Celebrate with handmade gifts! A perfect shikishi board and message card for a 100th birthday.

Message board design with bouquet illustration

Shikishi Design | I tried making a group message shikishi with a bouquet illustration

Let’s celebrate an older adult’s birthday with a colored paper card featuring an illustration of a large bouquet.

Using simple tips for drawing a bouquet on the card makes it easy.

If you’re thinking, “Making a group-message card sounds hard,” please give it a try.

Place your open hand on the card.

In the gaps between your spread fingers, draw key flowers and leaves.

Then lift your hand off the card and draw the frames for the group messages.

Color what you’ve drawn with pens, and the illustration and frames on the card are complete.

A card with a lovely illustration and warm congratulatory messages—older adults are sure to be delighted.

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Nakajima Junko

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A group message gift

[Handmade Message Board] How to Make a Cute Group Message Gift!

A yosegaki—a collection of messages from various people—carries so many heartfelt feelings, and it’s really delightful, isn’t it? How about this gift-themed yosegaki that you can display in a more striking way? It’s designed so you can pull out mini cards from among the lined-up presents.

The fact that these message cards can be removed is another key feature.

With the birthday of an older adult in mind, a few people can each write their messages on the cards.

To make it, take white cardstock cut into squares and wrap your favorite ribbon all the way around, then glue a ribbon tied in a bow on top.

Finally, just tuck in a slightly smaller mini card, and you’re done.

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Hirakawa Masako (Bōkarisuto: Sakata Mizumako)

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Dot pen and light-ink design

@hirac_han

A birthday card with a dot pen and light ink# Calligrapher-style caricature artist hiraI want to connect with people who like brush lettering artBrush lettering artClean Color DotTranslationBrush pen

♬ ibuki – yama

Let’s make a birthday message board using a dot pen that lets you easily draw dots by simply touching the nib to the paper.

Draw a circle with a black ballpoint pen, then add patterns around it with the dot pen.

In fact, a dot pen can draw not only dots but also leaf shapes and flowers.

Try drawing whatever patterns you like.

If you write your message with a light gray brush pen, it will give a gentle feel.

Using a brush pen also lets you create expressive lettering, making for a unique message board.

Everything can be found at 100-yen shops, so preparation is easy.

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Paper flower shikishi decoration

@tomecomono.craftnngt

I tried decorating a message board with paper flowers. I’d be happy if it gives you some ideas for arranging message boards ☺️✨ This clip is at 5x speed, so please check out the slightly slower 3x version on YouTube♪Shikishipaper flower#Paper Flower ArtTranslationHand-drawn

superstar – Sharou

If you have paper flowers on hand, this is a shikishi board I’d love for you to make.

By attaching paper flowers as decorations, you can create a lovely shikishi.

Depending on the style of the paper flowers, the board can look cute or take on a more chic impression.

You might sometimes give a bouquet for a birthday, and flowers are essential for celebratory occasions.

Adding flowers to the shikishi as well is likely to delight older adults even more.

If you use paper flowers that match the birthday season, they can also help seniors feel the change of seasons.

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Nakajima Junko

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Round sticker and masking tape design

@chataro_art

Today I tried making a softly colorful birthday card using 100-yen shop round stickers and washi tape 🎉 Balloons and cakes can be finished just by sticking on the stickers—so easy! You might think, “That looks hard…,” but it’s actually super simple 😊 Add it to a birthday or baby gift, or give it as a little surprise for a friend, and it’ll convey your feelings even more and make them happy 💌 Ready-made cards are lovely, but the warmth of something handmade is truly special ✨ Just by changing the color combinations, you can make it pop or chic, so you can enjoy that original touch too 🎨 If you’re thinking, “I want to try making this!” save this and give it a go ♪ I’m also posting lots of other ideas you can make with 100-yen stickers, so take a look if you like ♪ Let’s have fun together 🎂🎈Circle sticker artSticker craft#HandmadeCardBirthday cardBirthday presentHandmade giftSimple craftBirthday card100-yen shop stickersmasking tapeWith childrenCrafting with parents and childrenSimple craft#StayHomeTime#Handmade IdeasDrawing with stickers#BabyGiftGift

♬ Pop and melodic birthday song(840657) – Sara Aris

You’ll find all kinds of items in the sticker section and the masking tape aisle.

With simple colored round stickers and your favorite masking tape, you can make a very cute style of message board.

If you stick a few round stickers as they are, you can make balloons, and with a bit of creative cutting, you can make candles too.

Masking tape can also be cut into triangles and stuck on the paper to make a garland.

Add a heartfelt birthday message, and it’s complete.

It’s a fun way to craft, so it’s also recommended as a recreational activity for older adults.

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Nakajima Junko

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portrait (caricature)

A colored paper board with a caricature of yourself would likely delight seniors.

You could ask a shop to draw the caricature, or if someone is good at drawing, why not have them give it a try? A hand-drawn caricature would make for a one-of-a-kind, original shikishi.

With a board featuring a portrait that looks just like you, seniors would probably feel the warmth of something handmade.

The birthday party would also likely become livelier, with more conversation sparked by the caricature shikishi.

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Photo and group message

@sc.sakaishirasagi

The cute message board for June’s birthday party is finished (*´∇｀)Super CourtSuper Court Sakai ShirasagiNursing care facilityJuneBirthday

♪ Humming – Lila Ikuta

Here’s an idea for a birthday message board for seniors that uses a lovely headshot.

Prepare a photo featuring the senior, and cut it so it can be pasted onto the board.

Decorate around the photo with origami flowers, stickers, and other embellishments.

It’s also nice to add several short messages, like a group note.

A heartfelt, handmade birthday message board like this is sure to delight the senior.

A birthday party with a handmade board like this is bound to be filled with smiles.

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Nakajima Junko

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