Birthday Party Card

Your birthday invitations should give your guests a good look at how exciting the party is going to be. This Birthday Party Card pops with pizzazz! It's a paper craft that's easy to do and impressive to look at. This card will definitely be put on display in your guests' homes. Take your first step towards a totally awesome birthday celebration and follow this Birthday Party Card tutorial.

Materials:

• card stock

• colored paper

• buttons

• ribbon

Instructions:

1. Begin with a top-folded 5" x 5" ivory card base. (5" x 10" cardstock folded in half)
    
2. Adhere a 5" x 5" dotted patterned paper to the front of the card.
    
3. Add a 1.75" x 5" turquoise paper (scalloped edge) horizontally across the bottom section of the card.
    
4. Apply a 1" x 5" yellow paper strip horizontally over the turquoise border.
    
5. Run a piece bright green paper through the Fuse system using the scalloped circle die and the inked plate. Back this with a 4.25" red cardstock circle. Add it to the center of the card using foam adhesive.
    
6. Run a piece of yellow paper through the Fuse system using the inked plate. Carefully cut around the gift boxes image with a fingertip detail knife. Tie baker's twine around each gift box. Carefully adhere it to the card with foam adhesive, lining up the gift boxes images perfectly, giving it dimension.
    
7. Tie a thin red satin ribbon around the top fold, tying a nice bow. Add a small button in the center of the bow.