Birthdays | Year Round

Though I'm sure two year-olds are far more interested in ripping open gifts and chowing down on a sugar filled cake, a little birthday card sent with love just adds to the magic of the great day!

Second Birthday Love

 To make the card:

Inside of Card

1. Cut a plane piece of card stock out that fits the size of your envelope.
2. Cut a base patterned piece of paper that will coordinate with your color scheme, slightly smaller than your card size.
3. Choose a piece of patterned paper of a different color and cut various sizes of the birthday year (in this case, a handful of number twos).  Attach the numbers sporadically around the base square from step two.
4. Punching holes in even lengths around the base using an awl or needle over a piece of old cork board, thread a coordinating color of thread around the card to give it a stiched look. 
5. Choosing a dark piece of card stock with a subtle pattern, cut out the words "appy" and "irthday" either from a stencil or by a paper cutting machine, and attach to your card.
6. Cut out the letters "H" and "B" from the same paper used in step five, but larger in size from your words in step five.
7. From a bright piece of patterned paper, cut out the letters "appyirthday" from a stencil or using your paper cutting machine. Attach letters to the base words cut out in step five.
8. Choosing a coordinating paper, cut out the letters "H" and "B" slightly smaller in size from those cut out in step six. 
9. Using an awl or needle over a piece of cork board, punch holes around the edge of your letters from step eight and thread a piece of coordinating thread to give the stitched look.  Attach letters to their bases and then attach to card.
10. Punch two holes in the remaining space of your card and cut a piece of twine or jewelry making thread. Thread through holes and tie a bow.
11. For the inside of the card, use the same paper from step eight and cut to slightly smaller than the width of your card. 
12. Punch holes around the edge of the rectangle from step ten with an awl or needle over a piece of cork board and thread a piece of thread through the holes.  Attach the rectangle to the card
13. Cut a piece of cream colored card stock to write our sweet birthday message on.  Attach to the center of the inside of card.
14. Using the paper from step two and three, cut the birthday number of various sizes and place around the boarder of your message box from step thirteen.
15. Put in your envelope, add a stamp, give it a quick kiss and send it off!