It’s the new year so a lot of birthdays are coming up again. The first birthday I’ll celebrate this year is none other than my BFF. Last week was her birthday and to add a personal touch on top of the gift, I made a little card.
I tend to make most of the cards I give with gifts, especially in the last couple of years. I really wanted this one to resemble balloon letters but with a more colorful twist. I really enjoyed complicated pop up cards a few years ago but lately I really like simple white cards with a pop of something.
Materials used:
- White Cardstock paper
- Colored/patterned cardstock paper
- Scissors
- Twine
- Tape and Double sided tape or Glue
I began with one small sheet of white cardstock paper that’s folded in half to be the card. Then on the back of some scratch cardstock paper, I drew in the letters backwards and cut it out.
With some left over twine from my previous dreamcatcher DIY, I taped one small strip onto each letter. Then, I cut out a small short strips of cardstock paper to use as the “stand” for the letters to pop up; they didn’t have to all match the same size to give the balloons variety when you tape them onto the card.
I folded a small section of the strip before folding it into halves twice to create 5 sections; once I fold it into a cube, the smaller section is where I place the double sided tape and taped it onto the back of the letter. I repeated again until all the letters have a “stand” and I could proceed with arranging and taping them onto the card.
Once I taped and arranged all the letters on the card, I tied all the strings together and taped it in place (I placed a small piece of double sided tape on the back so it’s not visible). The card is now complete!
Do you like to include greeting cards with your gifts?
I love this! I’m trying to send birthday cards this year (again)…I might have to mass produce some of these! 🙂
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Thanks! Let me know how it goes
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Lovely idea! I am definitely going to try this some time. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂
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This is so cute!!
-mainou
http://www.looksbymc.com
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Thank you
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So cute!
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Haha thanks!
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Beautiful, I bet your BFF loved it 😉
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Thank you. I hope she did haha
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SO cute and SO creative !
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Thank you :]
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Today was actually my friend’s birthday lol. I’m so glad I found this! It’s so cute and creative. I usually just go for a card or a piece of paper folded together and decorate it, but i’ll be trying this next time!
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I tend always make cards with gifts. Let me know how yours go!
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Hehehe thank you so much for the card ❤ I love it! 😀 So cute! I'm going to hang it up at my desk at work!
XO, Elizabeth
http://clothestoyouuu.com/
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You’re welcome!
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This card is absolutely gorgeous. You are very talented and I bet your friend loved it Vicky.
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Thank you! I hope she did lol
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Yes, I always include a card with the gift! And I love how your card looks!
xx
Yvonne
http://tellmeyblog.com
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Thank you Yvonne!
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Your card looks amazing! I love making cards is so much better than just buying one (and cheaper!) I’ve never made a pop up one though, I will definitely give it a try (I have a birthday coming up this Sunday, talk about perfect timing!)
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Let me know how it goes!
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