Pop-Up Hello Card

April 18, 2026April 18, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #315 whose parameters were: “hello” project, strawberry field colors, hop(s) hopping element and big letter(s). I used Karen Burniston dies and stamps for this stage pop-up card.

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 from the Stage Pop-Up die set and two side pieces from the Grass Stage Add-Ons set.

Hopping Bunnies: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut four of the hopping bunnies from brown using the Leaping Animals die set. Two of the four bunnies will be reversed. Cut two of the underbelly die from white. On the two front facing bunnies, use the stencil feature of the bunny die to ink in the facial features in black and the ears, tail and highlights in eyes with white gel pen. On the back two bunnies only color the tails.

Sentiments: “Hello” is die cut in red and pink using the Hello die set and dots added using a fine tipped pin. Stage Scenes stamps set was used for the “Push” on the bottom of the stage. “Just a little note” comes from the Music Sentiments stamp set. “Hop Hop Hooray!” is from the Bug Greetings stamps.

Envelope: The card fits into an A6 (4.75×6.5-inches) envelope with “Miles apart but close in Heart” stamped on the back flap using the stamp from Stage Scenes.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

Ciao Bella – 6×6-inch Double-Sided Paper – Aesop’s Fables
Keep It Simpe – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Jade Collection Pack
Red and White Cardstock
A6 (4.75×6.5-inches) Envelope – Cream

Ink

Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
Stamping Blocks
Stamping Platform
Scissors
Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
Tweezers
We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
We R Memories – QuickStick

Which Came First The Chicken or The Egg Birthday Card

April 15, 2026April 15, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

I like discovering new craft companies by perusing the Spin Sponsor section of Craft Roulette. That’s how I found this amusing stamp set of snarky birds from The Rabbit Hole Designs. I pared it with a nested egg shaped die set from Simon Says Stamp!

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

Cardbase: I used a 65lb sheet of white cardstock folded in half and die-cut the largest egg in the Simon Says Stamp Basic Shapes Nested Eggs die set. The die was placed with fold on the left side and the left edge of the die was slightly over the fold. I cut two eggs from decorative paper to cover the front and back of the card, gluing the back on first, trimming off the edge that extended over the fold before gluing the front egg onto the cardbase. (I stamped my inside sentiments before gluing the outside pieces onto the cardbase.)

Birds: Using black ink and The Rabbit Hole Designs Squawk Talk set, I stamped the images and front sentiment on to white cardstock. Next, using Nuvo Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils, I colored the images and used a water brush to smooth out the pigment. The images were then fussy cut out. I used 1mm thick foam tape, to pop-up the images and the sentiment on the card front.

Sentiments: From The Rabbit Hole Designs stamp set, “Happy Bird-day” and “I’m sorry did I roll my eyes out loud?” are stamped in black ink onto the inside of the cardbase. (I find it easier to do this stamping before finishing the outside of the card.)

Envelope: Using a A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) envelope I stamped “you’re egg-cellent” on the back in brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Simon Says Stamp! – Steel Dies – Basic Shapes Nested Eggs – 1579sd

Stamps

The Rabbit Hole Designs – Clear Stamps – Squawk Talk – TRH-259

Papers

Laserowe Love – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Cardstock – Vintage Trip by Renata Maslyk
White Cardstock
Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Hero Arts– Alcohol-marker friendly ink – Intense Black
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils

Adhesives

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

Tools

Paper Trimmer
Stamping Platform
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Water Brush

Zoyfold Christmas Card

April 11, 2026April 11, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #314 whose parameters were: a zoyfold (z-fold with joyfold) card, Easter egg colors, seal(s)(ing) element and 4-square. I created this 5-inch square card using Emily Moore Designs dies.

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

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the zoyfold card base. The z-fold is made from an 111×5-inch sheet of white cardstock, scored and folded at 3-inches and 6-inches. The triangular joyfold card is a square cut using the largest scalloped rectangle die in the Emily Moore Designs’ Decorative Sentiments Dies set.

Decorations: I used scraps of Anna Griffin Paisley paper to cover the card. The wax seal & ribbon uses Spellbinder’s Autumn wax bead mix, Sam Calcott’s Made to Surprise Christmas wax seal stamps, and the large fishtail banner from Emily Moore Designs’ Decorative Sentiments Dies. two small magnets from Scrappy Tails were glued and taped on to the underside of the seal to hold the card shut.

Sentiments: While the wax seal has “Merry Christmas” on it, the inside banner has “Peace & Joy.” The seal stamper and my wax seal stamp kit are by Sam Calcott’s Made to Surprise, while the banner sentiment comes from the Spellbinder’s Design A Plaid BetterPress set. The banner base is a die in the Emily Moore Designs’ Decorative Sentiments Dies.

Envelope: The card is thick because of the wax seal and would be hand delivered.

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Java Joe’s Coffee Cafe Card

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #313 whose parameters were: a bridge card, salad colors, “starts with J” element and swipe(s)(ing). I created this 4.25×5.375-inch A2 card using Honey Bee Stamps and dies.

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

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the back bit of cardbase from a 4.25×5.875-inch rectangle scored at .25 on each short side. Cut two 6×6-inch pieces of patterned paper into eight 1.5-inch strips to act as the bridge pillars to connect the coffee bar to the back card base.

Coffee Bar: There are lots of small decorative pieces in the Honey Bee Lovely Layers: Coffee Bar die set. (See the Layer Guide to determine how they go together.) Cut four of the large bar die from red. Cut four of the awning from green and four of the awning fringe from a cream mica sprayed cardstock.

Signs: Swipe the sign dies with brown ink cube before die-cutting. Cut two of the large sign die and four of the small coffee sign die. (I cut one of the large sign and did not ink it to create my JAVA JOE’S sign using a fine line marker.)

Sentiments: The “May your coffee be as sweet as you” on the inside of the card and the “How have you bean?” come from the Honey Bee You Had Me At Coffee stamp set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) size envelope with a stamped sentiment and two tiny die cuts of a coffee pot and and a bag of coffee beans both colored with alcohol markers.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Honey Bee Stamps – Lovely Layers Dies – Coffee Bar

Stamps

Honey Bee Stamps – Clear Stamps – You Had Me At Coffee

Papers

Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch Cardstock – Cranberry
My Favorite Things – 6×6-inch Single-Sided Cardstock – Finishes and Textiles
Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11-inch Cardstock – Tea Room
Brown, Cream, Gray, Green, White and Yellow Cardstock
Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Rich Cocoa
OLO Marker – Dragon Fruit, Muscat Grape, Neutral Gray 1,3,5,7,9, Raspberry
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Brown
Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Green
Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends – Light Copper Clay, Dark Wild Wheat, Light Daffodil Delight
Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write – Chocolate Chip

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Stamping Platform
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Pencil
Tweezers

April Fool’s Day Interactive Card

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #312 whose parameters were: a slimline card, insects colors, April element and “twist(s)”in the corner.”. I created this 3.75×8.5-inch card using Karen Burniston and Spellbinders dies.

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

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the cardbase from a 7.5×8.5-inch rectangle. I used the 2.4-inch die from Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set to cut the window in the card front centered about .875-inches from the top edge.

Fool/Jester: I used Spellbinders’ Wild Joker die set designed by Jaycee Gasper for my April Fool.I made him/her much like the package illustration, but cut all the dies twice – the clothing once in yellow and again in red – so I could mix up the clothing bits like a traditional jester’s costume. I cut down the middle of the main body piece and used scrap strips on the back to piece it together. I also place the collar with the head and hat on a wobble spring. Adhesive-backed gems were used as the round bells on the jester’s costume.

Pop-Up Mechanism: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked Katherine Label Pop-Up page.) Cut one of the mechanism from cardstock matching the cardbase. added to card as shown in the video above. Trim excess bit of mechanism that shows thru the window. Glue the jester onto the pop-up box so that the hand and hat don’t interfere with the mechanism and the jester’s foot stays inside the closed card.

Sentiments: The “Happy” comes from Karen Burniston’s Happy Easter die set while the remaining “APRIL FOOL’S DAY” was cut using her Alphabet set. The white label for a personal message comes from Katherine Label Pop-Up.

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 Business (9.5×4.25-inch) size envelope with the Funny Bones sentiment of “Handmade Cards because no one displays an email on the mantel” stamped in blue ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Funny Bones – Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Handmade Cards – RWD-738

Papers

Fun Stamper’s Journey – 8.5×11-inch Heavy Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
Gina K. – 8.5×11 100lb Cardstock – Blue Raspberry
Recollections – 8.5×11 65lb Cardstock – Red & Yellow
White Cardstock
#10 Business Envelope (9.5×4.25-inch) – Ivory

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk
Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Red

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Stamping Platform
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Pencil
Tweezers

Miscellaneous

BoBunny – Double Dot Jewels – Blue Hues
Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush Marker – Glitter Gloss
Riley and Company – Action Wobbles – Mini Action Springs

March Themed Pop N’ Swap Card

March 24, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #311 whose parameters were: a card with a tag, aquarium colors, march/March element and twist(s). I created this 5×7-inch card using Karen Burniston stamps and dies as well as Graphic 45 papers.

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

Cardbase: Watch the assembly video above for how to create the cardbase from a purchased 5×7 cardbase. I trimmed off 1.75-inches from the top of the card front. From the paper collection I used three different designs to cut the mats used on the front and inside of the card. Using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set, I cut two of the largest crosshatch border die from dark green, two of the largest plain die from light green and the scalloped rectangle from blue. From the green rectangles I used the medium plain rectangle die to cut out the centers for use elsewhere in the card.The paper collection has a sheet of borders that I cut apart and used to decorate the card.

Lion and Lamb: Watch assembly videos at the bottom of the linked pages for the Chicken, Pig and Lamb and the Monkey and Lion die sets. I used markers to add dimension and texture to the animals.

Pop N’ Swap Mechanism: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked Pop N’ Swap page.) Cut one of the mechanism from a light to medium weight cardstock. Using the two small rectangle dies in the Pop N’ Swap, cut two of the large die from light green and another two using the smaller die inside the larger die to cut frames of dark green. Assemble the framed rectangles with the lion and lamb as shown in the video above. Test placement of rectangles and trim as necessary before gluing the rectangles onto the mechanism arms.

Sentiments: The front sentiment of “March – In like a lion and Out like a Lamb” was originally from the Farmer’s Almanac. I die cut the word “MARCH” using a retired Spellbinder’s Font One – Upper Case and digitally created the rest of the sentiment and then die cut it out using the scalloped edge rectangle die in the Pop N’ Swap die set. Inside, a journaling card was used from the Graphic 45 Spring Is In The Air collection pack for the “Blossom by Blossom, Spring begins.” The tag was cut using the same die as on the card front with a stamped sentiment of ” Sending Happy Thoughts” from Karen Burniston’s Stage Scenes stamp set. I used a hole punch to have a spot to thread some baker’s twine through to make a tag.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) size envelope with a strip of decorative paper and leftover heart on the back of the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Stage Scenes

Papers

Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-Sided Cardstock – Spring Is In The Air
Cream, Pink and White Cardstock
Park Lane Paperie – A7 (5×7-inch) Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
OLO Markers – Cotton Candy and Sky
Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Gathered Twigs
Ranger – Letteri Fineliner 03 Marker – Yellow-Orange

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
We R – Precision Press Mini – Stamping Platform
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Pencil
Sponge Dauber
Tweezers

Miscellaneous

Baker’s Twine -Blue, Green & White

Star-Shaped Birthday Card

March 14, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #310 whose parameters were: a tri-fold card, vegetable garden colors, nursury element and star(s)/starry. I created this 5.5×5.5-inch star-shaped birthday card using dies.

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

Cardbase: I started with a 6×6-inch square of double-sided patterned yellow cardstock and die cut the largest five pointed star that I had in my stash. I folded two of the star points to the inside to make a rocket shape and decided to make a smiling face.

Decorations: To use the nursery parameter, I used some tiny plants for a plant nursery. (These come from the Karen Burniston Fireplace Extras 2 die set.)

Sentiment: I hand wrote the sentiment of “Happy Birthday Baby!”

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.5×5.75-inch) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Papers

Fun Stamper’s Journey – 8.5×11-inch Heavy Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
Impression Obsession – 6×6 80lb Double-Sided Paper Pack – Basics 1 – Yellow
Green Cardstock
Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Scissors
We R Memories – QuickStick

Hot Dog Themed Birthday Card

March 8, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #309 whose parameters were: a mini slimline card, jolly colors, in the kitchen element and mask(s)/(ing). I created this 3.5×6-inch hot dog themed birthday card by hand-drawing and cutting the entire card.

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

Cardbase: I started with a 7×6-inch rectangle of cream cardstock and scored and folded it into a 3.5×6-inch bottom fold card. After sketching out the hot dog in a bun, I cut out the sketch and traced the image on to the card with the fold at the bottom. Next, I trimmed out the image through both layers of cardstock. Then cut out the front bun from the sketch and traced it fold side down on just the front layer of the card, trimmed it out to make a fold down flap.Shade bun inside and out with a brown ink.

Decorations: The hot dog was cut from red cardstock and shaded with a red/brown ink. A zig-zag of yellow cardstock was sketched and then cut from cardstock. Using scraps of a dotted green patterned paper, I cut tiny squares of various sizes for the pickle relish spread inside the bun.

Sentiment: I hand wrote the sentiment of “Frankly Speaking, You’re the Best! Happy Birthday.”

Envelope: The card fits into a 3.625×6.5-inch envelope.

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Materials Used:

Papers

Green & White Dotted Cardstock
Cream, Red, Yellow Cardstock
Scrap Computer Paper

Ink

Pigma – Mircon 08 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Ranger – Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Rusty Hinge, Walnut Stain

Adhesives

Tools

Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
We R Memories – QuickStick

Circus Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

February 28, 2026March 24, 2026 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for Craft Roulette #308 whose parameters were: a card with a bookmark, circus colors, hug(s) element and feather(s)/(ing). I used dies from Karen Burniston and My Favorite Things to make this tri-fold, 5×7-inch pop-up birthday card.

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

Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Using two purchase 5×7-inch cardbases, glue them together to form a tri-fold card.

Hugging Arms: Follow the video above to see how 14 of the feathers cut using Karen Burniston’s Peacock Add-Ons die set were used with the two pink hands cut using My Favorite Thing’s Crafty Hands die set.

Photo Gallery Pop-Up: Cut two of the large pop-up gallery strips and their attachment triangle tabs from white cardstock using Karen Burniston’s Photo Gallery Pop-Up dies. Cover the strips with glitter paste as described in the video above and spray the tabs with mica sprays. Allow to dry before assembling. Cut the images to glued to the photo gallery using the largest rectangle die in Karen Burniston’s Greeting Labels die set.

Sentiments: On the card front is “Hugs” which is die cut twice from pink using Karen Burniston’s Word Set 9 – Love, glued together and the edges inked in brown to match the other signs cut from the Stamperia paper collection – Master of Magic. The “Happy Birthday Wishes” on the two train tickets were stamped using Honey Bee Stamps Ticket To Ride set.(See more about the making of these bookmarks by clicking here.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Honey Bee Stamps– Clear Stamps & Dies – Ticket To Ride

Papers

Blue Patterned Coated Cardboard Packaging
Pink Cardstock
Two A7 (5×7-inch) Cardbases – White
My Favorite Things – 8.5×11-inch 100lb Cardstock – White
Scrap Paper used in the bottom of a Spray Box
Stamperia – 8×8-inch Double-sided Papers by Antonis Tzanidakis – Master of Magic
Stamperia – 8×8-inch Double-sided Papers by Cristina Aadovan – Savana

Ink & Glitter Pastes

Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Paris Dusk, Rose Bud, Tuxedo Black
Nuvo – Mica Mist – Antique Gold, Fresh Pear, Nebula Blue
OLO Marker – Cotton Candy
Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Ranger – Simon Hurley’s Astro Paste – Phoenix Feathers
Stampin’Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Copper Clay
Tsukinfko – Antiquing Solution – Walnut Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Pencil
Scissors
Plastic Palette Knife
Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
Stamping Block
Stamping Platform
Microfiber Cloth

Miscellaneous

Metallic Pink Trim
Blue Embroidery Floss

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Pop-Up Hello Card

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Which Came First The Chicken or The Egg Birthday Card

Zoyfold Christmas Card

Java Joe’s Coffee Cafe Card

April Fool’s Day Interactive Card

March Themed Pop N’ Swap Card

Star-Shaped Birthday Card

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Hot Dog Themed Birthday Card

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Circus Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

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