Celebrating birthdays between May and August means you can dare to be bold and bright with your card offerings! You can choose to go along the totally tropical theme, opt for a nautical design or perhaps celebrate with a cocktail motif or two. Your card designs will certainly be hotting up thanks to our handy guide to the best summer birthday greetings that can all be whipped up in just an afternoon.

1 Stitched Summer Card

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Opt for stitched embellishments to add texture to your greetings.

2 Wimbledon Card

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Soak up the sun with this sport-tastic summer make.

3 Beach Hut Greeting

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Relive fun days on the coast with our sunny, beach hut-themed card makes

4 Layer for Ice-Cream Fun

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Share sunny day memories with a looks-good-enough-to-eat ice-cream card.

5 Flower Duo

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Offer happy birthday greetings with these brightly coloured, flower-themed cards

6 Quilled Parasols

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With the BBQ garden party season in full swing, it’s an ideal time to get quilling – these cute parasols should do the trick!

7 Stitch Summery Motifs

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Sew summery motifs to card fronts for a set of vibrant greetings that all daze your friends will love

8 Ice-Cream Galore

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Can you tell we love ice-cream? Whether you opt for pistachio, raspberry or mango shades, this fun card is sure to delight! Plus, there’s zero guilt in opting for two, or even three scoops!

9 Palm Life

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Keep palm and carry on by making these two gorgeous summer cards from Colette Smith.

10 Make a Pop-Up Card

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Transport a loved one to cheerful summer scenes with PaperCrafter reader Alessandra Arcangeli’s delightful exploding box card.

11 Quilled Nautical Scene

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Simple quilling skills are all that’s required to create this sweet selection of beachy makes

12 Happy Penguin

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Everyone needs a holiday, and this penguin is certainly having a lovely time soaking up the sunshine!

13 Easel Greeting

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Whip up a delightful, summery easel card with our how-to