Celebrate someone special with this enchanting unicorn birthday card. Featuring a dreamy unicorn character in pretty rainbow colors and a sparkling horn, this design captures the magic of birthdays while keeping things cozy with those signature slippers.

The layered die-cuts create wonderful dimension, and the mix of colors—think pinks, purples, and whites—gives the card a whimsical, celebratory feel. Pair it with a birthday sentiment from the coordinating stamp set, and you’ve got a card that’s sure to make the recipient smile.

How to Make the Cozy Toes Unicorn Birthday Card

Instructions:

Step 1: Die-Cut Your Unicorn Pieces

Just like with the first card, I suggest that you pick a patterned paper for the pajamas first. Again, I go to my stash and use one with rainbow colors from an old My Favorite Things pad. Select your coordinating cardstock colors for the unicorn’s face, mane, horn, and slippers. Brushed white works beautifully for the face and nose (use your pink blending brush to add a little shading). Rainbow colors like blue, teal, yellow, orange, pink, and purple create a magical mane. For the horn, consider using metallic gold or holographic cardstock or just glitter with some glue for extra sparkle. To add a little more magic, you can use black glitter foam for the unicorn’s eyes.

Step 2: Build Your Unicorn

Start by layering the unicorn’s face details. Add the eyes, nose, and any the facial details to bring the face to life. Layer the mane pieces, alternating colors to create visual interest and depth.

Step 3: Add the Horn and Slippers

Attach the unicorn’s horn to the top of the head. If you’re using glitter cardstock, this is where your card will really start to shine! Die-cut the slipper pieces in a coordinating color and attach them to the legs.

Step 4: Create a Festive Background

Cut your card base from white or light-colored cardstock. Consider adding a soft ink-blended background in complementary colors (light pinks, purples, or blues work wonderfully). Or, you can also use something from your stash, like me. Create a frame again by fastening an A2 piece of purple cardstock to your A2 card base. Die-cut your patterned background using a fancy scalloped die and attach it centered on the card front using a tape runner or double-sided adhesive.

Step 5: Heat Emboss Your Birthday Sentiment

Choose a birthday sentiment from the Cozy Toes Friends stamp set. “Your birthday deserves the coziest kind of celebration” is perfect for this card. Sparkly embossing powder is perfect for this kind of magical card. Stamp the sentiment onto a banner strip of cardstock. Heat emboss with your sparkly embossing powder. Once it is cool, you can add more bling with glue and glitter if you like. I wanted to soften the hard lines of the banner. To do that, you can hand-cut a scrap of the patterned background paper with shallow scallops to create a shadow banner. And then you can layer the sentiment over it.

Step 6: Final Assembly

Position your completed unicorn character on the card front using liquid glue. Add your sentiment, placing it where it complements the overall design. For extra magic, embellish with small rhinestones, sequins, or a touch of glitter glue on the horn and mane.

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