Learn how to make this card using these free instructions. Handmade birthday cards are the perfect way to show you care, and with these card-making steps, creating this design is easy.

SUPPLIES: Cardstock: (Vintage Cream, True Black) Papertrey Ink Patterned paper: (Crush from Head over Heels collection) Lily Bee Design; (Apple Pie from Farmhouse collection) Crate Paper Rubber stamp: (Bird Collage) Hero Arts Clear stamp: (happy birthday from Find Joy set) Hero Arts Dye ink: (Tuxedo Black) Tsukineko; ( Chamomile & Chai Blend) Papertrey Ink Color medium: (yellow, green, pink, brown markers) Copic Accents: (natural wood buttons) Studio Calico Fibers: (cream jute twine) Papertrey Ink Tool: (edge trimmer) American Crafts Finished size: 4 1/4" x 6"

1 Make card from cardstock. Adhere patterned paper rectangles.

2 Stamp happy birthday.

3 Stamp Bird Collage on cardstock; color with markers. Trim scalloped edges and ink.

4 Adhere stamped panel to card with foam tape.

5 Color buttons with markers, thread with twine, and adhere to card.

Appeared in:

July/August 2012

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