Stenciled Winter Holidays Card

November 11, 2025November 4, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This stenciled street scene reminds me of a red tiled roof village. It uses Pinkfresh Studio’s Holiday Street press plate and coordinating stencils. All the sentiments are from Spellbinders and include the BetterPress plate and die Mistletoe Greetings set and the die-cut Happy Holidays (a Scrapbook.com exclusive.)

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

Cardbase: I used an A2 purchased brown kraft paper card base and envelope.

Press Plates: The Pinkfresh Studio’s Holiday Street press plate uses the BetterPress system to letterpress the street scene onto a cotton panel. See the video for the stenciling of the scene. The banner sentiment was also printed using the BetterPress system. (I like to batch print and die-cut these sentiments to have on hand for making cards.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Spellbinders –Cutting Dies – Happy Holidays – S2-330

Press Plates

Pinkfresh Studio – Press Plate – Holiday Street – 252224
Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings – BP-199

Stencils

Pinkfresh Studio – Stencils – Holiday Street – 252124

Paper

Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 118 lb. Cotton Card Panels – Bisque
Target – A2 Card and Envelope – Brown Kraft

Ink

Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink – Amber, Blue Raspberry, Chiffon, Goldenrod, Juniper Mist, On The Lake, Rockin Red, Spruce
Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – Black
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
BetterPress
Stamping Blocks as Paper Weights
Scissors
Tweezers
Best Ever Craft Tape
Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape
Gel Plate or Grip Mat
Blending Brushes

A Dog Themed Tri-fold Birthday Card

November 8, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #292 whose parameters included an encouragement card, sophisticated colors, house pet(s) element, and thread or twine. I used the Crafter’s Companion stamp & die set called Best Buddy and Graphic 45 paper to make this card.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I started with a 5 1/2×11-inch rectangle of heavyweight ivory cardstock. After trimming 1/4-inch from the short side (5 1/2 x10 7/8-inches) I scored and folded the panel at 3 5/8-inches and 7 1/4-inches. Front panel is 1/8-inch wider than the other two panels to help with the opening of card. Follow the directions in the video for decorating and cutting out the two window apertures in the card base.

Dogs: I colored the dogs using various shades of brown and black. For the twine parameter, I glued some green/blue twine as the dogs collars.

Sentiments: “Yappy Birthday” and “Woof You” are from the Best Buddy‘s stamps as is the speech bubble and paw prints.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (5x 7-inch) size envelope with a dog and “”Yappy Birthday” stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Stamps & Dies

Crafter’s Companion – Gemini – Best Buddy

Paper

Recollections-8.5×11-inch 100 lb. Cardstock – Ivory
Stamperia – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Savana

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
OLO – Marker – Dragon Fruit
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Dark Pebbled Path, Light Copper Clay, Light Pebbled Path

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
Stamping Blocks
Detail Scissors
Paper Tape

Miscellaneous

Blue/Green Baker’s Twine

Autumn Pop-Up Card with Animals

November 4, 2025October 30, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team November 2025 Challenge whose theme is FUN FACES. I made a slimline Thanksgiving card using two new stamp sets – Fall Phrases and Fun Faces 1.

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

Cardbase: I cut a 7 1/2×8 5/8-inch rectangle from white 65lb. cardstock. Then I scored and folded in half to create a 3 3/4×8 5/8-inch slimline cardbase.

Animals: Using the Woodland Animals and Winter Animals die sets make two bears, one raccoon, one fox and one squirrel. Use the Fun Faces 1 to stamp on the animals eyes, noses and mouths. Make four red apples from the Tiny Fruit set and add to all the animals except the squirrel. Make an acorn for the squirrel using the tiny acorn die in the Woodland Animals set.

Leaf and Acorn Border: Cut eight oak leaves from the Tree Pop-Up set and seven acorns using the tiny acorn die in the Woodland Animals set. (I cut a bunch of leaves from orange and brown cardstock and four more acorns knowing I would use the leftovers to decorate the inside of the card.) adhere to front border strip as shown in the photos and video.

Pumpkins: Cut three pumpkins from orange patterned paper. Dry emboss them using the pumpkin die from the Autumn Elements set in your die cutting machine’s embossing sandwich. Cut two of the pierced labels for the Little Labels Pop-Up side labels from green patterned paper. Layer together a pumpkin onto the green label and decorate with leftover leaves and acorns. Adhere the remaining pumpkin to the card back.

Label Pop-Up: Cut one of the large die in the Little Labels Pop-Up set from green cardstock. (Watch the assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page.) Assemble as show in the video above.

Sentiments: The inside stamped sentiments are from the Fall Phrases set. The die cut “Happy Thanksgiving” is cut from orange pattern paper using the Word Set 7 – Autumn set. From white cardstock, cut two medium sized labels from the Labels – Crosshatch, the center label and three banners from the Little Labels Pop-Up set to stamp. Adhere the largest two labels as places to write a personal message.

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business size envelope whose back flap was stamped in brown ink “Thankful Grateful Blessed” from the Fall Phrases stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Candy Corn
Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Rain Forest
Hot Off The Press – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Papers – North Country
The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
Black, Gray, Kraft and Red Cardstock
#10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Gathered Twigs
Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Light Copper Clay

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Score Board
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
Scissors
T-Ruler
Sponge Dauber
Paper Masking Tape
Tweezers
We R Memories – QuickStick

Jolly Snowmen Birthday Postcard

November 2, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #291 whose parameters included a postcard, Easter colors, pack(s)/(ing) element, and shiny.

Watch the process video to see how I made these cards.

Cardbase: I used a 5×7-inch 220lb. cotton card panel to print the snowmen and sentiment onto the postcard front using a light blue ink.

Snowmen: Printed using the BetterPress system with the Spellbinders press plate Made with Snowflakes and colored glitter brush markers in pastel colors.

Sentiments: “Made with love & snowflakes” is in the Made with Snowflakes press plate set. The postmark was stamped in red ink using elements from two Purple Onion Designs red rubber stamp sets.

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

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Materials Used:

Press Plates

Spellbinders – BetterPress Of The Month – Made with Snowflakes – BPOM-OCT25

Stamps

Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Birthday Postmark Set
Purple Onion Designs – Red Rubber Stamps – Vintage Holiday Postmarks

Paper

Spellbinders – 5×7-inch 220 lb. Double Weight Cotton Card Panels – Porcelain

Ink

Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – French Blue
Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Scrapbook.com – Shimmer Glitter Brush Marker – Frosty Blue, Key Lime Green, Orange Juice, Pretty Pink, Royal Purple, Sunshine Yellow

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Stamping Block
Scissors
Best Ever Craft Tape

2025 ATC Calendar – November

November 1, 2025November 1, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

I started a new challenge for 2025 – the ATC calendar challenge. With a group of crafty friends, we are making a new image on a 4.25×5.5-inch calendar card for each month.

November’s card is made with Spellbinders Windy Fall Leaves Better Press plate and Better Press Ink – Bark, Clay, Saffron, Strawberry, Tawny Brown, Tuscan.

To see other months’ calendars go to click here.

Cake Time Birthday Cards

October 14, 2025October 14, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

Having just received the new Waffle Flower Cake Time Texture die and stencil set, I decide to make a batch of birthday cards.

I used purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) plaid cardbases with white envelopes to start.

CARD

Front

Taking an 8.5×11-inch sheet of cream cardstock and cut into four 4.25×5.5-inch panels (I used 100 lb cardstock.)
Die-cut two of the panels in the center of panel with the texture die

Emboss the remaining panels using die-cutting machine’s embossing sandwich to emboss the die into the cardstock (I like the texture this gives to the panel, but it was harder to line-up the stencils.)

Using the five layered stencils, color the image with ink (I used a blue/orange/yellow color palette.)
Trim off the panel edges to the embossed die edge
Adhere to the center of card fronts (I used double-sided tape.)
Add black sentiment strips to front

Inside

Die-cut four mechanism arms using Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label Pop-Up L-shaped die from cream colored cardstock (I used 65 lb weight cardstock.)
Watch the assembly video located at the bottom of the linked page for the Katherine Label Pop-Up
Die-cut from white cardstock four of Karen Burniston’s Happy Birthday Shadows
Die-cut from blue cardstock four of Karen Burniston’s Happy Birthday
Glue the words to shadow
Stamp the verse from the Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 inside the cardbase just below the center of the panel
Glue in the pop-up mechanism
Attach the “Happy Birthday” to the box pop-up making sure there are no catchpoints and that the sentiment stays inside the card when closed
Add glitter gloss to “Happy Birthday” and the word Glitter in the stamped verse

ENVELOPE

Stencil the envelope flap with the pennant using similar colors to the card
Stamp “HBD” over the stenciling using the Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01

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Materials Used:

Dies

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Birthday Shadow – 1179
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Birthday – 1030
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Katherine Label Pop-Up – 1011
Waffle Flower – Texture Die – Cake Time

Stamps

Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Stencils

Waffle Flower – Layering Stencils – Cake Time

Papers

Plaid Cardbase and Envelope
Blue, Cream and White Cardstock
Waffle Flower – Sentiment Strips – Cake Time

Ink

Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink – All That Jazz, Blue Raspberry, Mandarin Spice, Sauna, Tiara
Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape

Milk Shake Birthday Card

October 11, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #288 whose parameters included a celebration card, on the ground colors, goes well together element, and block(s). Today’s card uses Spellbinders and Karen Burniston dies as well as stamps by Riley and Company. Glitter hearts are from Trinity Stamps.

Cardbase: I used a purchased plaid A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card base and envelope.

Card Front: The new Spellbinders Fountain Wishes die set was used to make the milkshake and blue bird with a party hat. Many of the tiny pieces were cut from white cardstock and colored with markers. The bird and waffle fan were also inked with Distress Ink for shading. The chocolate sauce was covered in clear packing tape before die cutting.

Happy Birthday Pop-Up: All the dies used to make this pop-up mechanism and sentiment are by Karen Burniston – Happy Birthday and Shadow, Katherine Label Pop-Up.

Sentiments: The inside stamped sentiment is Funny Bones by Riley and Company. The front sentiment is a Spellbinders BetterPress plate Fountain Wishes Sentiments.

Envelope: Back flap is stamped with Funny Bones by Riley and Company and another bird from the Spellbinders Fountain Wishes die set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Birthday Shadow – 1179
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Happy Birthday – 1030
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Katherine Label Pop-Up – 1011
Spellbinders – Cutting Dies – Fountain Wishes – S5-725

Stamp & & Letter Press Plates

Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Funny Bones – RWD-738
Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Funny Bones – RWD-1259
Spellbinders – BetterPress Plate & Dies – Fountain Wishes Sentiments – BP-338

Papers

Spellbinders – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Raindrop
Tan, Cream, Pinks and White Cardstock
Patterned A2 Cardbase and Envelope

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
OLO – Marker – Bubble Gum
Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Salty Ocean , Vintage Photo
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Green, Red
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Point – Black, Red
Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Dark & Light Daffodil Delight

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Stamping Platform
Sponge Dauber
We R Memories – QuickStick

Tools

Trinity Stamps – Embellishment Mix – Pink Sparkle Hearts

Stampin’ Up Gingerbread Man Card

October 9, 2025September 30, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

Warm gingerbread smells wonderful on a cold Autumn day fresh from the oven. This card tries to capture that yummy feeling of holiday baking using the new dies and stamps from Stampin’ Up.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Cut & Emboss – Gingerbread Man

Stamps

Stampin’ Up – Photopolymer Stamps – Gingerbread Man

Papers

Rainbow Splash – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Carmel

Ink

Versamark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Brutus Monroe – Embossing Powder – Marshmallow Puff
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Stamping Platform
Stamping Blocks
Scissors
Heat Gun
Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
Paper Masking Tape

Haunted Woods Pop-Up Halloween Card

October 7, 2025February 2, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for October 2025 using the theme of PEEK-A-BOO!” – What is hiding in your card? I chose to make a Halloween card with a haunted woods using the Arch Pop-Up, Tree Pop-Up, Halloween Elements, Slim Pattern Plate – Spiders and Ovals- Crosshatch die sets and the new Halloween Phrases stamp set.

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

Cardbase: Start with a white, purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase. Covered the four panels with decorative papers.

Arch Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video (located at the bottom of the linked die set page) for the Arch Pop-Up. For details on how I decorated the arch with nine trees cut from the Tree Pop-Up die set, watch the video above. (Four of the trees are glued onto the arch side pop-ups and the remaining five are cut up for their branches which are glued onto the arch and the back pop-out strip. Orange leaves were cut also from the Tree Pop-Up set.)

Decorations: Three ghosts were cut from pearlescent vellum using the Halloween Elements dies. The dangling spider is made up of two spiders cut using the Slim Pattern Plate – Spiders. (You can use the spider from the Halloween Scene set as well.) Sandwich a piece of white thread between the two spider die cuts and tie onto back pop-out strip behind the arch.

Sentiments: Pearlescent vellum was using again to cut the “Boo!” (Halloween Elements) and the larger oval for a personal message (Ovals-Crosshatch). Graphic 45 Midnight Tales papers and ephemera are used for their sentiments on the card front and back. The “Happy Haunting” sentiment is from the newly released Halloween Phrases stamp set.