Making Birthday Cards Blog

Aug 28, Fion's Birthday Cards - Handmade with Love

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:36:21 GMT

Handmade birthday cards are more special than other cards. They naturally get into people's hearts. So come look at my cards and learn to make your own!

Aug 28, Cheery Bright Birthday Card for Amy

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:34:00 GMT

This is a birthday card created for my sister-in-law Amy who just had her birthday in August. I like to use bright colors in making cards,

Aug 26, Free Birthday Cards - Birthdays are Good

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:27:28 GMT

This new series of free birthday cards are titled "Birthdays are Good". It's inspired by the Larry Lorenzoni's quote, "Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." There's three color schemes for you to enjoy. I hope you'll have fun with these new designs. They are numbered from 28-30. Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 26, Free Birthday Cards - Print It Out Now

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 05:22:39 GMT

Looking for free birthday cards? Search no more. Here's a collection of cute printable birthday cards you can print out and give it away with love and best wishes.

Aug 23, Popsicle Birthday Card - Card Making Video Tutorial

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:41:38 GMT

Learn how to make this very cute popsicle birthday card in this short card making video tutorial. Very fun!

Aug 22, Ribbon Weaving for Card Making - Video tutorial

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:39:03 GMT

Have you tried ribbon weaving for your cards before? Learn this classic technique to decorate your birthday cards in this video tutorial.

Aug 22, Great Card Making Videos - Free Tutorials

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:26:55 GMT

Are you wanting to watch some card making videos that show you step-by-step to making great-looking cards? Be sure to watch these free tutorials for ideas and inspiration!

Aug 21, Stamping and Embossing for Splendid-Looking Cards

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:12:29 GMT

Do you love the look of stamping and embossing but don't know how to achieve the look? Watch this card making video tutorial to learn how!

Aug 19, Free Birthday Cards - It's Your Special Day

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:25:08 GMT

Balloon is one of the most popular stuff people associate with birthdays. So they are featured in this new series of free birthday cards called "Special Day". Please remember to click on the thumbnail images so that you can see the more accurate color representations. As usual, there's three color schemes for you to choose from. Enjoy.
Fion

Aug 15, Free Birthday Cards - An Angel for You

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:57:05 GMT

If you love the look of an angel, you'll fall in love with this new series of free birthday cards called "Birthday Angel". As always, there's three color schemes for you to choose from. Please note that the colors reflected on the thumbnail images aren't accurate. So to get a better view of the images, do click on the thumbnail image and go to the PDF file directly. Send your friend or loved one a birthday angel to guide over them, to send them the bestest wishes and your love! Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 14, Free Birthday Cards - Make A Wish

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:39:39 GMT

I have a new design today. It's called "Make A Wish". There's no drawing in this design but I played around with fonts and colors. Hope you like this new series of free birthday cards. There's three color schemes for you to pick. A simple and clean design... Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 13, Free Birthday Cards - Queen, King, Royalty

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 08:08:22 GMT

Do you adore the crown? Now, it's making an appearance in my new series of free birthday cards! There's one called The Queen, one called The King and another called Royalty. Send them off to the VIPs in your life and make them feel extra pampered and showered with attention on their birthdays! Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 12, Free Birthday Cards - It's about Polka Dots!

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 08:07:39 GMT

Do love you the polka dots? They're popping up on my new printable birthday cards! In this series, they are called "Dotty Birthday". Take a look and be stunned by the bright, happy colors. Pick your choice and send some polka dots to brighten up someone's birthday. It's going to make someone happy! Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 11, Free 21st Birthday Cards

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:53:36 GMT

Are you looking for free printable 21st birthday cards? I've come up with a design called "Happy 21st Birthday" especially for the gal/guy turning 21. It features one of my favorite pictures - the yummy cupcake! It's a card bringing full of delicious wishes for the birthday honoree! Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 8, Free Birthday Cards - Pressies

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 04:05:57 GMT

Here's another 3 new free birthday cards under the design called "Pressies". With hot pink for the ladies and a delicious blue for the men, this design certainly called to mind a day of enjoyment and presents from family and friends. If you have a black and white printer, the black and white color scheme would be perfect. Do come back often to check on our new printable cards. Or you can sign up for our free newsletter to keep yourself updated of the newest additions to this website. Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 7, Free Birthday Cards - Party Hat

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:25:39 GMT

There's another new design for my Free Birthday Cards series. This one is called Party Hat. It comes with three different color schemes for you to choose from. These cards are especially wonderful for a little girl or a little guy who's having a birthday party. The colors are bright and fresh. I think I might keep one of the color schemes to black, white and gray for my designs in case anyone likes a really simple design or would like to do the coloring-in themselves. Enjoy,
Fion

Aug 6, 3 New Free Birthday Cards - It's Your Day

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:28:40 GMT

To start off a new series of free birthday cards (printables), I've designed "It's Your Day" and came up with three different color schemes for it. Hopefully there's a color scheme that you fancy. For each new design, I believe I'll do likewise and come up with different (maybe 2-3) color schemes so you can have some choices. Enjoy using these new printable cards! Over the next few weeks, I'll continue to launch new designs, so be sure to check back for the newest updates! Love,
Fion

Aug 4, Diamond Fold Birthday Card for Nicole

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:09:30 GMT

This birthday card was inspired by Chris's diamond-folding card video tutorial . It's my first attempt and thanks to Chris's easy to follow along

Jul 30, The Owl Birthday Card

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:32:35 GMT

Owls seem to be in trend now and I've seen them popping up on scrapbook pages. They can look cute on birthday cards too! I saw this cute owl idea

Jul 29, Simple Masculine Birthday Card

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 05:50:37 GMT

This is a simple, masculine birthday card I made for a guy friend. As I wanted to make it happy-looking, I chose bright, bold colors of green, orange

Jul 27, Photo Birthday Card for Claire

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 07:28:11 GMT

This photo birthday card was created for my niece Claire's three-year-old birthday. While flipping through my photo box, I came across four older

Jul 23, Make a Diamond Fold Card - Card Making Tutorial

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:16:45 GMT

Learn how to make a diamond fold card in this step-by-step video tutorial. In minutes, you'll know how to make an interesting card using this diamond-fold technique!

Jul 23, "Happy Bird-Day" Birthday Card - Card Making Video Tutorial

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 03:45:24 GMT

Watch this video for birthday card making tips and inspiration. The theme for this tutorial is "Happy Bird-Day"!

Jul 13, Vintage Birthday Card - How to Make One in Minutes

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 02:35:06 GMT

Watch this short video to learn how to create a vintage birthday card quickly with distressed ink.

Jul 12, Slide-Up Birthday Card

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 05:43:16 GMT

Using the guide from this website, I made a few different slide-up cards, here is one of them, I used a cutting & measuring board, some white card,

Jul 2, Brocade Birthday Card

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:44:47 GMT

I made this birthday card for my daughter who loves pink and pearls. Supplies Used The Stampin' Up! Pretties Kit was perfect for supplying the half

Jul 2, Birthdays are the Best

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:38:32 GMT

The inspiration behind this birthday card for a 7-year-old boy was his gift - a gold fish and bowl. Supplies Used All the stamps used are from

Jul 2, Celebrate Birthdays

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:28:37 GMT

The simplified shape of the floral image inspired this birthday card. It is quite graphic, and I wanted to soften that a little so I used a modified

Jun 27, Celebrate Birthday Card

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:57:34 GMT

I like to make my birthday cards using a particular interest or hobby the recipient may have in order to make the card more personal. I made this

Jun 27, Making Pop-Up Cards - Simple Steps

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:34:21 GMT

Interested in making pop-up cards? Here's a simple card to show how you can make one! Great for birthday cards and other occasions.

Jun 25, Let's Make Birthday Cards - Submit Your Card

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:08:09 GMT

Let's make birthday cards together! Submit your handmade birthday cards and inspire others with your proud creations. I'll be submitting my newest birthday card creations too.

Jun 21, Happy Birthday To You Card - Card Making Video

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:09:17 GMT

Want to pick up new birthday card making ideas? Watch this card making video and learn how to make this beautiful Happy Birthday To You card.

Jun 20, Free Birthday Printables

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:25:58 GMT

Looking for free birthday printables for your card making? Look no further, check out these yummy printables that'll help you decorate your cards effortlessly.

Jun 20, Embossing with Rubber Stamps - Card Making Video

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:00:19 GMT

Watch this quick card making video and learn how to do embossing with rubber stamps. You're minutes away from creating gorgeous embossed images on your birthday cards!

Jun 20, Make a Cupcake Birthday Card - Card Making Video

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:51:23 GMT

Watch this card making video and learn how to make a cupcake birthday card, step-by-step. Very cute looking card!

Jun 20, Birthday Card Making

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:57:35 GMT

You can learn birthday card making in an easy way. Free cardmaking projects, templates, sketches and printables.

Jun 16, Make an Envelope for Your Birthday Cards - Video

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 09:31:34 GMT

Learn how to make an envelope for your birthday card making using a template to do so.

May 28, Stamped Birthday Card with Watercolor Crayon Technique

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:20:47 GMT

Want a pretty stamped birthday card using watercolor crayons? Watch this card making video and see exactly how you can create a lovely card using this technique!

May 27, Making Birthday Cards Newsletter - Free Card Making Ideas & Tips

Tue, 27 May 2008 13:06:17 GMT

Looking for inspiring birthday card making ideas? Making Birthday Cards Newsletter offers free birthday card making ideas, card sketches, printables, and lots more. Subscribe here.

May 26, "You're Simply the Best " Card - Card Making Video

Mon, 26 May 2008 12:21:20 GMT

Need more card making ideas? Watch this card making video and learn how to make this beautiful "You're Simply the Best" card.

May 14, Thickers, Rubons and Chipboards - Card Making Video

Wed, 14 May 2008 06:56:13 GMT

Wondering what's thickers, rubons and chipboards? These are great embellishments for your card making projects! Watch this video to know what they are.

May 13, Create Watercolor Images with Rubber Stamping on Your Cards

Tue, 13 May 2008 05:57:32 GMT

In this card making video, you'll learn to create beautiful watercolor images with rubber stamping on your birthday cards. Great tips!

May 11, How to Tie Ribbons for Your Cards - Video Tutorial

Sun, 11 May 2008 06:08:13 GMT

In this card making video tutorial, you'll be shown how to tie ribbons for your cards and scrapbook pages. Have fun!

May 8, Square Card Sketch 12 - Sample

Thu, 08 May 2008 03:50:12 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 12. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

May 6, Square Card Sketch 11 - Sample

Tue, 06 May 2008 07:33:14 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 11. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

May 3, Square Card Sketch 10 - Sample

Sat, 03 May 2008 02:09:53 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 10. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

Apr 30, Square Card Sketch 9 - Sample

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:56:40 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 9. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

Apr 28, Square Card Sketch 8 - Sample

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:23:05 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 8. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

Apr 26, Square Card Sketch 7 - Sample

Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:38:30 GMT

Here's a sample card for Square Card Sketch 7. Take a look at this card and be inspired to create your own variation using this sketch. Enjoy!

Apr 24, Free Printables - Flowers, Cupcakes, Birdies

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:43:43 GMT

This is the fourth series of printables I've designed for card making. All you have to do is to print, cut and then paste them on to your cards. Easy and fun! You'll find drawings of flowers, cupcakes and birdies that you can play around with in your card making projects. I hope you have lots of fun with these new printables! To print, please click on the link provided and you'll find the PDF file where you can print out these drawings. Love,
Fion