Scrape Paint Birthday Card
Kids squeeze colorful acrylic paints onto a circular canvas and use a card scraper to create a vibrant birthday cake painting, then add a personal message. It's a wonderfully expressive and tactile way to make a heartfelt handmade gift.
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How to do it
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Cut or use a pre-cut circular canvas/thick paper as your card base.
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Squeeze several colors of acrylic paint in lines across the center of the canvas.
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Hold a stiff card or scraper at an angle and drag it across the paint to spread and blend the colors into a cake-like shape.
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Add glitter paint dots at the top as candle flames.
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Once dry, use a marker to write 'Happy Birthday' and sign your name, then present it to your loved one.
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