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Birthday card inspiration: 3 Cards

Beautiful silhouette card with rainbow ink blending which makes it perfect for birthday card inspiration.

Need some birthday card inspiration? Read on to see three beautiful birthday cards with supply lists here and links to more.

Blended Rainbow Birthday Card Inspiration

A birthday card with the word "friend" in the center, featuring an orange and green gradient background with silhouettes of lavender and grass. For card inspiration, consider a trio: one reads "HAPPY BIRTHDAY," another has heartfelt wishes, and the third is adorned with playful designs.
Birthday card with "friend" written in cursive over a Rainbow-Friend colored oval and lavender silhouettes, accompanied by the words "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" at the bottom. Green envelope underneath.

I recently attended the Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking (@CropandCreateDeliveredCardmaking) event where Gina Krupsky (@GinaAurelioKrupsky) taught us how to make this beautiful card.

It has a beautiful contrast between the rainbow background and the stark black images in front to create a striking card.

It starts off with masked rainbow ink blending on white cardstock. Then the silhouette and the sentiment are stamped. If I remember correctly Gina K said that the silhouette stamp will be available in her shop in December but you could also use a choice from her Autumn Silhouettes or Natural Silhouettes stamp sets and get something very similar.

Another thing that is really beautiful about the cards that Gina creates is her very narrow black borders. On this card, the border really sets off the focal image and frames it beautifully.

Supplies

Pretty Little Package Birthday Card

A handmade birthday card featuring a drawing of three colorful balloons tied to a polka-dotted gift, with repeated text saying "HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY birthday HAPPY HAPPY" on a brown background. Perfect for those seeking unique birthday card inspiration.
A birthday card with three balloons and a gift illustration. The card reads "HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY birthday HAPPY HAPPY" and is placed on top of a blue envelope on a wooden surface. Perfect inspiration for those creating their own festive cards.

I also learned how to make this card at the Crop and Create Delivered. Isn’t it cute?

And the kraft cardstock really makes the focal images stand out, doesn’t it?

This card also used masking but in a different way. And stamping directly onto the card panel.

Like the first card the stamp and die set was part of the supply kit that came for the event. I think that they were exclusive to the event but hopefully, you can find something similar in your stash.

Birthday Card Supplies

Balloon Birthday Card Inspiration

A colorful birthday card with balloons and the text "happy belated birthday" on a wooden background, offering inspiration for designing heartfelt cards.
A belated birthday card with colorful balloon designs and the word "happy" in large, artistic font, placed on a wooden surface with a blue envelope partially visible beneath it. Looking for birthday card inspiration? This one perfectly blends fun and style!

I learned how to make this card in Altenew’s Polychromatic Online Class as part of their Educator Certification Program.

I love how overlapping the stamp makes the balloons appear to be translucent. And, the colors are perfect for a card for a guy!

This is another quick and easy card. Beginning with stamping the balloons onto the card panel. It’s a layered stamp set. By using clear embossing powder to add the second layer we get a shiny shadow that is the same color as the balloons.

A white gel pen is used to add the strings, isn’t that clever? And then the happy sentiment is stamped directly over the top.

Supplies:

More Birthday Card Inspiration

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Teri Duncan

Teri has over 30 years of experience as a cardmaker.  Her work has appeared in Spellbinders Paper Arts’ blog as well as with some of their products and on Altenew’s blog. Outside of work, she enjoys gardening, stained glass, and teaching. She and her husband live in Crystal River, Florida with their three dogs and a cat.

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