Poppin’ in with a burst of bold pink (Melon Mambo) and playful popcorn to share this super fun 60th birthday card created with the oh-so-adorable Stampin’ Up! Poppin’ By Bundle—because turning 60 deserves a card that’s just as fabulous as the milestone!
Card Details: Create a Fun Movie-Themed Birthday Card
This cheerful card is packed with personality! I started with a bold Melon Mambo color palette, layering it with Basic Black and crisp Basic White for contrast and pop. The adorable popcorn character—complete with bright pink glasses and matching shoes—takes center stage inside a peek-through circle window. I added fluffy popcorn puffs around the sentiment, which is heat-embossed in white on Basic Black for that classic marquee feel. The filmstrip die and “HB60” detail nod to a movie theater theme, making it perfect for a film fan hitting a milestone birthday. A few Matte Black Dots finish it off with a playful touch of dimension.
card tutorial: happy 60th birthday
- Begin with a 4 1/4 x 11 piece of Melon Mambo Cardstock. Score and fold at 5 1/2 (portrait style card).
- Layer and adhere a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Basic White Cardstock to 4 x 5 1/4 piece of Basic Black Cardstock together and to the card base with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Crop a piece of Melon Mambo Cardstock with the 2nd largest Perennial Postage die and adhere to a 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 piece of Melon Mambo Designer Series Paper with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
- Crop the bottom right corner as shown with the 2-3/8″ Circle Punch. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Stamp the sentiment in Versamark Ink. Cover with Basics WOW White Embossing Powder. Set with a Heat Tool.
- Crop with the long and skinny Texture Notes Die. Adhere with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Stamp the popcorn tub in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink onto Basic White Cardstock. Crop with the coordinating die. Snip off the “black” popcorn.
- Stamp it again in Versamark Ink onto Basic White Cardstock. Cover with Basics WOW Clear Embossing Powder. Set with a Heat Tool. Crop with the coordinating die. Snip off the “white” popcorn leaving a little extra below to adhere to the other tub.
- Crop the following for the card:
- Glasses and shoes in Melon Mambo Cardstock.
- 4 pieces of popcorn in Basic White Cardstock.
- Movie film in Basic Black Cardstock.
- Stamp HB60 in Jet Black Stazon Ink onto a piece of Window Sheet that has been trimmed to the same size as the film die-cut.
- Adhere the film die-cut to the card and the glasses and shoes to the tub with Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Adhere the remaining pieces with Stampin’ Dimensionals as shown.
- Adhere a 5 3/4 x 2 1/4 piece of Melon Mambo Bright Designer Series Paper to Basic White Medium Envelope Flap.
- Embellish with Black Neutral Matte Dots.
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