Vibrant Birthday Card

 Looking to brighten someone’s special day? This vibrant birthday card is bursting with bold colors and cheerful layers—perfect for bringing a smile! Hey there! I'm here today with my latest project. Follow along as I walk you through the steps to create this sunny, die-cut design using cardstock from CutCardStock.

Supplies

• Assorted cardstock from CutCardStock (sunset hues, blues, greens, and white)
• Circle, cloud, hill, and sentiment dies
• Die-cutting machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Adhesive
• Clear embellishments/sequins

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Create Sun Ray

Choose a mix of warm and cool cardstock shades and cut sunburst rays using your die or trimmer. I am using

Lessebo Sunflower Yellow

Pop Tone Orange Fizz

DCS Flame Tree Orange

Lessebo Bubble Gum Pink

DCS Amaranth Pink

Lessebo Dawn Maroon

DCS Hydrangea Purple

Pop Tone Grape Jelly

Lessebo Aubergine

I cut each ray with a paper trimmer. To start cut each piece 7/8″ wide & 3″ long. Mark the bottom of each piece at the center. Trim diagonally from the top to the center mark on each side.

Adhere the rays to a Cougar White Smooth 4″ x 5 1/4″ background panel in a fanned-out pattern to mimic the rising sun. I mark the center of the background panel to help align the rays as the photos show.

Trim the rays with the edges of the background panel.

Die cut pieces for the sun, clouds and hills using

Lessebo Sunset Orange

DCS Indigo Blue

DCS Blue Calico

Lessebo Salt Water

DCS Mantis Green

Pop Tone Gum Drop Green

BUILD SUN CLOUD AND HILL LAYERS

Center the circle die cut.

Add blue cloud dies starting with the darker color up top, then medium blue and light blue.

The green hill die cuts go on next.

Adhere the die cut sentiment cut from Cougar White Smooth to the bottom. 

I cut a piece of Cougar White Smooth to 4 1/4″ x 11″. Score at 5 1/2″ along the 11″ side and fold to create a top folding A2 card base. 

Adhere the background panel to the card base.

EMBELLISH WITH SPARKLE

Add a few clear sequins or gems across the card front to give it a touch of sparkle and a polished finish.

Final Thoughts

This card is a celebration in itself—colorful, happy, and full of texture. It’s perfect for birthdays, encouragement, or any occasion that needs a little extra sunshine.

 Shop all the vibrant cardstock used in this project at CutCardStock.com and

 don’t forget to tag us if you create your own version!

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Linking up to:

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