Custom Milestone Birthday Box Card SVG & Tutorial

Step 1: Upload & Resize Birthday Box Card Template

Upload the birthday box card SVG to Cricut Design Space. If you need help with uploading SVG files, then check out my tutorial here. Make sure to check the size of your project and adjust if needed. Click on the image (while everything is grouped together) and the width should be 16.21″ and the height 15.463″.

After resizing your project (if needed), click on “ungroup” to ungroup your layers.

Step 2: Modify Lines to Score

Click the drop down arrow for the first layer. Then click on the first layer and change the operation to from “Basic” to “Score”.

Then select the group with both layers (score line and layer underneath) and select “attach”. This will attach the score line to the layer it scores on so your Cricut knows where to score. Repeat this for all 6 of the light purple layers.

Step 3: Add Birthday Year

Using the text tool, add the birthday year to your canvas. Adjust the font and size just the way you like it. You want the bottom of the year to overlap on top of the card piece that it attaches to. You also don’t want to go over the score lines.

Use the offset tool to add an offset to the year. You can change the offset size using the scroll bar. And then select “Apply”.

Change the offset layer to the color of your card. Then select the card layer (without the score lines) and the offset; select “Combine” and then “Weld”.

Note: If you want the offset to be a different color than the card color (like mine), then duplicate the offset layer before welding it to the card.

And then last, make sure to reattach the score lines to the card layer. To do this, bring the score lines on top of the card layer, select both layers and select “Attach”.

Step 4: Personalize the Birthday Card

Using the text tool, type the name for the birthday box card. Then click on the name for the fonts window to appear. Select this to choose a writing font. You can filter by writing fonts using the filter menu. You can also find some of my favorite free writing fonts here.

Place the text on top of the white rectangle and resize to fit inside. Then select the text and white rectangle together and select “attach”.

Step 5: Modify the Envelope Template

Upload the envelope file to Cricut Design Space. Make sure to check the size of your project and adjust if needed. Click on the image (while everything is grouped together) and the width should be 16.29″ and the height 12.75″.

After resizing your project (if needed), click on “ungroup” to ungroup your layers.

Then select the layer with the black box shape and change the operation to “Score”. Select the score layer and envelope layer together and select “Attach”. Your envelope is now ready to cut. Don’t forget to add your scoring tool to the Cricut machine first.

Step 6: Glue Decorative Pieces to the Box Card

Start by gluing on the decorative pieces to the card frame. The card frame are all of the light purple pieces. When gluing the balloons, make sure they you lay them all out first so you don’t glue any on wrong. The balloons are like a puzzle in the way they fit together.

After gluing the decorative pieces on to a layer, fold back on the score lines. Except for the balloon layer, you will fold in front.

Attach the box side pieces on the back of the balloon layer. This back part is also where you will write on your birthday card.

Step 7: Attach the Box Card Together

To attach the box card together, place the birth year (for me 13) on top of the balloon layer upside down. Lay the tab piece down flat and line the outside up with the score line on the balloon layer. You also want to line this up with the bottom. While holding this in place, fold the tab piece up, add glue and then press this back down to attach.

Continue to repeat this step to line up Happy, Birthday and the presents. You are lining each one up where the one before it left off. After gluing each one, fold it over to lay flat on top of each other.

Lay the 4 card layers down and apply glue to all 4 of the tab pieces on the other side.

Then press the side over to attach to the card. Press on this and let this dry for a minute or 2 before folding the card open.

Last, attach the name plate to the front. Just add glue to the front and back of the tab pieces to attach this.

Step 8: Assemble the Envelope

To assemble the envelope, fold in on all 4 of the score lines. Then add glue to the 3 tab pieces and layer the other envelope piece on top.

Let the envelope dry before adding your card. I like to use a lighter patterned paper for my envelopes. But, if you are mailing your card, then you may want to go with a medium weight cardstock instead.