Month: July 2026

Floral Pop-Up Arch Wedding Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #327 whose parameters were: an interactive card, Summer colors, “Here Comes The Bride” element and ink edging as random. I used Karen Burniston dies and stamp sets.

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

Cardbase: Score and fold a 10×7-inch white rectangle of cardstock into a 5×7-inch cardbase. Ink the edges with green ink cube. Cut two sets of crosshatch frame and rectangle from two different patterned papers using the largest two dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. Glue frames and rectangles onto the four panels of the cardbase as shown in video above.

Arch Pop-Up: Cut from all the Arch Pop-Up pieces. Using Peacock Add-Ons, cut one of the large base piece. Assemble as shown in the video above. Glue tabs on back of arch down before gluing on the decorator dies cut from the Rainbow Add-Ons set. Decorate with the bride and groom and floral pieces described below.

Bride: Using the Paper People die set, cut one of the figure, one set of hair style pieces, one short skirt, one of the curvy v-neck t-shirt and one set of the slippers. From silver foil cardstock, cut one half circle. This will be the tiara that tucks behind the front hair piece.Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut one dress and trim off the bodice.This will be the skirt of the wedding dress. Trim figure at the waist and glue legs to back of the skirt so just the toes of the shoes pip out. Assemble as shown in the video (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on her face before I added her hair.) Brush dress with Glitter Gloss for a shimmer.

Groom: Using the Paper People die set, cut one of the figure, one hair, one pants, one set of shoes, one long sleeved shirt. Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut one tuxedo and one of the shirt triangle piece. Trim the tuxedo’s loop, sleeves and pants off. Glue in shirt triangle and assemble the coat as shown in the video above. (I used the Fun Faces 1 stamp set to stamp on his face before I added his hair.) Color shoes, jacket lapels and buttons with light gray marker. Brush tuxedo with Glitter Gloss for a shimmer.

Floral Decorations: Assemble flowers and three butterflies from the Flower Pot Add-On die set using a small sponge dauber to add inky highlights to the pieces. Cut and assemble six large daisies, two small daisies and several tiny flowers from the Flowers and Bee die set. Using the Twist Flower Pop-Up set, cut six daisy borders and a number of small daisies. Cut six of the bluebells from the Fence Add-Ons set.

Sentiments: Using the Wedding Charms die set, cut “Best Wishes” from matte gold cardstock and the shadow from white. Adhere to card front using the left over flowers to decorate. Cut two large fancy labels from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set and brush the crosshatch frames with Glitter Gloss.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) envelope with “Congratulations” stamped in gray ink using a stamp from the Grad Greetings stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Dare 2 B Artzy – 12×12 Double-Sided Paper Honey Blooms by Andie Hanna – Berry Botanical & English Garden
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 110 lb. Cardstock – Greens, Ocean, Rose, Yellows
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Matte Gold Cardstock
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • A7 (5×7-inch) Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Flannel Gray & Tuxedo Black
  • OLO Marker – N-G 1 Neutral Gray
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Broken China, Rustic Wilderness, Spiced Marmalade
  • Spellbinders – Splatter Effects – Raven
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dark Pebbled Path

Adhesives

Tools

  • Bone Folder
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Microfiber Cloth
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Ruler
  • Scoring Board
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Stamping Blocks as paper weights
  • Tweezers

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
  • Pop Of Color – Gloss – Sunshine

Bob’s Tackle Box Birthday Card

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team July 2026 Challenge whose theme is BOX or BLOCKS. I chose to make a pop-up card in the form of a tackle box using the Rockin’ Rectangle Pop-Up mechanism.

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

Cardbase: I folded a 10×7-inch piece of cardstock in half to make a 5×7-inch top fold cardbase. Next, I rounded the corners with a large corner rounder punch. (You could also use scissors to round the corners.) I ended up using splatters of white, bronze and black paint to decorate the card front and back beside using brown ink to blend the card edges.

Handle: Using the rounded corner panel dies in the Twist Panel Pop-Up, cut a handle as shown in the video above and glue onto the front of the card.

Latch Mechanism: The latch is cut from the set using the Rockin’ Rectangle Pop-Up long strip die and trimming off the end with the slots. (Follow the instructions in the video above.) The lock comes from the Treasure Chest set. The “PULL” label was cut from silver using a die from the Waterfall Card die set. I used two thin magnets to close the latch.

Trays Pop-Up: (View die set’s assembly video by clicking on the die set and scrolling to the bottom of the linked page.) Inside the card two trays pop-up using the Rockin’ Rectangle Pop-Up. See the video above for how I installed it inside the the card using the latch strip. The top tray is made of two strips 2×6.625-inches of heavy cardstock covered with decorative paper. One piece has had four squares cut into it using a 1.4-inch square die from the Squares – Crosshatch set. The bottom tray is made from two strips 2.375×6.625-inches of heavy cardstock covered with decorative paper. One of the bottom tray pieces was cut with three rectangles using the pieces rectangle from the Waterfall Card set. Watch the video above for the assembly.

Fishing Lures: The Fishing Lure Charms were used for the lures. I followed the packaging pictures for how I made them. (If you want an explanation and tips for how to assemble the lures, view my video for Here Fishy, Fishy…A Father’s Day Card and watch the video above.)

Sentiments: The front sticker of “Gone Fishing” and the inside “Here Fishy, Fishy” are from the Fishing stamp set with the oval cut using the small oval in the Rockin’ Rectangle Pop-Up. “Happy Birthday” inside the card uses Happy Birthday word die and its shadow die. “Bob’s Tackle Box” was written with a black marker as it might be written on a real box.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with “Every day is a good day when you’re fishing” stamped on the back flap from the Fishing stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 12×12 Double-Sided Essential Craft Paper – Metal Textures
  • Green 100lb Cardstock
  • Silver Cardstock
  • White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Envelope – White

Ink

  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
  • Catherine Pooler – Pearl Shimmer
  • Hero Arts – Silk Ink – Bronze
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Rich Cocoa & Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Scorched Timber
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Olive Green & Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Coral, Peony, Red Shimmer, Key Lime Green, Frosty Blue
  • Spellbinders – Splatter Effects – Raven
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Bone Folder
  • Corner Rounder Punches – Large & Small
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Glue Eraser
  • Ink Blending Brush
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Ruler
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Pear Scrappy Tails – Craft Magnets

Gift Card Holder Wallet

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #326 whose parameters were: a dude’s card, sleigh ride colors, farm critter(s) element and pen random. I used Honey Bee Stamps Gallery Wall Gentlemen Add-On and Lovely Layers Wallet.

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

Wallet: I used brown, faux-leather, textured cardstock to create this wallet swiped with black ink to bring out the texture.The Wallet die set is used for all the pieces. From the faux leather cardstock, cut one of the long base piece, one of the frame pocket, one of the short strip and two of the plain pocket (trim one pocket 1″ shorter than the other.) Assemble as shown in the video above. Attach closure strip with adhesive only on the end ends of the strip and add as shown in video. Glue on brass brads/buttons to strip and tab.

Gift Card Holder: From the Wallet die set, cut the rectangular gift card holder which has four slots from some kraft cardstock. (I added the gentleman fox image as a placeholder for a gift card.)

Sentiments: I left off any sentiments on this card to personalize it for a special occasion. The two inside cards are cut with the frame pocket die in the Wallet die set and could have sentiments stamped on them. The card recipient’s initials were added to the wallet from using Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet and Numbers.

Gentleman Fox: Using Honey Bee Stamps Gallery Wall Gentlemen Add-On, cut one orange base silhouette, one black jacket and lapels, one set of creamy white neck and ears, one set of black nose and eyes. Assemble as shown on layering guide. Use a fine-tipped black pen to highlight the embossed details.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

Ink

  • Crafter’s Squares – Metallic Markers .05 in – Copper
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO Marker – N-G 9 Neutral Gray
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Flowered Quilt Square Birthday Card

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I’m here today with a 4.25×6-inch quilt square birthday card using Relatively Thoughtful digital papers – A collection called Walter Crane In The Garden.

I printed three pages of 8.5×11-inch prints from the Walter Crane In The Garden collection (pages 3,7,18.) Next, I die cut one quilt square from each of the papers. I used the outline of the quilt square from one of the die-cuts to act as a template of where to place the various pieces, taping it down to the card front. Glued the pieces in and then removed the template. The top swag of daisies and the center daffodil were cut from other pages of elements in the collection.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Divinity Designs – Craft Die – Flower Petal Quilt – CBD516
  • Poppystamps.com – Craft Die – Happy Birthday Poe Script – 2437

Papers

Adhesives

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

Tools

  • Computer and Color Printer
  • Scissors
  • Scoreboard and Bone Folder