How to Make a Fabulous Flamingo Birthday Card

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!)

New in Store: Watercolor Backgrounds for Creative Projects

Looking to add bold, expressive colour to your next creative project? These vibrant Watercolor Art Journal Backgrounds by Clikchic Designs are the perfect blend of abstract texture and painterly charm. With layered brushwork, rich colour palettes, and hand-painted details, they’re ideal for junk journaling, digital scrapbooking, card making, and mixed media art.

Each background is a high-resolution printable and designed to fill cuttable shapes in Silhouette Studio® for stunning print & cut designs. Whether you prefer warm reds and pinks or cool purples and blues, you’ll find the perfect match among these eight unique backgrounds.

Give your crafts that expressive, hand-painted touch with Clikchic Designs. Whether you’re designing cards, ephemera, or digital pages, these backgrounds are sure to spark your creativity.

Stunning Must Have Watercolor Floral Backgrounds for Your Crafting Projects

ooking for beautiful watercolor floral backgrounds to elevate your creative projects?
This curated collection of hand-painted floral digital papers is perfect for crafters, designers, and makers who love the soft, expressive look of watercolor art. Whether you’re creating printable greeting cards, digital scrapbook pages, planner layouts, or sublimation designs, these high-resolution floral backgrounds add elegance and charm to every project.

Each watercolor background is created with real brush and paint techniques and digitally enhanced for crisp, vibrant results. These floral digital backgrounds are available as a complete pack or individually, depending on your needs.

Why You’ll Love These Floral Digital Papers

These printable floral backgrounds are:

  • Hand-painted in vibrant watercolor style
  • Ideal for digital and printable craft projects
  • Provided as high-resolution 12″x12″ JPG files (300 DPI)
  • Perfect for Silhouette and Cricut users
  • Easy to use for scrapbooking, cardmaking, invitations, planners, and more

Give your crafts a fresh, floral twist with this gorgeous watercolor collection. Whether you’re designing wedding invitations, sublimation mugs, or printable stationery, these watercolor flower backgrounds are a must-have in your digital craft library.

Use Unique Salty Watercolor Grunge Background Papers for Your Creations

Immerse yourself in creativity with our Watercolor Background Papers – Salty Watercolor Grunge Collection. This unique set features 8 high-resolution digital papers, each showcasing a delightful blend of watercolor textures and salty granulated grunge effects. Perfect for adding an artistic touch to your projects, these versatile papers are ideal for scrapbooking, card making, art journaling, digital art, and more. The subtle, salt crystal textures combined with vibrant watercolor hues create a captivating backdrop for any design.

Unlock endless creative possibilities with these stunning backgrounds. Mix and match the patterns to create unique combinations that reflect your personal style. Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just beginning your creative journey, the Salty Watercolor Grunge Collection is a must-have addition to your toolkit.

Explore our Watercolor Background Papers today and elevate your projects with a touch of artistic flair. Dive into the world of watercolor and grunge, and let your creativity flow with these exceptional digital papers.

These gorgeous backgrounds are available at the following stores.

Vibrant Mixed Media Watercolor Backgrounds for Crafty Creations

Discover the beauty and versatility of our second volume of hand painted Mixed Media Watercolor Backgrounds Digital Paper Pack. This collection features vibrant, hand-painted watercolor resist on mixed media textures, offering a refreshing and colorful palette for your creative projects. Perfect for both printing and digital use, these high-quality papers are ideal for creating stunning cards, unique art journals, and captivating graphic designs. Each background is meticulously crafted to highlight the vibrant beauty of watercolor blooms and textures, adding an elegant and charming touch to your projects. With these versatile designs, you can explore endless creative possibilities and elevate your digital scrapbook layouts. Unleash your artistic potential and bring your imaginative visions to life with this exquisite digital paper pack.

The pack includes 8 stunning Mixed Media Watercolor Digital Paper Background Textures, ensuring your creations stand out with a unique and fun-filled flair. Enhance your crafting projects and make your designs truly special with our exceptional collection.

Bring In The Holiday Season With These Sensational Snow Flake Backgrounds

Introducing two stunning collections for your holiday crafting needs: the Shabby Snowflakes and Grunge Snowflakes Monoprint Background Paper Packs.

The Shabby Snowflakes pack offers eight unique backgrounds, each with a beautifully shabby texture. Perfect for creating festive cards, scrapbook pages, and invitations, these papers will add a touch of shabby chic to your winter and Christmas designs.

Not to be outdone, the Grunge Snowflakes pack brings a different aesthetic to your projects. With its distinct grunge monoprint backgrounds, it’s perfect for those seeking a more edgy, contemporary look for their Christmas and winter scenes, decorations, scrapbook pages, and card making.

Experience the joy of crafting with the Shabby Snowflakes and Grunge Snowflakes Monoprint Background Paper Packs. Elevate your creativity this holiday season.

Below is the store links for the Shabby Snowflakes Monoprint Background Paper Pack and scroll on for the Grunge Snowflakes set!

I loved creating these Shabby Snowflake Monoprints but grunge is a favourite style of mine so I couldn’t resist making some grungy versions as well. So if you love Grunge as much as I do I am sure you will love these gloriously grungy printable backgrounds. They would also mix and match beautifully with the Shabby set! Check them out in the stores below!

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