The Birthday Project - Gussie Up Your Gifts

Despite different backgrounds, beliefs, and traditions, one thing we share that unites us and is worth celebrating is the birthday of friends and family. Recognizing the special day of someone you love with a handcrafted card straight from the heart is always a good idea and if stocking your stash with unique birthday designs is on the agenda, have we got the perfect challenge for you! 

Our monthly Birthday Project challenge features ideas for getting creative with your birthday card making. Our team is excited to share their ideas, and we’re ALL excited to see how the challenges inspire you!

Cards are critical components of a birthday celebration but don’t forget all the fun ways you can use your birthday-themed stash of stamps and Die-namics to accent gift tags and wraps as well. Create your own patterned paper, add some personality to your gift bags and tags, and even spruce up your envelopes to tie your look together!

MFT products are encouraged, but not required - just make sure to include an accented birthday gift element (gift tags, gift bags, envelopes, etc...) to be eligible! You can enter your cards for this week's challenge in the Inlinkz Link Up at the bottom of this post.

Rachel created a set of interactive tags that can adorn birthday gifts and offer a fun shaker surprise. We love how she incorporated the Bitty Bear images along with a birthday sentiment directly on the tags.

Inge went dimensional with her project and created a gift box featuring floral stamping and a gorgeous mix of layered die cuts and patterned paper on top. The pop of aqua with the black and white elements adds nice contrast and really makes the sentiment strip stand out.

Congratulations, Bev Karolak! You are the randomly selected winner of last month’s Birthday Project challenge.

You can view all the entries for last month’s Birthday Project challenge HERE.

Now, it's your turn. You have until Wednesday, November 14th, at noon EDT to add your link and be eligible for the prize of $50 in MFT Cash to be spent in the MFT boutique. Winners are chosen at random, so everyone has a chance! 

Make sure to include an accented birthday gift element (gift tags, gift bags, envelopes, etc...) to be eligible!  Projects that do not fit the challenge theme may be removed from the challenge entries.

Check out some of the other projects this month's challenge inspired our team to create:

Supplies featured in today's cards:

Watch for shout outs on the blog every Tuesday, too! We'll feature fun, unique, clever, and noteworthy projects submitted using MFT products with design tips and trend talk. Who knows? You might be SPOTTED! Share your cards on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook using the hashtag #mftstamps. 

Join the fun at our MFT Insiders group on Facebook!

To enter a challenge in the Inklinkz link-up, click on the blue ‘Add your link’ button below.

You can add images from your blog or load them directly from your social media accounts, such as Instagram, Flickr, etc… Enter your link, your name and your email address (your email remains private) for the card you would like to enter. 


Once you’ve selected your image, you’ll need to check the two boxes below the image area and then click on ‘done’ to upload your project. 

An InLinkz Link-up