Birthday Card Ideas

Handmade cards are versatile as you can personalise it in any way you like, just like this handmade giraffe birthday card. This is one of my favorite birthday card ideas as I get to use my cute giraffe stamp for the first time! Enjoy this project!

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Oh Giraffe Giraffe

Dimension

Card measures 10cm X 15cm.

Materials

Words rub-ons products featured on this card are from Making Memories, but they have been discontinued. For the card

1 yellow cardstock.

1 brown cardstock.

1 blue cardstock.

1 white cardstock.

For the envelope

1 yellow cardstock.

1 blue cardstock.

1 blue prima flower.

Other tools,

1 blue brad.

Foam tape.

Penny Black Longing 3839J (shown below).

Hero Arts CL044 Pattern Alphabet (shown below).

Versacolor Black pigment ink.

Hero Arts Clear embossing powder.

Heat Gun.

Rub-on alphabets for the word "celebrate", "enjoy" and flowers from Making Memories Rub-Ons Wordings, product has been discontinued.

Non stick craft scissors by EK Success Honey Bee (shown below).

EK Success Honey Bee Craft scissors is the best non-stick scissors I have used. It provides a smooth cut in small places and it's precision in cutting means a smoother edge than normal scissors. This can be purchased from scrapbook stores or online at many merchants.

Best price for Hero Arts Pattern Alphabet can be found at this merchant. Search for "CL044".

To compare prices of the giraffe woodmounted stamp, type "Penny Black Longing 3839J Clear Stamps" in the google search section.

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Instructions

Stamp giraffe on white cardstock, emboss, handpaint, cut out using EK craft scissors. Set aside.

Stamp name using Hero Arts Pattern Alphabet clear stamps, emboss and cut out using EK craft scissors. Set aside.

Cut rectangle shape from brown cardstock measuring approximately 7.5cm X 11.5cm.

Paste brown rectangle over a blue cardstock, leaving a border or approximately 0.1cm around it. Cut it out accordingly as shown in the picture.

Transfer rub-ons word "enjoy" and the flower on the brown rectangle.

Cut out yellow card base measuring 20cm by 15cm, score at the 10cm mark and fold it to create a 10cm by 15cm single fold card.

Paste rectangle on the yellow card base, tilt it slightly as shown.

Paste giraffe carefully on the rectangle.

Pate each alphabets of the name according to your preference.

Add on additional rub-ons words like "celebrate" and other decorations according to your preference.

For the tag to be attached to envelope,

Cut out a small square using the yellow cardstock.

Paste over a blue cardstock, leaving a border approximately 0.1cm around it, cut it out leaving the border visible.

Put in your own message on the tag. In this case, I have used Penny Black 3834D woodmounted stamp that says "There's a rumble in the jungle!"

Put prima flowers on the tag and fasten it using a brad.

Paste the tag on the envelope as shown.

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