This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #281 whose parameters included a 4×6-inch card, coffee aisle colors, from a tree element, and outside the line. I chose to make a Christmas card with a Funn surprise inside this pop-up card using dies by Karen Burniston and stamps by Tim Holtz.

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

Cardbase:  The cardbase is made from 65lb kraft colored cardstock cut into two pieces of 6×8-inch rectangles and one 4×6-inch rectangle. The two large pieces are scored at 4-inches along the 8=inch side to form two 4×6 side-fold cards. The 4×6-inch panel is scored along the short side at 1/4-inch to form a tab. Assemble the card base as shown in the video above. The two apertures were die cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.

Pop-Up Mechanisms:  Two Katherine Label Pop-Up mechanisms were used to animate the tree branches to reveal the cat laying in the Christmas tree. See the video above or watch the assembly video at the bottom of this linked page to understand how the mechanisms are cut out and installed. The moving tree branches are made with five or more of the fir branches from Karen Burniston’s Holiday Charms die set.

Decorations:  The Holiday Charms are used to create the double sided ornament and fir tree branch window decorations. Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats Halloween stamp set was used for the cat.

Sentiments:  “I know right from wrong. Wrong is the fun one.” on the inside drop down panel hints at what’s to come. It was stamped using Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats stamp set. Merry Christmas is a die cut using Karen Burniston’s Merry Christmas set. The white square diamond label is for a personal message is cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Holiday Charms – 1143
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Merry Christmas – 1065
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Squares – Crosshatch– 1056
• Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Katherine Label Pop-Up – 1011

Stamps

• Stampers Anonymous – Red Rubber Stamps – Tim Holtz Collection – Snarky Cats
• Stampers Anonymous – Red Rubber Stamps – Tim Holtz Collection – Snarky Cats Halloween

Papers

• Astrobrights – 8.5×11-inches 65lb Cardstock – Grocer Kraft
• Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11-inches Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
• White Cardstock

Ink

• Cricut – Marker – Medium Tip 1.0 – Gold
• Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
• Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

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

Tools

• Die Cutting Machine
• Paper Trimmer
• Score Board
• Bone Folder
• Pokey Tool
• Scissors
• Paper Masking Tape
• Stamping Platform
• LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
• Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
• WPear Blossom Press – Cardmaker’s T-Square A2

Miscellaneous

• Gold Metallic Thread