This cheerful birthday card is all about the Repeated Greeting Quick Tip—it’s one of my favorite tricks when I need a card in a hurry! Repeating a simple sentiment is a fun way to fill the space without overthinking it. I also added a little scrap of patterned paper next to the greetings and used a background die to bring in some texture and interest. In this post, I’ll walk you through how to make the card, plus share a bunch of quick tips you can use on all kinds of projects.

The Card

Here's a picture of the card we're making and the stamp set used to create the images.  It's perfect when one stamp set and bundle of dies come together to make a great card.

orange happy birthday card multiple colored happy birthday greetings
pattern of friendship stamps sample and background die

The Supplies

If you like this project – here are all the supplies used.  Simply click on an image to shop in my Stampin' Up! Store.


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orange card with designer paper and background die added color and texture

Quick Tips

  1.  To make this repeated greeting I started with a piece of card stock the correct width, but longer than I would need to stamp the four colors.  After I stamped all of them, I cut the bottom of the card stock and measured it.  This became the length dimension for my patterned paper.
  2. Add an odd number of embellishments when you're not doing too many.  Your brain likes that more.
  3. If you're going to add texture to a card with a bold fonted stamps and bright colors – use a small pattern not a big bold textured die

Let's Make It

Now let's make this happy birthday card.  If you're a crafter that likes to copy exactly down to the 1/8″ I've included the dimensions below as well.

  1. Fold and burnish the score line for the Timid Tiger card base
  2. Stamp the four greetings on the Basic White layer
  3. Cut the Basic White layer under the last “happy birthday”
  4. Match the length of the Basic White layer to the patterned paper
  5. Add patterned paper to the side of the Basic White layer making the total width measure
  6. Add two groups of flat pearls along the stamped and paper layer
  7. Die emboss the Timid Tiger layer and add to the card base
  8. Use Stampin' Dimensionals to add the greeting and pattern paper layer to the card

option:  add a Basic White layer inside the card to write your message

Dimensions and Measurements

  • Timid Tiger – 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
  • Timid Tiger – 4 1/8″ x 5 3/8″
  • DSP Scrap – 3/4″ x 4 3/4″
  • Basic White – 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
  • Basic White (optional)  – 4″ x 5 1/4″

Your Turn

I had such a good time making this card – it puts me in such a good mood to use cheerful colors!  If you try any of the tips from this post or you copy the card – be sure to let me know in the comments or in our Facebook group.  I love to see what you're creating!

Thanks for Stopping By

I really appreciate you reading all the way to the end of the blog post.  It really helps my business a lot!  Have you checked out the post about using the Twist Card Layout?  xo, Linda

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