What is it like to have a birthday this time of year?

Did you know that my family - every one of them! - has a birthday in November? Except me - I am a Leap Year Baby, yes 29 February!

I often wonder: what is it like to have a birthday this time of year? Halloween and the candy buzz has ended and now everything is all a-buzz about Thanksgiving, Black Friday Sales, and getting ready for Christmas. 

I sometimes think that birthdays in November and December get lost in the mix so each year I sit at my crafting table to give some creative thought to making a special card for everyone in my family. 

Which brings around to this Curvy Birthday card idea. You did know about this special promotion, right? 

There are bunches of products as part of this promotion so if you want to read all about it, click here to see my blog post. What I want to focus on is this bundle, which is part of the promotion. It's called Quite Curvy:

There are so many pretty card ideas that you can create with this bundle and here's just one of them. Perfect for a special family member this month!

Quite Curvy birthday card

Here's how to make this pretty card:

Supplies:

• Stamps – Quite Curvy (154430); or Quite Curvy Bundle (156228)
• Ink Pads – Tuxedo Black Memento (132708)
• Card Stock – Coastal Cabana (131297); Whisper White (100730); Night of Navy (100867); Misty Moonlight (153081); Purple Posy (150881)
• Misc. – Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine (149653); Wreath Builder Dies (152722); Curvy Dies (154319), Mini Glue Dots (103683);    Playing with Patterns 6”x6” Designer Series Paper (DSP) (152490); Wrapped in Texture Embossing Folder (153574), Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue (110755); Bone Folder (102300); Paper Snips (103579); Paper Trimmer (152392); Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals (144108); Stampin’ Blends Combo Packs: Pool Party (154894); Crumb Cake (154882)

Measurements: 

• Coastal Cabana: 5 ½” x 8” scored at 4”, scraps
• Playing With Patterns DSP: 1 ¾” x 4 7/8”
• Night of Navy: 3 ¾” x 5”, scraps
• Misty Moonlight: scraps
• Whisper White: 4” x 5 ¼”; 3” x 4 7/8”, scraps;
• Purple Posy: scraps
  
  

Instructions:           

1. Fold Coastal Cabana card base in half on score line. Flatten fold with bone folder.
2. Die cut 3” x 4 7/8” piece of Whisper White with the wavy dotted die from the Curvy dies. Pay attention to placement so that the cutting edge is closest to the long edge of Whisper White.
3. Place the “wishing you the happiest of birthdays” stamp on the clear block. Check the curvature of the text to the die cut edge prior to applying ink. Adjust the curve of the text to follow the curve of the holes on the die cut. Stamp text in black ink.
4. Adhere DSP to the bottom edge of Night of Navy card stock. Adhere the Whisper White die cut to the top edge of the Night of Navy card stock.
5. Stamp two birds on scraps of Whisper White card stock & color with Pool Party and Crumb Cake Stampin’ Blends. Die cut the birds with coordinating dies from the Curvy dies.
6. Die cut 2 each of Coastal Cabana and 2 each Misty Moonlight leaf branches with the die from Curvy dies. Die cut flower with Purple Posy scrap with flower die from the Wreath Builder dies. Die cut Night of Navy flower center with die from the Wreath Builder dies. Emboss the flower center with the Wrapped In Texture Embossing Folder.
7. Adhere the leaves to the upper right side of card front – see picture for placement. Adhere flower center to flower with multi-purpose glue. Adhere flower to card front with mini dimensionals.  Adhere birds to card front with multi-purpose glue.
8. Stamp remaining 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Whisper White as desired and adhere to inside of card.