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Pastel Green and Blue Daisy Birthday Card

On By patriciamanhireIn Patricia's CreationsLeave a comment

Kia ora Koutou

Soft pastels are always a beautiful choice for a birthday card, and today’s design combines delicate blue daisies with gentle greens and touches of gold for a look that’s both fresh and elegant.

Dies were provided by Amazing Paper Grace for today’s creation.

Design Inspiration

This card was inspired by the calming feel of pastel tones—think soft sky blues, muted mint greens, and a whisper of buttery gold. The blue daisies take centre stage, but in a much softer, more delicate way than bold florals.

The overall look is light, airy, and perfect for celebrating in a subtle, elegant style.

Card Details

  • Florals: Pastel blue daisies with softly inked centres
  • Foliage: Light mint green leaves
  • Accents: Touches of honey gold accents for the sentiment, butterfly and layering for a gentle shimmer
  • Background: A lightly ink-blended pastel wash with soft stenciling to coordinate with the soft blue daisies panel over a soft mint green base
  • Sentiment: A delicate gold birthday greeting

Design Tips

  • Ink blend the daisy petals for that soft pastel finish
  • Choose limited muted tones rather than bright colours to keep the look cohesive
  • Add soft texture with stenciling a background for the flowers to frame rather than bold layers
  • Keep embellishments minimal—let the softness shine

Finishing Touches

A sweet butterfly in coordinating colours and a few tiny gems add just the right amount of detail while keeping the card elegant and refined.

Step-by-Step: Pastel Blue Daisy Birthday Card

Step 1: Prepare Your Card Base

Create a white card base and add a soft mint green die cut panel with a soft, subtle pattern on the edge.

Step 2: Create the Background

Lightly ink blend your panel using soft pastel shades—think pale blue. Use masking strips for a crisp edge. Keep it very subtle so it doesn’t overpower the florals. Layer the panel with gold card before adding to the card base.

Step 3: Die Cut the Florals

Cut your daisy layers from white cardstock.

  • Ink blend the petals with a soft pastel blue
  • Add a slightly deeper blue toward the centres for dimension
  • Shape the petals gently using a stylus or your fingers

Step 4: Create the Centres

Die cut the flower centres and colour them with a soft yellow or warm neutral tone. You can add a tiny touch of green to coordinate with the foliage and background.

Step 5: Die Cut the Foliage

Cut leaves from the same soft mint green cardstock that was used in the background and ink blend using soft greens like sage or mint. Keep the tones light and airy to match the pastel theme.

Step 6: Arrange Your Design

Before gluing, lay out your daisies and foliage on the panel.

  • Start with the leaves as a base
  • Add your largest flowers first
  • Fill in with smaller florals or extra leaves

This helps create a balanced and natural-looking arrangement.

Step 7: Add Dimension

Adhere elements using a mix of glue and foam tape.

  • Raise some petals and flowers for depth
  • Keep others flat for contrast

Step 8: Add the Sentiment

Add a die cut birthday sentiment in soft gold that coordinates with the gold layering in the background.

Step 9: Finishing Touches

Complete your card with:

  • A few blue gems
  • Gentle shaping of petals and leaves if needed
  • A sweet butterfly using the same colours as the card

Step 10: Assemble the Card

Attach your finished panel to the card base, making sure everything is secure and balanced.

Final Thoughts

Pastel palettes are perfect when you want something gentle, feminine, and timeless. This combination of soft blue, green, and gold creates a birthday card that feels calm, fresh, and beautifully understated.

Share the Joy

And don’t forget to pin this project for later inspiration — you’ll definitely want to revisit it when you are in the mood for making your own soft and elegant birthday card.

✂️ Supplies I Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Products Used:

S5-479 Daisy Delight Garden Shutters A2 Card Base

S5-475 Fluted Classics Rectangles

S4-1193 Layered Daisies

S4-1220 Summer Label Motif

Other Products Used:

House of Paper White Cardstock – 300 gsm

Spellbinders Colorwheel Cardstock – Seaside

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White – 110 Ib cardstock

Craft Perfect Mirror Cardstock – Honey Gold

Craft Perfect Vellum – Pure White

Altenew Stencil – Woven Stencil

Gina K Masking Magic Strips

Altenew Fresh Dye Inks – Iceberg, Eastern Sky, Jade, Matcha Tea

Ramger Archival ink – Sunflower

Pink Fresh Studio Iridescent Gems – Blue

Foam squares

Bearly Art Glue

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Patricia

Sunflowers and Daisies

On By patriciamanhireIn Cardmaking, Heartfelt Creations15 Comments

Kia Ora and Welcome Back

Today I am featuring two cards made from the Beary Fun Retreat Collection from Heartfelt Creations.  These papers feature beautiful sunflowers and daisies and are just gorgeous.

 

 

Materials Used:

HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp

HCD1-760 Delightful Daisies die

HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower stamp

HCD1-753 Classic Sunflower die

HCD1-776 Eyelet Oval die

TSMP201 Memento Morroco

TSMP103 Memento Canteloupe

TSMP704 Memento New Sprout

TSMP707 Memento Bamboo Leaves

PGM15015 Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

ANC818 Prills – Go Man Go

ANC829 Prills – Espress-O Yourself

CHST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

159723 Art Glitter Dries Clear Glue

HCPP1-438-3 Cardstock

 

Other – Green cardstock, Glue Gloss

Instructions – Cut a piece of white cardstock 10” x 7”, score along the long side and crease to make a base card of 5” x 7”.  Cut a piece of the blue sunflower patterned paper 5” x 7” and adhere to the front of the card.

Die cut the eyelet oval using the HCD1-776 Eyelet Oval die in green cardstock and adhere to the front of the card.  Die cut the inner oval using the edge die and the patterned die out of white cardstock and adhere to the eyelet oval.

To make the sunflowers stamp the images from the HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower stamp on white cardstock with Morocco ink.  Colour the images with Canteloupe ink and die cut using the coordinating die.  Sponge the edges with Morocco ink and shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Assemble as shown and add the Espress-O Yourself prills to the centres of the flowers using Dries Clear glue.  Add Crystal Clear to the petals using the Glue Gloss.  Adhere to the front of the card as shown.

To make the leaves stamp the images from the HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp set in Bamboo Leaves ink on white cardstock, and sponge the images with New Sprout ink before die cutting with the coordinating die.  Sponge with Bamboo Leaves in the centre of the leaves and shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Add Crystal Clear glitter with the glue gloss.  Add around the sunflowers as shown.

To make the daisies stamp the images from the HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp set using New Sprout ink on white cardstock, sponge the centres with New Sprout ink and die cut using the coordinating die.  Shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit and add Go Man Go prills to the centre of the flowers using Dries Clear Glue.  Add around the sunflowers as shown.

Cut the sentiment from the patterned paper and add to the card as shown.

 

HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp

HCD1-760 Delightful Daisies die

HCD1-753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp set

HCD1-755 Circle Basics and Basics Large dies

HCD1754 Eyelet Circle and Basics Small dies

HCD2-752 Cut Mat Create 2A

HCD1-7146 Festive Holiday Die

PGM15015 Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

TSMP808 Memento Espresso Truffle

TSMP201 Memento Morroco

TSMP103 Memento Canteloupe

TSMP704 Memento New Sprout

TSMP707 Memento Bamboo Leaves

ANC829 Prills – Espress-O Yourself

ANC818 Prills – Go Man Go

CHST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

159723 Art Glitter Dries Clear Glue

HCPP1-438-3 Cardstock

 

Other – CTMH Fern cardstock, Die Cutting Machine, Glue Gloss

Instructions – cut a piece of white cardstock at 6” x 12”, score and crease at 6” along the long side to make a base card of 6” x 6”.  Cut a piece of green patterned paper 6” x 6”, sponge the edges with Bamboo Leaves ink, and adhere to the front of the card.

Cut the circle eyelet die out of the orange patterned paper using the HCD1-755 Circle Basics Large dies.  Cut the circle image from the patterned paper using the HCD1754 Eyelet Circle and Basics Small dies and adhere it to the circle.

Cut the flourishes from the HCD2-752 Cut Mat Create 2A set in the Fern cardstock, trim and adhere around the circle as shown.  Cut the decorative die from the Festive Holiday die set in Fern cardstock and adhere it to the bottom left of the card.

To make the sunflowers stamp the images from the HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower stamp on white cardstock with Espresso Truffle ink.  Colour the images with Canteloupe ink and die cut using the coordinating die.  Sponge the centres with Morocco ink and shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Assemble as shown and add the Espress-O Yourself prills to the centres of the flowers using Dries Clear glue.  Add Crystal Clear to the petals using the Glue Gloss.  Adhere to the front of the card as shown.

To make the leaves stamp the leaf images from the HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp set in Bamboo Leaves ink on white cardstock, and sponge the images with New Sprout ink before die cutting with the coordinating die.  Sponge with Bamboo Leaves in the centre of the leaves and shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit.  Add Crystal Clear glitter with the glue gloss.  Add around the sunflowers as shown.

To make the daisies stamp the images from the HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies stamp set on white cardstock using New Sprout ink, sponge the centres with New Sprout ink and die cut using the coordinating die.  Shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit and add Go Man Go prills to the centre of the flowers using Dries Clear Glue.  Add around the sunflowers as shown.

Cut the sentiment from the patterned paper and mat it with the orange paper and adhere to the card as shown.

I hope that I have inspired you this week and don’t forget to check out the amazing projects from the rest of the design team here: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/blog/620/new-beary-fun-inspiration

Have a good week and Happy Crafting

Ka Kite Anu

Patricia