diff --git a/internal/board/board.go b/internal/board/board.go
index bdc5345..686447c 100644
--- a/internal/board/board.go
+++ b/internal/board/board.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"time"
 
 	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/pelican/internal/db"
 	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
@@ -205,6 +206,8 @@ type CardArgs struct {
 
 // CreateCard creates a card in the database.
 func (b *Board) CreateCard(args CardArgs) (int, error) {
+	timestamp := time.Now().Format(time.DateOnly)
+
 	statusList, err := b.StatusList()
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("unable to read the status list, %w", err)
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ func (b *Board) CreateCard(args CardArgs) (int, error) {
 		ID:      -1,
 		Title:   args.NewTitle,
 		Content: args.NewContent,
+		Created:  timestamp,
 	}
 
 	cardID, err := db.Write(b.db, db.CardBucket, &card)
diff --git a/internal/board/card.go b/internal/board/card.go
index 153941d..9ea2c50 100644
--- a/internal/board/card.go
+++ b/internal/board/card.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type Card struct {
 	ID      int
 	Title   string
 	Content string
+	Created  string
 }
 
 // UpdateId updates the ID of the Card value.
diff --git a/internal/board/card_lifecycle_test.go b/internal/board/card_lifecycle_test.go
index 978b6b4..8641916 100644
--- a/internal/board/card_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/board/card_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"codeflow.dananglin.me.uk/apollo/pelican/internal/board"
 )
@@ -34,19 +35,20 @@ func TestCardLifecycle(t *testing.T) {
 	initialCardContent := "Ensure that this card is safely stored in the database."
 	expectedCardID := 1
 	expectedStatusID := 1
+	timestamp := time.Now().Format(time.DateOnly)
 
 	t.Run("Test Create Card", testCreateCard(kanban, initialCardTitle, initialCardContent, expectedCardID, expectedStatusID))
 
-	t.Run("Test Read Card", testReadCard(kanban, expectedCardID, initialCardTitle, initialCardContent))
+	t.Run("Test Read Card", testReadCard(kanban, expectedCardID, initialCardTitle, initialCardContent, timestamp))
 
 	modifiedCardTitle := "Test card updated."
 	modifiedCardContent1 := "Ensure that this card is safely updated in the database."
 
-	t.Run("Test Update Card", testUpdateCard(kanban, expectedCardID, modifiedCardTitle, modifiedCardContent1))
+	t.Run("Test Update Card", testUpdateCard(kanban, expectedCardID, modifiedCardTitle, modifiedCardContent1, timestamp))
 
 	modifiedCardContent2 := "Updated card content only."
 
-	t.Run("Test Update Card Content", testUpdateCardContent(kanban, expectedCardID, modifiedCardTitle, modifiedCardContent2))
+	t.Run("Test Update Card Content", testUpdateCardContent(kanban, expectedCardID, modifiedCardTitle, modifiedCardContent2, timestamp))
 
 	t.Run("Test Card Delete", testDeleteCard(kanban, expectedCardID, expectedStatusID))
 }
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ func testCreateCard(kanban board.Board, title, content string, expectedCardID, e
 	}
 }
 
-func testReadCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, wantTitle, wantContent string) func(t *testing.T) {
+func testReadCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, wantTitle, wantContent, wantTimestamp string) func(t *testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log("When a card is read from the database.")
 
@@ -105,10 +107,16 @@ func testReadCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, wantTitle, wantContent string)
 		} else {
 			t.Logf("%s\tExpected card content received, got: %s.", success, card.Content)
 		}
+
+		if card.Created != wantTimestamp {
+			t.Errorf("%s\tUnexpected timestamp received for the created card, want: %s, got %s.", failure, wantTimestamp, card.Created)
+		} else {
+			t.Logf("%s\tExpected timestamp received for the created card, got: %s.", success, card.Created)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func testUpdateCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, newTitle, newContent string) func(t *testing.T) {
+func testUpdateCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, newTitle, newContent, timestamp string) func(t *testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log("When a card is updated in the database.")
 
@@ -133,6 +141,7 @@ func testUpdateCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, newTitle, newContent string)
 			ID:      cardID,
 			Title:   newTitle,
 			Content: newContent,
+			Created:  timestamp,
 		}
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
@@ -143,7 +152,7 @@ func testUpdateCard(kanban board.Board, cardID int, newTitle, newContent string)
 	}
 }
 
-func testUpdateCardContent(kanban board.Board, cardID int, expectedTitle, newContent string) func(t *testing.T) {
+func testUpdateCardContent(kanban board.Board, cardID int, expectedTitle, newContent, timestamp string) func(t *testing.T) {
 	return func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Log("When (and only when) a card's content is updated in the database.")
 
@@ -168,6 +177,7 @@ func testUpdateCardContent(kanban board.Board, cardID int, expectedTitle, newCon
 			ID:      cardID,
 			Title:   expectedTitle,
 			Content: newContent,
+			Created:  timestamp,
 		}
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {