How to Make a Fabulous Flamingo Birthday Card

Jul 7, 2025 | Backgrounds and Textures, Cardmaking, Cutting Files & Vectors, Tutorials

Looking for a handmade birthday card with bold tropical vibes? This flamingo-themed birthday card is bright, cheerful, and so much fun to make. Using a Print & Cut flamingo, a cheeky sentiment, a painted monoprint background, and a dry paint-style clipping mask frame, this project is perfect for Silhouette Studio users who love combining painterly effects with clean digital design.

To recreate this look, you’ll need these Silhouette Design Store files:
Flamingo Watercolor Print & Cut (D-1270614)
Download here
Flocking Fabulous Birthday Sentiment (D-1270612)
Download here
Yellow Red Magenta Monoprint Background (385854)
Download here
Dry Paint Grunge Clipping Mask Frame (D-368127)
Download here

Flamingo-themed handmade birthday card by Clikchic Designs featuring a vibrant red, orange, and magenta monoprint background with grunge edges, overlaid with a pink watercolor-style flamingo and a bold black and white layered sentiment reading "Have a Flocking Fabulous Birthday," displayed in front of a pink Silhouette cutting machine.

How to Make This Card:

  1. Open all files in Silhouette Studio.
  2. Resize the background to match your card base.
  3. Drag the background to the Dry Paint Clipping Mask This frames the painted background with beautiful soft-edged grunge detail. For step-by-step instructions on how to do this, check out this tutorial: Frame Backgrounds with SVG Files for Gorgeous Clipping Mask Effects in Silhouette Studio
  4. Print & Cut the flamingo design.
  5. Cut the sentiment from coordinating cardstock, or print and cut using the include offset.
  6. Assemble the card using glue or foam tape to add depth and dimension.

The finished result is a fun, layered birthday card perfect for summer celebrations and flamingo fans alike. See the full process in the Instagram Reel! (don’t forget to follow!)

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