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April Fool’s Day Interactive Card

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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

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

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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

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

Circus Themed Pop-Up Birthday Card

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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

Pop-Up Chalkboard Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #306 whose parameters were: A7 card, summer dessert colors, chalkboard element and bottom border. I used a variety of dies and stamps from Concord & 9th, Fun Stampers Journey, Hero Arts and Karen Burniston to make this pop-up birthday card.

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

Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut from 100 lb. cardstock one 5×7-inch rectangle and one 5×7.5-inch rectangle scored at 7-inches. Using Karen Burniston’s Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set, cut four of the largest crosshatch panel from decorative paper. Cut the pop-up tabs from Karen Burniston’s Christmas Trees Pop Stand die set into the inside papers as directed in the video, before gluing them into the card.

Pop-Up Chalkboard: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut two sign board easels from brown heavy weight cardstock and two black panels using the dies in the January 2019 My Hero Arts kit. Stamp with clear ink and heat emboss the sentiment and cake image with white detail embossing powder before assembling the easel.

Floral Decorations: (Watch the video above.) My colored cardstock was made by swiping ink pads across white and cream scraps of cardstock. Using Karen Burniston’s Fun Flowers die set, cut out and assemble four sets of flowers in different colors. Cut nine stems of leaves.Cut and decorate two butterflies.

Sentiments: On the card front the newspaper Celebration Times is from the Concord & 9th Happy Headlines stamp set.I printed a generic head shot as a placeholder for the photo of the individual that the card will go to. Inside, the “Happy Birthday is from the Karen Burniston Birthday/Belated stamp set and the “Eat Cake First” is from Fun Stampers Journey’s Birthday Bash set. The white label for a personal message was cut using Karen Burniston’s Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inch) envelope decorated with a stamped sentiment on the back flap from Concord & 9th Happy Headlines stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Crafter’s Companion – 5×7-inch 300 GSM Cardstock- Matt Black
  • Doodlebug Design – 12×12 Double-Sided Petite Print Cardstock – At The Zoo
  • Fun Stamper’s Journey – 8.5×11-inch Heavy Cardstock – Pumpkin Bread
  • My Favorite Things – 8.5×11-inch Smooth 100 lb Cardstock – White
  • Cream, Pale Gray, and White Cardstock
  • A7 (5×7-inch) Envelope – White

Embossing Powder & Ink

  • Hero Arts – Embossing Powder – White Detail
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Simon Says Stamp – Pawsitively Saturated Ink – Bubblegum, Citrine, Fairway,Lemonade, Sweets
  • Simon Says Stamp – Premium Pigment Ink – White
  • VersaMark – Watermark Stamp Pad

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Heat Tool
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
  • Ruler
  • Scissors
  • Scrapbook.com – Magic Mat
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Tape
  • Stamping Blocks as Paperweights
  • Stamping Platform
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Pop-Up Island Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #305 whose parameters were: joyfold card, cartoon colors, “starts with an i” element and include a scrap(s). I used new Karen Burniston dies and stamps for this large 7×6.6-inch joyfold card with a pop-up island on the inside.

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

Joyfold Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut from light blue cardstock one 5×7-inch rectangle, one 5×7.5-inch rectangle scored at 7-inches, and one 5×3.75-inches rectangle scored at 1.5-inches. Cut two 6.5×7-inch rectangles from tel blue cardstock. Using patterned paper of a water color, cut two 5×7 rectangles. Using the Curved Edges die set, cut each patterned paper rectangle to form wave of water in a circular pattern as shown in video. Assemble cardbase following the video above.

Pop-Up Stage Base: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) from light blue cardstock, cut two base pieces from the Stage Pop-Up die set and from the Sea Stage Add-Ons, cut two side strips and six of the decorator wave strips. From sand colored decorator papers cut two of the stage top decorator pieces. From water patterned paper, cut six of the rectangle decorator die in the Stage Pop-Up set.

Palm Trees Pop-Up: (Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for this die set.) Using the Palm Tree Pop-Up die set, cut one set of large tree trunks, two of smaller tree trunks and 12 coconuts from brown. Use the stencil feature on the dies to add texture to the tree trunks. Cut four small palm fronds and two of each of the large palm fronds from green. Cut one tree base strip from a heavy card stock and cover with sand paper.Assemble as directed in the videos.

Hippo and Scuba Gear: (Watch the assembly videos at the bottom of the linked pages for these die sets.) Using the Safari Animals and Tiny Accessories 4 die set, cut out and color the hippo and scuba gear.

Sentiments: The card front is stamped with three sentiments – “Sun, Sand, Sea” and “Life is better on the water” from Cruise Greetings and “Happy Birthday” from Rainbow Greetings. The die cut “Happy Birthday” is from Chloe’s Creative Cards. Inside is the “Bold Briant Colorful You” from the stamp set Strut Your Stuff. The inside labels were cut from white cardstock using Greeting Labels die set. “Enjoy the beauty of the world beyond the horizon” is stamped on the card back from Cruise Greetings.(I used one ink pad to stamp the sentiments as tone on tone and to add depth to the die-cut words by covering the cardstock with swipes of ink before cutting into it.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Bazzill – 8.5×11-inch Basic Papers Textured Cardstock – Rain Forest
  • Park Lane Paperie – 8.5×11-inch White Core Smooth 65lb Cardstock – Blue/Teal
  • Prima Marketing – 12×12 Single-Sided Paper – Botanical Collection – My Darling
  • Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 80 lb. Cardstock – Copper Clay
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Clear Vellum
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Single-Sided Paper – Light Burlap
  • Neon Green, Pink, Purple, Red and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

  • Catherine Pooler – Premium Dye Ink – Party Collection – All That Jazz
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Abandoned Coral, Rustic Wilderness
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Chisel Tip – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Pink

Adhesives

Tools

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

Junk Journal Folio Pop-Up Card

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Wanting to make a project with the Graphic 45 Curiouser & Curiouser paper collection, I used the new Karen Burniston Photo Gallery Pop-Up die set along with her previously released Waterfall Card dies to make this Alice in Wonderland themed junk journal folio card.

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

Cardbase: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Cut a 5×12-inch rectangle from double-sided cardstock. Cut another rectangle at 5×7 1/4-inches from the same cardstock. Score both pieces at 6 7/8-inches. Glue tab of short piece to long piece on the 7-inch side to form a 19-inches long trifold cardbase.

Waterfall Card Front: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) on the 5×12-inches cardbase piece, using the half-circle die in the Waterfall Card set, cut the thumb hole in the center of the fold. Cut the waterfall pull strip and base piece from the same patterned cardstock, train the folds and glue the smiley face tabs together. Centering the pull strip over the thumb hole, staple the base piece in place at the bottom corners.Cut four images from the double-sided papers so that they are 2 3/4-inches tall and less than 4-inches wide. Glue images to waterfall base as shown in the video. Attach the “pull” arrow rectangle die cut from the Waterfall Card set to the end of the pull strip.

Pocket Tags: Cut one or two images to be tags for the second cardbase panel (My images are 3 3/4×5-inches and 3 3/4×5 1/2-inches.) Punch holes and thread through ribbon as pull strings. Cut and decorate a 2 1/5×4 3/4-inch piece of the same cardstock as the cardbase and glue on three sides to make the tags’ pocket.

Photo Gallery Pop-Up: (Watch the video above for assembly instructions.) Using the Photo Gallery Pop-Up die set, cut two of the large gallery pieces matching the direction of the pattern paper so that when glued together the pattern is all going the same way. Cut the two triangle tabs from the same paper as the cardbase. Cut one of the smaller galley piece. From the patterned paper cut enough images to fit the two gallery pieces. (Note that many of my images stick up over the top edge of the gallery pieces.) Attach the gallery pieces as shown in the video above. Decorate the cardbase with extra images taking care to not cover folds or create catchpoints.

Envelope: This junk journal folio card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Graphic 45 – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Curiouser & Curiouser Collection Pack
  • Graphic 45 – 12×12-inch Double-Sided Paper – Curiouser & Curiouser Patterns & Solids Pack
  • Black Coated Cardstock Packaging

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

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

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