Retirement

Shelf Cards – Bookshelf House Tri-Fold Card

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This is the third in a series of cards that have shelves as the main element of the card.

Today’s card is a tri-fold house card with a cozy room scene with a bookcase made using dies by My Favorite Things.

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

Cardbase:  The cardbase is a slimline size made from a 7 .75×8.5-inch rectangle folded in half and a 4.25×6.5-inch rectangle. Watch the tutorial video to see the details of the cardbase assembly.

Sentiment:  The “hello” on the card front is a die in the Concord & 9th On Display Pop-Up die set. There is a third panel that a personal message can be added to the card.

Envelope:  The card fits into a #10 business envelope. The back flap is decorated with a coffee mug from the My Favorite Things Be Your Own Barista die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Concord and 9th – Metal Dies – On Display Pop-Up
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Be Your Own Barista
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Décor and More
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Fundamental Furnishings
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Picture Window
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Potted Plants
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Room Decor
  • My Favorite Things – Premium Steel Die – Take A Seat

Embossing Folders

  • Honey Bee Stamps – 3D Embossing Folder – Rustic Brick Wall

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Thick Basic White Cardstock
  • Patterned Paper Scraps
  • Blue, Browns, Greens, Gray and Red Cardstock Scraps
  • #10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink & Pigment

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Lumberjack Plaid
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencil – Crushed Olive
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Blue
  • Stampin’ Up Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • T-Ruler
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Waterbrush

Seasons Change – A Pop-Up Card

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It’s time for the September 2024 Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge with the theme of Seasons.

This card could be used for retirement, thinking of you, and encouragement depending on what extra sentiment is added to the card. Watch the tutorial video below. You may also want to watch the assembly video for the Square Spinner Pop-Up die located at the bottom of this linked page.

The cardbase is a purchase A7 size (5×7-inches) The inside decorative papers are 4 3/4 x 6 3/4-inches. The outside panels have a 5×7-inches base and a 4 1/2 x 6 1/2-inch topper. The front panels were sprayed with white ink on the blue cardstock and green mica on the green cardstock.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Concord & 9th – Cardstock – Harbor & Sea Glass
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Clear Vellum
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Pattern Paper – Pastel Abstract
  • Black, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Avery Elle – White Spray Ink
  • Nuvo Mica Mist – Fresh Pear
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Orange Juice
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Yellow
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Stamping Platform
  • Brutus Monroe – Stick & Stamp Mat
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape

Time Flies When You Are Having Fun

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #211 whose parameters included good tidings, summer colors, mechanical element and tie closure.

This is a retirement card for someone who loves working with mechanical action.

(Please note that the Tonic Craft Kit 59 used in this card is no longer available. The Karen Burniston dies however are still available and links are provided to them.)

Cardbase: I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and matching envelope. Each of the four panels were covered with coordinating papers in either watermelon pink or rind green. The circle was cut thru the front panel using the clock dial circle die.

Clock: Using three different green cardstock, they were cut with the main clock base die from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. The darkest green was trimmed to just the bottom and side trims, while the green patterned paper had the clock dial circle cut out and two bottom art-deco corner die-cut as well. Matching up the patterned green piece with the light green piece, the clock dial circle was cut in the light green piece. The dark green trim was attached to the patterned green piece before having a piece of clear plastic packaging adhered with thin double-sided tape to its backside. Sandwiching the plastic between the patterned green piece and light green piece by using double-sided tape again. The clock was glued onto the card front matching up the circle apertures.

Moving Gears: I watched Karen Burniston’s Double Spinner video at the bottom of her Mailbox Pop-Up page before adding the spinning gears pop-up to my card. I switched out gear dies from the Tonic Craft Kit 59 set for her fancy labels and gardening charms, but I followed her technique exactly to create the spinning gears. Gears were cut from steel blue and cooper oxidized foil cardstock.

Sentiments: All the sentiments on the front of the card “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and “Happy Retirement” are from the Tonic Craft Kit 59. All stamped in black ink. The sentiments were stamped before the inside mechanical pop-ups were added. The personal message circle uses a large gear cut in blue oxidized metal foil cardstock (Tonic Craft Kit die) and a circle of pale gray cardstock using Karen Burniston’s Crosshatch Circles die set.

Envelope: The back flap was stamped in black ink “TIME to celebrate.”

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Tonic Studios – Tonic Craft Kit 59 – Clocks & Cogs

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Easter Grass and Gumdrop
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Light Green Crosshatch
  • Craft Consortium – A4 Solid Colour Double-Sided Paper – Gardener’s Delight
  • Hunkydory – A4 Single-Sided Mirri Cardstock – Oxidised Metals Collection
  • Keep It Simple – 6×9 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back To Basics Collection Pack – Ruby
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Jade Collection Pack – Spearmint: Linen
  • Gold Foil cardstock
  • Green Cardstock
  • Plastic Packaging
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Key Lime Green and Pretty Pink
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

  • Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide – Green

Pop-Up Clock Retirement Card

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This retirement card was made for Craft Roulette #198 whose parameters included a spanner project, butterfly colors, centerpiece element and dial(s).

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Materials Used:

Dies

Embossing Folder

  • Memory Box – Open Studio – 3D Embossing Folder – EF1018

Stamps

  • Tonic Studios – Tonic Craft Kit 59 – Clocks & Cogs

Papers

  • Dare 2B Artzy – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Honey Bloomz by Andie Hanna – English Garden – PP1045
  • Bazzill – 12×12 inch Cardstock – Travertine
  • Gold Matte Cardstock
  • Black, Light Blue and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

You’re the G.O.A.T.

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While being told that you’re the G.O.A.T. may sound bad, it really means You’re the Greatest Of All Time. In my family of sports players, being told you’re the G.O.A.T. after a game is common, so letting Dad know he’s the G.O.A.T. is a fun thing. This card could be used for birthdays or Father’s Day.

In challenging myself to use Karen Burniston’s Little Labels Pop-up in a vertical position, I saw the labels as shelves for trophies. Some of my inspiration comes from Sam Calcott of Mixed Up Crafts when she makes her tower cards.

I started with a 7 x 8 inches rectangle of dark blue heavy cardstock.  The side panels are made up of two panels per side. Because of my limited amount of the dark blue cardstock, I cut two panels of 3.5 x 8 inches and two more panels 4 x 8 inches. (I recommend cutting four panels of 4 x8 inches rather than having to use washi tape to attach the front panels.) Score the 4 x 8 panels at 3.5 inches to make a long tab.

Cut decorative panels ¼ inches smaller thane the base panels. Glue side panels to large base. Adhere decorative panels to card base inside panels.

If you haven’t already die-cut your inside decorative labels and trophies do so now. (I find some of the best, thick foiled silvers and golds are on personal care and food packaging such as cookie/biscuit packets.)

Also, cut and assemble all letters need for the inside sentiment. (I sort mine in a tiny bag, so I don’t lose any letters.) Die cut two of the Little Labels Pop-ups. Space out the placement of the pop-up labels and sentiment. (While I adhered my sentiment after I installed the pop-up labels, it might be easier to add the letters first and then the pop-ups.)

To adhere the letters, line them up on a grid background and place removable tape over them. (I used Post-it Note yellow tape.) I trimmed the tape down to make it easy to line up the bottom edge with the pencil line I drew on the card. I added glue to the back of one word’s letters and then placed them onto the card, pressed down to adhere and then peeling off the tape.

I watched Karen Burniston’s assembly video before I glued in my pop-up labels. (I find reviewing the videos help me before I make a mistake using my special papers.) You need at least 3.5 inches of width to close one pop-up labels panel, unless you stager the panels, you will need at least 7 inches width to close the card.  Add decorations to pop-up labels.

If you cut all the side panels at 4 x 8 inches, then fold the ½ inch tab and glue panel to other side panels. If you end up needing to tape your front panels, use the widest washi tape you have. Mine was 2 inches wide.

I used Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet for the inside sentiment and her original alphabet for the larger outside letters as well as parts taken from two other sentiment dies – “You’re Sweet” and “Enjoy the Ride.” I saved the tiny circles and scraps from the arms and lid of the trophies to decorate the front of the card. The goat is also a Karen Burniston die.

The belly band or belt that holds the card closed is made from scrapes and leftover pieces from other projects. This is intended as a presentation card to be hand delivered as it is too big for most standard size envelopes.

Label on back is a place to add a personal message.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Heavy weight dark blue and pale blue cardstock
  • Patterned papers from my stash
  • Silver and gold packaging
  • Holographic silver and gold scraps
  • Black and white cardstock scraps
  • White gold shimmer cardstock

Miscellaneous

Thanks To A Colleague

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An order came for a card for co-workers to sign for their office manager who was leaving to take a new job at a library.  A slimline card that would fit into a #10 business envelope was the size requested.

Decorative printed papers from the insides of “security” envelopes that bills came in was the theme for the outside of the card with the word “THANKS.” Three different envelope papers were used to mat and die-cut the word. Each mat layer was adhered with double-sided tape. A piece of double-sided adhesive sheet was attached to the back of the paper used for the letters before they were die-cut.

Inside the card was the small, heat embossed sentiment “Every job is a self-portrait of the person who does it. Autograph your work with excellence.”

Stamped on the back of the envelope is the phrase “The next chapter” to hint at what is to come as the colleague leaves to go work at a library. Knowing that the colleague liked books and coffee, they also were stamped on the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Ink

Papers

  • Heavy white cardstock 8 ¾ inches x 8 inches from my stash
  • Three printed insides of envelopes from my stash
  • Cream #10 business envelope from my stash

Miscellaneous

Happy Retirement

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“Linda, Thank You For A Job Well Done“

A new year is coming and for those who are retire this year, 2021 will be a start of a new kind of life.

I needed to make a retirement card for a co-worker who announced her retirement two weeks before December 31, 2020.

Having a large collection of Hunkydory sentiment dies I was able to find all the words I needed except for the word “Done” which I pieced together from other words and placed on a piece of low tack tape to act as a transfer sheet while I added glue to the back and then adhered to the card.

“Wishing You A Happy Retirement“

I used paper and a color scheme I had recently used on another slimline card with a doubled-sided First Edition paper that had lines and dots on it that I could line up the words one. The inside sentiment was glued to a piece of vellum laid over the grid pattern on my craft mat to align the words. I personalized the front of the card by adding the individual’s name using some gold mirror card and a tiny Spellbinder’s alphabet die set.

A light blue organza ribbon was tied around the card and a bow tied on. A shiny flat back button was glued to the center of the bow.

The back flap of the envelop was also heat embossed with the gold to say thanks and to hint at the card inside. 

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Materials Used:

Dies/Stamps

Inks/Embossing Powders

Papers

Miscellaneous

Postman’s Retirement Birthday

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Happy Mail! What better way to celebrate one’s birthday, than by retiring.

Retirement Bday-Front letters down

That’s what a family friend did recently when he retired after 30 years delivering mail.

Retirement Bday-Front letters halfway

This card was created using Concord & 9th’s Mail Drop die and stamp set. My husband wrote the messages on the letters since I did not have any stamps that would provide the sentiments we wanted in the small space we had to work with on the letters.

Retirement Bday-Front letters up

Inside I used an older Stampin’ Up “Happy Birthday” stamp.

Retirement Bday-inside

I used the mailbox lid stamp from Concord & 9th’s Mail Drop stamp set on the envelope flap.

Retirement Bday-Front envelope

SUPPLIES USED:

Dies

Stamps

Paper

Miscellaneous