Thank You

Who is Dorian Robert-Houdin?- A Pop-Up Card

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Just made this pop-up card which answers some of the question “Who is Dorian Robert-Houdin?” It is a thank you to his creator, Gigi Pandian, for writing the tenth book in the Accidental Alchemist mystery series….The Alchemist of All Hallows Eve.  If you like a cozy mystery series with a touch of mystical creativity and world travel, I encourage you to explore Gigi’s work.

CARDBASE: I started with a 5×7-inch purchased cardbase and added the typewriter Courier font “Little Gray Cells” paper (4.5 x6.5-inch) mats as background to the front and back of the card. Inside the panels were covered with 5×7-inch sheets of William Morris glossy paper.

FRONT: The card front is a mock-up of one Dorian’s mystery boards, but this time of himself. 1) Theater poster of his father’s the magician, Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin 2)image of the Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris 3) Elixir of Life 4) Child’s cape 5) Baking elements 6) Red twine to tie all the elements to the name – Dorian Robert Houdin

INSIDE: A pop-up image of the gargoyle, Dorian, with wings that flutter made using i-crafter’s Heart Hands Wiper Insert mechanism die and hand-drawn wings. The gargoyle image is from clip art and the sentiment was digitally created and die cut with a label die by Karen Burniston.

BACK: The impish face of the statue that came to life.

DO YOU want to learn more about Dorian, the gargoyle?

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • i-crafter by Lynda Kanase – Blue Craft Dies – Heart Hands, Wiper Insert – 222045
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233

Papers

  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 80lb Cardstock – White
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White
  • Giftwraps by Artists: Designs by William Morris – A Joost Elffers Book, Harry Abrams, inc. Publishers, New York, 1985

Ink

  • Computer Printer
  • OLO – Alcohol-Marker – Neutral Gray 3
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Tombow – Mono – Sand Eraser -512A
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red and White Baker’s Twine

Fang-Tastic Thank you Card

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I needed a cute Halloween themed thank you card, so I took Riley and Company’s Spooky Hollow Fang-tastic stamp set and Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label Pop-Up to create this whimsical card.

Cardbase and Images: I used purchased top-fold A2 cardbase and matching envelope. The images were stamped onto two pieces of 4×5.25-inch white cardstock. I colored them with watercolor pencils and a water brush.

CARD BACK

Sentiments: All the stamped sentiments come from the Fang-tastic set. The die cut label and pop-up mechanism are from the Katherine Label Pop-Up set. The candy corn “fangs” are cut from decorative paper.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with the back flap covered with the same decorative paper that the two candy corn “fangs’ were cut from.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 4.25×5.5-inch 230GSM Double-Sided Cardstock – Spooky
  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Dark Shadows and Elementary Midtones

Adhesives

Tools

Joyfold Letter Press Thank You Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #338 whose parameters were include a joyfold card project, Dusty Hues colors, an element that starts with “K” and torn paper as random. I used Spellbinders BetterPress Letterpress System to print press plates from Pinkfresh Studio and Spellbinders to make this thank you card.

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

Cardbase: I used a purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase and envelope along with a 4.25×5.5 panel folded in half and trimmed to fit the letterpressed sentiment panel. See video above for assembly. The decorative panels on the main card base were made with Pinkfresh Studio Press Plate Stippled Plaid. The torn paper strip was an embossed paper scrap glued to the side decorative panel.

Sentiments: The front sentiment “You are so Kind” is printed using Spellbinders BetterPress Press Plate Every Occasion – Floral K and Sentiment. Inside the joyfold is “Thank you” from Spellbinders BetterPress Press Plate Sealed Cord & Faux Seal Sentiments.  The borders on the front and inside are made using Pinkfresh Studio Decorative Frames press plate & dies.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. With “thank You” printed on the back flap. Sentiment is from Spellbinders BetterPress Press Plate Sealed Cord & Faux Seal Sentiments. (See video above for BetterPress alignment of press plate and envelope.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Press Plates/Foil Plates

Papers

  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders – 80lb Cotton Card Panels – Cream
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Evening Primrose, Pastel Peach & Willow Creek
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – French Blue, Pistache, Rose, Thunder & Wild Berry

Adhesives

Tools

  • Microfiber Cloth
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors

Miscellaneous

  • Craftstash – Gold Half Gems
  • Ranger -Archival Ink Cleaner

Pumpkin Thank You Card

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I needed a Halloween themed thank you card, and this is the 4.5×3.75-inch card I made using Scrapbook.com shape dies and retired stamps from Hero Arts and Pajama Crafter Stamps.

Cardbase: I folded an 4.25×11 sheet of orange cardstock at 4.5-inches and cut out pumpkin shaped card using the second largest die in the Scapbook.com Nested Pumpkins shape dies. The card is hinged at the top by placing the top edge of the die above the fold.

Card Front: From the remain orange cardstock, cut a full pumpkin for the card front. Using the Hero Arts Color Laying Pumpkin set, stamp the pumpkin on the card front. Use a lighter orange for the pumpkin base and a darker orange for the details. Do the same for the vining leaves with two shades of green. Die cut a green stem using the Scapbook.com Nested Pumpkins shape dies and glue in place. Glue card front onto the card base matching up the edges.Using a fine-tipped black pen, draw on the ridges in the pumpkin stem and on the pumpkin base.

Sentiments: “Thank You” is stamped using a dark brown ink and the Hero Arts Color Laying Pumpkin set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with an orange cat on a pumpkin from Pajama Crafter Stamps.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Green and Orange Cardstock
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Emerald Green, Pumpkin Pie, Shaped Spruce, Terracotta Tile
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Christmas at Pemberley Pop-Up Christmas Card

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I’m here today with a 5×7-inch pop-up Christmas card using Relatively Thoughtful digital papers – A collection called Jane Austen’s Christmas at Pemberley.

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

PAPERS: I printed six pages of 8.5×11-inch prints from the Jane Austen’s Christmas at Pemberley collection. Pages 2 and 4 are the gold patterned red and green prints I used for the backgrounds. Page 6 is the snowy house print used on the front and back panels of the card. The fussy cut ornaments or baubles on the inside and back panels, come from page 15. The solid red and green sheets are pages 21 and 22. I used a matte gold cardstock from my stash for the gold frames around the sentiments.

DIES & STAMPS: All the dies and stamps used are by Karen Burniston. See the Materials Used list below for specific sets used.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Lorna Add-Ons – 1329
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Merry Christmas Lorna Add-Ons – 1288
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Lorna Label Pop-Up – 1266
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Label Charm Pop-Up – 1209

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Phrases

Papers

Adhesives

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

Tools

  • Computer and Color Printer
  • Bone Folder
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Glue Eraser
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Tweezers

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

You’re The Best – Thank You Card

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I’m here today with a 5×7-inch thank you card using Relatively Thoughtful digital papers – A collection called Overthinking in Colour by Karolina Osuchowska.

Watch the process video to see how I used the paper collection.

Cardbase: I used a white purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and covered the front and back panels with mats of glitter cardstock. The largest mat/frame is 4 7/8 x 6 7/8-inches with a (4.2 x 6.2-inch rectangle cut out from it.) The striped glitter paper is 4 5/8 x 6 5/8-inches.

Card Front: I printed out the second page of the collection onto clear vellum on my ink jet printer, let dry and sealed it with a spritz of hairspray and then let dry again. Next, I cut the vellum into a 4 1/4 x 6 1/4-inch rectangle. I used glue dots and double-sided tape only for this card. (Watch the video above for how the card was assembled.)

Sentiments: The sentiments were all from my stash of sentiment strips and kit sentiments.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) envelope with its back flap covered in the decorative paper.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233

Papers

Inks

  • OLO Marker – Neutral Gray 9
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch wide
  • Fun Stampers Journey – Glue Dots

Tools

  • Computer and Color Printer
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Paper Weights

Miscellaneous

  • Santoro – Gorjuss Girls – Large Ribbon Bow – Black & White Stripe
  • The Ribbon Boutique – Organza 1/4-inch -wide – Black

Father’s Day Card for a Navy Man

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I’m here today with a pop-up ship Father’s Day card full using Relatively Thoughtful digital papers – A collection called The Royal Navy Heritage Collection.

Watch the process video to see how I use the paper collection.

Cardbase: From the The Royal Navy Heritage Collection digital paper collection, I printed single-sided 65lb. lightweight cardstock of the blue neckerchief design. (When the neckerchief is cut out, it makes a 5.25×7.5-inch side-fold card.) Next I printed out on cardstock the blue & white striped page, and the small waves on thin white paper. Using the Karen Burniston Rectangle and Labels – Crosshatch die set, I cut two large crosshatch rectangles from the striped cardstock and two smaller rectangles from the wave paper. The rectangles were glued inside the cardbase as shown in the video above.

Card Decorations: I printed on thin white paper, the images of the ships used on the front and the back of the card from the The Royal Navy Heritage Collection. The small tag on the back is also from the same collection.

Ship Pop-Up: I used the Karen Burniston’s 1277 – Boat Pop-Up and 1296 – Cruise Ship Add-Ons dies to create the gray pop-up naval ship. (Watch the video above for assembly.)

Sentiments: Karen Burniston dies sets of Thank You, Happy Father’s Day, Greeting Labels, Thank You Shadow and Mini Alphabet and Numbers were used for all the card sentiments.

Envelope:  The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inches) envelope with “Thank you for always being there” stamped on the back flap in navy ink using Karen Burniston’s Thank You Phrases stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Greeting Labels – 1312
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cruise Ship Add-Ons – 1296
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Boat Pop-Up – 1277
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Shadow – 1282
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangle and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Alphabet and Numbers – 1197
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Father’s Day – 1164
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You – 1066

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Thank You Phrases

Inks

  • Crafter’s Square – Matallic Marker – Blue Silver
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Papers

Adhesives

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

Tools

  • Computer and Color Printer
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Stamping Platform
  • Tweezers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Three Fruity Cards

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Having received the Spellbinders’ All-Clubs Crate for April 2026, I decided to play with the Fresh Packed Clear Stamp + Die of the Month, the Market Berries Stencil of the Month and Seed Co. Border Press + Foil of the Month sets.

Market Tote: This is an A2 (4.24×5.5-inch) card with a yellow gingham paper mat. The die-cut brown bag is one of the dies in the Fresh Packed stamp & die set. The lemons, tomato, berries and flowers were stamped first using Chiffon, Grass Skirt, Mandarin Spice, Rockin’ Red, Samba inks. The tiny black seeds and texture were added with an ultra fine tipped pen. Next the bag was glued in place and then the sentiments which came from the same set and die-cut. The flowers were fussy cut out and popped-up with foam dots.

Stamped Lemons and Strawberries: This is an A2 (4.24×5.5-inch) card with a green pattern paper mat. The lemon and strawberries stamps from the Fresh Packed set were used with Chiffon, Grass Skirt and Samba inks. tiny black seeds and texture were added with an ultra fine tipped pen. The sentiment from the same stamp set is stamped in green, die-cut three times and glued together to add dimension.

Stenciled Berry Plants:  This is an A6 (4.75×6.25-inches) card which uses Market Berries Stencil of the Month with the ink colors of Gray Flannel, Grass Skirt, Samba & Sea Glass and Tuxedo Black. Yellow Pops of Color form the flower centers and an accent of yellow satin ribbon was added before the stenciled panel was glued on the cardbase. Sentiment is from the Seed Co. Border press plates on a bisque colored heavy weight cotton cardstock.

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Materials Used:

Stencils

  • Spellbinders – 4.75×6-inch Plastic Stencils – Market Berries

Stamps & Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – Clear Stamps & Metal Dies – Fresh Packed
  • Spellbinders – Press Plates – Seed Co. Border

Papers

  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8-inch -100lb Cardstock – Rainbow
  • Spellbinders – 5.50×4.25-inch A2 Panels – Cotton 118lb. – Bisque
  • White Cardstock
  • A6 (4.75×6.25-inches) Cardbase – Ivory

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Gray Flannel & Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Catherine Pooler- Mini Ink Pads – Chiffon, Grass Skirt, Mandarin Spice, Rockin’ Red, Samba & Sea Glass

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Gel Plate
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • 1/8-inch wide Satin Ribbon – Yellow
  • Scrapbook.com – Pops of Color – Gloss – Sunshine