In 2024 there have been 142 blog posts on this website. The most viewed 2024 post was Trimming the Christmas Tree
2024 saw the launch of my YouTube channel for process videos. I made 121 videos in 2024. The most viewed video of the year was Trimming the Tree Pop-Up Room Scene Christmas Card.
This card was made for Craft Roulette #247 whose parameters included a card for a crafty friend, pretty paper colors, bell(s) or belle(s) element, and something gold. I used Craft Roulette stamp sets and Karen Burniston dies.
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Cardbase: Cut three of the large die from the Landscape Rectangle Accordion die set from heavy weight cardstock. Cut three of the same die from thin decorative papers. Trim out the center pivot panel and side tab to form the decorative frames. Glue frames onto the larger panels. (I used a pretty patterned paper of blue, lavender and green for the center frame and coordinating lavender paper for the other two frames.)
Fence: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of this linked page Fence Add-Ons for a how-to on adding the fence into the accordion frame. (I used coordinating striped paper to cover gray cardstock fence pieces before i glued the fence in place.) The bluebell flowers are from the Fence Add-Ons die set.
People: The people were stamped using Craft Roulette’s Funn Friend stamp sets #1 and #2. They are colored with blended watercolor pencils. Using some teal colored twine, I tied a multi-looped bow with a small gold bell onto the card frame.
Sentiments: On the third panel is the poetic crafty birthday sentiment which was embellished with hand-drawn balloons and a hint of glitter gloss. The sentiment is from the Craft Roulette Funn Sentiments #1 stamp set. The “Happy Birthday” and HBD sign are stamps in the Funn Friend #1 stamp set. “Crafty Friend” was hand written.
Envelope: The card fits into a purchased A7 (5x 7-inches) size cream envelope. The back flap of the envelope was stamped with “HBD” (Happy Birthday) in a plum colored ink.
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I needed a birthday card for a fisherman, so I used a stenciled background I had previously made along with some cute fish stamps and Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set and coordinating dies.
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Cardbase: I used a purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) blue cardbase. (Note that I made multiples of this basic card with the stenciled front panel and die cut letters.)
Stenciling and Fish: For the card front, I used a 4.25×5.5-inch rectangle of 65 lb. white cardstock and stenciled the lines using Spellbinders’ Dynamic Backgrounds stencil and Spectrum Noir Shimmer inks. The fish stamps are Paper Rose Studio – Fish Family 1 and Fish Family 2. They are colored with glitter brush markers.
Sentiments: The Front sentiment is die cut using the coordinating dies from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set. The inside sentiments come from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set as does the envelope’s sentiment.
Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope.
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This card was made for Craft Roulette #246 whose parameters included for a holiday card, tree colors, drinking vessel(s), and something from the floor. (Watch the video to find out what was from my floor.)
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Cardbase: I used a purchased kraft paper cardbase that measures 4.25×11-inches when open and folded is an A2 side-fold card measuring 4.25-inches wide and 5.5-inches tall. The four panels were covered with decorative papers from my stash (Sorry, I don’t know the manufacturer of either paper.)
Card FrontCard Back
Pop-Up Mug: I modified the Flower Pot Pop-Up by cutting off the folder over flaps on the flower pot and added a handle cut from the mug die from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set. (See the video for how the mug was assembled.) Marshmallows are from the Camping Charms while the candy cane comes from the Stocking Pop-Up.
Cookies: The round, jam-filled two-layer Linzer cookie is cut using a scalloped circle die and small star die. The jam is made with Nuvo Glitter Drops and Glossy Accents. The star cookie was cut with an embossing die using an embossing sandwich on my die-cutting machine. The powdered sugar is white spray ink.
Sentiments: On the card front is a die-cut “Merry Christmas” made using just the word shadow and words from the Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons set. Inside the card two fancy labels were cut from white cardstock using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch and one was stamped in black with “Keep Warm and drink Hot Cocoa” from the Winter Hugs stamp set.
Envelope: The card fits into a purchased A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size kraft paper envelope. Another candycane was glued to the back flap of the envelope.
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This card was made for Craft Roulette #245 whose parameters included a tri-panel card, North or South Pole colors, holiday floral and snowflake(s). (I added the personal challenge of making a zoyfold card.)
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Details and supplies used are below.
Cardbase: The cardbase is really a blend of two cardbases together. The larger card is a 5×7-inch landscape/horizontal z-fold card with an almost square 4 1/8 x 4 1/4-inch card for a joyfold card Hence the newly coined card fold – the zoyfold (The term was coined by Mary Gunn Funn and Irene “Hattrick” Smith on the Craft Roulette Members Show #244.) Watch the video for assembly instructions.
Sentiments: All sentiments” When Snow is falling, Crafts are calling,” “You’re so cool,” and Happy Brrrthday to you.” are from the Karen Burniston Winter hugs stamp set. The “So I made this cool card” stamped on the card back with my signature is also from the same stamp set.
Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope. “HBD” for Happy Birthday is stamped on the envelope flap using a Craft Roulette stamp.
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Getting ready for the Christmas rush by making Thank You cards using my Spellbinders’ BetterPress and Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up and Thank You dies.
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Cardbase: All the cards are made from purchased A7 (5×7-inches) kraft cardstock bases with matching envelopes.
Sentiments: The outside sentiments are all Spellbinders BetterPress plates and inks. The “I’m so Grateful for you” is printed in Clay and Coastal inks using the So Grateful for You plates and die set. The inside pop-up sentiment uses Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up, Thank you and Thank You Shadow die sets.(See video above for assembly.) Thank You very much” cards use the same inks and the Thank You Very Much plates and template.
Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with hand-drawn hearts on the back flaps.
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I needed some birthday cards for dog lovers quickly, so I used Waffle Flower’s Birthday Puppies stamps and stencil sets along with Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set and some patterned paper.
Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.
Cardbase: I cut an 8.5×11 sheet of white 65lb. cardstock in half to create two 5.5×8.5-inch rectangles that I fold in half to make side-fold A2 cardbases.
Sentiments: The front sentiments “Treat yourself today!” and “Woof-Woof (Happy Birthday)” are part of Waffle Flower’s Birthday Puppies stamps. The inside sentiments come from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set.
Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope.
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This card was made for Relatively Thoughtful’s A Treemendous Christmas Challengewhich uses the free download Treemendous Christmas images.
Watch the process video to see how I made this card.
Cardbase: Using my computer I enlarged one tree image to cover a 9.5×4.25-inch rectangle and then copied the image a second time to print the outside cardbase which I cut down to a 8.75×7.50-inch rectangle. I folded that rectangle in half for a side-fold 3.75×8.75-inch cardbase. I printed a second sheet to cover one panel of the card inside.
Sentiments: I used some Spellbinder’s BetterPress banner sentiments that I had printed and die cut previously. “Christmas Greetings” and “Happy New Year”.
Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business size envelope.
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Materials Used:
Dies
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Circles – Crosshatch – 1057
Press Plates
Spellbinders – BetterPress Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings Press
Papers
Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
Relatively Thoughtful Digital Images – A Treemendous Christmas Challenge
Envelope: This card fits into a #10 business envelope.
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