Hooray! It’s someone’s birthday! On their special day, add special birthday card wishes that perfectly represent what you want to say. 

Don’t settle for the regular no-brainer card greetings. Instead, bring your greeting card to life using your creativity and effort.

Introducing, a video greeting card—a greeting card that lets you add not only personalized wishes but also videos from you or your friends.

Instead of the usual “Happy Birthday,” here are 51+ wishes along with video greeting ideas for your loved one’s special day.

There’s a video greeting card for everyone

A video greeting card is like a blank card that you can use to bring your ideas to life. 

Unlike commercial cards, your personalized video message cards show that you’ve actually put your mind and effort into creating them. Using videos, you can directly say what you want to say and how you want to say it.

Make your loved ones see, hear, and feel your appreciation on their special day by writing personal birthday wishes and making cool and unique video greetings for your card.

5 easy-to-make video greeting ideas

Looking for inspiration? Here are 5 video greetings that you can do to make your birthday greeting cards more interesting:

1. Create a video greeting compilation messages from you and the celebrant’s friends. 
2. Thrill the celebrant with a gift guessing game using sneak peek clips showing the details of the birthday gift that you got for them.
3. Record a video of yourself singing the happy birthday song or the celebrant’s favorite song to show off your amazing singing voice.
4. Flatter a special someone by adding clips of what you like about them from people they’re close with.
5. Send a heartwarming appreciation tribute montage of the birthday celebrant using clips from the special moments of their life.

GiftLips can help you improve your greeting card

GiftLips is an online greeting card generator that lets you create a personalized scrollable feed of short-form birthday videos. The best part is that GiftLips does this while still keeping the traditional feel of a printed greeting card. 

Also, GiftLips allows customization of your greeting card, from personal birthday wishes to your video messages.

Yes, you can add videos to your greeting card and still receive a paper birthday card. By scanning the dynamic QR code on your birthday greeting card, your recipients can view your videos on their phones.

Most of all, you’ll know what your recipients think about your birthday video greetings.  No need to send a response, all they need to do is tap like or post their comments under each video.

Birthday card wishes to write on your birthday greeting card

From birthday card ideas for a friend to birthday quotes, here are 51+ birthday greeting ideas that you can write: 

Short and simple casual birthday wishes for a friend, colleague, or acquaintance

May this birthday be the start of a wonderful year ahead. Happy Birthday!

Here's to a day full of laughter, joy, and lots of cake! Happy Birthday!

Wishing you a year filled with happiness, success, and all your heart desires. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to my favorite person to share a laugh with!

Wishing you a day full of love, laughter, and lots of presents. Happy Birthday!

May all your birthday wishes come true. Happy Birthday!

Cheers to another year of being fabulous! Happy Birthday!

May your birthday be just as amazing as you are. Happy Birthday!

I hope this birthday is just the beginning of a happy journey that will lead you to an even more amazing future. Happy Birthday!

Sending you lots of love and good vibes on your special day. Happy Birthday!

Compliment a loved one on their special day

You have a unique ability to make everyone feel loved and appreciated, and I hope today you feel the same way. Happy birthday to the most amazing person I know!

I'm grateful for every moment we've shared together and look forward to many more. Happy Birthday to my forever love!

Your dedication, hard work, and perseverance inspire me every day. Happy Birthday to the strongest person I know!

You bring so much joy and happiness to my life, and I hope today you feel just as loved and celebrated as you deserve. Happy Birthday!

You make everything in life better, and I'm honored to celebrate another year of your wonderful existence. Happy Birthday!

You light up my world every day, and I'm grateful to celebrate another year with you. Happy Birthday!

You have a heart of gold, and you deserve all the love and happiness on your special day. Happy Birthday!

Your smile is contagious, and your laughter brings joy to everyone around you. Happy Birthday!

You inspire me every day to be the best version of myself, and I'm honored to call you my partner/friend. Happy Birthday!

Your kindness and generosity are just a few of the many reasons why I love you. Happy Birthday!

Write heartwarming and deep messages for someone close to your heart

Your presence in my life has taught me so much about love, kindness, and compassion. I'm grateful to celebrate another year of your beautiful existence. Happy Birthday.

Wishing you a birthday filled with all the love and warmth you bring into the lives of those around you. You are a treasure.

You have a heart of gold, and I'm honored to call you my friend/partner. May this birthday be a reflection of the amazing person you are.

Today, I'm celebrating not just your birthday but also the unique and wonderful person you are. May this year be full of blessings and good things for you.

You have a way of making everything better, and I'm grateful for all the moments we've shared together. Happy Birthday to my favorite person.

I'm honored to witness the incredible journey of your life and celebrate another year of your existence. Happy Birthday to a one-of-a-kind person.

You are worthy of all the love, happiness, and success in the world. Happy Birthday to a remarkable individual.

Happy Birthday to someone who makes my life infinitely better with their presence. I'm blessed to have you in my life.

May this birthday bring you joy, happiness, and peace that lasts beyond just today. You deserve all the good things in life.

Your birthday is a reminder that the world is a better place because you are in it. Thank you for being you. Happy Birthday!

Make someone LOL with lighthearted jokes and hilarious birthday messages

Happy Birthday! Don't worry, you're not getting older, you're just increasing in value like a fine wine.

It's your birthday, so go ahead and eat that cake – calories don't count today!

Happy Birthday to someone who's aging like fine cheese – getting stinkier with each passing year.

You know you're getting old when the candles on your cake cost more than the cake itself. Happy Birthday!

Congrats on surviving another year of being you. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to someone who's not old, they're just a little chronologically gifted.

You're not getting older, you're just becoming a classic. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday to someone who's still got it – “it” being the ability to eat cake for breakfast without judgment.

You're not just a year older, you're also a year wiser… or so they say. Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday! May all your wrinkles be laugh lines and your cake be calorie-free.

Share these inspirational birthday quotes! 

“The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“The way I see it, you should live everyday like it's your birthday.” – Paris Hilton

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – C.S. Lewis

“Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.” – Peter Hagerty

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” – Maya Angelou

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.” – Winston Churchill

“A birthday is like a new year and my wish for you, is a great year full of happiness and sunshine!” – Catherine Pulsifer

“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle.” – Christian D. Larson

“Don't count the years, make the years count.” – George Meredith

Other words to write instead of “Happy Birthday”

May your special day be filled with joy and laughter.

Celebrate your birthday in style!

Here's to another year of adventures and blessings!

Cheers to a happy and healthy year ahead!

Enjoy your special day to the fullest!

Sending you lots of love and good vibes on your special day.

Here's to a year filled with love, laughter, and unforgettable memories!

How to make a video greeting card using your phone

You don’t need any extra software or devices to add videos to your greeting card. Here’s how you can DIY a personalized greeting card with level-up videos on a QR code for your happy birthday wishes:

1. Open your phone browser, go to the GiftLips website, and choose a birthday card template
2. Type a short message, birthday wishes, or birthday quotes, and tap Next
3. To record your videos and audio,  tap Record Video, Record Audio, or Upload Videos to upload videos from your phone.
4. When you’re done adding your videos, tap Done Uploading
5. Optional: To receive videos from friends, tap Invite Friends to generate an invite link that you can send to your friends.
6. Tap Generate Preview to check your videos
7. Lastly, tap Download Card to save your greeting card 

Write your greetings on your personalized greeting card and make them more fun with videos! 

Let your recipients know how much they mean to you through the efforts that you give in your birthday greeting card.

Personalize your birthday card wishes by using words, messages, greetings, and wishes from your heart. 

If you can’t find the right words to say, turn your greetings into a video greeting card. 

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