Try An Accordion Fold WILD BIRTHDAY Card For An Extra Special Celebration

Keisha Diann
Sep 28
3 min read

Accordion card with colorful party animals and texts like "let's party." Background includes a flower and crafting tools. Bright, playful mood.

Hello Lovelies! Today's card from the STAMPtember® 2025 release can be a lasting standing display to celebrate a Wild Birthday for an extra special someone!

Featuring a colorful Toucan, Giraffe, Monkey and Tiger on individual panels with sweet birthday messages, it unfolds to create a the sweetest surprise safari!

Cute animals in party hats on a colorful birthday card. A giraffe holds a disco ball, a monkey hangs from a branch, and a tiger with a balloon. — How's this for a wild surprise??? :-)

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WILD BIRTHDAY ACCORDION CARD - Coloring, Ink-Blending, Die-cutting and Accordion Fold

Card Size: 5 1/2" x 12" (scored at 3", 6", 9" on the 12" side)

Cute animal-themed birthday cards with a monkey, giraffe, and tiger in party hats. Bright colors, confetti, and text: "let's party!" and "birthday wishes." — Ready to Party!!!

COLOR PALETTE

Pawsitively Saturated Inks (for the sentiment die-cuts)

Sweets, Heather, Limelicious, Marine, Flannel, Sunbeam and Sherbet.

Alcohol Markers

OHUHU - Y110, YR7, YR170, YR250, RV010, R10, V030, V250, R24, V230, V270, B030, GY3, G120, Y080, Y070, GY7, Y010, R070, CG020, CG030, CGII00, BG9, BGII05, BGII09

COPIC - Y000, YR02, YR14, Y17, RV0000, RV00, V04, V12, V22, V20, V25, B000, YG03, YG05, Y04, Y08, YG01, YR30, R05, C0, C1, C00, B91, B93, B97, B99

Markers arranged on a grid surface, showing pastel and vibrant caps labeled with colors like Mauve and Water Lily. Sketches in the backdrop.

Colorful markers with labeled caps on a grid mat. Visible text: "Frost Blue," "Lightning Yellow," "Tonic Studios." Creative workspace.

White markers with colored caps are lined up on a desk. Visible labels include R070 Pastel and BG11 Blue Grey. A remote control is nearby.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Make the Accordion Fold Card base by trimming a 12" x 12" white cardstock sheet to 5 1/2" x 12"
Score at 3", 6" and 9",fold in a "mountain" and "valley" fashion to create the accordion base.
Stamp and then color the Wild Birthday images with alcohol markers
Die-cut them with the matching dies.

Cartoon animals in party hats: giraffe with a disco ball, tiger with a balloon, toucan with a candle, and monkey with bananas, on white grid.

Ink- blend scraps of cardstock with the selected Pawsitively Saturated Ink colors using a blending brush and
Stamp with the coordinating sentiments from the Wild Birthday stamp set and then die-cut with the matching dies

Paper strips in rainbow colors on a grid background

Stamp 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" white cardstock sheet with the Scripty Birthday Background using Pawsitively Saturated Flannel Ink. Trim to 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" to create 2 panels.

White paper with various birthday greetings in different fonts. Background has a black grid pattern with measurement markings.

Stamp 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" white cardstock sheet with the Scripty Birthday Background using each of the remaining Pawsitively Saturated ink colors in rows to create a mulitcolored background.
Trim to 2 3/4" x 5 1/2" to create 2 panels.

Colorful birthday messages in varied fonts fill a white sheet on graph paper. Phrases include "Happy Birthday" and "Enjoy your day."

TIP: To plan how I was going to layout each die-cut and background, I used paper-clips to create a mock-up.

Once you have a sense of the die-cut layout, blend Pawsitively Saturated Limelicious Ink towards the bottom of the Giraffe panel and Marine Ink towards the top of the Monkey panel.

Animals in party hats on a card: toucan, giraffe, monkey, and tiger. Text: "Let's party! It's time to celebrate!" and birthday wishes.

Finish by attaching all the Scripty panels, die-cuts and sentiments to the front and back of the Accordion Fold Card Base with Craft Glue

UP CLOSE AND CRAFTY

Toucan with a party hat on a colorful card reading "birthday wishes." Background has festive text. Bright yellow flower nearby. — Parrot to kick off the card!

A cute giraffe with a party hat holding a disco ball on a card saying "let's party!" Colorful art supplies in the background. — Darling Giraffe with a Disco Ball!

A cartoon monkey with a party hat hangs from a branch over a banana. Confetti surrounds it. Text reads: "it's time to celebrate!" — Mischievous Monkey with a banana.

Cute birthday card with an orange tiger wearing a party hat and holding a purple balloon. Text reads "have a wild birthday." Bright, festive design. — Not-so-terrifying tiger to finish things off!

Hand holds colorful, text-filled birthday card with phrases like "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" and "CELEBRATE." Camera and striped paper in background. — Back of the Accordion Fold Card

LAST LOOK

Quirky animal-themed birthday cards with animals in party hats, confetti, and balloons on a colorful striped background. Text: let's party! — Front of Accordion Card Unfolded, a wild birthday indeed.

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