A simple idea for some fun cards...

 

These two cards were made to donate to the thrift store, and they were quick and fun to make.

The numbers were die-cut and glued directly to the DSP panel on the card front. The circle sentiment was stamped, die-cut, and popped up with a foam square.

The candles were cut as 1/4" strips. I don't remember exactly how tall they are, but I would guess them to be about 4". Of course, you could make them any height you wanted.

I used a scissors to slightly round the top corners of each one.

The flames are actually leaves, cut from metallic gold cardstock, using a leafy frond die. This worked so well, because the tiny "twigs" that connected the leaves to the main stem became the wicks for the flames.

I popped up every other candle with some thin strips of foam tape, but all of the flames were glued directly to the DSP.

I stamped a sentiment on the inside. Every 7-year-old loves to be called awesome, don't they?

This card was made exactly the same as the first card, except for the different number of candles.

And this is the sentiment I stamped inside of this one.

I happened to use a scrap of DSP for the candles on these cards, but a piece of heavier printed cardstock would work great, too. You could even use a lighter-weight patterned paper if you adhered it to some cardstock before cutting the candles.

You could also use plain cardstock. Remember those boxes of birthday candles in several colors? You could mimic them with different colors of cardstock.

I hope this gives you some fun ideas for birthday cards for kids.

Thanks so much for stopping by, and remember to laugh--a little or a lot--every day.

Cheryl