How to Make a Guitar Vintage Birthday Card – Easy DIY Tutorial for Beginners

Love that nostalgic, timeworn charm in handmade cards? In this easy vintage birthday card tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a mixed media design that looks intricate but is surprisingly simple — perfect for beginners! You’ll learn how to blend inks, layer textures, and add vintage-style details that give your card a timeless, handmade feel.

Whether you’re new to cardmaking or just want a relaxing creative project, this tutorial walks you through every step — from inking and stamping to adding final glossy touches.

🎨 Tools & Supplies

🎸 Dies – Bibi’s Musical Notes Collection Majestic Guitar

🖍 Inks – Gina K Designs

• Black Onyx

• Warm Cocoa
  

✨ Gold Ink Alternatives

• Delicata Gold Ink Pad (Scrapbookpal)

• Altenew Antique Gold Ink Pad
  

🧰 Tools & Accessories

• Gina K Designs Pick and Stick Tool

• Spellbinders Pick Tool

• Spellbinders Blending Brushes

• Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Mixed Media 19 Clear Stamps & Stencil Set
  
  

• Spellbinders Rectangle Nesting Dies (link placeholder if needed)
  

• Vintage Scrapbooking Music Sheets
  

📄 Cardstock

• Kraft Cardstock

• Hammermill 100lb Smooth White Cardstock

• Reskid 125lb Base Layer Cardstock
  

🧴 Adhesives & Finishing Touches

• Bearly Art Precision Glue

• Glossy Accent

• Scotch Dimensional Tape

• Foam Squares
  

🖌 Other Essentials

• Finger Daubers

• Glassboard Studio Glass Mat

• Altenew Sticky Mat
  

Add your final glossy accents, sentiment, and splatter for that perfectly aged vintage finish — and you’re done! A handmade card with texture, depth, and a story to tell.

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