Create a Fun Festive Birthday Card

When we create a fun festive Birthday card, we tend to go with the bright and fun colors. Color is usually the most important element in the creating cards. What is the first element you notice on a greeting card? Usually, it is the colors. Once we choose the main color, then we choose colors to compliment the main color.

There are so many ways to choose the colors, with the Color Wheel being the main “go to” for our color decisions.

What is the Color Wheel?

Colors fall into several categories: primary, secondary and tertiary. See the Color Wheel below.

• primary colors are: red, blue and yellow.
• secondary colors are created when mixed with 2 primary colors.
  • red + blue = purple
  • blue + yellow = green
  • red + yellow = orange
• tertiary colors are created by mixing a primary color and a secondary color.
  • examples of tertiary colors are:
    • red + purple = red-purple
    • blue + green = blue-green
    • yellow + green = yellow-green
• complimentary colors – colors that are opposite on the color wheel.  For example red and green are opposite on the color wheel. They have no color in common.  Complimentary colors also evoke a feeling, The red and the green suggest a celebration.
• harmonious colors sit side-by-side on the color wheel
  • yellow-yellow green-green
  • red-red orange-orange

What makes the colors on this card fun and festive?

• The main color is blue (primary color) and the secondary colors are red or red-orange.  While these 2 colors are not directly opposite on the color wheel, they are close enough.

Recipe

Stamps: Birthday Delivery

Ink/Marker: Black Stazon, Pacific Point, Crumb Cake.

Paper: Pacific Point, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper.

Accessories: Big Shot, Circle Collection Framelits, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Birthday Friends Framelits, Watercolor Pencils, Blender Pen,  Pacific Point 1/4″ Stitched-Edge Ribbon, Red Brights Enamel Dots.

A Few Details

1. Card base is Pacific Point cardstock.
2. Attach a Crumb Cake panel.
3. Layer a piece of Birthday Memories DSP.
4. Stamp the fox in Stazon Black ink and color with various Watercolor pencils.  Blend the colors with a Blender Pen. Die cut.
5. Stamp the banner on Whisper White using Crumb Cake ink, stamp the sentiment in Pacific Point ink and die cut.
6. Die cut a circle from Pacific Point cardstock using the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Die cut a scalloped circle from Crumb Cake cardstock using the Circles Collection Framelits. Sponge the scalloped circle using Crumb Cake ink and a sponge.
7. Attach the Pacific Point circle to the Crumb Cake circle and attach the fox and the banner.
8. Loop the Pacific Point ribbon across the back of the circles. For added interest, make sure the ends and loops extend beyond the circle. Attach to DSP.
9. Place a star and 2 circles from the Reds Brights Enamel Dots on the front of the card.

What fun loving person would you create and give this birthday card to?  Create your own fun festive birthday card.  You can purchase the Birthday Delivery Bundle HERE.  

You can always contact me at karen@simplysaidwithkaren.com if you would like to place your order with me or have any questions.