Flower Cake Pop-Up Birthday Card

April 20, 2026April 3, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This cake pop-up card is for a spring birthday for a flower garden enthusiast and is made using Karen Burniston dies.

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

Cardbase: Using a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase, cut from at least three different pattern papers, three each of the three largest rectangle dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set for the inside of the card and card front. Using the fourth largest rectangle die, cut out the centers of all but the scalloped rectangles. Glue these smaller rectangles together and cut out the largest rectangle die for the card back panel. Glue panels together and onto the card as shown in the video above.

Cake Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Cake Pop-Up. Cut the largest circle in Circles – Crosshatch set from a silver or gray paper. Cut in half and glue each half as shown in the video above. Color the fold area between the two circle halves with a silver marker. Cut two each of the three cake dies from a white patterned paper. Assemble as how in the video above.

Sentiments: The front sentiment “Start each day with a grateful heart” and the inside “Birthday” are embellishment cards from Anna Griffin. The white label frame around the front sentiment is cut using the label frame die from Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch. “HAPPY” on the inside is die cut from gold mirror cardstock using the letters in Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons. The white personal message label is cut using the Greeting Labels.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) size envelope with patterned paper glued to the back flap.

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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 – Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons – 1276
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch – 1233
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Circles – Crosshatch – 1057
Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Cake Pop-Up – 1028

Papers

Anna Griffin – 12×12 inch Paper Collection with Embellishments – Paisley Papers
Gold Mirror Cardstock
White Cardstock
Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
Scissors
Reverse Tweezers
Paper Masking Tape
We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

Craftstash – Gold Half Gems

Day 4 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

August 28, 2025August 23, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This is Day 4 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages or as in today’s card, a floral arrangement using all Anna Griffin products. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase: I started with an A7 sized (5×7-inches) cardbase and matching envelope from Anna Griffin’s Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit.

Card Front: Embellishment pieces from Anna Griffin’s Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit were used to decorate the card front.

Teacup Pop-Up: The tea cup’s six pieces were die cut using the Anna Griffin Tea Cup Pop- Up Dies. The dies have an embossing/stenciling feature which I used to color the floral embossings with a gold metallic marker. Watch the video above for the assembly of the piece. The cup is filled with embellishment pieces from the aforementioned kits above.

Sentiments: The card front, envelope back flap and inside floral flag sentiments are from the aforementioned kits above. The red label inside has been heat embossed with “Merry Christmas” in gold.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Anna Griffin – Metal Dies – Tea Cup Pop-Up Dies

Stamps

Anna Griffin – Clear Stamps – Treasury of Stamps and Dies

Papers

Anna Griffin – Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit
White Cardstock

Ink

Versamark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Cosmic Shimmer – Embossing Powder – New Gold Lustre
Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – .05in/1.2 mm Point – Gold

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
Tweezers
Scissors
Heat Gun
Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
Paper Masking Tape

Choo-Choo Train Birthday Card

July 19, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #276 whose parameters included an easel card, rainbow colors, western element, and black and white image. I chose to make a shaped, slimline easel card using dies by Anna Griffin and Sue Wilson.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is cut from 110 lb. white cardstock using Anna Griffin’s Antique Train Slimline Easel dies to cut out the two cardbase pieces. Rainbow striped paper was added to the card base and the excess was fussy cut off. (You could die cut the piece again if you don’t like to fussy cut.)

Train: The detailed train image is cut in black and glued to the shaped outline of the train before it is attached to the card base.

Sentiment: Cut three sets of Sue Wilson’s “Happy Birthday” from the scraps of white cardstock used for the cardbase. Glue the layers together. Let dry under a paperweight to have the dry flat. Adhere to cardbase to be used as the easel stop.

Envelope: The card fits into #10 business envelope (4.125x 9.5-inches) which was stamped with “HBD” on its back in red ink using the Craft Roulette Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Anna Griffin – Metal Dies – Antique Train Slimline Easel
Creative Expressions – Craft Dies by Sue Wilson – Noble Expressions – Happy Birthday

Stamps

Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

Mrs. Sparkle & Co. Paperie – 5.5×7.5-inches Paper Pad – Rainbow
Scrapbook.com -8.5×11-inch 110lb Cardstock – White
The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch 80lb Cardstock – Black
#10 Business Envelope – Kraft

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
We R Memories – QuickStick
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
This Calls For Confetti – It’s No Secret Anti-Static Powder Wand

Fireplaces in Review

September 12, 2024December 9, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

I have been collecting and making fireplace cards for several years now. Here is a collection of all my fireplace blog posts. Click on an image to see details of the fireplace.

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Oven Cards in Review

August 27, 2024September 11, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

I have been collecting and making oven cards for several years now. Here is a collection of all my ovens blog posts. Click on an image to see details of the oven.

(Images are posted from the earliest release of dies/stamps/kits 2016 to newest 2023.)

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Day 2 of 12 Days of Christmas Ovens

August 14, 2024August 12, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

It’s Day 2 of my 12 Days of Christmas Ovens.

I’m using a Gingerbread House Explosion Box kit by Anna Griffin and dies and stamps by The Greetery to make this special treat box and Christmas decoration.

Watch video above for a tutorial on how I made the Box.

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Materials Used:

Dies

The Greetery – Wafer Thin Steel Dies – Bake Someone Happy

Stamps

The Greetery – Clear Stamps – Bake Someone Happy

Papers

Anna Griffin – Gingerbread House Explosion Box
Anna Griffin – Present Pop-Up Card making Kit – Ephemera & Sentiment Stickers
Anna Griffin – Carte Noel – Sentiment Stickers
The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
Silver Foil Cardstock
Acetate/Clear Plastic

Ink

Stampin’ Up – Classic Ink Pad – Real Red & Shaded Spruce
StazOn – Solvent Ink – Jet Black
American Crafts – Metallic Marker – Silver
Gel Pens – Blue, Green and Red
Mont Marte – Dual Tip Art marker – E2 Raw Sienna
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Green & Red

Adhesives

Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
Foam Squares

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Heat Tool
Stamping Blocks
Scissors
We R Memories – QuickStick
Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

Candy or Small Baked Treat

You Rock! – A Thank You Card

June 26, 2024July 9, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2024 release of new dies and clear stamps. For this Thank You card I used several of the new sets including: Music Charms, Fancy Solid Frame and Thank You Shadow die sets and the Music Sentiments clear stamp set. The new release will be available on July 1, 2024. The new release will be available on July 1, 2024.

(Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Fancy Label Accordion before starting.)

Cardbase: Three Fancy Label Accordion frames were cut from heavy black cardstock and the fronts were decorated with Fancy Solid Frame cut from a one-sided paper of records with a definite top and bottom to the pattern. (I cut three sets of frames going horizontal on the decorator paper and three sets going vertical on the paper to have enough frame pieces to have the pattern work.) Don’t glue the back side frames on until the three frames are joined together.

Decoration of Fancy Labels: The labels were cut using the Fancy Label Accordion set’s frame and largest decorator label dies. I used printed vellum on all three panels. The end panels had an additional frame cut out so the vellum could be framed. My original plan was to let light go through them. (I later changed my mind and glued white labels on the back side for personal messages.)

See the photos for how I taped the frame and additional black cardstock label piece together and die-cut matching frame pieces. The center panel was decorated with a full-size label of vellum topped with a smaller label and music staff and notes from the Music Charms set.

Sentiments: There are three sentiments on the card – “Turn up the volume,” “You Rock!” and “Thank You.” The first two were stamped using the Music Sentiments clear stamp set with clear ink and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder onto a piece of vellum and a frame piece of cardstock. (The frame piece is hard to see in the photos. It is in the right-hand corner below the “Thank You.”) The Thank You is die cut using the new Shadow die for it. It is coated with a glitter gloss for more sparkle.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Music Sentiments

Papers

Anna Griffin – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Cardstock & Vellum – Musical-Records
Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Thick Cardstock – Basic White
The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Thick Cardstock – Black

Ink & Embossing Powder

VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Cosmic Shimmer – Detail Embossing Powder – Bright Gold
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Bone Folder
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
Heat Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
Scissors
Tweezers

Spring Pop-Up Birthday Card

June 24, 2024July 9, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

It’s Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2024 release of new dies and clear stamps. For this birthday card I used several of the new sets including: Tree Add-Ons and Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons die sets and the Birthday/Belated clear stamp set. The new release will be available on July 1, 2024.

Watch the YouTube video below to learn how the card was made.

Cardbase: I used double-sided patterned paper and cut a 4 x 12-inch rectangle and folded it in half.

Trees Pop-Up: From coordinating patterned paper, I cut the Tree Add-Ons main die and scored it at 6-inches from either end. The tabs created by this scoring are what will be glued onto the card. To attach the pop-up, train all the folds and flatten them out. Place the center fold of pop-up over center fold of card. Fold back tabs and glue in place. Decorate pop-up using dies in the set. A white fence was added to the center of the pop-out using a die in the Farm Edges set.

Sentiments: The “Happy Birthday” on the card front is from the new Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons die set. Inside is a stamped and heat embossed sentiment “It’s your birthday. Hope it is wonderful” made up of four different stamps in the Birthday/Belated clear stamp set. The middle size crosshatch die in the Labels – Crosshatch set was used to created the inside sentiment and personal message labels.

Envelope: This card fits into an A6 envelope which was decorated with a border strip from the patterned paper collection.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Birthday/Belated

Papers

Anna Griffin – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – Paisley Papers
Green Envelope Scrap Paper
Red Coated Cardboard Packaging
Black, Blue, Brown, Pink and White Cardstock
Park Lane Paperie – A6 Envelope – White

Ink & Embossing Powder

VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad
Recollections – Detail Embossing Powder – Ebony
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Bone Folder
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
Heat Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
Scissors
We R Memories – QuickStick
Tweezers
Ball Shaping Tool
Foam Packaging as Flower Shaping Mat

Santa Coming Down The Chimney

August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 | ullycatdesigns

This is the eighth card in the Fireplace Christmas Card series.

Santa’s coming. Can you hear him on the rooftop? He’s sliding down the chimney.

For this card I used Karen Burniston dies to create an accordion card with a pop-out fireplace with Santa’s boots dangling in the fireplace opening. (Before starting, please watch the assembly video for the Fancy Label Accordion located near the bottom of the linked page.)

Cardbase: I cut three Fancy Label Accordion panels from heavy white cardstock. I also cut four of the same panels from red decorative paper and two panels from green decorative paper. The green paper panels I adhered to a cardstock panel. (I realized I needed to cut one more green panel to cover the tabs when all the panels are glued together.)

The red panels I trimmed out the center label at the pivot points. Using the largest and second largest label dies in the set to cut a frame, I cut borders from two of the red center labels. For the back personal message label I used the largest of the label dies to cut a frame that went to the edge of the white label.

Fireplace: I cut the fireplace front and mantel pieces using the Fireplace Pop-Up. For the fireplace I glued a brick decorative paper to white cardstock and die-cut it using the embossing feature. I then trimmed off a 5/8-inch from each side of the fireplace so it would fit into the card. The mantel piece was cut from white and ink blended.

Bam Box and Boots: Because I was using a different mechanism than the fireplace mechanism, I recommend watching the assemb l y video for the small bam box. I tried both sizes of bam box, but you need to use the smaller one to get the fireplace to fit on the label and not catch when the card is folded closed. Glue three of the four decorative panels to the bam box. Before you add the rubber band to the bam box, cut the teardrop shaped holes for the boots (circled in red in photo below) using a sharp pointed piercing tool and scissors. (I used an old ice pick or awl.) If you plan to glue the bam box arched side to the fireplace, cut the holes in the panel just below it as shown in the photo circled in red. Attach the boots by slipping the tabs through the holes.

Assemble the bam box as usual.

I did not attach the fourth decorative panel on my card since I knew the arched side would be glued to the back of the fireplace. Test the placement of the bam box on both the fireplace and the pivot label before the glue sets. Once the fireplace is attached to the panel, attach the mantel with the wider side glued to the fireplace.

Card Back: Every time I make an accordion card, I forget to save the decorative frame papers to glue on last, to cover the tabs that get glued as the card is assembled. This time I did it to the middle green panel.

Sentiments: “Ho Ho Ho” comes from cutting down the “Hooray!” in Word Set 4 while “Merry Christmas” is from Word Set 3. The Santa face is from the Gnome and Santa die set.