Month: September 2025

Seafaring Tri-Fold Pop-Up Birthday Card

| ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #286 whose parameters included a dude’s card, sunflower field colors, bird(s) element, and soot. Today’s card uses Spellbinders’ dies and embossing folder and Karen Burniston dies and stamps.

Watch the video below to see how this card was made.

Cardbase: Cut from blue cardstock one 1.5×5.5-inch strip and one 3.5×5.5-inch rectangle. Score and fold .5-inch from the edge on both pieces to form 1.5×5-inch strip and 3.5 x5-inch rectangle. From an 8×6 sheet of heavy blue cardstock spritz with water and use the Spellbinder’s 3D Nautical Knots embossing folder to emboss the piece. Let piece dry flat. Trim down to two pieces that are 3.5×5-inches. (I made the mistake of cutting my cardstock to finished size I wanted before I embossed, forgetting that the embossing would consume some of my cardstock. So it is better to emboss a piece bigger than what you need and then trim down.)

Ships Wheel: Cut two ships wheels with stitching holes – one from black and one from brown cardstock using the Spellbinder’s stitching Ahoy, Matey! die set. Cut one ships wheel without the stitching holes from brown. Glue the two with holes together, keeping the glue from filling the holes. Stitch the pattern using two strands of brown embroidery floss. Glue the last brown wheel to cover over the back threads. Cut one “Ahoy” sign from silver using the die in the same stitching die set. Go over the letters with a thin-tipped black marker. Glue to bottom center of wheel. Using a pencil trace the openings of the wheel onto the blue strip as shown in the video above. Cut the openings out using a kraft knife. Glue wheel to blue strip.

Walrus and Seagull: Follow the directions on packaging of the Spellbinders Shipmates die set to assemble the pair. (I glued black eyes onto the walrus and used a pink marker to color the cheeks on both animals. Also did some shading on pipe with brown ink. ) Attach each creature as shown in the video above.

Card Assembly: Glue the strip with the ships wheel to the lower right side of one of the 3.5×5-inch rope embossed rectangles. Glue the 3.5×5-inch rectangle with the walrus glued to it on the left side of the rope embossed rectangle. Glue the remaining rope embossed rectangle to the back of the card to cover the card flap tabs.

Pop-Up Mechanism: Cut one of the L-shaped mechanisms from blue cardstock using the Karen Burniston Katherine Label Pop-Up die set. (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the die set.) Attach inside the card as shown in the video above.

Sentiments: Using the Karen Burniston “Happy Birthday” and its Shadow dies, cut the inside sentiment and glue together. Adhere the seagull to the top of the words. Glue entire piece onto the pop-up mechanism, checking that it is hidden inside the card and does not become a catchpoint for the mechanism. Stamp “Ahoy Matey!”to the card front using Karen Burniston’s Pirate Sentiments stamp set.

Envelope: Stamp in blue ink “Ahoy Matey!”to the back flap using Karen Burniston’s Pirate Sentiments stamp set.

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please subscribe for email notices, like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies & Embossing Folder

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Lunar Gray & Raindrop
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 110lb Cardstock – Copper Clay
  • Blue 65lb Cardstock
  • Black, Green, White and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

  • Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – .05in/1.2 mm Point – Silver
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk
  • OLO – Marker – Cotton Candy
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Vintage Photo
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Pencil
  • Self-Healing Cutting Mat
  • Excel Blades – K71 Fingertip Craft Knife

Miscellaneous

  • Brown Embroidery Floss – 838

Flower Rainbow Birthday Card

| ullycatdesigns

This card was made for a Scapp’n Savvy Card Challenge for KB Bundlers April 2025 using Karen Burniston’s Arch Pop-Up, Fun Flowers, Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch, Happy Birthday Shadow, Happy Birthday and Flowers and Bee die sets. I also used Karen Burniston’s Rainbow Greetings clear stamp set.

Watch the video for how the card was made.

Cardbase:  Cut a 10 x7-inch rectangle of olive green cardstock, score at 5-inches, fold in half and burnish with a bone folder. Cover inside with two 4.2×6.2-inch rectangles of patterned paper and the outside panels with two 4.5×6.5-inch rectangles of pink shimmer cardstock followed by the scalloped edged rectangles of patterned paper cut using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set.

Arch Pop-Ups: Watch the assembly video for the Arch Pop-Up die located at the bottom of the linked page. Watch the video above for the modifications made to the arch for placing two arches in a 5×7-inch card. Decorate with Fun Flowers and Flowers and Bee die sets.

Sentiments: Using Happy Birthday Shadow and Happy Birthday dies, cut the shadow from white and the words from shimmer pink. Cut two of the crosshatch labels from white cardstock using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. Stamp one label with a sentiment from the Rainbow Greetings stamp set.

Envelope:  This card fits into an A7 (4.25×5.5-inch) envelope with strips of the decorative paper on the back flap.

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please subscribe to the email notices, like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Scapp’n Savvy – Card Challenge Paper Pack
    • Reminisce – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Strong Mom & Best Mom
    • Ranger – 12×12 Textured Cardstock – Tim Holtz Distress Collection – Olive
    • Shimmer Paper – Pink
    • White Cardstock
  • A7 Envelope – Cream

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Glimmer Paste – Moonstone

A Halloween Pop-Up Fence Card

| ullycatdesigns

This Halloween card is based off a pop-up picket fence card that Karen Burniston made for her design team challenge for April 2025. (You can see her video here.)

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


Cardbase: Start with an 8.5 x 11-inch piece of patterned cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A9 (5.5×8.5-inch) card. Mark on the inside fold 4.75-inches up from the bottom edge.


Iron Fence: Cut two of the fence piece, using the Iron Fence Pop-Up die set, from heavy black cardstock. Watch the video below to see how to cut the two fence pieces into the gate, and the left and right fence pieces.


Pop-Up Mechanisms: Watch the assembly video above on how to cut-out, fold and attach the three mechanisms. Cut two of the Katherine Label Pop-Up L-shaped mechanism and one of the smallest angle pop-up from the Mini Pops Pop-Up die set.


Decorations: The Halloween Borders die set was use for all the outside decorative borders as well as the bats inside the card. The raven is from the Iron Fence Pop-Up die set. The hands are from the Halloween Elements die set.


Sentiments: “Boo!” on the card front is cut using the Halloween Elements die set while the “Happy Halloween” inside is from the Halloween Charms set.

Envelope: The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inch) size envelope stamped with sentiments from the Queen & Co. stamp set. The cobwebs are from the Tim Holtz stamp set and the dancing skeleton is from Riley & Company.


_________________________________________
Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please like and leave comments 😊
_________________________________________


Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.
_________________________________________

Materials Used:
Dies
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Halloween Borders – 1247
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Fence Add-Ons – 1240
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Iron Fence Pop-Up – 1172
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Pops Pop-Up – 1146
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Halloween Charms – 1058
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Halloween Elements – 1013
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Katherine Label Pop-Up – 1011

Stamps
• Queen & Co. – Clear Stamps – Fright Fest Kit
• Riley & Company – Funny Bones Red Rubber Stamp – RWD-492 Dancing Skeleton
• Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz Collection – Clear Stamps/Stencils – Halloween

Papers
• Martha Stewart Crafts – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Paper – Gothic Manor
• Black, Oranges and White Cardstock
• Catalog Envelope (6×9-inch) – White

Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch wide

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Bone Folder
• Score Board
• Stamping Platform
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Paper Masking Tape

Hexagon Accordion Fold Birthday Card

| ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #285 whose parameters included a square card, birthday dairy aisle colors, leaves element, and hexagon. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps.

Watch the video below to see how this card was made.

________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Dress My Craft – 12×12 in Single-Sided Cardstock – Baby Brown Gingham Checks
  • Mintay – 6×6 in Double-Sided Cardstock – Golden Days

Ink

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

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Halloween Tri-Fold Pop-Up Card

| ullycatdesigns

I recently purchased some new Scrappy Tails Halloween dies to make some pop-up tri-fold cards. Here is my first go at making one of Sabrina Leavell’s tri-fold cards. I watched a few of her YouTube lives before I began.

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

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please subscribe to the email notices, like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies
• Scrappy Tails – Metal Craft Dies – Ghost Gallery
• Scrappy Tails – Metal Craft Dies – Ghost Study
• Scrappy Tails – Metal Craft Dies – Halloween Tri-Fold Window Add-On

• Scrappy Tails – Metal Craft Dies – Spooky Fireplace
• Scrappy Tails – Metal Craft Dies – A7 Tri-fold Pop Up Card Base


Stamps
• Colorado Craft Company – Clear Stamps – Scary Pumpkin – BB704


Papers
• Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002

• Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-Sided Papers – Midnight Tales– Full Moon

• Grafix – 8.5×11 Dura-Lar Acetate .005 – Clear Film

• Concord & 9th – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Mushroom

• Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tin Pail

• Black, Browns, Oranges, Tans, White and Yellow Cardstock

• #10 Business Envelope – White


Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Pigma – Mircon 01Fine Tip Pen – Black
• Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
• Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Dark Copper Clay & Dark Wild Wheat


Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle

• Scrapbook.com – Double-sided Tape – 4-inch wide



Tools
• Die Cutting Machine

• Paper Trimmer

• Stamping Platform

• Scissors

• Pencil

• Paper Masking Tape

• Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool

• This Calls For Confetti – It’s No Secret Anti-Static Powder Brush

• Microfiber Cloth

Tipsy Teacups Birthday Card

| ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #284 whose parameters included a Funn fold card, birthday party colors, Maggie Smith element, and spiral (s) (ing). Today’s card uses The Greetery dies and stamps.

Watch the video below to see how this card was made.

Cardbase:  I started with a 4.25×11-inch rectangle of 100lb white cardstock that was scored and folded at 5.5-inches and 9-inches to form an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) easel card.

Tipsy Teacups:  Watch the video above to see how the cups were created with stencils using pink ink and a gold marker. The tipsy mechanism is a strip with tracks cut into it for penny slider mechanism. I used Pear Blossom Press’s new Snap N’ Slide penny slider plastic pieces which are like snaps that you can use a glue dot to adhere to the back of the teacups.

Sentiments:  “Sip, Sip HOORAY! It’s your birthday” and Hopping your day is steeped in happiness” are both in the Brew-Tea-Ful Day stamp set. They are stamped onto striped, textured, thin cardstock cut with the larges and smallest of the A2 Stitched Scallops die set.

Envelope:  The back flap is stamped with “Life is Brew-TEA-ful” in brown ink.

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

  • The Greetery – Waffer-Thin Steel Dies – Tipsy Strip
  • The Greetery – Waffer-Thin Steel Dies – Sips Tea
  • The Greetery – Waffer-Thin Steel Dies – Fancy Finger Foods
  • The Greetery – Waffer-Thin Steel Dies – A2 Stitched Scallops

Stamps

  • The Greetery – Clear Stamps – Brew-tea-ful Day

Stencils

  • The Greetery – Stencil – Sips Tea

Papers

  • Momenta – 12×12 in Textured Cardstock – Earthtones
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Cricut – Medium Tip 1.0 – Gold
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Dried marigold, Rustic Wilderness, Saltwater Taffy, Twisted Citron, Vintage Photo, Wilted Violet
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Block
  • Altenew – Mini Blending Brush Set (Flat Bristles)
  • Kat Scrappiness – Mini Blending Brushes
  • Needle
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • White Thread
  • Pear Blossom Press – Snap N’ Slide

Getting Skinny

| ullycatdesigns

This card was made to celebrate Simon Says Stamp! Stamptember with Riley & Company’s The Dog Life stamp set and coordinating dies. It also uses pop-up dies by Karen Burniston.

Watch the video to see how this card was made.

Woven Basket: The base of this basket card that can fold flat, is Karen Burniston’s Woven Basket Box Card. The grass inside is also from the same set. For assemble see video above. A black alcohol marker was used on the coated gold cardstock to make the nail heads on the basket frame.

Sentiments: The main sentiment on the card was stamped in black ink and die cut using the coordinating dies in The Dog Life stamp set. It is on the round stem piece from the Bouquet Bits die set. The white fancy label on the basket back is for a personal message and is cut using the fancy label die in the Triple Platform Pop-Up set.

Tree: The tree was cut from some doubled-sided scrap patterned papers using the Tree Pop-Up die set.

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please subscribe to the email notices, like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Riley & Company and Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Simon Says Stamp! – Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – The Dog Life -3319ssc

Papers

  • Brown and Green Patterned Cardstock Scraps
  • Green and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Gold Shimmer Sheets
  • White 4×6-inch Catalog Envelope

Ink

  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Brilliantly Vibrant and Hair & Skin Tones
  • Pigma – Mircon 01Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Brutus Monroe – Stick & Stamp Mat
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamp Shammy
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Waterbrush

Wizard Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

| ullycatdesigns

It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for September 2025 using the theme of letter. I chose to make a card celebrating the Owl Post in the Harry Potter world using the Feathered Animals, Postage Pop-Up, Arch Pop, Rainbow Add-Ons, and Paper People die sets.

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

Cardbase: Start with a purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase of brown kraft paper. Cover the four panels with decorative papers. (I used Ciao Bella’s Wizard Academy paper pad.)

Arch Pop-Up: Watch the assembly videos (located at the bottom of the linked die set pages) for the Arch Pop-Up and Rainbow Add-Ons. Use different shades of gray to build up the stone archway. The keystone of the arch is a decorator die in the Photo Fan Pop-Up.

Harry and Hedwig: Harry is made using three die sets – Paper People, Tiny Accessories 1 and Graduation Elements. Hedwig is made using the Feathered Animals set using white card stock and a gray brush tipped marker. (Watch the video above for assembly. Also watch this video for more details on the Hogwarts uniform.) The envelope Hedwig carries is from the Postage Pop-Up set. Watch the video above to learn how the red seal is made.

Sentiments: All the sentiments and Hogwarts crest used on the card are stamped using brown ink and Crackerbox Stamps. Watch the video above for how the large envelope and message card are made from the Squares – Crosshatch die set. “Happy birthday” on the card front is the Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons.

Envelope: The card fits into a brown kraft paper A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stamped with a castle and an owl post stamp on the back flap in brown ink.

___________________________________

Thank you for experiencing this blog post.

I hope this inspires you and makes you smile.

Please subscribe to the email notices, like and leave comments 😊

___________________________________

Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:


Dies


Stamps

  • Crackerbox Stamps – Rubber Stamps – Harry Potter Collection


Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Ciao Bella – 8×8-inch Double-Sided Paper –Wizard Academy
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Dove
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tin Pail
  • My Favorite Things – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cement Gray
  • Black, Blush, Browns, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • A2 Cardbase and Envelope – Brown Kraft


Ink

  • Cricut – Marker Medium  Tip 1.0 – Gold
  • Gel Pen – Blue
  • Simply Lettering – Dual Tipped Marker – Gray
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
  • Pigma – Mircon 01Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip –Red, Yellow

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Scrapbook.com – Double-Sided Tape – 4-inch wide

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Hole Punches – 1/4 & 1/8-inch
  • Ruler