Lion

March Themed Pop N’ Swap Card

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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

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

Going Wild for a Double Rainbow Birthday!

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It’s Day One of Sneak Peek Week for Karen Burniston’s June 2025 release of ten new dies and five new clear stamps. For this double rainbow birthday card, I used several of the new sets including Arch Pop-Up and Rainbow Add-Ons die sets and Rainbow Greetings stamp set. This card was also made using Craft Roulette #270’s parameters of an A7 card, 1980s colors, interjection!!!, and include an arch.

Cardbase:  I used an A7 (5×7-inch) purchased kraft cardbase and matching envelope. The front panel is covered with a 4.5×6.5 sheet of decorative paper.

Arch Pop-Up:  Cut out the two large arch dies in the Arch Pop-Up from solid 65-80lb. cardstock. Assemble the arch by gluing the two halves together and then adding the rainbow strips which were cut using double-sided adhesive tape and the Rainbow Add-Ons die set. Make a second arch. Trim off the bottom tabs of the second rainbow and fold the feet of the arch to form tabs of a similar size to what was cut-off. Glue the largest arch into the card first and add the second rainbow checking for catchpoints. Decorate with the rainbows with the sun and clouds in the Rainbow Add-Ons.

Animals:  The animals come from the previously released the Monkey and Lion and the Safari Animals die sets.

Sentiments:  Other than the die-cut “Go Wild!” all the sentiments were stamped using the Rainbow Greetings stamp set in black ink on white cardstock. Inside the card, “Wishing you sunshine and rainbows” was cut out using the smallest fancy label die in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set with the larger crosshatch fancy label being used for the personal message label. On the card front, “Happy Birthday” was cut out using the oval die in the Lorna Label Pop-Up die set.

Envelope:  The card fits into A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with the back flap covered with decorative paper.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch Solid 80 lb Cardstock – Poppy, Marmalade, Buttercup, Clover, Peacock, Eggplant, Spout, Oceanside
  • Spellbinders – 8.5×11-inch 80 lb Cardstock – White
  • The Paper Studio – 12×12-inch Single-Sided Patterned Paper – B/W Mirrored Polka – Bright Yellow
  • A7 Cardbase & Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write Dual Tipped Marker – Chocolate Chip

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

It’s Who You Meet Along The Way

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It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for June 2025 using the theme of Animals and Characters. I chose to make a Wizard of Oz themed card using a variety of die sets. (See Materials Used for the list of dies used located at the bottom of this post.)

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

Cardbase: Start with a 8.5×5.5-inch piece of single-sided patterned cardstock and fold in half to form a side-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) card. Cover the two inside panels with decorative papers cut with the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set.

House Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly video for Tiny House Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page.) Follow the directions in the process video above for the modifications made to the Tiny House Pop-Up using the Beach Bar Tiny House Add-Ons to add a porch to the house.

Characters: (Watch the assembly videos for Paper People, Knight and Dragon, and Monkey and Lion located at the bottom of the linked pages.) Follow the directions in the process video above for the modifications made to these die sets for the specific characters. For the Witch’s legs cut two strips of white cardstock 1/8-inch thick and draw red strips on them. Die cut shoes from the Witch and Cauldron die set in red glitter cardstock.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments used on the card are stamped using brown ink and Riley and Company Wizard of Oz Dress-Up stamps.

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

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

  • Riley and Company – Clear Stamps & Dies – Dress-Up Riley – Oz 1 & Oz 2

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch Solid 80 lb Cardstock – Poppy, Buttercup, Peacock
  • DCWV – 6×6 Mat Stack of Glitter Cardstock – Pink, Purple, Ruby
  • Hunkydory – A2 Mirri Card – Oxidised Metals
  • Keep It Simple – 12×12 Double-Sided Paper –Back To Basics – Jade Collection Pack – Meadow: Floral
  • Recollections – 8.5×11-inch Solid 100 lb Cardstock – Flesh Tones
  • Whimzwhirled – Digital papers – Yellow Brick Road
  • Brown and Tan Cardstock
  • White Copier Paper
  • Blue Checked Cardstock
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Husk Smooth

Ink

  • Creative Craft Products – Dual Tipped Alcohol Markers – BG1 Blue Grey, 95 Burnt Sienna, WG1 Warm Grey
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Espresso Truffle and Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black, Red
  • StazOn -Solvent Ink – Jet Black

Adhesives

Tools

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

Carousel Birthday Card

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This birthday card was made for Craft Roulette #199 whose parameters included card with a bookmark, bakery colors, large animal element and horizontal lines.

For this card I used dies from two of my favorite crafting companies – Karen Burniston Pop-Ups and Rubbernecker Stamps (rebranded as Brass & Bliss). The front carousel, as well as the animals and lattice work used on the inside cake are from Rubbernecker’s retired Carousel set. The other dies used are Karen Burniston’s Happy Birthday Shadow, Happy Birthday, Cake Trims and Cake Pop-Up.

Cardbase: I used a purchased A7 (5×7-inch) cardbase and envelope. Cut four 5×7 panels of decorative paper. Glue two to the outside and two to the inside of the cardbase leaving the center fold uncovered. (I used two panels of a London park map paper inside the card, matching up the design at the fold.)

Card Front: The background paper, green border and journaling quote card are all from a Mary Poppins themed paper collection. The carousel is a bookmark tucks into the journaling card pocket. To create the pocket, I used thin strips of foam tape on three sides of the journaling card.

Bookmark: Because the carousel die is one piece, I cut it three times from white cardstock and once from red cardstock. For the animals I used markers to color them and glitter markers to add some magic to each critter. Once all the elements for the carousel were cut, colored and assembled, I glued them together at the top of a 4×8-inch rectangle of heavy white cardstock. Using a ruler, draw with a pencil the bookmark base as a 2-inch wide column centered at the bottom of the carousel. Fussy cut around the carousel and bookmark base. Punch a hole in the top point of the carousel. Thread two 6-strand pieces of yellow embroidery floss through hole for a bookmark pull. Decorate base and back with stickers from the paper collection.

Card Back: keeping with the bookmark theme, more of the collection paper was used to cover the card back featuring books and a sticker related to reading.

Pop-Up Cake: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the link page for the Cake Pop-Up before die cutting. I wanted the cake to resemble the carousel, so the middle layer is white with the animals from the carousel die attached. The base layer is red and uses the carousel base cut in white trimmed to fit the sides of the cake. The top layer uses the Cake Trims set’s scalloped swag trim and the candle from the Cake Pop-Up set to suggest the roof and flag of the carousel.

Sentiments: Happy birthday uses two dies – the shadow cut in pink patterned paper and the words cut in matte gold.

Envelope: The back flap of the envelope has a carousel tent top.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided textured Paper Collection Kit – Practically Perfect
  • Spellbinder’s – 8.5×11 Color Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift
  • Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
  • Matte Gold Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – White

Ink

  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Fired Brick
  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker .05 in Point – Gold
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Pale Lavendar
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Write Marker – Chocolate Chip
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Daffodil Delight
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Pretty Pink
  • Scrapbook.com – Glitter Brush Marker – Sunshine Yellow

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Bone Folder
  • Craft Mat
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Pencil
  • Ruller

Miscellaneous

  • Embroidery Floss –Yellow