card making

Flower Cake Pop-Up Birthday Card

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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.

Card Back

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

Pop-Up Reindeer With Lights Christmas Card

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I had so much fun making a gingerbread house ornament for the Karen Burniston Design Team April 2026 Challenge using the Stage Pop-Up die set, that I made another Stage Pop-Up Christmas card with the Snowman Pop-Up and Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons die sets. The twinkly lights sentiment from the Christmas Wishes stamp set made me think of adding Pear Blossom Press EZ Lights to the card.

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

Pop-Up Stage Base: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Stage Pop-Up.) Cut two base pieces and two side pieces from the Stage Pop-Up die set from decorative cardstock. Cut three decorative rectangles from the Stage Pop-Up set in white. Cut two of the base polygon decorative pieces from white cardstock and two decorative papers. Save the white pieces to be stamped with a sentiments before gluing to the bottom and side of the stage base.

Reindeer Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly videos at the bottom of the linked pages for Snowman Pop-Up and Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons and the video above for alterations to the installation of the reindeer.) Cut from brown cardstock two set of the circle sides, one set of snowman body pieces, and one base strip from the Snowman Pop-Up. From the Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons set, cut one set of antlers, two sets of legs, one set of face pieces and one tail from brown cardstock. From white and black cardstock cut nose and eye pieces. Use the die stencil features to color leg hooves, and add highlights to eyes and nose. Assemble reindeer and add to stage base as shown in video above.

Lights: From the Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons set, cut two sets of light bulbs from white and color with markers. Use one set of Pear Blossom Press EZ Lights which are available from the KB Riley on-line shop. (Watch the video above for how the lights were added to the reindeer.)

Sentiments: The bottom sentiment is stamped with brown ink and comes from Christmas Wishes as is the side “Merry Christmas.” the “Happy New Year” is from Season of Cheer.

Envelope: The card is about 5 3/4 x 6 1/4-inches so it fits into a catalog envelope of 6×9-inches with the Twinkly Lights sentiment stamped on its back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Christmas Wishes
  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Season of Cheer

Papers

  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11-inch Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
  • Recollections – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Cardstock – Christmas Noel
  • Black and White Cardstock
  • Catalog (6×9) Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • OLO – Markers – Dragon Fruit, Ginger, Marigold & Sky
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black
  • Stampin’Up – Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

  • Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting Machine
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Microfiber Cloth

Miscellaneous

Wood Flower Card

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After receiving this personalized stamp set from Altenew, I had to make something with it. Card Chaos with Irene Smith! had a Bingo Challenge on with colors. I picked ivory, brown and teal colors and found a Stampin’ Up designer series paper pack called Country Woods that had those colors.

Cardbase: I used a brown kraft paper purchased A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase. Cut an ivory piece of cardstock 4×5.25-inches and glue to the front card panel.

Flower Image: Using brown ink and the Altenew Evergreen Beauty set, stamp the image on left bottom corner of a teal wood patterned paper 3.75×5-inches rectangle (Stampin’ Up – Country Woods). Stamp it again on a scrap of the same paper and color with teal watercolor pencil and teal marker. Fussy cut around the entire colored image. On a scrap piece of ivory colored woodgrain paper, stamp the flower and color with a brown watercolor pencil. Fussy cut around the colored flower.

Using 1mm thick foam tape, pop-up the entire colored image onto the rectangle stamped image.Next pop-up the brown colored flower on top of the colored image. Add nine gold gems to the image. Glue rectangle onto cardbase.

Sentiments: From the Altenew stamp set, “Hello friend” and “appreciate you” are stamped in brown ink onto ivory cardstock and fussy cut out. Glue directly to the card front. I used my custom stamp on the card back.

Envelope: Using a purchased A2 matching kraft paper envelope stamp the flower image on the back in brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Stamps

  • Altenew – Clear Stamps – Evergreen Beauty

Papers

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Brown
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Teal
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Potato Skin & Deep Viridian

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Scrapbook.com – Foam Tape – 1mm thick

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Craftstash – Gold Half Gems

Dad Joke for St. Patrick’s Day

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When I saw this Funny Bones sentiment (scroll down to see the joke), I immediately thought of Karen Burniston’s Family Room Pop-Up dies that would make some fun patio furniture using Karen’s new Stage Pop-Up as a base.

Pop-Up Stage Base: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Stage Pop-Up.) Cut two base pieces from the Stage Pop-Up die set and two grassy side pieces from the Grass Stage Add-Ons set. Cut six decorative rectangles from the Stage Pop-Up set. Cut two of the base polygon decorative pieces from patterned cardstock and two more from white cardstock. Glue the patterned cardstock to the top of the bases and the save the white to be stamped with a sentiment before gluing to the bottom of the stage base.

Furniture Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for Family Room Pop-Up .) Using shamrock patterned cardstock cut the sofa and chair seats and pillows. Cut the base piece from dark green cardstock. Assemble as shown in video. (Because I used a slippery coated patterned cardstock for my card. I had to use double-sided tape and glue dots to adhere my furniture.)

Sentiments: The top sentiment “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” is from the die set of the same name. On the bottom side of the Stage Pop-Up, I stamped on the two white decorator panels with the Funny Bones “ What’s Irish and stays outside all year?” on the upper piece and the answer “Paddy O’Furniture” on the lower piece so that when the card is folded you only see the question before you see the answer.

Envelope: The card fits into 6×9-inches catalog size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Funny Bones by Riley & Company – Clear Stamps – What’s Irish and Stays Out – RWD-1437

Papers

  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Coated Cardstock – Lucky Day
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Textured Cardstock – Jade -Lucky Clover: Buffalo Plaid
  • Cream Cardstock
  • Catalog (6×9) Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
  • Glue Dots

Tools

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

A Rosy Tag Book Birthday Card

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It’s time for the Karen Burniston Design Team March 2026 Challenge whose theme is For The Birds.I’ve chosen to make a Circle Tag Book Pop-Up card using rose patterned paper with bird embellishments from the Outdoor Scene die set and long stem roses from the Love Is In The Air Charms. There is also a tag bookmark feature to the card using the Topper Tags die set.

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

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up. Cut four of the tag die from patterned paper. Cut one hinge piece and two of the pop-up mechanism piece from the same patterned paper. Cut four of the circles from white cardstock. Also from white cardstock, cut two each of the medium and small birds in the Outdoor Scene set. Cut from red and pink cardstock four each of the circle and flower hole protectors from the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up set. Follow the video above for the assembly of card and placement of small birds.

Bookmark: The bookmark and lacy pocket were made by cutting the smallest tag die in the Topper Tags set from patterned paper. The white trim was cut from the backside of a scrap of the patterned paper with the decorative edge die in the same set and trimmed with the smallest tag die. The pocket was made in a similar way, but using the next largest tag die to cut to size. The flying bird was cut from white cardstock using the largest bird die in the Outdoor Scene set.

Sentiments: Using a stamping platform with the white circles cut using the Circle Tag Book Pop-Up circle dies, sentiments were picked from the following Karen Burniston stamp sets: Bouquet Sayings, Stage Scenes and Strut Your Stuff. “Big Hugs” on the bookmark comes from the Cat Sayings set. The long stem roses come from the Love Is In The Air Charms set.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Park Lane Paperie – 8.5×11 110lb. Cardstock – Roses
  • Red & Pink Cardboard Packaging
  • Red & Green Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Plastic Palette Knife

Miscellaneous

  • Ranger – Simon Hurley’s Astro Paste – Phoenix Feathers
  • Red Organza Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

Snow-One Sweeter Valentine

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A Valentine for my sweetie! Made with Simon Says Stamp’s collaboration with Pink & Main stamp set called Snow-One Like You and a heart die.

Cardbase: I folded an 8.5×11 sheet of white 65lb. cardstock in half to create a 4.25×5.5-inch rectangle that I cut two heart shaped cardbases from with the left edge of the die slightly over the folded edge. One cardbase I cut apart to glue over the back sides of the colored images.

Sentiments: On the front the cocoa cup reads “There is Snow-One Like You” and inside “Snow-one Sweeter!” and You melt my Heart.” All the sentiments come from Snow-One Like You stamp set.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Fun Stampers Journey – Steel Dies – Heart-Felt – DI-0033

Stamps

  • Simon Says Stamp’s collaboration with Pink & Main – Clear Stamps – Snow-One Like You

Papers

  • White Cardstock
  • White A2 Envelope

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • OLO – Markers – Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy, Dragon Fruit
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Orange
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Copper Clay

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Love Notes – A Pop-Up Valentine

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IT’S TIME for the Karen Burniston Products – KB Riley LLC January 2026 Release Blog Hop. (See GIVEAWAY details at the end of this post for blog hop list.) The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 10 new dies and 5 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to pre-order NOW!

Today’s card uses the new dies of Stage Pop-Up and Grass Stage Add-Ons and two new stamp sets – Love Notes and Stage Scenes.  The card also uses previously released die sets of Mailbox Pop-Up, Fence Add-Ons and Greeting Labels.

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

Stage Pop-Up Base: Using the Stage Pop-Up die set, cut two of the largest die from patterned cardstock. Cut six of the rectangle decorator dies from the same patterned paper. From green cardstock cut two of the grassy stage-side strips and two of the smaller grass strip from the Grass Stage Add-Ons die set.  Glue the decorator rectangles on to the front panels of the grassy stage-side strips.  Assemble the stage platform as shown above in the video.

Fence: Cut two of the fence pieces from the Fence Add-Ons die set. Trim off the right end large post and small tabs on each end to create a symmetrical fence with a large center post that is 4-inches wide. Repeat with second piece. Glue the pieces together matching up the fence pickets.

From green cut twice the short grass die from the Mailbox Pop-Up set and then cut each of them in the middle. Glue these pieces to the ends of the grass strips cut from the Grass Stage Add-Ons. Center and adhere the grass strips on the bottom edge of both sides of the fence. Trim the grass flush with the fence edge.

Mailbox: Cut the mailbox, lid and circle dies in the Mailbox Pop-Up set from silver cardstock. Cut the same pieces from the back side of the silver cardstock so you will have the reverse set of pieces. (A suggestion that I should have done when I cut my reverse pieces, is to lay a thin piece of paper on your cutting mat then then the sliver cardstock silver side down. Then the dies and top plate. This will help eliminate all the scratches that will be embossed onto the reverse silver side.)

Cut from brown, two mailbox posts and glue them to the center post of the fence on each side. Glue the Two lid pieces back-to-back. Glue the front mailbox piece onto the top of the brown post. Adhere the back mailbox piece back-to-back with the front mailbox with no glue on the front edge where the lid will be slid into it. Trim if necessary and glue the lid into the mailbox.  Add silver circles to the mailbox sides to cover the holes. Add the red flag to the front.

Tiny Envelopes: Cut seven of the envelopes in the Mailbox Pop-Up set from thin white cardstock. Fold on the side stitch lines. Glue one envelope together as shown in the video above. Cut one set of the tiny hearts in the same die set from red. Glue hearts to envelopes top flaps with a dot of glue.

Sentiments: Stamp seven of the Love Notes sentiments on thin paper and cut out with a square die and trim to fit into the envelopes. (I used the stitched 1 1/8-inch square die in the Greeting Labels set and trimmed on the stitched lines to get a 1-inch square.) Add a ¼-inch strip of thin paper to the back of the note to go in the mailbox envelope as shown in the video. Write “Lift” on one side and “Pull” on the other side of the strip. From Stage Scenes the “Push” with arrows was stamped on white and glued to the bottom of the stage to help the card recipient know how to open the stage card.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inches) size envelope with one of the Love Notes sentiments stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Stencil

  • Waffle Flower – Plastic –  Birthday Puppies

Papers

  • Simple Stories – 12×12 inch Double Sided Cardstock – Garden Party Collection – Tea Garden
  • Thin White Copier Paper
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Brown, Green, Red and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

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

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston – KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone’s blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday, February 9, 2026. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don’t forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

Karen Burniston – https://karenburniston.com/blog/january-2026-release-blog-hop/

Lois Bak – https://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/2026/02/karen-burniston-new-release-blog-hop.html

Sue Small-Kreider – YOU ARE HERE

Frances Byrne – https://stampowl.blogspot.com/2026/02/karen-burniston-kb-riley-llc-january.html

Jennifer Webster – https://www.jlwebstercreations.com/2026/01/karen-burniston-kb-riley-llc-january.html

Suzanne Smit – https://knutselsuus.blogspot.com/2026/01/kb-riley-llc-januari-2026-release-blog.html

Nicky Foden – http://mymessycraftroom.me/2026/01/28/little-bitty-pretty-one-karen-burniston-january-release-blog-hop/

Sandy Diller – https://sandydiller.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-release-blog-hop-2026.html

Pop-Up Valentine’s Day Hot Air Balloon Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #304 whose parameters were: drop down project, mahjong colors, go wild element and hand drawn border. I used new Karen Burniston dies and stamps for this airy, pop-up Valentine. (Dies will be available for sale on February 2, 2026)

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

Pop-Up Stage Base: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut two base pieces and two side strips from the Stage Pop-Up die set.

Hot Air Balloons and Raining Hearts: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) The Hot Air Balloons die set along with the tiny hearts from the Love Is In The Air Charms set are the key dies used. The hearts are sandwiched with dots of glue to pieces of cotton thread. The cloud die used is the largest one in the Hot Air Balloons set. Cut the different balloon designs several times from different patterned papers to get the different colored stripes.

Sentiments: “Go Wild!” is a previously released Karen Burniston die cut in red patterned paper. The “Happy Valentine’s Day” is part of the new Love Notes clear stamp.The stitching and hearts were hand-drawn onto the label. Stage Scenes stamps set was used for the “Push” on the bottom of the stage.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Echo Park – 6×6-inch Double-Sided Paper – Love Notes
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 80 lb. Cardstock – Copper Clay
  • Red, Tan and White Cardstock
  • Clear Plastic Packaging
  • 6×9-inch Catalog Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Stamping Block
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paperweight
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • White Cotton Sewing Thread

Spellbinders – Dancing Nutcracker Card

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Welcome to Day 4 of my Nutcracker series using a variety of stamps and die sets to make some nutcracker themed cards. My card today uses products by Spellbinders – Dancin’ Nutcracker Fritz and Happy Holidays die sets and Honey Bee Stamps Soulful Season 3D embossing folder as well as Hero Arts’ A Little Nuts stamp set.

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

Cardbase: Emboss a 5.5-8.5 piece of white 65lb. cardstock using the Honey Bee Stamps Soulful Season 3D embossing folder following the directions in the video above. Trim down to a 5×7-inch panel. Glue to the front of an A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase. (I used a purchased cardbase and envelope.)

Nutcracker & Drum: Referring to the image of the nutcracker on the packaging for the Spellbinders Dancin’ Nutcracker Fritz die set, cut out all the pieces using your own color scheme. Cut a black strip to go behind the face for the eyes. (I cut two drums – one for the front and one for the card back along with drum sticks.) Assemble nutcracker and drums as shown in video above.

Sentiments: Using the Spellbinders Happy Holidays die set, cut from red paper. (I upcycled a red envelope.)

Envelope: The panel card fits into an A7 size envelope with a nutcracker and “Nutcracker is my favorite season” on the envelope back using the Hero Arts’ A Little Nuts stamp set and blue ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Spellbinders –Cutting Dies – Dancin’ Nutcracker Fritz – S5-644
  • Spellbinders –Cutting Dies – Happy Holidays – S2-330

Embossing Folders

  • Honey Bee – 3D Embossing Folder – Soulful Season

Stamps

  • Hero Arts – Clear Stamps & Dies- A Little Nuts

Papers

  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11 100 lb. Cardstock – Cosmic Sky
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Gold Mirror Cardstock
  • Black, Pinks,Red and Yellow Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Paris Dusk
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Lost Shadow
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Dual Tip – Light Copper Clay
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Sponge Blending Tool
  • Tweezers
  • Spellbinders – Mighty Mister Spray Bottle
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Large Eyed Needle
  • Vivant – Cord/Thread – Gold