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How to Make an Easy Banner Birthday Card for Men

Many times, it's hard to find the perfect cards for someone. That's when it is time to pull out the blank cards, markers, colored pencils, and erasers to make handmade cards!

These simple supplies can be used for these easy masculine cards for men. Today, I'll show you how to make one of these cards with a simple banner design that's easy to draw. DIY Birthday Card for Men - fb

Be sure to scroll to the bottom of the written tutorial to see links to other hand-drawn greeting card tutorials!

Learn more about this DIY birthday card idea for men by watching our video tutorial by clicking the link below or continue reading this article.



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WHAT YOU NEED to make this men's birthday card

Banner Birthday Card Supplies

INSTRUCTIONS to create a birthday card for a man

STEP 1: Draw the banner

Lay the front of the card on the work surface so it opens at the bottom.

Using a pencil, start 1/4 of the way in on the top from the left side of the card and draw a line with a slight downward curve to the right side of the card, 1/4 of the way down from the top.

Next, beginning where the first line ended, draw a swag line that curves down towards the left side of the card, ending 1/4 of the way up from the bottom.Banner Birthday Card_1.8.1

STEP 2: draw the pennants on the swag lines

Each of the letters for "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" will go in its own pennant. Begin by writing the sentiment on a piece of scrap paper to find the center of each word.

Mark the center of each swag line.Banner Birthday Card_1.10.1

The center of HAPPY is the first P. There will be five pennants on the top swag for the word HAPPY.Banner Birthday Card_1.9.1

Begin by making a pennant at the center mark on the top swag with a pencil. Follow that center pennant with two more pennants towards the right.Banner Birthday Card_1.10.2

Make two pennants in front of the center pennant. There should be five pennants on the top swag line for the word HAPPY.

Next, find the center of the second word, which is BIRTHDAY. The center of that word is between the T and the H.

Make a pennant on either side of the center of the bottom swag. Add three pennants before and after these with the pencil.Banner Birthday Card_1.11.1

There should be eight pennants on the bottom swag for the word BIRTHDAY.Banner Birthday Card 1 Draw Banner

Step 3: outline with the permanent marker

Once the pennants and swags have been drawn, outline over the pencil marks with the fine-tip Sharpie permanent marker.Banner Birthday Card 2 Ink BannerUsing a permanent marker will ensure that the watercolor markers do not bleed with a watercolor black outline.

Step 4: Erase the Pencil lines

Before coloring in the pennants, use the pink eraser to erase all the pencil lines from the front of the note card. After coloring with the markers, the pencil lines are difficult to remove.Banner Birthday Card_1.17.1

Step 5: Color the inside of the pennants

Alternate these colors for the pennants using the two watercolor markers in gray and blue. Begin with gray and draw just inside of the permanent marker in black. Do this for every other pennant.Banner Birthday Card 3 Outline BannerNext, use the blue watercolor marker and draw a line just inside of the remaining pennants.

Step 6: Color the inside of the pennants with colored pencils

Using the blue and black colored pencils, color the pennants with a light touch. Be sure not to make these too dark, especially with the black pencil. It should look gray.Banner Birthday Card 4 Color Banner

Step 7: Write the sentiment

Using the black watercolor marker, write each letter for HAPPY BIRTHDAY on the pennants. Use the fine-tip portion of the black watercolor marker. The fine tip black permanent marker could also be used but the letters will not show up as well.Banner Birthday Card 5 Write Message

Step 8: draw confetti

Using either the colored watercolor marker or colored pencil, draw swirls and dots as confetti around the pennants to add a decorative touch.Banner Birthday Card_1.38.1The card is finished!

Other Ideas

This is a good design for several different greeting cards. You can experiment with different ways to color the pennants. The photo below shows another sample card with the "I Love You" saying.Banner Birthday Card_1.40.1

This card design could be for special occasions with sentiments such as THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS.Banner Birthday Card_1.41.1

I hope you enjoyed learning how to make this birthday card. I also hope you make some to have on hand when you need male cards.

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