April Fool’s Day Interactive Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #312 whose parameters were: a slimline card, insects colors, April element and “twist(s)”in the corner.”. I created this 3.75×8.5-inch card using Karen Burniston and Spellbinders dies.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the cardbase from a 7.5×8.5-inch rectangle. I used the 2.4-inch die from Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set to cut the window in the card front centered about .875-inches from the top edge.

Fool/Jester: I used Spellbinders’ Wild Joker die set designed by Jaycee Gasper for my April Fool.I made him/her much like the package illustration, but cut all the dies twice – the clothing once in yellow and again in red – so I could mix up the clothing bits like a traditional jester’s costume. I cut down the middle of the main body piece and used scrap strips on the back to piece it together. I also place the collar with the head and hat on a wobble spring. Adhesive-backed gems were used as the round bells on the jester’s costume.

Pop-Up Mechanism: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked Katherine Label Pop-Up page.) Cut one of the mechanism from cardstock matching the cardbase. added to card as shown in the video above. Trim excess bit of mechanism that shows thru the window. Glue the jester onto the pop-up box so that the hand and hat don’t interfere with the mechanism and the jester’s foot stays inside the closed card.

Sentiments: The “Happy” comes from Karen Burniston’s Happy Easter die set while the remaining “APRIL FOOL’S DAY” was cut using her Alphabet set. The white label for a personal message comes from Katherine Label Pop-Up.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 Business (9.5×4.25-inch) size envelope with the Funny Bones sentiment of “Handmade Cards because no one displays an email on the mantel” stamped in blue ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Funny Bones – Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Handmade Cards – RWD-738

Papers

  • Fun Stamper’s Journey – 8.5×11-inch Heavy Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
  • Gina K. – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Blue Raspberry
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65lb Cardstock – Red & Yellow
  • White Cardstock
  • #10 Business Envelope (9.5×4.25-inch) – Ivory

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Pencil
  • Tweezers

Miscellaneous

  • BoBunny – Double Dot Jewels – Blue Hues
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss
  • Riley and Company – Action Wobbles – Mini Action Springs

March Themed Pop N’ Swap Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #311 whose parameters were: a card with a tag, aquarium colors, march/March element and twist(s). I created this 5×7-inch card using Karen Burniston stamps and dies as well as Graphic 45 papers.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the cardbase from a purchased 5×7 cardbase. I trimmed off 1.75-inches from the top of the card front. From the paper collection I used three different designs to cut the mats used on the front and inside of the card. Using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set, I cut two of the largest crosshatch border die from dark green, two of the largest plain die from light green and the scalloped rectangle from blue. From the green rectangles I used the medium plain rectangle die to cut out the centers for use elsewhere in the card.The paper collection has a sheet of borders that I cut apart and used to decorate the card.

Lion and Lamb: Watch assembly videos at the bottom of the linked pages for the Chicken, Pig and Lamb and the Monkey and Lion die sets. I used markers to add dimension and texture to the animals.

Pop N’ Swap Mechanism: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked Pop N’ Swap page.) Cut one of the mechanism from a light to medium weight cardstock. Using the two small rectangle dies in the Pop N’ Swap, cut two of the large die from light green and another two using the smaller die inside the larger die to cut frames of dark green. Assemble the framed rectangles with the lion and lamb as shown in the video above. Test placement of rectangles and trim as necessary before gluing the rectangles onto the mechanism arms.

Sentiments: The front sentiment of “March – In like a lion and Out like a Lamb” was originally from the Farmer’s Almanac. I die cut the word “MARCH” using a retired Spellbinder’s Font One – Upper Case and digitally created the rest of the sentiment and then die cut it out using the scalloped edge rectangle die in the Pop N’ Swap die set. Inside, a journaling card was used from the Graphic 45 Spring Is In The Air collection pack for the “Blossom by Blossom, Spring begins.” The tag was cut using the same die as on the card front with a stamped sentiment of ” Sending Happy Thoughts” from Karen Burniston’s Stage Scenes stamp set. I used a hole punch to have a spot to thread some baker’s twine through to make a tag.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) size envelope with a strip of decorative paper and leftover heart on the back of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-Sided Cardstock – Spring Is In The Air
  • Cream, Pink and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 (5×7-inch) Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO Markers – Cotton Candy and Sky
  • Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Gathered Twigs
  • Ranger – Letteri Fineliner 03 Marker – Yellow-Orange

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Pencil
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Tweezers

Miscellaneous

  • Baker’s Twine -Blue, Green & White

Star-Shaped Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #310 whose parameters were: a tri-fold card, vegetable garden colors, nursury element and star(s)/starry. I created this 5.5×5.5-inch star-shaped birthday card using dies.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: I started with a 6×6-inch square of double-sided patterned yellow cardstock and die cut the largest five pointed star that I had in my stash. I folded two of the star points to the inside to make a rocket shape and decided to make a smiling face.

Sketched Pattern Pieces

Decorations: To use the nursery parameter, I used some tiny plants for a plant nursery. (These come from the Karen Burniston Fireplace Extras 2 die set.)

Sentiment: I hand wrote the sentiment of “Happy Birthday Baby!”

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.5×5.75-inch) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Papers

  • Fun Stamper’s Journey – 8.5×11-inch Heavy Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
  • Impression Obsession – 6×6 80lb Double-Sided Paper Pack – Basics 1 – Yellow
  • Green Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Dad Joke for St. Patrick’s Day

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When I saw this Funny Bones sentiment (scroll down to see the joke), I immediately thought of Karen Burniston’s Family Room Pop-Up dies that would make some fun patio furniture using Karen’s new Stage Pop-Up as a base.

Pop-Up Stage Base: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Stage Pop-Up.) Cut two base pieces from the Stage Pop-Up die set and two grassy side pieces from the Grass Stage Add-Ons set. Cut six decorative rectangles from the Stage Pop-Up set. Cut two of the base polygon decorative pieces from patterned cardstock and two more from white cardstock. Glue the patterned cardstock to the top of the bases and the save the white to be stamped with a sentiment before gluing to the bottom of the stage base.

Furniture Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Family Room Pop-Up .) Using shamrock patterned cardstock cut the sofa and chair seats and pillows. Cut the base piece from dark green cardstock. Assemble as shown in video. (Because I used a slippery coated patterned cardstock for my card. I had to use double-sided tape and glue dots to adhere my furniture.)

Sentiments: The top sentiment “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” is from the die set of the same name. On the bottom side of the Stage Pop-Up, I stamped on the two white decorator panels with the Funny Bones “ What’s Irish and stays outside all year?” on the upper piece and the answer “Paddy O’Furniture” on the lower piece so that when the card is folded you only see the question before you see the answer.

Envelope: The card fits into 6×9-inches catalog size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Funny Bones by Riley & Company – Clear Stamps – What’s Irish and Stays Out – RWD-1437

Papers

  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Coated Cardstock – Lucky Day
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Textured Cardstock – Jade -Lucky Clover: Buffalo Plaid
  • Cream Cardstock
  • Catalog (6×9) Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Glue Dots

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Hot Dog Themed Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #309 whose parameters were: a mini slimline card, jolly colors, in the kitchen element and mask(s)/(ing). I created this 3.5×6-inch hot dog themed birthday card by hand-drawing and cutting the entire card.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: I started with a 7×6-inch rectangle of cream cardstock and scored and folded it into a 3.5×6-inch bottom fold card. After sketching out the hot dog in a bun, I cut out the sketch and traced the image on to the card with the fold at the bottom. Next, I trimmed out the image through both layers of cardstock. Then cut out the front bun from the sketch and traced it fold side down on just the front layer of the card, trimmed it out to make a fold down flap.Shade bun inside and out with a brown ink.

Sketched Pattern Pieces

Decorations: The hot dog was cut from red cardstock and shaded with a red/brown ink. A zig-zag of yellow cardstock was sketched and then cut from cardstock. Using scraps of a dotted green patterned paper, I cut tiny squares of various sizes for the pickle relish spread inside the bun.

Sentiment: I hand wrote the sentiment of “Frankly Speaking, You’re the Best! Happy Birthday.”

Envelope: The card fits into a 3.625×6.5-inch envelope.

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Materials Used:

Papers

  • Green & White Dotted Cardstock
  • Cream, Red, Yellow Cardstock
  • Scrap Computer Paper

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain

Adhesives

Tools

A Rosy Tag Book Birthday Card

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team March 2026 Challenge whose theme is For The Birds.I’ve chosen to make a Circle Tag Book Pop-Up card using rose patterned paper with bird embellishments from the Outdoor Scene die set and long stem roses from the Love Is In The Air Charms. There is also a tag bookmark feature to the card using the Topper Tags die set.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up. Cut four of the tag die from patterned paper. Cut one hinge piece and two of the pop-up mechanism piece from the same patterned paper. Cut four of the circles from white cardstock. Also from white cardstock, cut two each of the medium and small birds in the Outdoor Scene set. Cut from red and pink cardstock four each of the circle and flower hole protectors from the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up set. Follow the video above for the assembly of card and placement of small birds.

Bookmark: The bookmark and lacy pocket were made by cutting the smallest tag die in the Topper Tags set from patterned paper. The white trim was cut from the backside of a scrap of the patterned paper with the decorative edge die in the same set and trimmed with the smallest tag die. The pocket was made in a similar way, but using the next largest tag die to cut to size. The flying bird was cut from white cardstock using the largest bird die in the Outdoor Scene set.

Sentiments: Using a stamping platform with the white circles cut using the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up circle dies, sentiments were picked from the following Karen Burniston stamp sets: Bouquet Sayings, Stage Scenes and Strut Your Stuff. “Big Hugs” on the bookmark comes from the Cat Sayings set. The long stem roses come from the Love Is In The Air Charms set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Park Lane Paperie – 8.5×11 110lb. Cardstock – Roses
  • Red & Pink Cardboard Packaging
  • Red & Green Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Plastic Palette Knife

Miscellaneous

  • Ranger – Simon Hurley’s Astro Paste – Phoenix Feathers
  • Red Organza Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

Circus Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #308 whose parameters were: a card with a bookmark, circus colors, hug(s) element and feather(s)/(ing). I used dies from Karen Burniston and My Favorite Things to make this tri-fold, 5×7-inch pop-up birthday card.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Using two purchase 5×7-inch cardbases, glue them together to form a tri-fold card.

Hugging Arms: Follow the video above to see how 14 of the feathers cut using Karen Burniston’s Peacock Add-Ons die set were used with the two pink hands cut using My Favorite Thing’s Crafty Hands die set.

Photo Gallery Pop-Up: Cut two of the large pop-up gallery strips and their attachment triangle tabs from white cardstock using Karen Burniston’s Photo Gallery Pop-Up dies. Cover the strips with glitter paste as described in the video above and spray the tabs with mica sprays. Allow to dry before assembling. Cut the images to glued to the photo gallery using the largest rectangle die in Karen Burniston’s Greeting Labels die set.

Sentiments: On the card front is “Hugs” which is die cut twice from pink using Karen Burniston’s Word Set 9 – Love, glued together and the edges inked in brown to match the other signs cut from the Stamperia paper collection – Master of Magic. The “Happy Birthday Wishes” on the two train tickets were stamped using Honey Bee Stamps Ticket To Ride set.(See more about the making of these bookmarks by clicking here.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Honey Bee Stamps– Clear Stamps & Dies – Ticket To Ride

Papers

  • Blue Patterned Coated Cardboard Packaging
  • Pink Cardstock
  • Two A7 (5×7-inch) Cardbases – White
  • My Favorite Things – 8.5×11-inch 100lb Cardstock – White
  • Scrap Paper used in the bottom of a Spray Box
  • Stamperia – 8×8-inch Double-sided Papers by Antonis Tzanidakis – Master of Magic
  • Stamperia – 8×8-inch Double-sided Papers by Cristina Aadovan – Savana

Ink & Glitter Pastes

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk, Rose Bud, Tuxedo Black
  • Nuvo – Mica Mist – Antique Gold, Fresh Pear, Nebula Blue
  • OLO Marker – Cotton Candy
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Simon Hurley’s Astro Paste – Phoenix Feathers
  • Stampin’Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Copper Clay
  • Tsukinfko – Antiquing Solution – Walnut Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Plastic Palette Knife
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Stamping Block
  • Stamping Platform
  • Microfiber Cloth

Miscellaneous

  • Metallic Pink Trim
  • Blue Embroidery Floss

Embossed Hearts Birthday Card

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A sweet, heart-felt birthday card made with The Greetery’s Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Hearts 3D embossing folder and Poppystamps Modest Banner Greetings foil and cut die set.

Cardbase: I folded an 4.25×11 sheet of pink 100lb. cardstock in half to create a top-fold 4.25×5.5-inch card. The green mat is a marbled cardstock cut 4×4.875-inches. The embossed piece was trimmed down to 3.75x 4.25-inches and colored with markers and a gel pen. A pink ribbon is under the white hearts that were leftover from another card. (I don’t know what the die was, but it cut hearts in two sizes.)

Sentiments: The “Happy Birthday to You” is a foiled sentiment That I had batch-produced some time back using the Poppystamps Modest Banner Greetings foil and cut die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope decorated with some of the colored hearts.

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Materials Used:

Dies & Foiling Plates

  • Poppystamps – Metal Die & Foiling Plate – Modest Banner Greetings – PSF806

Embossing Folders

  • The Greetery – 3D Embossing Folder –Shortbread Shapes: Rectangle Hearts – GEMB-010

Papers

  • Bazzill – 12×12-inch Cardstock – Easter Grass Marble
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11-inch 100lb Cardstock – Pink Sand
  • White Cardstock
  • White A2 Envelope

Ink

  • Gel Pen – Yellow
  • OLO – Markers – Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green
  • Ranger – Letter Fineliner 03 – Orange

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Scoring Board
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • 3/8-inch wide Pink Satin Ribbon

A Peachy Thank You Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #307 whose parameters were: a mini slimline card, fungi colors, fruit element and two-tone. I used stamps from The Greetery and Riley & Company to make this tri-fold, min slimline Thank You card.

Watch the process video to see how I made this card.

Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut two 3.5 x 6.25-inch rectangles from heavy cream cardstock and score and fold at 6-inches. Cut one 3.5 x 6-inch rectangle. Glue tabs to 6-inch piece to form a tri-fold, mini slimline cardbase.

Peaches: Follow the video above to see how to do the layered peach stamps from The Greetery‘s Peachy Keen stamp set.

Sentiments: On the card front is “Thank you for being a” is from Just Peachy Sentiments from The Greetery. The “I a-peach-iate you!” is from Riley & Company.

Envelope: The card fits into a 3.625×6.625-inch envelope decorated with a stamped peach from the Just Peachy Sentiments from The Greetery.

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Materials Used:

Stamps

  • The Greetery – Clear Stamps –Peachy Keen
  • The Greetery – Clear Stamps –Just Peachy Sentiments
  • Riley & Company – Clear Stamps – Cool Stamps

Papers

  • Cream Cardstock
  • 3.625×6.625-inch Envelope – White

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink Minis – Sauna, Succulent, Tiki Torch, Tutti Frutti, Wintergreen
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Bone Folder
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scissors
  • Scoreboard
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Stamping Block
  • Stamping Platform
  • Microfiber Cloth