balloons with foam tape to a small panel of pink sand cards. I then placed this on an alabaster card that I ran through the machine with the Optical Arches embossing file. I added some fun sequins here and there for extra sparkle and interest.

That’s it for my cards. I hope you enjoyed them and get inspired to make cards for your friends and loved ones. This new collection was an absolute joy to create and I’m sure you will love it too! I just love brush lettering! It opens up so many possibilities – if you’ve practiced this skill you’ll know exactly what I mean. You probably never buy a greeting card because you can write it yourself!

I thought I’d share these two fun card designs as a great project idea. Or if you need a new house or a birthday card – this tutorial is for you. They are perfect if you need a quick map on the spot. Let me know how you get on in the comments below.

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When I look in my folder, I find that a drawing sparks an idea or reminds me of a cube that could achieve a similar effect. I very rarely follow the map plot as a whole.

My method starts with a paper mat – this is usually a 6″ x 6″ mat or a 6″ x 8″ mat.

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First I tear out all the pages and arrange them on the table. Since there are usually two of each design and an alternate design on the back, I put the two together. Each side of the paper together.

This works well for some pads like the Echo Park ones. One side of the paper is occupied and the other side complements it with a finer pattern.

I am a firm believer in NOT reinventing the wheel! The designer mat has been hard at work making sure all the patterns match, so let’s take the hard work out of making cards with designs.

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I cut my base layer from solid color card to match the colors in the paper pack – always the size of the card base.

Then I scrapped all the ephemera and put them into groups – all the feelings together, all the photos together, etc.

The first card is always the hardest, but once you get into the flow, it just seems to fit.

I created the maps on the base layer. Leave the final glue on the end of the cards.

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With the table clean, I added the card fronts to the card base. When I need a quick birthday card, I use pre-cut cards and notes.

And I’m using Tonic Studios die cuts and envelopes to make the Landscape cards. The quality of these card decks is amazing. I will wait until they are on sale before I restock.

Once they were all together, I put them back on the table and added some shine with the Nuvo Aqua Shimmer and Nuvo Crystal Glaze pens. I prefer the sparkling accents of Crystal Glaze – that’s just what I like!

I try to use the sentiments listed in the ephemera pack, but they don’t always fit your design or what you want to say.

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So, for speed and efficiency, I use ready-made stickers. I used Tim Holtz Sentiment Label Stickers for these cards.

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