Pop-Up Floral Bouquet Teacup Card

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #280 whose parameters included a thinking of you project, hometown colors, cup or glass element, and add a doodle. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps along with a pop-up die set from Paper Discovery.

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

Cardbase:  I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. I covered the four panels with decorative paper from a 6×8-inch paper pad from American Crafts.

Teacup Pop-Up:  Watch the video above to see how the teacup and saucer were assembled. They were die cut from white cardstock using Paper Discovery dies by Olga Direktorenko – Teacup Fairies Timeless Tea Set Pop-Up Die Set. (This die set came out in 2020.) The flowers are from the Flowers and Bee die set.

Sentiments:  “Thinking of you” on the card front is die cut in green using Word Set 1 – Greetings. The label for a personal message is the is from the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set. The smaller label cut using the label die in the Bouquet Bits die set and is stamped in black brown ink using the Bouquet Sayings stamp set.

Envelope:  The back flap is stamped with “Craft Roulette”.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 6×8 in Paper Pad – Everdyday Papers
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Silver Envelope Scrap
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Piecing/Pick-Up Tool
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Sandy Dunes Birthday Card

I just got the July 2025 Simon Says Stamp Card Kit with the theme of Windows on the World. Using the Landscapes stencil from the kit, made this sand dunes scene Birthday card.

Cardbase: Start with a 4.25 x 11-inch piece of cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card.

Stenciled Scene: Using the stencil by sticking the 4.25×5.5-inch white cardstock panel through the water patterns slots, I worked my way from the bottom up to build water waves coming ashore, then the sand dunes and finally the cloudy sky. The water used the two darker shades of blue while the sky used the lightest blue. The stencil includes three birds in flight, which I stenciled on using a fine tipped black marker.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments come from the Through The Window stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stenciled with the three birds on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stencils

  • Simon Says Stamp! – 6×6-inch Plastic Stencil – Landscapes

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Through The Window

Papers

  • SpellBinders – 8.5×11-inch -100lb Cardstock – Raindrop
  • White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Azure Afternoon, Balmy Blue, Crumb Cake, Pacific Point

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Arrow Shaped Card – Look At The Stars

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #275 whose parameters were include an ATC, starry night colors, down element, and white dots. I chose to make a shaped card that includes an ATC (Artist Trading Card.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with two pieces of 4.125×11-inch white cardstock. Traced around the arrow pattern I made from scrap paper and cut both of the arrows at the same time. I trimmed one arrow, at the wide end, off by .5-inch to let the other arrow have a tab to connect the the two pieces together. (After I completed the card, I found it was a little too long to fit in an 6×9-inch catalog size envelope, so I trimmed the arrow tip a little to made it fit.)

Sentiments: I used Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet to make the “When you’re down, Look up to the stars” sentiment. (I lined the letters up on my grid mat and used low tack tape the pick them up in line and then added glue, pressed in place on the card and finally lifted the tape off, pressing letters onto card.)

Envelope:  The card fits into an catalog size envelope (6x 9-inches).

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Penny Black – Clear Stamps – My Universe

Stencils

  • Stampers Anonymous – Tim Holtz – Hocus Pocus

Papers

  • Digital Printed Starry Starry Night Paper
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11-inch 100lb Cardstock – Cosmic Sky
  • What Cardstock
  • White Catalog Envelope

Ink

  • Hero Arts – Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dyke Ink – Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress ink – Fossilized Amber
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Spellbinders – Opaque Watercolor – Splatter White

Adhesives

Tools

Dress-Shaped Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #268 whose parameters included a card for a student, modern colors, clothing element, and abstract blob(s). I made an A9  shaped-card of encouragement for a student of life.

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

Cardbase:  Using a 5.5×8.5 sheet of paper fold in half- long ways and draw one side of a dress. Cut the dress out and use as a pattern to trace for two dresses on an 8.5×11 sheet of cardstock. Add tabs to shoulders of one dress as hinges to create the shaped card.   

Sentiments:  All the sentiments are stamped using rubber stamps from Riley & Company’s Funny Bones collection, except for the “Go Girl Go” which was die cut using Karen Burniston’s Mini Alphabet die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into a catalog envelope (6×9-inches).

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Rubber Stamp – Whatever You Do – RWD-822
  • Riley & Co. – Funny Bones – Rubber Stamp – Life is Better – RWD-464

Stencils

  • Honey Bee Stamps – Stencil set – Winter Wonder Scene Builder – HBSL-11

Papers

  • White 80lb. Cardstock

Ink

  • Sunbird Spark – Velvety Dye Ink – Ochre, Olive Grove, Puya

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine

Miscellaneous

  • Mint Green Ribbon

A Reminder- Teacup of Flowers

This thinking of you card was based off of Karen Burniston’s May 2025 Virtual class card #2 which uses her Coffee Cup Pop-Up as the base for the pop-up teacup with elements from her Tea and Coffee Pop-Up, Tea and Coffee Borders and Flowers and Bee die sets.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is a 5×12-inch piece of double-sided Maja Designs cardstock folded in half to form a 5×6-inch top-fold card. Inside two decorative panels were added near the fold. Four pieces of blue ribbon were attached to the outside panels using double-sided tape. The teacup on the back panel is from the Tea and Coffee Borders die set.

Teacup Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video for the Coffee Cup Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Then watch the video above to see how I modified the construction of the teacup using elements from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up and Flowers and Bee die sets.

Sentiments: The card front sentiment was stamped in blue ink using a Scrapbook.com stamp. Inside are Karen Burniston die cuts of “Happy Spring” and a fancy label for a personal message. The tiny die-cut hearts throughout the card were made with a die from the Tea and Coffee Borders set that cuts three hearts at a time.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with a die-cut teapot from the Tea and Coffee Borders glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Tea and Coffee Borders- 1270
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Tea and Coffee Pop-Up – 1269
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – 1233
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Spring – 1084
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Coffee Cup Pop-Up – 1040
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Flowers and Bee – 1026

Stamps
• Scrapbook.com – Clear Stamps – A Little Reminder

Papers
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Enjoying Outdoors – Woodlands
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Mum’s Garden – Memories
• Maja Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Seaside – Sea Thrift
• Blue, Cream, Green, Pink, White and Yellow Cardstock
• Recollections – A7 Envelope – Ivory

Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk

Adhesives
Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch and 1/2-inch wide

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Bone Folder
• Score Board
• Stamping Platform
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Paper Masking Tape
We R Memories – QuickStick
• Excel Blades – K71 Fingertip Craft Knife

Miscellaneous
• Blue Organza Ribbon – 1/4-inch wide

FUNN Museum of Cards Zoyfold Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #264 whose parameters included a card for an influencer, dreamy colors, crafts/crafters, and off center.

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



Cardbase: Cut an 8.5×11-inch piece of heavy white cardstock into two pieces that at 4.25×11-inches. Score and fold in half at 5.5-inches both pieces. On one piece score and fold at 2.75-inches. Glue the two cards together with the large rectangle panels overlapping as shown in the video.
Cards: Because this card is going to Mary Gunn, I used images from her Craft Roulette Community Showcase gallery, picking cards that are iconic to the show. I tried to recreate some of the fun folds and bookmark cards.


Guide Sheet to Cards: This sheet is folded and tucked in a pocket on the back of the card.


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

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Materials Used:
Dies

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Holiday House – 1144
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Mini Alphabet and Numbers – 1197
• Riley and Company – Cool Dies – Speech Bubbles


Papers
• Craft Consortium – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Brick Texture
• Brown, Red, Tan and Yellow Cardstock
• White 100lb. Cardstock
• White Computer Printer Paper


Adhesives
Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Foam Dots


Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Scissors
• Paper Masking Tape
• Tweezers

Catch A Falling Star – An Easel Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #263 whose parameters included a sending sunshine card, spring colors, rodent(s), and shiny.

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

Back of Card

Cardbase: Start with an 8.5×11-inch sheet of white cardstock. Score and fold at 5.5-inches and at 2.75-inches. Cover the large inside panel with decorative papers as well as the two long and narrow front panels. use scraps to decorate the back panel.

Mice: Stamp The two large mice and one small mouse holding a star from the two Colorado Craft Company stamp sets – A Star is Born and Falling Star. Color with watercolor pencils and smooth coloring with a water brush. let dry before gluing large mice to bottom half of easel. Stamp a second small mouse to cut out star as a pattern to cut star from silver glitter paper. Cut out small mouse’s hand to slide silver star under it. Glue star in place. Attach mouse to card base with foam dots.


Stars: Using two pieces of clear plastic cut from packaging, make a T or cross shape using glue dots. Cut stars from silver foil cardstock using coordinating dies from the stamp sets and attach with glue dots to plastic. Attach cross to back of card easel base with double-sided tape. Glue on three stars to decorate front of card.


Sentiments: The sentiments were all stamped in black ink using the two Colorado Craft Company stamp sets and fussy cut around. The small fancy label was cut from white cardstock using Karen Burnston’s Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set.


Envelope: The card fits into a catalog (6×9-inch) size envelope stamped with a sentiment and stars from the Colorado Craft Company’s A Star Is Born stamp set.

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Materials Used:
Dies

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

Stamps
• Colorado Craft Company – Clear Stamps & Metal Dies by Anita Jarem – A Star Is Born – AJ587
• Colorado Craft Company – Clear Stamps & Metal Dies by Anita Jarem – Falling Star – AJ585

Papers
• Impression Obsession – 6×6-inch Double-Sided Paper Pack – Basics 1 – Yellows
• Silver Foil and Glitter Cardstock
• White Cardstock
• Catalog Envelope – White
• Clear Plastic Packaging

Ink
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black
• Sharpie – Permanent Marker –Fine Tip – Yellow
• Nuvo – Watercolour Pencils – Hair & Skin Tones

Adhesives
• Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
• Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
• Double-Sided Tape – 1/4″ wide
• Foam Dots
• Glue Dots

Tools
• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Stamping Platform
• Scissors
• Paper Masking Tape
• Stamping Blocks
• Water Brush

Class Cards

I made these cards in a Karen Burniston Zoom Class recently. They are Karen’s designs assembled with a few touches of my own.

The Dragonfly card uses primarily the Flip Frame Pop-Up and Flutter Charms.

The Tool Box card uses primarily the Purse Pop-Up and Tool Charms.


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Here For You – A Card of Comfort

This card was made using stamps, stencils and dies from the February 2025 Scrapbook and Cards With Love event. I made it before the event based off a design by DannaJoy.

Cardbase:  Cut a 4.25×11-inch rectangle from white cardstock. Fold to make a top-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card base. Cut a 4.25×5.5-inch rectangle of white cardstock and emboss it using the brick stencil.

(Use the embossing sandwich for a die as recommended for your die cutting machine.) Then glue the brick panel to the front of card.

Letters:  Cut four of the Letter A die from four different colors. Ink blend the edges and stamp on postage stamps and cancellation marks. Stamp on sentiments to three envelopes. Cut one of the string bow piece and place two envelopes behind it making string look like it is wrapped around the bundle. Arrange and then glue onto front of card. rub some water-based blue ink on a palette and wet with water. Pick up diluted ink on a small brush tip and splatter across card.

Sentiments:  Stamp on the inside “big hugs” in black and “made with love” on the card. “Smiles” with a heart is stamped in blue on the back envelope flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s With Love Feb. 2025 workshop kit – Letter Dies

Stamps

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s With Love Feb. 2025 workshop kit – Clear Stamps

Stencil

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s With Love Feb. 2025 workshop kit – Brick Stencil

Papers

  • 8.5×11-inch 100 lb. Cardstock – White
  • 4.25×5.5-inch 80 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Blues, Pink and Yellows Cardstock Scraps
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black & Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape