Month: November 2025

Square Book Binding Pop-Up Christmas Card

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #293 whose parameters included a book binding card, sandwich shop colors,  music element, and wrap(s)(ing). I used stamps and dies by Karen Burniston to make this card.

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

Cardbase: I started with a purchase A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase in kraft brown cardstock. Score 1/4 -inch to the right of the card fold. This will become the book binding. Tie a red ribbon around the card at the book binding section. Glue ribbon into the binding section and glue section shut. Cut four panels from plaid cardstock using the second largest die from the Rectangles – Crosshatch set. Two 1×5.5-inch red strips were added to the cardbase edges to cover over the pivot panels that stuck out of the closed card.

Back of card

Pivot Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Evergreen Pivot Panels located at the bottom of the linked page. decorate the panels flat before installing into card. Install as directed in video.

Trees and Snowflakes: Cut at least ten trees from the Evergreen Pivot Panels set. Wrap five trees with twine and tinsel as shown in video above. Cut from thin red and yellow papers the stars and bows in the same die set. Cut eight snowflakes from pearlescent vellum. Six trees will be used on pivot panels, two trees on card front and one tree on card back. The final tree goes on the envelope back flap.

Sentiments: The “Have a tree trimming, carol singing, laughter ringing Christmas” and “Fa la la la la la” sentiments were stamped in black ink using the Season of Cheer stamp set and cut out using the smallest fancy label die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch and the banner label in the Lorna Label Pop-Up sets. Two small fancy labels were cut from white using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set for writing a personal message.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope with a tree glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 inch Double-Sided, Coated Cardstock – Lucky Day Collection
  • Lawn Fawn – 8.5×11 Pearlescent Vellum
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 Crinkle Paper – Green
  • Red and Yellow Upcycled Paper Envelopes
  • White Cardstock
  • Target – A2 Cardbase – Kraft Brown
  • A7 Envelope – Ivory

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

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

Miscellaneous

  • Red Gross-Grain Ribbon 1/8-inch wide
  • Target – Holiday Trim – Tinsel Tree
  • Red and White Baker’s Twine

Stenciled Winter Holidays Card

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This stenciled street scene reminds me of a red tiled roof village. It uses Pinkfresh Studio’s Holiday Street press plate and coordinating stencils. All the sentiments are from Spellbinders and include the BetterPress plate and die Mistletoe Greetings set and the die-cut Happy Holidays (a Scrapbook.com exclusive.)

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

Cardbase: I used an A2 purchased brown kraft paper card base and envelope.

Press Plates: The Pinkfresh Studio’s Holiday Street press plate uses the BetterPress system to letterpress the street scene onto a cotton panel. See the video for the stenciling of the scene.  The banner sentiment was also printed using the BetterPress system. (I like to batch print and die-cut these sentiments to have on hand for making cards.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Spellbinders –Cutting Dies – Happy Holidays – S2-330

Press Plates

  • Pinkfresh Studio – Press Plate – Holiday Street – 252224
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings – BP-199

Stencils

  • Pinkfresh Studio – Stencils – Holiday Street – 252124

Paper

  • Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 118 lb. Cotton Card Panels – Bisque
  • Target – A2 Card and Envelope – Brown Kraft

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink – Amber, Blue Raspberry, Chiffon, Goldenrod, Juniper Mist, On The Lake, Rockin Red, Spruce
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • BetterPress
  • Stamping Blocks as Paper Weights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Best Ever Craft Tape
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape
  • Gel Plate or Grip Mat
  • Blending Brushes

A Dog Themed Tri-fold Birthday Card

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #292 whose parameters included an encouragement card, sophisticated colors,  house pet(s) element, and thread or twine. I used the Crafter’s Companion stamp & die set called Best Buddy and Graphic 45 paper to make this card.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I started with a 5 1/2×11-inch rectangle of heavyweight ivory cardstock. After trimming 1/4-inch from the short side (5 1/2 x10 7/8-inches) I scored and folded the panel at 3 5/8-inches and 7 1/4-inches. Front panel is 1/8-inch wider than the other two panels to help with the opening of card. Follow the directions in the video for decorating and cutting out the two window apertures in the card base.

Dogs: I colored the dogs using various shades of brown and black. For the twine parameter, I glued some green/blue twine as the dogs collars.

Sentiments: “Yappy Birthday” and “Woof You” are from the Best Buddy‘s stamps as is the speech bubble and paw prints.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (5x 7-inch) size envelope with a dog and “”Yappy Birthday” stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stamps & Dies

  • Crafter’s Companion – Gemini – Best Buddy

Paper

  • Recollections-8.5×11-inch 100 lb. Cardstock – Ivory
  • Stamperia – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Savana

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Marker – Dragon Fruit
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Dark Pebbled Path, Light Copper Clay, Light Pebbled Path

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Blue/Green Baker’s Twine

Autumn Pop-Up Card with Animals

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team November 2025 Challenge whose theme is FUN FACES. I made a slimline Thanksgiving card using two new stamp sets – Fall Phrases and Fun Faces 1.

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

Cardbase: I cut a 7 1/2×8 5/8-inch rectangle from white 65lb. cardstock. Then I scored and folded in half to create a 3 3/4×8 5/8-inch slimline cardbase.

Animals: Using the Woodland Animals and Winter Animals die sets make two bears, one raccoon, one fox and one squirrel. Use the Fun Faces 1 to stamp on the animals eyes, noses and mouths. Make four red apples from the Tiny Fruit set and add to all the animals except the squirrel. Make an acorn for the squirrel using the tiny acorn die in the Woodland Animals set.

Leaf and Acorn Border: Cut eight oak leaves from the Tree Pop-Up set and seven acorns using the tiny acorn die in the Woodland Animals set. (I cut a bunch of leaves from orange and brown cardstock and four more acorns knowing I would use the leftovers to decorate the inside of the card.) adhere to front border strip as shown in the photos and video.

Pumpkins: Cut three pumpkins from orange patterned paper. Dry emboss them using the pumpkin die from the Autumn Elements set in your die cutting machine’s embossing sandwich. Cut two of the pierced labels for the Little Labels Pop-Up side labels from green patterned paper. Layer together a pumpkin onto the green label and decorate with leftover leaves and acorns. Adhere the remaining pumpkin to the card back.

Label Pop-Up: Cut one of the large die in the Little Labels Pop-Up set from green cardstock. (Watch the assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page.) Assemble as show in the video above.

Sentiments: The inside stamped sentiments are from the Fall Phrases set. The die cut “Happy Thanksgiving” is cut from orange pattern paper using the Word Set 7 – Autumn set. From white cardstock, cut two medium sized labels from the Labels – Crosshatch, the center label and three banners from the Little Labels Pop-Up set to stamp. Adhere the largest two labels as places to write a personal message.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 business size envelope whose back flap was stamped in brown ink “Thankful Grateful Blessed” from the Fall Phrases stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Candy Corn
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Rain Forest
  • Hot Off The Press – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Papers – North Country
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Black, Gray, Kraft and Red Cardstock
  • #10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Gathered Twigs
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Light Copper Clay

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • T-Ruler
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Jolly Snowmen Birthday Postcard

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #291 whose parameters included a postcard, Easter colors,  pack(s)/(ing) element, and shiny.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I used a 5×7-inch 220lb. cotton card panel to print the snowmen and sentiment onto the postcard front using a light blue ink.

Snowmen: Printed using the BetterPress system with the Spellbinders press plate Made with Snowflakes and colored glitter brush markers in pastel colors.

Sentiments: “Made with love & snowflakes” is in the Made with Snowflakes press plate set. The postmark was stamped in red ink using elements from two Purple Onion Designs red rubber stamp sets.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Of The Month – Made with Snowflakes – BPOM-OCT25

Stamps

  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Birthday Postmark Set
  • Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Holiday Postmarks

Paper

  • Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 220 lb. Double Weight Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain

Ink

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – French Blue
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue, Key Lime Green, Orange Juice, Pretty Pink, Royal Purple, Sunshine Yellow

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Best Ever Craft Tape

2025 ATC Calendar – November

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I started a new challenge for 2025 – the ATC calendar challenge. With a group of crafty friends, we are making a new image on a 4.25×5.5-inch calendar card for each month.

November’s card is made with Spellbinders Windy Fall Leaves Better Press plate and Better Press Ink – Bark, Clay, Saffron, Strawberry, Tawny Brown, Tuscan.

To see other months’ calendars go to click here.