Summer Is In The Air

Hello, it’s Sue of the Dies R Us Design Team and today we are making a summer pop-up card for a vegetable gardener using Karen Burniston dies.

The chair die just fits in a 3 ½ inch x 6-inch mini slimline card. I started by cutting a 3 ½ inch by 11-inch piece of lightweight white card stock and folded it in half.

Next, I cut piece of patterned background paper slightly larger than 3 ½ inch by 5 ½ inch and marked with a pencil where the chair arms connect with the card back on the patterned paper and cut slits so that the printed paper could be slid into place behind the chair. Using the same technique, I cut a piece of green grassy card stock 3 ½ inch by 6-inch for the ground, cutting slots for the chair feet. Glue both decorative papers to card base.

Cut chair, arms and seat from woodgrain paper. (I made my own woodgrain paper using a woodgrain stamp that I heat embossed with watermark ink and clear embossing powder.)

Fold woodgrain chair folds as shown on packaging. Glue wood grain chair to patterned paper chair matching up the seat, back, arms and leg pieces. Train the chair to pop-up by opening and closing card a few times.

Decorate card with the Garden Charm set cutting off the charm loops. To make the basket of corn and tomatoes, use the basket from the Picnic Elements set and the fruit from the Tree Fruit set. (I had corn and red apples already cut from a Rubberneck Stamps dies set which I use turning the apples sideways to look like tomatoes.)

On the card back I cut a patterned piece of green card stock 3 ½ inch by 6-inch and glued to the card base. For the card front I cut a 3 ½ inch by 7 ½ inch piece of green printed paper and glued it onto the card base folding over onto the back of the bard. I added a small decorative topper to finish the back of the card. For the front of the card I used some of the garden charms to hint at what is inside.

The Karen Burniston “Hello sunshine, hello summer” sentiments were cut twice and glued together using a fine-tipped glue bottle for the tiny lines. This adds some depth to the words.

Hope this fun card has put a smile on your face and provided some inspiration for your crafting. 😊

See more chair cards below:

Dies from Dies R Us:

Karen Burniston – Dies – Adirondack Chair Pop-Up -1071
Karen Burniston – Dies – Garden Charms -1085
Karen Burniston – Dies – Word Set 6 – Summer – 1052
Karen Burniston – Dies – Picnic Elements – 1159
Karen Burniston – Dies – Tree Fruit – 1154

Additional Supplies Used:

Cosmic Shimmer – Specialist Acrylic Glue – 125ml
Sizzix – Big Shot PLUS die cutting Machine
Fineline 20 Gauge Applicator & Bottle
Papers by Recollections, Die-Cutting Essential issue 32, white, mirror and colored from my stash
Rubberneck Stamps – Apples, Pears and Corn Die-5215-06D
Distress ink – Walnut Stain &Vintage Photo
VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Stampin’ Pad – Rubber Stamp – Hardwood
Recollections – Detail Embossing Powder – Clear
Stampin’ Up – Ink Pad – Pear Pizzazz
Stampin’ Pad – Rubber Stamp – Garden Goodness

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