Postage Stamp Pop-Up Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #340 whose parameters were include an A7 (5×7-inch) card project, rainbow colors, vacation for element and three in a row for random. I used Waffle Flower stencils, stamps and dies for this card as well as a metal ruler, pencil and craft knife to create the sliding easels mechanism.

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

Link to Split Slider Slimline BirthdayΒ Card mentioned in video.

Cardbase: Start with a 7×10-inch piece of blue cardstock that is scored and fold to form a 5×7-inch horizontal cardbase. Using a 1-inch circle die or punch cut a circle in the direct center of the card so that when it is fold there is a thumb hole in the center of the fold.

Three Slider Easel Pop-Up: Cut a rectangle from blue cardstock that is 6 5/8x 4 3/4-inches. Stencil a border on the rectangle using Waffle Flower’s Postage Collage Airmail Stencil using red and blue inks. On the back side of the rectangle, mark the top and bottom of the panel before drawing a line at its center of 3 5/16-inches. Draw lines 1/4-inch on either side of the center line. Draw lines 1 1/2-inches from both card edges and repeat drawing lines 1/4-inch on either side of these lines. Draw a line that crosses all these lines at 2 3/8-inches. on the center set of lines measure down 1/2-inch from each side of the crossing center line to mark the fold lines for the slider easel. Mark the bottom cut for this center slider at 1 1/2-inches from the center crossing line. Mark the two side sliders at 1-inch on either side of the crossing center for fold lines and at 1 3/4-inches for the bottom cut line. Cut and fold as shown in the video above using a metal ruler and craft knife. Center the panel on the cardbase and mark with a pencil where the thumb hole needs to be cut with the 1-inch circle die.

PULL PANEL: Add double sided tape to the three slider bottom tabs as shown in the video above. Using temporary tape on the front of the panel to secure the sliders are totally flat. Add 1/4-inch wide foam tape to the back at the side edges and bottom edge as shown in the video. (I used 2mm thick foam tape.) Cut a rectangle from blue cardstock that is 5 3/4x 4 1/4-inches. Fit this rectangle into the back side of the slider panel between the foam tape. pull off the backing tape from the sliders. Make sure the top edge of both panels line up with each other before securing the sliders to the back panel as shown in the video. Stamp “Pull” using My Favorite Things Interactive Labels.

POSTAGE STAMPS: I cut two large white triangles using the Waffle Flower Postage Collage Moth Die-n-Stencil die and one small triangle from the Postage Collage Die. The city scenes on the large triangles are made with the Postage Collage Airmail Stencil and Postage Collage City Sunset and Postage Collage stamp sets as shown in the video above. The small triangle’s image was made with the Postage Collage Coastal Stencil and Postage Collage stamp set.

Sentiments: The front sentiment banner was digitally created and printed. The air mail cancellation stamps are from the Postage Collage stamp set. Trinity Stamps star confetti were used as accents to the card front.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with its back flap stamped in red ink with cancellation stamps from the Postage Collage stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stencils

Stamps

Papers

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Trinity Stamps – Silver Star Confetti

Thankful For You Card

Having just received the new Stampin’ Up Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Dies, I wanted to play with them and made this greeting card with an Autumn theme.

Cardbase: I used purchased side-fold A2 cardbase and matching envelope. A 4×5.25-inch rectangle of pumpkin themed decorative paper.was glued to the front of the cardbase.

Hot Foil Labels: The largest label with striped half circles was foiled in gold along with the long narrow banner in the Stampin’ Up Flourish & Frames Hot Foil Dies set. The sentiment banner was stamped in a brown ink. The autumn squash from the Stampin’ Up Autumn Goodness stamp set was stamped in orange on the large label. Both labels were adhered to the card front with 1mm thick foam tape.

Sentiments: The front sentiment β€œThankful for you” and the back one of β€œAll good things come from above” are part of the Stampin’ Up Autumn Goodness stamp set. The cornstalk stamped on the back is also from the same stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stamped with “Plant kindness, harvest Love” from the Stampin’ Up Autumn Goodness stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Foiling Plates & Dies

Stamps

  • Stampin’ Up – Photopolymer Stamps – Autumn Goodness

Papers

  • Photoplay -12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Halloween Junque Collection by Michelle Coleman – Pumpkin Patch
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11-inch Smooth Cardstock – Tea Room
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A2 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Hot Foils

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Desert Sand & Rich Cocoa
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Pumpkin Pie
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Autumn Thinking of You Card

I needed an Autumn themed Thinking of You card and looked through my stash to find Spellbinders Pumpkin Patch 3D embossing folder and Studio Light’s Everlasting Autumn Scarecrow stamp set. This is the 5×7-inch card I made with these items.

Cardbase: (I used a purchased side-fold A7 cardbase and matching envelope.) Using Spellbinders Pumpkin Patch 3D embossing folder, mist the orange cardstock before running the folder and cardstock through a die cutting machine. Trim down embossed panel to 6.75x 4.625-inches. Adhere to front of card base with double-sided tape. Color sunflowers with yellow marker and flower centers and pumpkin stems with black.

Card Front: The Studio Light’s Everlasting Autumn Scarecrow images were stamped onto a piece of white cardstock, colored with alcohol markers, fussy cut and adhered to the front panel with 1mm thick foam tape.

Sentiment: The front sentiment β€œThe colors of Autumn make my heart smile” comes from the Studio Light’s Everlasting Autumn Scarecrow stamp set, stamped on white cardstock and fussy cut. It was popped-up on the card front with 1mm tick foam tape.The inside of the card is blank.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope stamped with the scarecrow image on the back.

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Materials Used:

Stamps

  • Studio Light – Clear Stamps – Everlasting Autumn Collection – Scarecrow

Embossing Folder

  • Spellbinders – 3D Embossing Folder of The Month – Pumpkin Patch– 3EOM-SEP24

Papers

  • My Colors – 12×12 Textured Metallic Cardstock – Carrot Stick
  • White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders Merry Moments Holiday Kit – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO Markers – Marigold & Viridian
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Stampin’ Blends – Markers – Dark Daffodil Delight, Light & Dark Copper Clay, Light Wild Wheat

Adhesives

Tools

Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #333 whose parameters were a 4×6 project, buffet colors, holiday element and bark as random. I used Karen Burniston’s Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up die set to make this top-fold card.

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

Cardbase: Follow the video above to create the 4×6-inch top-fold cardbase from an 8.5×11-inch sheet of 80lb white cardstock.

Card Back

Ice Cream Sundae: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Karen Burniston’s Ice Cream Sundae Pop-Up die set. Watch the video above for how to make and attach the paper doily under the ice cream dish.

Sentiments: The “Celebrate!” sentiment on the card front is cut using Karen Burniston’s Celebrate die. “Happy Birthday” is a sticker made using double-sided tape and Chloe’s Creative Cards Happy Birthday die.

Envelope: I used an A7 (5×7-inches) envelope with a decorative cardstock insert and humorous stamp on the back flap from Funny Bones by Riley & Company. Watch the video above for details.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Funny Bones by Riley and Company – Clear Stamp – Handmade Cards Because – RWD-738

Papers

  • Kaisercraft – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Uncharted Waters Collection
  • Multi-Colored Cardstock & Packaging
  • Blue Junk Mail Envelope
  • Silver Mirror Cardstock
  • Clear Vellum
  • White Cardstock

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Trinity Stamps – Sparkle Spots Embellishments – Gold

2027 New Year Card

Using Waffle Flower Postage Collage collection of City Sunset stamp set, Postage Collage dies Windows Die and Coloring Stencil, I made the inside of this New Year 2027 card.

Cardbase: I created an American size A2 (4 1/4×5 1/2-inches) top-fold, vertical cardbase from thick black cardstock.

Postage Stamps: I used a blending brush with the Catherine Pooler ink of Tranquil for the sky with the Postage Collage Coloring Stencil. The buildings and fireworks are from the Postage Collage City Sunset and stamped with Memento inks of Paris Dusk, Rose Bud and Tuxedo Black. The blue window frames are die cut using the Postage Collage Windows Die.

Sentiments: All the sentiments are by Karen Burniston. “Happy New Year” is from her Season of Cheer set stamped in red ink and then using her smallest banner die from the Greeting Labels die set to cut it out as shown above. (I cut the banner twice – one to get the long banner – twice to trim it to size.)

“Good Bye 2026” is die cut using the β€œGood” is from Good Luck The β€œB” is from Happy Birthday while the β€œye” is from Happy Easter. The years are cut using the Numbers die set. The scalloped edges rectangle of vellum is a die cut from Emily Moore’s Decorative Sentiment Dies.

“Hello 2027” uses Hello the Numbers die sets.

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A2 (4 1/4×5 1/2-inches) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Stencils

Papers

  • Black and White Cardstock
  • Matte Gold Cardstock and Gold Junk Mail
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5Γ—11 – Clear Vellum
  • DCWV – 6Γ—6 Glitter Cardstock – Glitter Pastels

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler- Mini Ink Pads – Tranquil
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk, Rose Bud &Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Bee-utiful Square Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #332 whose parameters were a square card, excited colors, country element and frame(s) as random. I used Relatively Thoughtful’s Craft Challenge – The Wonderful Life of Bees free digital papers and Paper Discovery Card Builder Die Set to create this card.

Cardbase: Print the two pages of Relatively Thoughtful’s Craft Challenge – The Wonderful Life of Bees free digital papers onto two sheets of white cardstock. (I printed the two pages back-to-back on one sheet of cardstock as well as a single-sided page of elements.) Cut the three decorative patterned paper apart. Fold the blue sunflower paper in half and trim down to 4×4-inch cardbase. Cut the striped paper to fit the front and back card panels.

Lattice Framed Square & Decorations: Using the Paper Discovery Card Builder set’s smallest lattice square die, cut one square from the yellow paper. Glue to card front. Fussy cut two sunflowers and one bee from element page. Adhere large sunflower and bee to card front and smaller flower to card back.

Tag In Pocket: Cut the two tags from the element page and glue together. punch hole and add some ribbon.Cut a 1×3.875-inch piece of clear plastic (I up-cycled some packaging). Using .25-inch wide double-sided tape on three sides of the plastic, attach pocket to left inside panel of the card.

Sentiments: The “Bee Sweet” sentiment is from the element page of the paper collection. Fussy cut the sentiment and glue to tag.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Paper Discovery Card Builder Die Set

Papers

Ribbon

  • Teal Satin Ribbon .25-inch wide

Adhesives

Tools

  • Computer Printer
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Stamping Blocks as paper weights

Golf Postage Stamp Thinking of You Card

Just got the new Waffle Flower golf themed collection of Gone Golfing Dies, Postage Collage Airmail Stencils, Golf Puns and Postage Collage Golf Silhouettes stamp sets.

Cardbase: I created an American size A2 (4 1/4×5 1/2-inches) top-fold, horizontal cardbase from Spellbinders Island Blue cardstock.

Postage Stamps: I used Catherine Pooler inks of Oyster for the clouds and Fiesta Blue for the sky with the Postage Collage Airmail Stencils. The female golfers are from the Postage Collage Golf Silhouettes.

Sentiments: “Swinging by to say hi” is from the Golf Puns set stamped in red ink. The circle cancellation saying “Sending Hugs” comes from Postage Collage stamps set.

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A2 (4 1/4×5 1/2-inches) size envelope with the back flap stamped with “Wishing you a hole-in-one kind of day” is from the Golf Puns stamp set and a golf bag with clubs from the Postage Collage Golf Silhouettes in black.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Dies – Postage Collage

Stamps

  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Golf Puns
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Postage Collage
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Postage Collage Golf Silhouettes

Stencils

  • Waffle Flower – Plastic Stencils – Postage Collage Airmail Stencils

Papers

  • Heavy White Cardstock
  • Spellbinders – Color Essentials 100lb Cardstock – Island Blue
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Paper Knit Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #331 whose parameters were a 4×8 project, excited colors, cold or chilly element and stitch(es) as random. I used the i-crafter Slimline Knit, Knots & Stitches die and a Karen Burniston stamp to make this slimline card.

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

Cardbase: Follow the video above to create the 4×8-inch slimline cardbase from an 8.5×11-inch sheet of 65lb. white cardstock.

Knitted Rows: Watch the video above for how to knit the paper ribbons together using seven ribbons die-cut from various shades of lightweight cardstock ranging from orange to yellow to a creamy, flicked blue.

Sentiments: The “You’re so cool” sentiment is from Karen Burniston’s Winter Hugs stamp set..

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business sized (4×9-inches) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • i-crafter – Die Set – Slimline Knit, Knots & Stitches

Stamps

Papers

  • Silver Glitter Paper
  • Blue Flick, Cream, Oranges, White and Yellows Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Stamping Blocks as paper weights

Watching Fireworks Pop-Up Card

Using Karen Burniston‘s new July 2026 release Paper People Summer Styles, Little Bench Pop-Up, Gazebo Stage Add-Ons as well as previously released Grass Stage Add-Ons, Stage Pop-Up, Display Helpers, Fireworks, and Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch, I made a 5×7-inch card that celebrates watching fireworks from the back deck with your family. It uses alternative methods for using the dies.It also uses two new stamp sets – Beer and Soda Sayings and Garden Greetings.

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

Cardbase: Cut a 5×7-inch rectangle and a 5×7.25-inch rectangle scored at .25-inches. Fold and glue tab to back of smaller rectangle to form a top-fold A7 size cardbase. Cut four of the largest crosshatch rectangle die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch from patterned paper and glue to the four panels of the cardbase.

Paper People: Cut three figures using the body die in the Paper People Summer Styles set. Stamp faces on them using the Fun Faces1 stamp set. Watch the video above to learn more about how I styles this family of three using just the dies in this die set. (I accidentally mixed up my body dies between the original Paper People set and the new one and so the original body shape with the very thin waist was used for the little girl. The feet are a bit different so the flip flops look big on her.)

Deck: (My original idea was to have a half gazebo on this card, but the roof and side panels only work for a free-standing gazebo, hence the deck.) Cut one base piece, one side piece and one polygon decorative piece from the Stage Pop-Up die set. Cut one grassy side piece from the Grass Stage Add-Ons set. Cut one railing from the Gazebo Stage Add-Ons. (In hindsight, I would recommend gluing the grass strip whole to the brown side strip, but not to train any of the folds. Add railing as shown in the video. Also cut a rectangle the size of the deck instead of the polygon decorative piece. Trim the siding piece to the size of the rectangle.) Add two Display Helpers to either side of the deck to keep the card open.

Bench Pop-Up: This is an alternative way to use the Little Bench Pop-Up. Cut one bench and trim off the table strip as shown in the video above. Assemble as shown in video. Add glue to bottom of legs and to the back of bench to attach bench to deck and blue background. (Suggest bending Paper People bodies to fit bench, before styling them with clothes. This will allow you to avoid bending through three layers of clothing having to do “knee surgery” to get them to fit and bend up when card is closed.)

Sentiments: The front sentiment β€œHope your day pops” comes from the Beer and Soda Sayings stamp set. Using the fancy label die from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch for the inside sentiment of “Sitting here thinking of you” which comes from the Garden Greetings stamp set. The fireworks on the card front and inside are cut from glitter cardstock using the Fireworks die set.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • DCWV – 6×6 inch Glitter Stacks – Brights & Pastels
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – Kraft
  • Simple Stories – 6×8 inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Simple Vintage Linen Market
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Bottled Ink – Pearl Shimmer
  • Hero Arts – Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
  • Hero Arts – Silk Ink – Bronze
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO Marker – N-G9 Neutral Gray & RV 0.2 Bubble Gum
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue
  • Spellbinders – Splatter Effects – Raven
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Copper Clay

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Paper Masking Tape