Surprise Quad Fold Pop-Up Christmas Card

August 24, 2025 | ullycatdesigns

This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #281 whose parameters included a 4×6-inch card, coffee aisle colors, from a tree element, and outside the line. I chose to make a Christmas card with a Funn surprise inside this pop-up card using dies by Karen Burniston and stamps by Tim Holtz.

Watch the video below to learn how this card was made.

Cardbase: The cardbase is made from 65lb kraft colored cardstock cut into two pieces of 6×8-inch rectangles and one 4×6-inch rectangle. The two large pieces are scored at 4-inches along the 8=inch side to form two 4×6 side-fold cards. The 4×6-inch panel is scored along the short side at 1/4-inch to form a tab. Assemble the card base as shown in the video above. The two apertures were die cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.

Pop-Up Mechanisms: Two Katherine Label Pop-Up mechanisms were used to animate the tree branches to reveal the cat laying in the Christmas tree. See the video above or watch the assembly video at the bottom of this linked page to understand how the mechanisms are cut out and installed. The moving tree branches are made with five or more of the fir branches from Karen Burniston’s Holiday Charms die set.

Decorations: The Holiday Charms are used to create the double sided ornament and fir tree branch window decorations. Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats Halloween stamp set was used for the cat.

Sentiments: “I know right from wrong. Wrong is the fun one.” on the inside drop down panel hints at what’s to come. It was stamped using Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Collection Snarky Cats stamp set. Merry Christmas is a die cut using Karen Burniston’s Merry Christmas set. The white square diamond label is for a personal message is cut using Karen Burniston’s Squares – Crosshatch set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Stampers Anonymous – Red Rubber Stamps – Tim Holtz Collection – Snarky Cats
Stampers Anonymous – Red Rubber Stamps – Tim Holtz Collection – Snarky Cats Halloween

Papers

Astrobrights – 8.5×11-inches 65lb Cardstock – Grocer Kraft
Fun Stampers Journey – 8.5×11-inches Cardstock – Cranberry Bliss
White Cardstock

Ink

Cricut – Marker – Medium Tip 1.0 – Gold
Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer – Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Score Board
Bone Folder
Pokey Tool
Scissors
Paper Masking Tape
Stamping Platform
LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
WPear Blossom Press – Cardmaker’s T-Square A2

Miscellaneous

Gold Metallic Thread

Thanksgiving Pop-Up Room Scene Card

November 5, 2024November 22, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

It’s time for the November 2024 Karen Burniston Design Team Challenge of Autumn or Christmas Cheer celebrating the season.

I’ve chosen to celebrate Autumn and Thanksgiving harvest foods with another 6×6-inch pop-up kitchen scene card featuring the new Sweet Treats clear stamp set along with the previously released Oven Pop-Up, Oven Extras, Baking Borders, Explosion Pop-Up and Bitty Ball and Mini Ball Double-Ups die sets.

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

Here is a link to my Trimming the Christmas Tree room scene card similar to this kitchen card.

Cardbase: From 100 lb. cardstock cut two 6 x 6 1/2-inch rectangles, one 6 x12-inch rectangle, and one 6 x 5-inch rectangle. Watch video to see the order of assembly of pieces and when to cover pieces with decorative paper.

Windows: Using the Bitty Ball Double-Ups large die, cut windows into the two 6 x 6 1/2-inch rectangles of the card base. Use the Mini Ball Double-Ups to cut the rear window in the 4 1/2-inch tall wall panel. The door uses the Rectangles–Crosshatch and the Long Rectangles–Crosshatch as well as the leftover rectangles from the oven rack and black circle from the oven burner in the Oven Pop-Up set.

Oven: Cut two of the Oven Pop-Up base and cut one in half and assemble the base pieces as shown in the tutorial video above. Complete as shown in Karen Burniston’s assembly video. (Watch assembly video on the dies’ linked page.)

Cabinets: Cut eight of the cabinet doors from the Oven Extras set. (Watch assembly video on the dies’ linked page.) Add to the scene as shown in the tutorial video above. The double cabinet counter tops are cut using the second smallest rectangle in the Short Rectangles-Crosshatch. (While the tutorial video shows using the Explosion Pop-Up for the base of the island cabinets, you could just use a cut down oven base for this island.)

Decorations: The pies come from the Baking Borders set while the oven mitts are from the Oven Pop-Up set. The turkey in the roasting pan in the oven as well as the orange pot on the stove are from the Oven Extras set as is the pop-up cubes that animate them as the card opens. The pumpkins and leaves on the outside panels are from the Autumn Elements set.

Sentiments: The card uses two sentiments from an American Crafts journaling card paper sheet as well as the Sweet Treats stamped sentiments. Die-cut “Happy Thanksgiving” and “Welcome Autumn” come from Word Set 7- Autumn.

Envelope: The card is thick, so a special padded envelope is needed to mail it.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Sweet Treats

Papers

American Crafts – 12×12 inch Singled-Sided Paper – AutumnSentiment Squares & Autumn Trees
Bazzill – 12×12 Cardstock – Avalanche
Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Tiara -18-1002
Grafix – 8.5×11 Dura-Lar Acetate .005 – Clear Film
DCWV– 4.5×6.5 Cardstock Matstack – The Spooky Time
Memory Box – 8.5×11 inch Textured Cardstock – Woodgrain – Kraft
Hot Off The Press – 12×12 inch Double-Sided Papers – North Country
Stampin’ Up – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Copper Clay
The Paper Cut – 8.5×11 Glossy 10 PT Kromekote Cardstock – White
Silver Foil Cardstock
Black, Brown and White Cardstock

Ink

Hero Arts – Alcohol-Marker Friendly Ink Pad – Intense Black
Simon Says Stamp – Preium Pigment Ink – White
Crafter’s Squares – Metallic Markers .05 in – Silver
Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Yellow
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black

Adhesives

Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
Double-Sided Tape – 1/8-inch wide
Foam Dots

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
Paper Masking Tape
We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

Autumn Themed Satin Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

Trimming the Christmas Tree

October 28, 2024October 28, 2024 | ullycatdesigns

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products – KB Riley LLC October 2024 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 order NOW!

This is a special card that creates a 6×6-inch miniature scene of trimming the Christmas tree. (I think the people must have stepped out to get some hot cocoa.) There are dangling ornaments (or baubles) along with a colorful paper chain and a strand of lights. These are all created with dies from the new release – Christmas Tree Add-Ons, Charm Rings, Snow Charms and Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons. The stamped sentiment is from the new Season of Cheer stamp set.

(While it uses multiple die sets, you could make a smaller card with the tree and furniture or the tree next to the fireplace.)

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

Cardbase: From 100 lb. cardstock cut two 6 x 6 1/2-inch rectangles, one 6 x12-inch rectangle, and one 6 x 5 1/2-inch rectangle. Watch video to see the order of assembly of pieces and when to cover pieces with decorative paper.

Windows: Using the Bitty Ball Double-Ups large die, cut windows into the two 6 x 6 1/2-inch rectangles of the card base. Wreaths from Fireplace Extras 2 and bows from Fireplace Extras 1 decorate the windows while a sled from the Snow Charms decorates the wall.

Fireplace: The fireplace is made and decorated using the Fireplace Pop-Up, Fireplace Extras 1 and Fireplace Extras 2 die sets. (Watch assembly videos on the dies’ linked pages.)

Sofa and Table: The sofa and table are made using the Family Room Pop-Up die set and modifying the chair into a table by not adding the chair seat and back piece. The tabletop is the waste piece from the sofa section of the base. For the plate of gingerbread men, cut the plate using the smallest circle die in the Crosshatch Circles die set. There are three different die sets that have gingerbread men of about the same size. Any set will work – Gingerbread Tiny House Add-Ons, Winter Charms or Christmas Borders 1. (Watch assembly videos on the dies’ linked pages.)

Tree: The Christmas tree is made using the Christmas Tree Pop-Up with the Christmas Tree Add-Ons and Charm Rings. (The colorful paper chain is made up of all three sizes of paper jump rings in the Charm Rings die set.) For the string of colored lights that is draped across the floor comes from the Penguin and Reindeer Snowman Add-Ons set.

Sentiments: The card uses many sentiments from the Graphic 45 paper collection, but the main inside sentiment comes as the card is opened to reveal the fireplace with “Have a tree trimming, carol singing, laughter ringing Christmas“ stamped on an oval rug using the Season of Cheer stamp set.

Envelope: The card is thick, so a special padded envelope is needed to mail it.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Clear Stamps – Season of Cheer

Papers

Bazzill – 12×12 inch Cardstock – Cream
Bazzill – 8.5×11 Textured Cardstock – Rain Forest
Carta Bella – 12×12 Double-Sided Cardstock – Flora No. 4 – Bold Stems
Graphic 45 – 8×8 Double-Sided Cardstock – Back to Basics Lemon Collection Pack
Blue, Gold, Green, Magentia, Orange, Red and Silver Foil Cardstock
Clear Plastic Packaging
Black, Brown and White Cardstock
Gold, Greens, Orange, Red and Yellow Cardstock

Ink

Catherine Pooler – Premium Archival Ink – Neutral Collection – Midnight
Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Lost Shadow and Walnut Stain
Creative Craft Products – Alcohol Markers – Dual Tipped – 15 Geranium, 23 Orange, 33 Melon Yellow, 35 Lemon Yellow, CG5 Cool Grey
Paper Mate – Liquid Paper – White
Mont Marte – Dual Tip Art Marker – B7 Aegean Blue, G7 Kelly Green
Nuvo – Alcohol-Marker – 428 Blueprint
Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Black and Red
White Chalk
Nuvo- Glitter Gloss

Adhesives

Tools

Die Cutting Machine
Paper Trimmer
Bone Folder
Score Board
Stamping Blocks
Scissors
Pencil
T-Ruler
Craft Mat
Sponge Daubers
Paper Masking Tape
Tweezers
We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

Green Embroidery Floss

GIVEAWAY:

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston – KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone’s blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday,4th November 2024. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don’t forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

Karen Burniston – https://karenburniston.typepad.com/i_am_not_lefthanded/2024/10/karen-burniston-october-2024-release-blog-hop.html

Lois Bak – https://clownmomcreations.blogspot.com/2024/10/karen-burniston-kb-riley-llc-october.html

Sue Small-Kreider – YOU ARE HERE

Frances Byrne – https://stampowl.blogspot.com/2024/10/karen-burniston-kb-riley-llc-october.html

Jennifer Webster – https://www.jlwebstercreations.com/2024/10/karen-burniston-kb-riley-llc-october.html

Suzanne Smit – https://knutselsuus.blogspot.com/2024/10/kb-riley-llc-october-release-blog-hop.html

Nicky Foden – https://mymessycraftroomme.wordpress.com/?p=7257&preview=true

Sandy Diller – https://sandydiller.blogspot.com/2024/10/blog-hop-and-new-release.html

Ken Chien – https://www.instagram.com/gogoro_bricks

The Secret Garden

September 14, 2021September 14, 2021 | ullycatdesigns

Greetings it’s Sue here from the Dies R Us design team with a quad-fold, garden pop-up card.

This card was inspired by some of the Tutt i Designs garden dies. The card specifically uses Garden Trellis, Garden Fountain and Garden Bench Set.

I created a quad fold card base by taking two 10 x 7 inch heavy card bases and cut one into a 5 ½ x 7 inch piece and a 4 1/5 x 7 inch piece. The larger piece is scored and folded at ½ inch along long side to form a tab to glue behind the other card base that in scored and folded in the middle. This creates a tri-fold card. Cut rectangular apertures from each side large enough to fit the fountain and trellis dies. Apertures should match up when folded closed.

Now is a good time to use Distress Oxide inks and a blending brush to color the inside of the trifold card a sky blue.

Spritz lightly the 4 ½ x 7 inch piece of card base with water to make it more pliable and use a cobblestone embossing folder to create the textured “floor” of this card. Score and fold ½ inch along short side of piece. Paint or decorated the textured area before gluing tab to center back of tri-fold card.

Cut two fountains from white card stock and ink both sides of each piece using Distress Oxide inks and a blending brush. (Adding the beads is optional.) Using a needle and thread, string seed beads and then adhere with glue to fountain. Glue beaded fountain to front of card aperture, glue second fountain to inside of front aperture matching up with front fountain and hiding the threads of the beading. (My aperture was bigger than the fountain and trellis, so I used thin stirps of clear plastic that I cut form packaging to act as extensions for the bases and tops of the fountain and trellis so that I could glue them to the card base.)

Cut two trellises from white card stock and two from green paper. Cut out the ivy from the green pieces and glue to the white trellis pieces. (An alterative is to color the ivy with green markers on the white trellis.) Adhere one trellis to the second aperture on the card base and then glue the second trellis to the back of aperture matching up lattice work.

Cut a tree and leaves from the Karen Burniston Tree Pop-Up die set. Cut a number of strips of grass from green paper and glue in layers to the inside of card. Position the tree behind the bench on the center panel. (I had to cut a second trunk to make the tree taller.) Glue down the tree then layers of grass. Decorate with birds cut from Karen Burniston’s Tiny Trees Pop-Up die set.

Cut two of the benches out of heavy brown card stock. Save the four strips that are waste from the die cutting of bench. Cut the top of bench back off one piece as shown. Snip the arm rest from the back of the same piece and trim off extra angled piece. Fold the cut back down to form seat of bench.

Fold down the cut arms. Take the wider of the saved four strips and fold in a rectangle that is 1/ 2 x 3/8 inches and glue ends together. Glue the bench seat to the whole bench piece which becomes the bench’s back. Glue the rectangles between the front curved bench legs and the back curved bench legs. Take one of the thin strips and cut in half. Fold each half into an “L” shape. Glue the “L”s under the fold arm rests and adhere “L” strip to the bench back.

Train the bench to fold up, before gluing on to card base. To glue the bench into the card. Add glue first to rectangle bottom strips and position the onto the card “floor” near the fold. Glue bench back on to center panel of card. Move the bench while glue is still wet for best positioning.

To add some activity to the card, I stamped and colored a Funky Fossil dog stamp I had with Distress Oxide – Rusty Hinge with a water brush. The ball was colored with markers and attached to the dog with a strip of clear plastic cut from some packaging. The dog was then attached to the cobblestone flap by cutting a strip of cardstock and folding into an “L” shape and gluing to back of dog and onto cobblestones.

I covered the fronts of the aperture panels and the back center panel with green patterned paper before adding sentiments.

Sentiments are foiled Spellbinders sentiments I had in my stash and a Riley & Co. sentiment that is stamped on white card stock scrap in green ink, fussy cut and adhered to the back of cobblestone panel.

Hope this fun card has provided some inspiration for your crafting. 😊

SUPPLIES Used from Dies R Us:

Other Supplies:

White and brown cardstock
Green paper
Patterned papers from Park Lane Paperie – Strawberry Patch
Clear plastic strips cut from packaging
Darice cobblestone embossing folder
Crayola Signature Brush & Detail Dual-ended Markers
Ranger – Distress Oxide – Mowed Lawn, Stormy Sky, Tumbled Glass, Rusty Hinge
Scissors
Needle and thread
Clear glass seed beads
Funky Fossil Designs – Clear stamps – More Furry Friends
Foiled sentiment strips from Spellbinders Glimmer System foils and plates
Riley & Company -inspirations – Find joy in the ordinary – INS-111
Stampin’Up Classic ink pad – Pear Pizzazz

Don’t forget to come join in the fun at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog. There’s a new challenge theme offered on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky randomly drawn winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us Store.