Cardmaking, DIY Decor, Essentials By Ellen, Guest Designer, Stamping

Simple DIY Birthday Cards & Banners with Guest Designer Amy Tsuruta!

Looking for some cute and fun DIY inspiration for your next birthday party? Our April guest designer, Amy Tsuruta, has got you covered!

Follow along below as she breaks down her cardmaking process and shares how she was inspired to create using items from our latest Essentials by Ellen release. Full of all things fun and birthday, see how you can create some whimsical DIY décor and birthday cards for your next gathering!

I’m shakin’ things up with the New Essentials by Ellen Release! Who doesn’t love a good party and this release is packed with all things to help with any celebration.

I teamed up the Hooray Pennant with a shaker card. Let’s chat about the card first:

I’m featuring:

Party Time stamp & die combo
Sprinkles 4- Piece Stencil
Birthday Vibes stamp set
Sentiment Strips die

The images in the Party Time are the cutest. I’m going to say that bunny is playing a ukulele [wink]. I dressed up the mouse and sweet hedgie in their best party wear.

You might not readily see that I used the Sprinkles stencil on the white panel. I slipped the white panel into an upcycled stamp sleeve and filled it with shaker bits from my stash. I used Scor- Tape to seal it up. The color panels are:

Concord & 9th – Grapefruit
Essentials by Ellen – Desert Sand

I couldn’t decide how to place the sentiment strip and love how it turned out.

The copics I used:

R00 | R21
RV52
YG21 | YG03
E21 | E53
E30 | YR00 | YR02
YR30 | E50

Next, I played with the Hooray Pennant Die set:

Although the pennant is photographed with a yes, chopstick, I’ll be transferring it to a pink boba straw. Why a straw? I see it dropped into a floral bouquet. I’m collecting vintage vases to use for birthday/celebratory bouquets for family + friends.