Hand Drawn Birthday Card Drawing Ideas

For a special handmade touch, opt to make your next birthday card rather than picking up a generic store-bought card. Your friends and family will surely appreciate the effort and become awestruck by your talent (no need to tell them just how easy it was to make). Check out these 25 ideas that range from simple and beautiful to quirky and clever.

Paper Balloon Happy Birthday Card

Lime Doodle Design

Craft a birthday card that is beautiful and looks much more complicated to make than it is. Paper dyes help give the lettering and paper balloons a professional edge. This craft project is a card that everyone would appreciate and love to receive.

Happy Birthday Card fromLime Doodle Design
Easy Sprinkles Lollipop Card Tutorial

Tikkido

I don't know anyone who doesn't adore sprinkles! Why not add some fun to a birthday card? Paper lollipops are covered with sprinkles and glued onto a matching card. How cute! The inner child in all of us will just love a birthday greeting like this!

Sprinkles Lollipop Card from Tikkido

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Mini Washi Tape Cards and Envelopes

White House Crafts

Washi tape has got to be one of the best inventions ever! Add some cute tape to your greeting card craft, and you will have a beautiful card in an instant! So easy and so much fun! Anyone can get great looking cards and envelopes instantly with washi tape.

Mini Washi Tape Cards and EnvelopesfromWhite House Crafts
Free Printable Pom Birthday Card

White House Crafts

Celebrate a birthday with this adorable pom ice cream cone card. White House Crafts offers a free printable and tutorial for this card project. Very cute!

Free Printable Pom Birthday CardfromWhite House Crafts
DIY Embroidered Cards

Bugaboo City

Add some craftiness to your birthday card projects with embroidery. When you finish the embroidery, attach some fabric tags to keep up the handmade theme. Lovely!

DIY Embroidered Cards from Bugaboo City

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Black Background DIy Birthday Card

The Postman's Knock

Try something different for your next DIY card project. Most cards are made with white paper. This time use black paper for a dramatic twist. Your friends will appreciate the effort you put in to give them a card that is unique!

Drawing on Black Paper from The Postman's Knock
DIY Cute Card from Recycled Paper Scraps

Makers Society

Most crafters have bits and pieces of leftover paper that are simply too beautiful to throw away. Put those scraps to good use with this cute birthday candle card.

DIY Cute Card from Recycled Paper Scraps! from Makers Society
Tulle Birthday Balloon Card

Contagiously Crafty

A shaker card has a transparent panel on the front and is filled with materials that move around when shaken. This adorable birthday card features a balloon on the front that is covered with tulle and filled with confetti. The birthday recipient will treasure this keepsake card!

Tulle Birthday BalloonfromContagiously Crafty
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Butterfly Card Colored with Prismacolor Pencils

Awash With Color

Some people love cards that have a vintage look. This project is made with stamps, dies and colored with pencils. Butterflies are stamped, then colored with Prismacolor pencils and attached to the base of the card. The result is a beautiful, feminine card that is perfect for the woman in your life.

Butterfly Card Colored with Prismacolor PencilsfromAwash With Color
Black and Gold Modern Happy Birthday Card

Lia Griffith

Are you short on time but still want to give someone special a DIY birthday card? Let Lia Griffith do the work for you. She offers this lovely black and gold card for download on her site. All you have to do is print the card. Lia has done all the artwork for you. A win-win for all concerned.

Modern Happy Birthday CardfromLia Griffith
80th Birthday Card

Merry Made Arts and Crafts

Landmark birthdays deserve special recognition! Although the example on the card is for an 80th birthday celebration, you can alter the card for any birthday. Just print out the numbers and sentiment using your favorite word processing software. Then cut and glue to your card backing. So easy and so cute!

Dad's 80th Birthday Card fromMerry Made Arts and Crafts
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Easy Pop-UP Birthday Cake Card

Red Ted Art

Pop-up cards are always fun to make. This pop-up birthday card is more straightforward to make than it looks. The tutorial also has an easy to follow video, that all but guarantees success with this craft project.

Easy Pop-Up Birthday CardfromRed Ted Art
Printable Lotto Birthday Card

C.R.A.F.T.

A lotto card is the perfect small birthday gift when you don't want to spend a ton of cash but still wish to give a little something to someone on their birthday. Download this free printable card from C.R.A.F.T. and insert a lotto ticket. So fast and so easy!

Printable Lotto Birthday CardfromC.R.A.F.T.

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Shopping Bag Money Holder Birthday Card

Larissa Holland / Flickr / CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0

Sometimes the best birthday gift is cold hard cash! Make a cute card with a shopping bag on the front, and insert some money. Your birthday person will love it!

Shopping Bag CardfromFlickr
Surprise Smiling Face DIY Cards

DIY Candy

Hand drawn cards are always a welcome gift because you took the time and effort to make something special for your friend. Metallic gold ink on purple cardstock is a winning combination for this DIY birthday card.

Surprise Smiling Face DIY Cards fromDIY Candy

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