A Happy Birthday Card Using Die Sets

Hey Krafty friends! It’s Tiffani from A Krafting Alley, and today I’m sharing a cheerful birthday card that I made using a mix of fun die sets and colorful cardstock. This one came together with just a little ink blending and some dies from my stash—and it turned out so cute! My birthday card stash has been running low lately, so I figured this was the perfect time to restock with something versatile.

Supplies I Used:

• Cardstock(from CutCardStock.com):
  
  • Cougar White Cover Cardstock
    
  • Discount Cardstock: Natural White 100 lb
    
  • Discount Cardstock: Vanilla Bean Brown 80 lb
    
  • Stardream Metallic in Gold 105 lb
    
• Pattern Paper: Scrapbook.com Hooray Paper Pad (balloon print)
  
• Dies:
  
  • Kat Scrappiness Birthday Essentials Dies (cake piece)
    
  • Scrapbook.com Scoops of Fun Dies (Happy Birthday sentiment)
    
  • Rectangle die (from my stash)
    
  • Frame die (from my stash)
    
• Ink: Scrapbook.com Hybrid Ink Pad – Leather
  
• Adhesives: Foam tape, Foam Squares, Nuvo Liquid Glue
  

Embossing Folder: Sprinkles design (from my stash)

Making the Card

I started by cutting and scoring my card base using Cougar White 80 lb cardstock. Then I moved on to die cutting all my pieces:

• The cake shape was cut from the Natural White cardstock.
  
• The icing and the “Happy Birthday” sentiment were both cut from the Vanilla Bean Brown cardstock.
  
• I cut the shadow layer for the sentiment from Stardream Metallic Gold cardstock.
  
• Using a frame die from my stash, I cut a window into my balloon-patterned paper to create the focal point.
  
• Lastly, I ran the front of the card base through my die-cutting machine with a sprinkles embossing folder to add texture behind the window.
  

For some extra depth, I lightly ink blended the Leather hybrid ink over the die-cut cake piece. Then I glued the icing layers on top of the cake for that classic chocolate frosted look.

Next, I layered the “Happy Birthday” sentiment over the gold shadow piece. (Tip: I trimmed off the word “to” from the original die cut so the greeting just says “Happy Birthday.”)

I adhered the balloon-patterned window panel to the embossed card base using foam tape for some lift and dimension. Then I added the cake to the center of the window using more foam squares. Finally, I popped the sentiment underneath the cake—again with foam tape—to finish off the layout.

The Finished Look

And that’s it! This Happy Birthday card came together with just a few simple steps and has a fun, clean design. I love that it’s gender-neutral—perfect to have on hand for anyone’s special day. I hope this project gives you some inspiration to dig into your own die stash and patterned paper collection!

Thanks for taking a look and happy crafting!

—Tiffani
A Krafting Alley