Delight someone celebrating a 60th birthday with a thoughtful card.
60th birthday celebrations present us with the opportunity to create cards for the birthday celebrant that are personal, sentimental and meaningful. With some thought and creativity, a piece of cardstock, some markers and perhaps some photographs and glue, you can craft sweet or humorous 60th birthday cards that will likely delight the recipient and be read over again for years to come. Does this Spark an idea?
Through the Years
Gather photos of the birthday celebrant from past birthday celebrations. Try to capture all phases of life, from when the birthday boy was a small child, to when he was a teenager, a bachelor, to when he celebrated his birthday with his growing family. Paste these photos on a folded piece of colored cardstock with a note inside the card wishing the birthday celebrant well and hoping to snap pictures of him at many more birthday celebrations still to come. Quotes can be written around or between the photographs, for example, this birthday-related quote from Doris Day, ""You know you are getting old when the candles cost more than the cake!"
60 Signatures
Fold a large piece of colored cardstock in half from left to right. Inside the card, write a note to the effect of: In your 60 years, you have met 60 people who love you, 60 people who are honored to celebrate with you. Imagine how many lives you have yet to touch. Happy Birthday." Surround these words with a glitter or hand-drawn border. Outside of the border, obtain the signatures and well wishes of 60 of the birthday celebrant's friends, family members or co-workers. Purchase fine-tipped markers in a variety of colors to add a festive touch to the signature-filled card.
60 Promises
This card idea is particularly fitting for anyone who wants to make a 60th birthday card for a significant other. Focus on all of the opportunity and life that still lies ahead for the birthday celebrant and the role you hope to play in the exciting years that remain. This card could be a large piece of folded cardstock or a smaller, many-paged booklet in which you write things like "I promise to help you discover a new hobby this year" or "I promise to give you 60 birthday kisses before bed tonight."
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