Party Hat Birthday Card

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Difficulty rating

• Required supplies:
• Light green, orange, pink and aqua blue cardstock
• Light green, orange, pink and aqua blue chalk
• 5/8” light green button
• 3/8” Polka dot ribbon
• Foam tape
• Sewing machine and white thread
• Fiskars Tape Runner
• Fiskars Craft Mat
• Fiskars LowerCase Letters -3 Template

Instructions (Print version)

1. Create a 5” x 7” card from light green cardstock. 
2. Cut a 4 ½” x 6 ½’ piece of aqua blue cardstock and chalk edges with matching chalk.  Adhere to front of card. 
3. Cut a piece of pink cardstock 7” x 2 ¼”. 
4. Use the small scallop edge of the Paper Tear Ruler and tear off about ½” of one long side of the pink strip. 
5. Sew along straight edge of pink strip with a straight stitch. 
6. Chalk all edges of pink strip with matching chalk making sure to color the stitching.  Adhere this piece down the left side of card.  
7. Cut a 4” x 4” and a 1 ½” x 4 ¼” piece of light green cardstock. 
8. Sew around edges of light green pieces with a straight stitch.  Chalk edges with matching chalk making sure to color the stitching. 
9. Adhere square piece to top part of card placing left side under the scallop edge and the smaller piece below with the left side over the scalloped piece.
10. Wrap a piece of ribbon around front flap and tie in a bow between the two green pieces.  Use the Ultra ShapeXpress, Craft Mat and Lowercase Letters-3 Template to cut out the letters “party” from the aqua blue cardstock.  Chalk edges with matching chalk and adhere to lower light green piece. 
11. Use the Ultra ShapeXpress, Craft Mat and the Celebration Template to cut a party hat from aqua blue and the fringe and tassel from orange cardstock. Chalk edges of all pieces with matching chalk. 
12. Adhere and assemble hat pieces to large light green block on front of card.  Use foam tape to give dimension.
13. Use the ¼” Circle Hand Punch to create circles (polka dots) and adhere randomly on hat.
14. Adhere a button to center of tassel on hat.

Variation: Use this design with different colors, words, and ribbons.  Make different themed cards by simply changing the sentiment and decorative shape on card.