Stenciling Fun

I played with the March 2025 Spellbinders’ Stencil of the Month set – Mosaic & Quilted Memories and the Embossing Folder of the Month – Mosaic Memories to create some birthday cards.

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

All cards are A2 size (4.25×5.5-inches).

Voilet Mosaic: This card used – Stencil of the Month – Mosaic Memories – SOM-MAR25, Embossing Folder of the Month – Mosaic Moments – EOM-MAR25, BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Cheers To You Sentiments, BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Make A Wish Sentiments, Distress Inks – Shaded Lilac & Wilted Violet, Purple gems, Lilac cardstock and White cotton paper.

Blue Violet Mosaic: This card used – Stencil of the Month – Mosaic Memories – SOM-MAR25, Embossing Folder of the Month – Mosaic Moments – EOM-MAR25, BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Make A Wish Sentiments, Distress Inks – Shaded Lilac & Wilted Violet, Blue gems, Light Blue & Lilac cardstock and Grey cotton paper. (Blue sentiment strip “Have the best day ever” is a heat embossed with a blue sparkle powder. Stamp set unknown.)

Violet Quilted:  This card used – Stencil of the Month – Quilted Memories – SOM-MAR25, BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Fancy Sentiment Strips, Distress Inks – Shaded Lilac, Yellow gems, Lilac cardstock and White cotton paper.

Posey Quilted:  This card used – Stencil of the Month – Quilted Memories – SOM-MAR25, BetterPress of the Month Press Plate & Die Set – Paint The Town-BPOM-NOV24, Distress Inks – Milled Lavender, Yellow gems, Lilac & Purple cardstock and White cotton paper. (Purple sentiment banner is hot foiled in black foil using an unknown “Happy Birthday” Glimmer plate but cut using Fancy Sentiment Strips die.)

Red Quilted:  This card used – Stencil of the Month – Quilted Memories – SOM-MAR25, BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Make A Wish Sentiments, Distress Inks – Lumberjack Plaid, Mustard Seed & Spiced Marmalade, Yellow cardstock, White cotton paper and a red satin bow.

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Materials Used:

Press Plates & Dies

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Cheers To You Sentiments
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Fancy Sentiment Strips
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – Make A Wish Sentiments
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress of the Month Press Plate & Die Set – Paint The Town-BPOM-NOV24

Stencils

  • Spellbinders – Stencil of the Month – Mosaic & Quilted Memories – SOM-MAR25

Embossing Folders

  • Spellbinders – Embossing Folder of the Month – Mosaic Moments – EOM-MAR25

Papers

  • Blue, Lilac, Purple, White and Yellow 65 lb. Cardstock
  • Crafter’s Companion – 4.25×5.5 250 gsm Cotton Paper – Cream, Grey, White
  • Scrapbook.com – 8.5×11 110 lb. Cardstock – Neenah Solar White
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Milled Lavender, Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – BetterPress Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Gelli Arts – 8×10-inch Gel Plate
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Red Satin Ribbon Bow
  • Adhesive Backed Gems- Blue, Purple, Yellow

It’s A Party – Celebrate Your Birthday!

When needing a large number of birthday cards, making multiple inlay die-cut backgrounds is the way to go.

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

Cardbase:  I made eight A2 size cardbases by folding 8.5×5.5-inch rectangles of white cardstock in half.

Card Front: The card front uses Concord & 9th’s Party Hats inlay die along with the slice of cake from Karen Burniston’s Big Birthday Charms.

Sentiments:  The sentiments were stamped in black ink using the Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set and Karen Burniston’s Celebrate, Happy Birthday and Shadow dies along with her Katherine Label Pop-Up die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A3 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope stamped with a sentiment or a hand-drawn heart.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – A4 Double-Sided Solid Colored Cardstock – Little Robin Redbreast
  • Craft Consortium – A4 Double-Sided Solid Colored Cardstock – ‘Tis the Season
  • Ink N’ Splatter – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Ladybug Days
  • Ink N’ Splatter – 6×6 Double-Sided Cardstock – Raspberry Crush
  • White Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Letter It – Fineliner Pen – Yellow
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red
  • Stampin’ Up – Stamp Write Marker – Chocolate Chip
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Paddlewheel Boat Pop-Up Birthday Card

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

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

A February Birthday Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #255 whose parameters included an A2 card, Valentine colors, February element, and metallic/foil.

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

Cardbase: I used a purchased cardbase and envelope. The cardbase had a pink plaid exterior with was covered with decorative paper on the card back and a frame mat was cut from red using the Karen Burniston rectangle die so that some of the pink plaid would show.

Sentiments:  The “Sweet” sentiment on the card front is front a journaling card from the 12×12 Memory Place paper collection. Inside, a Craft Roulette sentiment stamp was used for “Happy Birthday.”

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope with decorative paper strips glued to the back flap.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – The Basics
  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

  • Memory Place – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Paper – Peter’s Garden
  • Memory Place – 6×6 inch Double-Sided Paper – Peter’s Garden
  • Memory Place – 6×6 inch Collage Origami Paper – Peter’s Garden
  • Craft Smart – A2 Printed Card and Envelope – Pastel Plaids

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss
  • Nuvo – Glitter Marker – Lemon Drizzle

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Detail Scissors
  • Trimming Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

You Shine! – A Sweet Birthday Card

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

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

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

A Pop-Up Zoyfold Birthday Card

This card was made for Craft Roulette #249 whose parameters included a zoyfold card, elegant colors, front door and three circles. (This is my second zoyfold card. Click here to see my first.)

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 1/2x 5 1/2-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 process video for assembly instructions. The back of the card is covered with striped paper and a scalloped rectangle from the Karen Burniston’s Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set.

Gingerbread House: (Watch the assembly videos for the Tiny House Pop-Up and Gingerbread Tiny House Add-ons at the bottom of each of the linked pages.) I used Nuvo Jewel Drops, Nellie’s Choice Snow Effects and adhesive backed peppermint candies to decorate the gingerbread house before attaching the house to the card with hot glue.

Sentiments: All sentiments are by Karen Burniston. ”You’re Sweet!” and “Happy Birthday” die cuts. The envelope sentiment is from the Sweet Treats stamp set.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • PinkFresh Studio – 8.5×11 Essential Glitter Cardstock 250 GSM – Glacier
  • Stampin’ Up – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Marbled Elegance
  • Matte Gold Hammered Fabric Paper
  • Brown, Green, Red and White Cardstock
  • Recollections – A7 Envelope – Cream

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Tweezers
  • Hot Glue Gun

Miscellaneous

  • Kat Scrappiness – Rainbow Dot Sprinkles
  • Nellie’s Choice – Snow Effects
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss
  • Nuvo – Jewel Drops – Strawberry Coulis
  • Scrapbook.com – Pops of Color – Glitter-Champagne
  • Stampin Up – Real Red & White Adhesive-Backed Peppermints
  • 2-inch-wide Red Organza Heart-Edged Ribbon