Two Toilet Paper Cards: Simple Layouts and Design Lessons

October 18, 2026

A little humour, two simple card layouts, and a few design choices that make a difference! In this video, I use three products from Michelle V. Park Design: confetti patterned cardstock on black, the Toilet Paper With Expressions Cut & Create Sheet, and my Printed Sentiment Sheet, designed to work with the short sentiment strip die in Gina K Designs Master Layouts 14.

Prepare your pieces

Fussy cut the toilet paper images or use a circle or square die. Preparing the images and sentiments first lets you play with the layout before committing to it. On my plate, I have the cut toilet paper images, sentiment strips, blue layering pieces, and speech bubble and heart accents, ready to mix and match.

Card 1: Repetition and balance

For the birthday card, I pair the black confetti background with “Holy crap! You are how old?” Repeating the blue mats around the background, sentiment and circle pulls the design together.

The lesson: repeating a colour across the layers helps separate elements feel connected.

Keeping the main elements in the top two-thirds of the panel leaves breathing room below. Everything doesn’t need to be perfectly centred to feel balanced, and an off-centre arrangement can be much more forgiving!

The lesson: thoughtful placement and breathing room can create balance without perfect symmetry.

For a different look, place a fussy-cut toilet paper image on the blue circle, or skip the circle and place it directly on the confetti background. Its substantial size and white colouring help it stand out against the busy pattern.

The lesson: a substantial image with clear contrast can hold its own against a busy background, without an extra shape behind it.

Card 2: Let the supporting cast support

A solid blue background and “Sorry things are crappy” create a different mood for the second card, with a small speech bubble and heart adding a thoughtful detail.

The white toilet paper image looked as though it was floating on the blue background, so I gave it something to sit on. I cut a proportionate oval from the same blue cardstock, then darkened it with a light grey alcohol marker. This kept the colour related to the background while creating a subtle grounding shadow.

The lesson: a subtle grounding shape can anchor an image without competing with it.

I tried a larger speech bubble and heart first. They were cute, but drew too much attention away from the toilet paper image and sentiment. Switching to the smaller version kept that detail in the supporting cast, where it belonged.