Celebrate birthdays with a personal touch! Homemade birthday cards are a heartfelt way to show someone you care. Crafters can combine creativity, thoughtfulness and fun.
Making homemade greeting cards lets crafters add special details that can’t be found in store-bought cards. Explore ideas, tips and inspiration to create one-of-a-kind birthday cards that will brighten anyone’s day.
This page has the best greeting card ideas. Although they are geared toward birthday cards, many can be used as cards for Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day and all-occasions.
For specific Mother's Day Cards, Valentine's Day Cards, and Father's Day Cards check out our other pages.
How do people make homemade birthday cards?
Homemade birthday cards can be made in all kinds of creative ways, which can be seen below. Some start with simple cardstock and decorate using markers, stickers, washi tape or colorful paper cutouts.
Others enjoy painting, stamping or adding ribbons and buttons for a textured look. People who make scrapbooks have supplies that lend themselves to these types of cards.
Many crafters design digital cards on a computer and print them at home, while more advanced makers create pop-up or 3D designs that are a real surprise when opened.
However they are made, homemade cards are filled with personal touches like handwritten messages or photos that make birthdays feel special.
A collection of the best greeting cards can be found below. There are more than 45 beautiful designs on this page!
One blogger gives a tutorial on using creative lettering to make the card look professional. I am always looking for fonts for my hand written cards and this site does not disappoint. They have a long list of supplies, but the fonts can be hand copied without special paint or glue.
The Banner Birthday Card from our site can be used for women, men and children. Oftentimes it is difficult to find tutorials to make a masculine birthday card. This card can be used for all occasions and for everyone!
There are so many designs below to choose from, you are sure to find something that inspires you.
Scroll down to begin the adventure!
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In this post, see exactly how to make DIY hand-lettering birthday cards.
Vial Designs
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This birthday card idea uses envelopes to make the accordion birthday card. It's
Kara Creates
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This simple quilled card can be used as a birthday wish, a thank you, a sympathy card, or simply to say hello.
All Things Paper
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This all occasion quilled greeting card features a fun, colorful, whimsical tree that is perfect for a variety of sentiments - such as a birthday wish, a thank you, a sympathy card, or simply to say hello.
Artsy Craftsy Mom
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Looking for a generic birthday card that can be given to women, men or kids? Check out this banner card to make!
Needlepointers.com
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With these step-by-step instructions, create a cute birthday card for a child.
Shouldnt You Be Studying
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This masculine design is so easy, anyone can do it. Plus, it is customizable and takes only about 10 minutes to make.
The Happy Ever Crafter
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Here is a DIY birthday card featuring a birthday card with candles.
All Things Paper
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Here is how to make a card with a cute little birthday present on the front. Perfect birthday card!
mmmcrafts
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In this post, you will be shown how to make a super simple birthday card.
The Happy Ever Crafter
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Kids will have fun making these cards for mom or grandmom as a special gift on birthdays or Mother's Day. Learn with this tutorial.
The Best Ideas for Kids
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This card can be crafted for many occasions, including birthdays, graduations, Father’s Day, to tell someone that he or she is really cool, or to show your support.
Crea Bea Cards
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Here is a super cute and super fun birthday card to make for a kid.
DIY Candy
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This card can be adapted to suit anyone - boy, girl, mom, dad or anyone - simply by changing the colors of the paper and candle.
Kids Activities
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This daisy card takes a little time because of the multiple layers. But the result is diffinately worth it.
Elle Marie Home
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Masculine patterned paper is perfect for making a birthday card for a dad, granddad or any man.
Ink It Up With Jessica
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Create some sweet DIY Embroidered Birthday Cards using paper and embroidery floss.
Crafting Cheerfully
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This is a great project for using up paper scraps. It's pretty! It's easy!
Sum Of Their Stories
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A DIY happy birthday card idea with flowers.
Craft Bits
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Learn how to make two birthday cards that look like watercolor.
Towbow
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With bits of scrap floral paper, you can create a pretty birthday card featuring the recipient's initial.
Sum Of Their Stories
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Incorporate a football into a birthday card by reviewing this idea by Olga Moore.
My Visual Poetry
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With tea bag folding embellishment.
Card Inspirations
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This tutorial is for a hand-drawn heart balloon card. Since it features a heart motif, it can be used for various occasions, such as Valentine's Day, anniversaries, friendship, birthdays, and so on.
Needlepointers.com Associate
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In this post, learn how to create a personalized watercolor birthday card featuring the recipient's initial along with decorative elements.
The Postman's Knock
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Here is a homemade birthday card idea that only involves a couple of steps. It's quick and easy.
The Postman's Knock
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Need a birthday card for a child? These jungle-themed birthday cards from printable patterns are the perfect answer. Follow the step-by-step instructions to craft them.
Aunt Annie
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As the name suggests, this is a pretty lovely red rose birthday card with multiple layers.
Elle Marie Home
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These birthday greeting cards are a great scrap fabric busting project where the scraps are stitched in place with a sewing machine.
Thirty Handmade Days
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Although there are no instructions for this card, with this image, you should be able to make it easily.
Split Coast Stampers
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These 3 easy birthday cards are similar but each has a slightly different card layout where you stamp a stone wall. Get the FREE download tutorial.
TX Stampin'
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Do you want to gift money for a birthday? Here is a unique way to give money.
The Happy Scraps
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The money holder shaker card makes it a fun way to give money to someone. It's suitable for many occasions, including birthdays and graduations.
Crea Bea Cards
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Do you have a ton of paper scraps leftover from previous craft projects? Here is a lovely birthday card idea from scrap paper.
Glue To My Crafts
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Here is a super fun and easy pop up birthday card featuring a pop up birthday cake.
Red Ted Art
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Open the card and out pops presents. It so fun and pretty easy to put together.
Lori Whitlock
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In this post, Lisa explains how she made this super cute birthday card. It's simple!
I'm In Haven
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Discover how to create a shaker card using your Cricut machine.
Leap Of Faith Crafting
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This homemade card features sprinkle-topped lollipops making it the ideal birthday card for kids.
Tikkido
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In this blog post, you will learn how to create a cute birthday card that is perfect for kids of all ages to make.
Glued To My Crafts
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Learn how to make a mini washi aperture greeting card with this tutorial.
The Paper Dashery
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Really Quick! Really Easy! Really Awesome!
Vintage Page Designs
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Three ideas for birthday cards - cupcake, candle and cake - using washi tape.
Omiyage Blogs
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With this tutorial, you can make a stunning birthday card that's a wonderful way to brighten someone's birthday.
Doodle Craft
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Use the video tutorial or step-by-step photo tutorial to make an easy DIY lettering birthday card with watercolor balloons.
Vial Designs
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This birthday card design is fun and super simple to do.
The Happy Ever Crafter
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Follow the steps in this tutorial to learn how to draw a handmade greeting or birthday card, complete with the image of wildflowers in a mason jar.
Needlepointers.com Associate
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Cut slits into cardstock and then weave scrap paper through the slits. Take a look at this page to see how.
Snippets
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