card making

Paddlewheel Boat Pop-Up Birthday Card

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It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for March 2025 using the theme of Lake or Ocean. I made a birthday card using the Cruise Ship Add-ons, Boat Pop-Up and Cruise Charms to make a pop-up paddlewheel boat. (You can see other boat and ship pop-ups by clicking here.)

Watch the process video to see how I made this 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. Cover the four panels with decorative papers.

Pop-Up: Watch the assembly videos for the Boat Pop-Up and Cruise Ship Add-ons. Cut out one of the back trim piece from the Cruise Ship Add-ons and two of the ship’s wheels from the Cruise Charms in red.  Trim the ship’s wheels as directed in the video above.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments used on the card come from the Sail Away stamp set except for the “Happy Birthday” which is from the Belated Birthday set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stamped with a sentiment used on the card on the back flap in dark brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Glitz Girls – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper –Love Nest by Lisa Rupp
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12 inch Single-Sided Paper – Beach House
  • Blue, Red and White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

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

Miscellaneous

  • Cotton Ball

A Toast To You – A Birthday Card

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This pun themed card is a pop-up card that has a piece of toast that moves up when the card is opened. It is a top-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) cardbase That uses Karen Burniston’s Parcel Pop-Up mechanism to make the toast and lever move when you open it.

The frame around the inside sentiment is from Karen Burniston’s Frame Pull Pop-Up and the sentiment is from her Photo Memories stamp set. The HBD! stamped on the toast is by Craft Roulette.

The toaster and bread were of my own design. The black decorative design on the toaster comes from a previously released die set by Karen Burniston. The doily is from Paper Discovery.

The letters on the card front are by PoppyStamps.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – Kraft
  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8 Double-Sided 230 GSM papers – Berry Sweet
  • Gray Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Gathered Twigs
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

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

You Shine! – A Sweet Birthday Card

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This card was made using stamps and dies from the February 2025 Scrapbook and Cards With Love event. I designed this card before the event as a birthday card for someone who loves lavender.

Cardbase:  I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and envelope to create this layered floral card with positive vibes. The background of Lavender cardstock was cut with the scalloped edged rectangle from Karen Burniston’s Rectangles & Labels die set and covered with dots from a white gel pen.

Jar:  Stamping the jar on a lightweight white cardstock I drew green stems in the jar with an alcohol marker and then inked in the jar using the stencil as a mask with a light green-blue ink. Again using the jar stencil, I covered the jar with a light coating of a glitter paste and let dry. Die cut out the jar once it is thoroughly dried.

Flowers:  Stamp the floral bouquet onto lightweight white cardstock and color using the stencil set and sponge daubers to color with Distress Inks. Die cut out the bouquet.

Sentiments:  Die cut the “You Shine” from dark purple and its shadow from white. Glue together.  Stamp on the outside envelope flap “you have a way of making everything better just by being you” in black ink. Stamp the tiny trio of flowers in purple ink to match flowers on the card. Using the same purple ink to stamp “Happy Birthday” inside the card using the Craft Roulette sentiment stamp.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Scrapbook and Cards Today’s With Love Feb. 2025 workshop kit – Clear Stamps
  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Friends #01

Stencil

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

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Lavender and Purple Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Abandon Coral, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina, and Seedless Preserves
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Paste Knife

Miscellaneous

  • Nuvo – Glimmer Paste – Moonstone

Kindness Personified – A Thank You Card

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This card was made using stamps and dies from the February 2025 Scrapbook and Cards With Love event. I designed this card before the event as a thank you card.

Cardbase:  Cut a 8.5×5.5-inch rectangle from white cardstock. fold to make a side-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.

Coffee Cup:  Stamping the coffee cup on a lightweight white cardstock in red ink. Stamp the dots on the lower half of the cup also in red. Using a blending brush and stencils, color in the handle and shade the top, sides and bottom of the cup leaving most of the center white. Die cut out the cup. Adhere to card front using thin foam squares (or one layer of foam tape.)

Flowers:  Stamp the floral bouquet onto lightweight white cardstock and color using the stencil set and sponge daubers to color with Distress Inks. Die cut out the bouquet. Adhere to card front using thick foam dots (or two layers of foam tape.) Add highlights to the bouquet with a glitter gloss pen.

Sentiments:  Die cut the “You are” from dark purple and its shadow from white. Glue together.  Stamp on the inside “kindness” in black and “made with love” on the card back in red.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.24×5.5-inch) envelope with flowers stamped on the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

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

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Purple Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud, Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Abandon Coral, Fossilized Amber, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, Saltwater Taffy, and Seedless Preserves
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Blending Brush

Button Heart Gate Fold Aperture Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #250 whose parameters included a funn fold card, nostalgic colors, blanket element and buttons.

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

Details and supplies used are below.

Cardbase: Cut a 5.5×12-inch piece of light pink cardstock. Score at 2-inches, 4-inches, 8-inches and 10-inches. Fold as shown in video. On the gate fold panels, place heart die with center points over the fold and die-cut. Repeat on other side lining up the die to make a mirror image. I used the third largest die in Karen Burniston’s Hearts – Crosshatch set.

Buttons: I cut 70 buttons from four shades of pink cardstock. Using thin cotton string, thread the buttons’ holes and hand-tied knots to all of the card front buttons. The buttons were cut using Karen Burniston’s Sewing Charms die set.

Sentiments: All sentiments stamped in black ink on two rectangular panels cut using Karen Burniston’s Rectangles Crosshatch die set. “Happy Birthday is by Rubbernecker Stamps and the other two sentiments are Riley and Company’s Funny Bones stamps.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) size envelope. A die-cut button was glued to back flap to hint at whats to come.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Riley and Company – Funny Bones Stamps – Red Rubber Stamp – RWD-1119- Do Something
  • Riley and Company – Funny Bones Stamps – Clear Stamp – RWD-1259-You Are Far Too Special
  • Rubbernecker Stamps – Red Rubber Stamp – 0218 SO – Happy Birthday

Papers

  • DCWV – 12×12 Textured Cardstock Stack – Brights
  • Core’dinations – 12×12 80lb. Textured Cardstock – Candy Shop Canvas
  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

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

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • Pencil
  • Art Gum Eraser

Miscellaneous

  • Thin Cotton String

Zoyfold Winter Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #245 whose parameters included a tri-panel card, North or South Pole colors, holiday floral and snowflake(s). (I added the personal challenge of making a zoyfold card.)

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

Details and supplies used are below.

Cardbase: The cardbase is really a blend of two cardbases together. The larger card is a 5×7-inch landscape/horizontal z-fold card with an almost square 4 1/8 x 4 1/4-inch card for a joyfold card Hence the newly coined card fold – the zoyfold (The term was coined by Mary Gunn Funn and Irene “Hattrick” Smith on the Craft Roulette Members Show #244.) Watch the video for assembly instructions.

Sentiments: All sentiments” When Snow is falling, Crafts are calling,” “You’re so cool,” and Happy Brrrthday to you.” are from the Karen Burniston Winter hugs stamp set. The “So I made this cool card” stamped on the card back with my signature is also from the same stamp set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5x 7-inch) size envelope. “HBD” for Happy Birthday is stamped on the envelope flap using a Craft Roulette stamp.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Winter Hugs
  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Evening Surf
  • Park Lane Paperie – 6×6 Cardstock – Silver Holographic
  • PinkFresh Studio – 8.5×11 Essential Glitter Cardstock 250 GSM – Glacier
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Matte Silver Envelope – Upcycled
  • Pale Gray 8.5×11 60 lb. Cardstock
  • Black, Red, White and Yellow Cardstock
  • Recollections – A7 Envelope – Cream

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

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

Miscellaneous

  • Iridescent White Ric-Rac

Showing Gratitude

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Getting ready for the Christmas rush by making Thank You cards using my Spellbinders’ BetterPress and Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up and Thank You dies.

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

Cardbase: All the cards are made from purchased A7 (5×7-inches) kraft cardstock bases with matching envelopes.

Sentiments: The outside sentiments are all Spellbinders BetterPress plates and inks. The “I’m so Grateful for you” is printed in Clay and Coastal inks using the So Grateful for You plates and die set. The inside pop-up sentiment uses Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up, Thank you and Thank You Shadow die sets.(See video above for assembly.) Thank You very much” cards use the same inks and the Thank You Very Much plates and template.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with hand-drawn hearts on the back flaps.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – So Grateful For You
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates – Thank You Very Much

Papers

  • Stamperia – 6×6 inch Double-Sided Patterned Cardstock – Backgrounds – Magic Forest
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Evening Surf
  • Kraft and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Inks – Clay and Coastal

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress System
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Studio Katia – Iridescent Butterflies
  • Blue Organza Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

A Purrfect Birthday Pop-Up Card

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This is the fourth in a series of cards that have shelves as the main element of the card.

This card was made with Waffle Flower dies, stamps and stencils.

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

Cardbase: The outer cardbase is an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) made from an 8.5×5.5-inch rectangle of lightweight white cardstock.  The outside is covered with panels of decorative paper.

Pop-Out Shelves: For the popout shelves cut an 8.5×5.5-inch rectangle of either patterned cardstock or lightweight cardstock with decorative paper covering it. Mark the center of the rectangle at 4.24-inches at the top and bottom of the cardstock and place the Inside Pop-Up Shelves die’s dotted center line on the center marks. Run through a die cut machine and work the fold-lines to make the shelves pop-out. Die-cut just the shelves from a woodgrain paper. Cut the shelf sections out and glue to the large pop-up panel. Decorate with plants from the Shelf Add-Ons die set.

Cats: Add to the shelves, cats die-cut from black cardstock using the Cattitude die set. Stencil cats using the Birthday Kitties Stencil set onto white cardstock and fussy cut out for use on card front.

Sentiments: Using the Purrfect Sentiments stamp set, stamp “Everyday is caturday” on white cardstock and “Have a purrect birthday” inside the card. Add “You’re the cat’s meow” diecut Subsentiments Cat to the inside shelves.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope which has a cat stamped on its back flap from the Cattitude stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Cattitude
  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Inside Pop-Up Shelves
  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Shelf Add-Ons

Stamps

  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Cattitude
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Purrfect Sentiments

Stencil

  • Waffle Flower – Plastic – Birthday Kitties

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Stampin’ Up – 12×12 Designer Series Paper – Earthen Elegance
  • Black, Greens and Yellow Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Black Soot, Fossilized Amber, Hickory Smoke, Lumberjack Plaid, Prize Ribbon
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip –Blue, Green, Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Waffle Flower – Subsentiments Cat – Diecuts

A Monsters’ Gallery of Birthday Fun!

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Just a fun birthday card featuring monsters on a Karen Burniston Photo Fan Pop-Up.

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

Cardbase: Starting with a 5.5×8.5-inch rectangle of white cardstock folded in half to form a 4.25×5.5-inch side-fold A2 cardbase, the card was covered with colorful glassine paper inside and out. The inside panels were cut with the largest die in Karen Burniston’s Rectangles-Crosshatch set.

Monsters:  Monster Gallery stamp set is used as a front panel cut out as separate squares for the inside pop-up feature. The images were colored with watercolor pencils and then waterbrushed to even out the color.

Photo Fan Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Photo Fan Pop-Up die.

Sentiments:  The inside sentiments of “Celebrate your big awesome super day” and “Happy Birthday to You” are from Karen Burniston’s Photo Memories stamp set. The “Monster Wishes” on the card front and “Monster Hugs” on the card back are from the Monster Gallery stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. On the back flap there is a “M” cut from scrap paper and glued there.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb Cardstock – white
  • Scrapbook.com – 4.25×5.5 Heavy Weight, Smooth, 400 GSM Mixed Media Paper Pad – White
  • We R Memory Keepers – 12×12 inch Food Safe & Grease Resistant Glassine Paper – Oh Goodie!
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink, Pigments

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencils – Antique Linen, Barn Door, Cracked Pistachio, Fossilized Amber, Kitsch Flamingo, Mermaid Lagoon, Mustard Seed, Pickled Raspberry, Prize Ribbon, Salty Ocean, Salvaged Patina, Speckled Egg, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Villainous Potion
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 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
  • Waterbrush