7 Handmade Birthday Card Ideas (Cards 13-19)

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Some of my favorite handmade birthday card ideas are the ones that push me to try something new — a technique I haven’t used before or a stamp set I don’t reach for often. This batch from my 31-day birthday card challenge did exactly that.

If you’re just joining the series, catch up on Cards 1-6 and Cards 7-12 first. Today I’m sharing seven more handmade birthday card ideas — Cards 13-19 — each one built around a different stamp set or technique.

Cards 13-16

Four handmade birthday card ideas featuring a Paper Pumpkin design, Balloon Celebration stamp set, watercolor pencil Tasty Trucks card, and Avant Garden card with glimmer paper accent

Card 13: A February Paper Pumpkin alternative design
Card 14: Made with the Balloon Celebration stamp set and Flirty Flamingo ink
Card 15: The Tasty Trucks stamp set, colored with watercolor pencils and a blender pen
Card 16: The Avant Garden stamp set with a pink glimmer paper accent

Cards 17-19

Three handmade birthday card ideas featuring the Avant Garden stamp set and an interactive dragonfly cut-out design

Card 17: Another design using the Avant Garden stamp set
Card 18: An interactive card featuring a dragonfly cut-out
Card 19: The Dragonfly stamp set, paired with the same cut-out technique

Looking back at these handmade birthday card ideas, the ones I’m proudest of are 15 and 18 — trying watercolor pencils for the first time and figuring out an interactive cut-out design pushed me out of my comfort zone in the best way. If you’ve never tried a new card-making technique before, pick just one idea from this post and give it a try. You might surprise yourself.

Love these handmade birthday card ideas? Pin this post for later so you have inspiration ready next time you sit down to make cards.