Happy Birdy Birthday Card
combination of velour paper and
card stock provide fun textures.
- Tracing paper; pencil; scissors
- Blue velour paper
- Card stock in orange, red, and white
- Newspapers
- Spray adhesive; crafts knife; ruler
- Glue stick
- Black marker; black tube-style fabric paint
- Black feather
- Tape
- Purchased envelope or paper and kneaded eraser
1. Download the free pattern for this project. (Downloading requires Adobe Acrobat software.)
2. Trace the patterns for the bird onto tracing paper. Cut out patterns. Trace around the patterns on the corresponding papers.
3. In a well-ventilated work area, cover the work surface with newspapers. For the top orange beak, spray the back side of the orange paper with spray adhesive. Press the orange beak piece onto a piece of red paper. Trim excess red paper, cutting along the orange beak shape.
4. On the orange side of the beak, use a crafts knife to score the line indicated on pattern. To make a score line, hold a ruler down and lightly run a crafts knife along the edge without cutting through. Fold in gently to shape beak.
5. Refer to the striped glue area on pattern and glue the beak onto the red base piece, lining up edges. Glue the blue velour paper in place.
6. Using a black marker, draw around the white eyes and add black pupils. Cut out the eyes and glue in place on the blue velour.
7. Using black paint, outline the blue area, draw eyebrows and write "Happy Birdy." Keep the card open until dry.
8. Tape a black feather to the back of the card.
Envelope:1. For the envelope, choose a purchased one or use the downlodable patterns. Enlarge and trace the pattern; cut out. Trace around the pattern on envelope paper. Cut out with crafts knife and ruler.
2. To score the fold lines, lightly run a knife along ruler placed on fold lines, barely breaking the surface of the paper. Erase any pencil lines using a kneaded eraser.
3. Fold in the flaps and use a glue stick to adhere in place.
