![December birthday cards](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/combo_header.jpg)
Yes, it’s true – I’m wrapping up the card project with the end of 2012. It’s been fun creating so many different designs and illustrations for my friends and family and I feel I’ve learned a lot from the process. After two years though it’s time to move onto some new projects so I won’t be making any more cards (except for maybe a couple here and there ^_~).
Apart from my Christmas cards, I created three birthday cards for friends during December. All of them were handmade, with some even having a bit of interactivity (apart from the obvious opening and closing).
Numbers Card
My last typography card for the year. My friend is an accountant so I figured why not use numbers! It was pretty fun thinking up all the different types of of to use to fill the design.
![December birthday cards - 23rd birthday card tracing](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/numbers_card_original_tracing-880x655.jpg)
![December birthday cards - 23rd brithday card with watercolour](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/numbers_card_watercolour-880x636.jpg)
![December birthday cards - 23rd birthday card finished](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/numbers_card_finished-880x679.jpg)
Peasant Flick Card
The history of the peasant flick goes way back to my high school days when it was created as an amusing pay out to one of our friends. I wanted to make this card a little more interactive and decided it should actually give the peasant flick!
I watched a few videos about creating basic pull tabs cards before having a go at creating my own. It’s a little more complex than you think!
![December birthday card - pull tab birthday card original drawing](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_traced_sketch-880x454.jpg)
![December birthday cards - pull tab card workings](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_back_side-880x528.jpg)
![December birthday card - pull tab birthday card front side](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_front_tab-880x575.jpg)
![December birthday cards - pull tab birthday card watercoloured hands before cutting out and gluing](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_watercolour-880x460.jpg)
![December birthday cards - pull tab birthday card artwork glued onto the tab](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_hands_stuck_on-880x741.jpg)
![December birthday card - pull tab birthday card finished](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/hands_card_hands_finished-785x880.jpg)
Android Card
This card was made for my boyfriend, who loves the android mascot. We even have a set of 4 plushies of him in all the available colours above our bedroom door ^_^. If you’ve ever watched videos of the android mascot at events, you’ll find he’s quite the dancer and I wanted to base my card off this.
Using the same basic functionality from the last card, I created an android that danced from side to side.
![December birthday card - android pull tab birthday card original drawing](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/android_card_original_sketch-880x449.jpg)
![December birthday card - android pull tab birthday card coloured in](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/android_card_watercolour-880x567.jpg)
![December birthday cards - android pull tab birthday card - how the pull tab works](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/android_card_back_side-880x583.jpg)
![December birthday cards - android pull tab birthday card front side](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/android_card_front_tab-880x528.jpg)
![December birthday cards - android pull tab birthday card completed](https://cdn.natashabarr.com/blog/wp-content//2013/01/android_card_final_card-608x880.jpg)
Get ready for some new projects in 2013! Also Happy New Year to everyone!