If you like bold, colorful designs, these free printable birthday cards may be for you. They were designed for grown ups but many older kids and teens will like them.

They are ideal for that occasion when you remember a birthday at the last moment and don’t have the time to get to a store. Best of all they may inspire you to make a few birthday cards of your own.There are links below to some sites that have simple how to’s on finding images and templates online so that you never need send a store-bought card again. This will save a little money but most of all it can be a great source of pleasure both for you and the person who receives the card.

Being able to make a card for a 21^st birthday or a 50^th wedding anniversary that is genuinely special will really endear you to family and friends.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the cards that I made. Call again soon, I will be putting up more when that card making urge gets hold of me.

Printing the Birthday Cards

If you download the birthday card of your choice from the thumbnails below they will print out from any image viewer. Sometimes you might need to toggle 'stretch to fit' or 'fit to page' in the print dialogue to get the best results.

These really are birthday cards so you will need some card to print on. Paper won't work half as well.

If you want to personalize your card there are helpful video tutorials here:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Personalized-Greeting-Cards

It is amazing how many different ways people can find to make a birthday card.

Funkyfairyinspirations offers many ways of using paper creatively, including the creation of unique cards for many occasions.

Makeyourowncardsblog: rubber stamps, bleach, glitter- a few of the things you can use to make a birthday card,

A rich design using free to find materials: happ-birthday-using-lily-boos-free-rose.html