You can adapt this clean and simple birthday card idea in so many ways – we are LOVING the brights!

Despite this being essentially a pretty basic clean and simple birthday card idea, Kittie has turned it into a party in an envelope by using a super dynamic background paper and some truly bright colors to add her details. All the designs in our It’s Party Time 6×6 Paper Pad are extremely festive and we just love what Kittie did with the one black background colored paper.

This card uses just a few interchangeable elements – the background, the layer and the ice cream cone – all easily made with a paper trimmer and a die cutting machine. Well, and some adhesive! You can add any stamped sentiment you like, change the orientation of the card, use a different size and style of panel – literally endless possibilities! Kittie has even more suggestions on how you can change up this card in her original blog post.

Let me share with you how I made this card and as you check out the steps, think about what you have in your stash or on order from Rubbernecker and how you can use it for a card like this.

Here are the items from our store that Kittie used on this fun, bright, celebratory card:

5604-03D Ice Cream Cone Die [ RBB ] 5300D Nested Scallop with Holes [ RBB ] 3413 Dessert Set [ RBB ] 2012 It’s Party Time Paper Pad [ RBB ]

We encourage you to save this clean and simple birthday card idea because it is one of those designs that you can use over and over for any occasion, with any theme, any color story…….honestly, it’s almost the perfect basic layout!