Birthday Cards ~ Hand Made

Cards with Feeling and Meaning

Birthday Celebrations

Importance of Feelings

Comparing birthday greeting cards to a ruby gemstone is fitting because a ruby traditionally represents devotion. Giving the perfect card is saying that you are devoted to the person on his or her special day. It is also said that a ruby represents the sun. So for the honoree when the sun rises, the birthday begins! Rubies are the scarcest of all gemstones and are very valuable. In size they are less than all other gemstones. It is the sentiment and not the size of the card that matters.

Perfect greeting cards are the cards that you want to keep!!! Beautiful, appropriate, and maybe humorous!

The statistic on greeting cards for a birthday gift is that an average person will receive on average three cards.

Know the Do's and Don'ts of giving Birthday Cards.

Handmade Cards

SUPPLIES: Card stock, glitter, yarn, glue stick, spray glue, felt pens, construction paper and scissors. Collect photos of family and friends, pictures from magazines, or ink stamps.

BASE: Most stationary stores have card stock paper and it comes in small packets! Select parchment or a pastel color as the base.

SIZE: Fold the paper in half top to bottom for large cards and fold again for smaller card. Cards can be made to open vertically or horizontally.

THEME: Dozens of Theme Ideas!!! Use tracing techniques or outlining technique on construction paper for your theme. For example, cut out the silhouette of a dog, place it on the construction paper and trace around the silhouette. Repeat several times for multiple dogs in multiple colors. Cut out the dogs and arrange them on the card front. Glue the dogs in place.

EMBELLISHMENTS: Continuing with our canine example... Use glue sticks or spray glue and decorate the theme items with glitter, yarn or other pieces of construction paper torn to look like fur.

MESSAGE ON FRONT: Keep it simple such as, Happy Birthday! Or Happy Birthday from your friends!!!

PICTURE INSIDE CARD: Select pictures and glue inside the card opposite from where the birthday message or poem will be place.

MESSAGE INSIDE THE CARD: Free Messages. Write your own personal message or poem on a separate piece of card stock and cut it to fit the inside of the card. Glue your message inside.

If you need help, use this beautiful Website to find funny, family, happy, or love birthday poems & so much more!

See Special Birthday Poems for Ideas and Poems.

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