Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Create a bright, colorful mixed media birthday card packed with layers, texture, shine, and dimension! 🌈✨ In today’s cardmaking tutorial, I’m combining gel plate printing, stencils, dye inks, embossing paste, die cuts, pigment ink, mica shimmer, glitter cardstock, and embellishments to create a fun birthday card full of beautiful details.
I start by creating a colorful gel plate background with acrylic paints and stencils, then build up the design with additional stenciling and fresh dye inks. From there, I add embossing paste through a halftone stencil, create a dimensional frame, ink and layer the birthday sentiments, and finish everything with flowers, foliage, metallic shimmer, glitter, and confetti.
This card is a great example of how you can combine different cardmaking techniques and textures to create a one-of-a-kind handmade birthday card. If you love gel plate printing, stencil techniques, mixed media cards, handmade birthday cards, and colorful cardmaking, there are lots of ideas to try in this project!
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✨ Techniques Featured
• Gel plate printing
• Acrylic paint layering
• Stencil techniques
• Halftone and scattered tile backgrounds
• Dye ink blending
• Embossing paste
• Die-cutting
• Sentiment layering
• Ombre inking
• Pigment ink & metallic shimmer
• Mica effects
• Floral arrangement
• Glitter cardstock & embellishment
• Mixed media cardmaking
If you try any of these techniques, I’d love to hear what you create! 💚💛💙
#Cardmaking #HandmadeCards #BirthdayCard #CardmakingTutorial #GelPlatePrinting #GelPlate #StencilTechniques #MixedMediaCard #MixedMediaCardmaking #EmbossingPaste #DieCutting #HandmadeBirthdayCard #PaperCrafting #Cardmakers #CraftTutorial
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Create a bright, colorful mixed media birthday card packed with layers, texture, shine, and dimension! 🌈✨ In today’s cardmaking tutorial, I’m combining gel plate printing, stencils, dye inks, embossing paste, die cuts, pigment ink, mica shimmer, glitter cardstock, and embellishments to create a fun birthday card full of beautiful details.
I start by creating a colorful gel plate background with acrylic paints and stencils, then build up the design with additional stenciling and fresh dye inks. From there, I add embossing paste through a halftone stencil, create a dimensional frame, ink and layer the birthday sentiments, and finish everything with flowers, foliage, metallic shimmer, glitter, and confetti.
This card is a great example of how you can combine different cardmaking techniques and textures to create a one-of-a-kind handmade birthday card. If you love gel plate printing, stencil techniques, mixed media cards, handmade birthday cards, and colorful cardmaking, there are lots of ideas to try in this project!
📬 MONTHLY MAIL CALL:
Want to enter? The last worldwide mail call form has been cleared and a new one for this month is linked in the description below. You can find the current Google doc here: https://forms.gle/Funnfz2qVXxpk1zg8
📢 Affiliate Links & Disclaimer
Altenew Affiliate link: altenew.com/11288778
ScrapNStamp Affiliate link:
scrapnstamp.ca/?idaffiliate=47
I would appreciate you taking advantage of my affiliate links at no extra cost to you. It would help me continue to bring fresh content back for you. All other opinions and tongue twists are my own, lol.
👍Like and Subscribe!
If you enjoy my videos, please subscribe, like, comment, and share. Every interaction helps support my channel and allows me to continue creating and sharing cardmaking tutorials. Thank you so much for being here and supporting my crafty journey!
Help me reach 1000 subs! We’ll celebrate by trying to convince my hubby to make his VERY FIRST card, and if that doesn't happen, it will be a giveaway for subscribers! ( I would do the voiceover so he doesn't have to worry about his voice on camera. )
✨ Techniques Featured
• Gel plate printing
• Acrylic paint layering
• Stencil techniques
• Halftone and scattered tile backgrounds
• Dye ink blending
• Embossing paste
• Die-cutting
• Sentiment layering
• Ombre inking
• Pigment ink & metallic shimmer
• Mica effects
• Floral arrangement
• Glitter cardstock & embellishment
• Mixed media cardmaking
If you try any of these techniques, I’d love to hear what you create! 💚💛💙
#Cardmaking #HandmadeCards #BirthdayCard #CardmakingTutorial #GelPlatePrinting #GelPlate #StencilTechniques #MixedMediaCard #MixedMediaCardmaking #EmbossingPaste #DieCutting #HandmadeBirthdayCard #PaperCrafting #Cardmakers #CraftTutorial
Want to see how to boost the creativity of your cardmaking?
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZNCQU4ajphBcRLydcoNjTVXDVf3m94r8&si=zQ9IB40OEFDX4jMj
*FIND ME ONLINE*
Instagram: instagram.com/jerralynrose
YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCvhRXxeVxaCy61-NKNq05ZQ?sub_confirmation=1
Blog: jerralynrose.wordpress.com
Our USA friends might have issues accessing the Facebook page, something to do with regulations: facebook.com/jerralynrose
