Author: ullycatdesigns

Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas Ovens

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It’s Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas Ovens.

I’m using a Gingerbread House Explosion Box kit by Anna Griffin and dies and stamps by The Greetery to make this special treat box and Christmas decoration.

Watch video above for a tutorial on how I made the Box.

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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 – Wafer Thin Steel Dies – Bake Someone Happy

Stamps

  • The Greetery – Clear Stamps – Bake Someone Happy

Papers

  • Anna Griffin – Gingerbread House Explosion Box
  • Anna Griffin – Present Pop-Up Card making Kit – Ephemera & Sentiment Stickers
  • Anna Griffin – Carte Noel – Sentiment Stickers
  • The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Acetate/Clear Plastic

Ink

  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Real Red & Shaded Spruce
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
  • Gel Pens – Blue, Green and Red
  • Mont Marte – Dual Tip Art marker – E2 Raw Sienna
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Green & Red

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Foam Squares

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Heat Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Candy or Small Baked Treat

Day 1 of 12 Days of Christmas Ovens

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It’s Day 1 of my 12 Days of Christmas Ovens.

I’m using a stamp and die set by Diamond Press to create this interactive card that lets you pull the tab to open the oven door and reveal a Christmas turkey. (Because this kit doesn’t include any holiday sentiments, I had to use ones by other sources.)

Watch video above for a tutorial on how to make the card.

Cardbase: I used a purchased top-fold A2 size (2.25 x5.5-inch) gray cardbase and punched a half circle opening in the top center for a thumb hole to help with the pull tab. To help with the weight of the front, I added a 4×5.25-inch piece of the same green cardstock I had used for the front matching ups the thumb hole notches.

Oven: I watched an assembly video before I started my card. Then I cut the pieces I needed from green colored cardstock and white 65 lb. white cardstock.

Sentiments: For my original card, the outside “Merry Christmas” sentiment, I cut the words from a commercial Christmas card. For the card in my process video, I used stamps from the Greetery saying “Warmest Winter Wishes.” Inside both cards is “Happy Holidays, a die-cut sentiment by Karen Burniston in black.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies, Punches & Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Over The Rainbow
  • Ranger – Perfect Cardstock – Wendy Vecchi Designer Series – Perfect Grey 4.25” x 5.5” top-Fold Cards
  • White and Black Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped – 15 Geranium, GG3 Green Grey
  • Mont Marte – Dual Tip Art marker – E2 Raw Sienna
  • Gel Pen – Silver
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape

Days of Christmas

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In past years I have done Christmas card series. Here are links to some of my series.

ADVENT CALENDARS

12 Days of Christmas Trees

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7 Days of Christmas Fireplaces

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7 days of Christmas Houses

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12 Days of Christmas Ovens

WEEK OF GOOD CHEER

Nutcrackers

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Rowboat Campsite Pop-Up Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #227 whose parameters included a 4×8 project mountain colors, float(s) or floating element and water.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11 Single Color Cardstock – Sea Glass
  • Honey Bee Stamps- 6×8.5 Double-Sided Cardstock – Grain and Grunge
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back to Basics Jade Collection
  • Colored and White Cardstock

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Vintage Photo
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide- Old Paper, Rusty Hinge & Tea Dye
  • Mont Marte – Dual Tip Art marker – E2 Raw Sienna
  • Gel Pens – White and Pink
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Olive Green
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Brown  and Red
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Craft Mat
  • Craft Clips
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Blending Brush
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Twine
  • Bamboo Cording

Let The Music Play – A Sympathy Card

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It’s time for the August 2024 Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge with the theme of LET THE MUSIC PLAY.

While normally I would choose to make an uplifting card for the monthly challenge, I needed a sympathy card for an organist who had recently passed.

The cardbase is made from a 7 1/4 x 8 1/2-inch rectangle of patterned cardstock folded in half to make a top-fold 3 5/8 x 8 1/2-inch slimline card. The inside is covered with strips that are 2 5/8 x 8 1/2-inches.

For the pop-up bar inside, I used a 4 3/4 x 8 1/2 – inch piece of patterned paper that was scored and folded at 1 1/8, 2 1/4, 3 3/8. And 4 1/2 inches.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Stamperia – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – Music Scrapbooking
  • Black, Red and White Lightweight Cardstock
  • #10 Business Envelope – Ivory

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Aquarium Thank You

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #226 whose parameters included a see-thru project, jungle colors, teach(es)/teacher(s) element and tangles.

Watch the video to see how I made the card.

Card Front
Card Back

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stencils

  • Creative Expressions – Water Elements DL Stencil
  • Sheena – Treasures of the Deep -8×8″ Stencil Tentacles

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – The Basics

Papers

  • Concord & 9th – 8×8 inch Cardstock – Powder
  • 8.5 inch Acetate Sheet

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Black Soot
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide – Cracked Pistachio & Speckled Egg
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Gel Plate (to hold cardstock while stenciling)
  • Ink Blending Brush
  • Sponge Tool

A Holly Jolly Christmas

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I recently attended a virtual cardmaking workshop organized by Scrapbook and Cards Today. It was a delightful day of making Christmas cards using a kit which included 45 cutting dies, 6×8 set of stamps, cardstock, specialty papers and a packet of sequins. The instructors included: Cathy Zielske, Meghann Andrew, Carissa Wiley and a special appearance by Jennifer McGuire who all designed cards using the kit. Below are my nine cards that I made during the day.

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Just A Note To Say Hello

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #225 whose parameters included an A2 project, tea party colors, a house pet(s) element and stripes.

Watch the video to see how I made the card.

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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

Papers

  • Carta Bella – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – Practically Perfect
  • Black, Pink and White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

A Gardening Card

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Sometimes you just need to go all out to say thank you to someone. This is one of those cards. It uses dies, stamps and stencils by The Greetery.

I designed this card to unfold and interact with the recipient in layers. First you open the gardening gloves gatefold flaps to reveal the gardening tools. Next you pull the ribbon up to reveal a personal message, but there are also good wishes underneath the slider easel.

Cardbase: Start with an 8 1/2 x – inch rectangle of white cardstock. Score and fold at 2 1/4-inches and 6 1/4-inches. These will be the gatefold flaps.

Sentiments: The stamped sentiment under the slider easel says “May your days be always in bloom.” I comes from the Always In Bloom stamp set. The “Way to Grow” on the envelope flap in from the In Spades stamp set. The Pull and arrow on the CRX tag giving directions on how to open the card, are from a Trinity Stamps set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Topper Tags – 1253
  • The Greetery – Dies – Garden Gear – Gloves
  • The Greetery – Dies – Garden Gear – Tools

Stamps & Stencils

  • The Greetery – Stamps – Always In Bloom
  • The Greetery – Stencils – Garden Gear – Gloves
  • The Greetery – Stamps + Stencils – In Spades
  • Trinity Stamps – Clear Stamps – Papercrafting Magic

Papers

  • Anna Griffin – Card Insert 3 1/2 x 5 1/4-inches
  • White Cardstock
  • Anna Griffin – A6 Envelope – White with Gold Lining

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Oxide- Barn Door, Crushed Olive, Ground Espresso, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Old Paper, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge, & Saltwater Taffy
  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Scrapbook.com – Foam Tape Strips

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Craft Knife
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Thin Green Satin Ribbon