Cricut Birthday Card Ideas

Written by Rachel Barkowski Published on May 28, 2024

Cricut Birthday Card Ideas

Birthdays are special occasions that deserve to be celebrated in style, and what better way to do so than with personalized handmade cards? Introducing these Cricut birthday card ideas!

In this roundup, we’ve collected 18 charming birthday card ideas, all crafted with the help of the versatile Cricut machine.

Whether you’re a seasoned crafter or just starting out, these designs are sure to inspire creativity and make the birthday recipient feel so special!

There’s something here for a variety of styles and personalities. So, get out that Cricut and let’s dive into a world of creativity and endless birthday possibilities!

Supplies you’ll need:

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Cricut Explore 3 Smart Cutting Machine

REALIKE 12x12 Cutting Mat for Cricut Maker...

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Livholic 60 Sheets Colored Card Stock Paper 250...

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(Keep your eye on Walmart’s Cricut Explore 3 or Explore Air 2 – they have the best sales on these!)

Here are some websites that offer free or inexpensive birthday card designs to use with your Cricut (some SVG’s are for shirts, but you can use them to cut out the front of your card and then put a different color card insert behind it for a great birthday card option!) :

The Hungry JPEG is one of my favorite sites for SVG’s, fonts, and clipart. They have a freebies section and lots of $1 items!
Creative Market also has a lot of SVG’S, and they offer weekly freebies that you should sign up for!
Design Bundles is similar to the above sites – it also has a section of free designs!
Creative Fabrica has lots and lots of birthday cut files, and you can sign up for a free trial month to get 10 free downloads!
Hello SVG has a few free birthday SVG’s that you might like!
SVG Heart has lots of freebies – many of these you can cut and then put an insert behind the front cut.

Cricut Birthday Cards Free SVG | Birthday Cards for Cricut Free | Birthday Card Ideas for Cricut | Free HAPPY BIRTHDAY cut file for Cricut on the Six Clever Sisters blog!

My Cricut Birthday Card Design

I’ve got a beautiful (and free!) “Happy Birthday” design of my own to share with you, and then after that I’ve got a collection of 18 Cricut birthday card ideas from other creators. ❤️

I designed my card for a 5″x7″ front design, so I ordered envelopes that fit and it looks great.

Here’s what I used for my project:

Joyberg 50 Packs 5x7 Envelopes, White A7 Envelopes...

SALEMAR 250 GSM Glitter Cardstock Glitter Paper,...

Cricut Smart Paper Sticker Cardstock - 10 Sheets -...

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Here’s how to use this cut file to make this Cricut birthday card:

STEP 1: Get your file ready – enter your email below so we can get that sent to you, then upload it into Cricut’s Design Space.

STEP 2: In Design Space, add a square to your Canvas and then size it to 5″x7″ (unlock it to do this). Add the “Happy Birthday” cut file to your canvas, size it to fit, and center it on the 5″x7″.

STEP 3: Select the rectangle + Happy Birthday design and “attach” to the canvas so they don’t cut separately. Click “Make” and get your Cricut Smart Paper Sticker Cardstock loaded and ready to cut (no mat needed!).

STEP 4: Choose “Smart Paper Sticker Cardstock” as your material, then proceed as instructed.

STEP 5: After you’ve cut your design out, you’ll need to cut around the 5″x7″ rectangle and then “weed it” – aka, take off the part you don’t want, which in this case is the letters and lines.

STEP 6: It’s time to stick it onto the front of a folded card. Choose cardstock of any color (I chose this glitter cardstock) and cut a 10″x7″ piece, then fold it in half so you end up with a 5″x7″ folded card.

You have 2 options for how you can transfer this cardstock sticker cutout to the front of the card:

First option is simple – just peel the backing off the sticker, put the design on the front of the card, and then take the little pieces left on the backing (the centers of the A, P, P in “happy”….centers of the d and a…and any other small pieces left) and stick them on to the card. Tweezers are great for this part.

Second option is what I did, BUT — you need *very used* transfer tape to do this. Transfer tape should be so used that it is almost unusable for any other project. Lela from Organized-ish says to get transfer tape to this point, stick it onto your clothing again and again so that it has lots of lint on it. If your transfer tape is too sticky, it will peel the top layer of your cardstock off.

So grab some transfer tape (I get mine at Dollar Tree – it works fine!), place it over your design, and just lightly rub it so it sticks just enough to be able to transfer those little pieces.

Peel the backing off the sticker cardstock and then stick it to the front of the card and remove the transfer tape! Look how pretty is is with the glittery lettering!