Birthday Card Tutorial

Hi there. It’s Dorlene, and I’m so excited to share this birthday card tutorial. First off, I was thrilled to see the Birthday Box Card SVG file because I love fun fold cards. It just makes everything more special, and it was so easy!

Once I uploaded the file, the first thing I did was ungroup the image and concentrate on the parts that had score lines. In other words, the card base & pop-up middle section. As for all SVGs with score lines, you must select the lines and change them from cut to score. Once you do that, you need to attach those score lines to the base. Hopefully, the picture below gives you an idea of what I’m talking about.

The good news is that the cut file also includes directions for assembling the card. They are really easy to follow!

I changed the colors to different shades of purple to customize the card and then clicked on the make button.

These are all the pieces laid out and ready to adhere. One thing to remember is to adhere the top panels upside down (if you’re using directional patterned paper) on the opposite side of the bottom papers. See below.

I used my bone folder to crease all the score lines on both the card base and the middle pop-out section.

Add strong adhesive to the tab, fold the card along the second score line from the left edge, and line up the bottom edge to adhere.

The middle pop-out section is similar. Two of the layered images are adhered on one side, and the middle balloon cluster is adhered to the back side.

This design is so clever and eliminates any guesswork on image placement. It basically folds up into a Z shape. Again, use the bone folder to crease the score lines.

The basic design is so cute and festive but I just couldn’t stop there!

This birthday card tutorial shows you how easy it is to create something truly special for any celebration!

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-Dorlene

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