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Showing Gratitude

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Getting ready for the Christmas rush by making Thank You cards using my Spellbinders’ BetterPress and Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up and Thank You dies.

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

Cardbase: All the cards are made from purchased A7 (5×7-inches) kraft cardstock bases with matching envelopes.

Sentiments: The outside sentiments are all Spellbinders BetterPress plates and inks. The “I’m so Grateful for you” is printed in Clay and Coastal inks using the So Grateful for You plates and die set. The inside pop-up sentiment uses Karen Burniston’s Postage Pop-Up, Thank you and Thank You Shadow die sets.(See video above for assembly.) Thank You very much” cards use the same inks and the Thank You Very Much plates and template.

Envelope: The card fits into an A7 (5×7-inches) size envelope with hand-drawn hearts on the back flaps.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plate & Die Set – So Grateful For You
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Press Plates – Thank You Very Much

Papers

  • Stamperia – 6×6 inch Double-Sided Patterned Cardstock – Backgrounds – Magic Forest
  • Bazzill – 8.5×11 Cardstock – Evening Surf
  • Kraft and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A7 Cardbase and Envelope – Kraft

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Inks – Clay and Coastal

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress System
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Studio Katia – Iridescent Butterflies
  • Blue Organza Ribbon 1/4-inch wide

Dog Gone Cute Birthday Cards

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I needed some birthday cards for dog lovers quickly, so I used Waffle Flower’s Birthday Puppies stamps and stencil sets along with Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set and some patterned paper.

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

Cardbase: I cut an 8.5×11 sheet of white 65lb. cardstock in half to create two 5.5×8.5-inch rectangles that I fold in half to make side-fold A2 cardbases.

Sentiments: The front sentiments “Treat yourself today!” and “Woof-Woof (Happy Birthday)” are part of Waffle Flower’s Birthday Puppies stamps. The inside sentiments come from Craft Roulette’s Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01
  • Fairy Hugs – Clear Stamps – Paw Prints
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps –  Birthday Puppies

Stencil

  • Waffle Flower – Plastic –  Birthday Puppies

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Simple Stories – 6×8 Double-Sided Cardstock – Winter Wonder
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink- Black Soot, Dried Marigold, Fossilized Amber, Rusty Hinge, Saltwater Taffy, Salvaged Patina, Walnut Stain
  • Nuvo – Aqua Shimmer Brush – Glitter Gloss
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Green and Red
  • Stampin’ Up – Stampin’ Blends Marker – Light Daffodil Delight

Adhesives

Tools

  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Gel Plate
  • Paper Masking Tape

A Treemendous Christmas Challenge

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This card was made for Relatively Thoughtful’s A Treemendous Christmas Challenge which uses the free download Treemendous Christmas images.

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

Cardbase: Using my computer I enlarged one tree image to cover a 9.5×4.25-inch rectangle and then copied the image a second time to print the outside cardbase which I cut down to a 8.75×7.50-inch rectangle. I folded that rectangle in half for a side-fold 3.75×8.75-inch cardbase. I printed a second sheet to cover one panel of the card inside.

Sentiments: I used some Spellbinder’s BetterPress banner sentiments that I had printed and die cut previously. “Christmas Greetings” and “Happy New Year”.

Envelope: The card fits into a #10 business size envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Karen Burniston in cahoots with Riley and Company – Circles – Crosshatch – 1057

Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Plate & Die Set – Mistletoe Greetings Press

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Relatively Thoughtful Digital Images – A Treemendous Christmas Challenge

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 01 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Computer Printer

Adhesives

  • Neutral PH Adhesive by LINECO
  • Fine-Tip Glue Bottle
  • Double-Sided Tape – 1/4-inch wide

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Score Board
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress System
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • We R Memories – QuickStick

Miscellaneous

  • Thin Cotton String

A Joyful Holiday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #244 whose parameters included a joyfold card, bold/quiet colors, family element, and ribbon.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is a top-fold slimline (4×9-inch) cut from an 8×9-inch piece of red cardstock folded in half.

Sentiments: The sentiments were computer generated. (You can download the page for free for your own cards.)

Sentiments 2Download

Envelope: This card fits into a #10 business envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb Cardstock – Red and Green
  • Computer Paper

Ink

  • Computer Printer

Adhesives

Tools

Miscellaneous

  • Red Flat Back Gems

Good Bye 2024-Hello 2025!

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It’s the Karen Burniston design team challenge for December 2024 using the theme of “Happy New Year.” For this challenge I chose to make a top-fold A2 size card with pop-up fireworks and the sentiment “Happy New Year” on a wobble spring.

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

(Most of the instruction on how to make this card is in the video, but I’ve listed some measurements and sets used below.)

Card Back

Cardbase: Take an 11×4.25-inch rectangle and fold in half to create an A2 size top-fold card. Cover all four panels with decorative paper.

Pop-Up Fireworks: (I’ve used the double Katherine Label Pop-Up mechanism in these other cards – World Card Making Day Card, Flying By Pop-up Birthday Card, Interactive Money Holder Halloween Cards and Do What Brings You Joy.)

Sentiments: “Good Bye 2024” was made using four different sentiment die sets –Good Luck, Happy Birthday, Happy Easter and Mini Alphabet and Numbers. (See video for the word surgery used to create Good Bye.) “Happy New Year” has separate dies to cut out each word and a shadow die. I used four different foil and glitter cardstocks.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. To decorate, cover the back flap with matching card papers and stamp with the “Made with Love” from the Special Delivery stamp set. (I wasn’t paying attention and stamped the sentiment with the “Love” upside-down on my envelope.)

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Stamperia – 8×8 inch Double-Sided Papers – Backgrounds – Alterego
  • Blues and Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Silver No-Shed Glitter Cardstock
  • Clear Plastic Packaging
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

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 Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Tweezers
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool

Miscellaneous

  • Simon Says Stamp! – Peppermint Pawsitively Dazzling Gems
  • Riley and Company – Wobbles – Mini Action Springs

A FUNN LetterPress Birthday Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #243 whose parameters included a a belly band, cottage colors, coat(s) element, and upcycled.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is a top-fold A2 (4.25×5.5-inch).

Sentiment: “Hooray it’s your birthday” are printed with the Spellbinder’s BetterPress system, specifically Paint The Town press plates on bisque cotton card panel with BetterPress Black ink. The inside sentiments of “Happy Birthday” and longer rhyme, come from the Craft Roulette Funn Sentiments #01 stamp set and stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Envelope: This card fits into an A2 envelope with it’s back flap stamped with “HBD” also from the Craft Roulette stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies & Press Plates

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress of the Month – Paint the Town
  • Spellbinders – Cutting Dies – Party Time Cake

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb Cardstock – White
  • Spellbinders – 5.50×4.25″ (A2) BetterPress Cotton Card Panel – Bisque
  • Colorful Cardboard Packaging

Ink

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Spellbinders – BetterPress Ink – Apricot, BetterPress Black, Clay, Coastal, Tuscan
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip – Brown

Adhesives

Tools

  • Spellbinders – BetterPress System
  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Spellbinders – Best Ever Craft Tape
  • Paper Masking Tape
  • Archival Ink Cleaner
  • Micro Fiber Cloth

Miscellaneous

  • Nellie’s Choice – Effect Snow
  • Bakers Twine

A Purrfect Birthday Pop-Up Card

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This is the fourth in a series of cards that have shelves as the main element of the card.

This card was made with Waffle Flower dies, stamps and stencils.

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

Cardbase: The outer cardbase is an A2 (4.25×5.5-inches) made from an 8.5×5.5-inch rectangle of lightweight white cardstock.  The outside is covered with panels of decorative paper.

Pop-Out Shelves: For the popout shelves cut an 8.5×5.5-inch rectangle of either patterned cardstock or lightweight cardstock with decorative paper covering it. Mark the center of the rectangle at 4.24-inches at the top and bottom of the cardstock and place the Inside Pop-Up Shelves die’s dotted center line on the center marks. Run through a die cut machine and work the fold-lines to make the shelves pop-out. Die-cut just the shelves from a woodgrain paper. Cut the shelf sections out and glue to the large pop-up panel. Decorate with plants from the Shelf Add-Ons die set.

Cats: Add to the shelves, cats die-cut from black cardstock using the Cattitude die set. Stencil cats using the Birthday Kitties Stencil set onto white cardstock and fussy cut out for use on card front.

Sentiments: Using the Purrfect Sentiments stamp set, stamp “Everyday is caturday” on white cardstock and “Have a purrect birthday” inside the card. Add “You’re the cat’s meow” diecut Subsentiments Cat to the inside shelves.

Envelope: The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope which has a cat stamped on its back flap from the Cattitude stamp set.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Cattitude
  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Inside Pop-Up Shelves
  • Waffle Flower – Steel Craft Die – Shelf Add-Ons

Stamps

  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Cattitude
  • Waffle Flower – Clear Stamps – Purrfect Sentiments

Stencil

  • Waffle Flower – Plastic – Birthday Kitties

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb. Cardstock – White
  • Stampin’ Up – 12×12 Designer Series Paper – Earthen Elegance
  • Black, Greens and Yellow 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- Black Soot, Fossilized Amber, Hickory Smoke, Lumberjack Plaid, Prize Ribbon
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Tip – Red
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Ultra Fine Tip –Blue, Green, Red

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Bone Folder
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • Ruler
  • Sponge Daubers
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Waffle Flower – Subsentiments Cat – Diecuts

A FUNN Winter Greeting Card

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This card was made for Craft Roulette #242 whose parameters included a gatefold card, produce aisle colors, fence element, and crumpled paper.

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

Cardbase: The cardbase is 4×6-inches of double sided patterned paper.

Sentiment: “hello Winter” is a fussy cut sentiment from the paper collection. The back side of the card has space to write a personal message.

Envelope: This card fits into an A6 envelope with it’s back flap covered with patterned paper to hint at the playful squirrels inside the envelope.

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Materials Used:

Dies

  • Leane Creatief – LeCrea’Combi Dies – Garden Gate

Papers

  • Ciao Bella Paper – 6×6-inch Double-Sided Papers – Memories Of A Snowy Day
  • Black Cardstock
  • White Copier Paper

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Nellie’s Choice – Effect Snow

A Monsters’ Gallery of Birthday Fun!

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Just a fun birthday card featuring monsters on a Karen Burniston Photo Fan Pop-Up.

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

Cardbase: Starting with a 5.5×8.5-inch rectangle of white cardstock folded in half to form a 4.25×5.5-inch side-fold A2 cardbase, the card was covered with colorful glassine paper inside and out. The inside panels were cut with the largest die in Karen Burniston’s Rectangles-Crosshatch set.

Monsters:  Monster Gallery stamp set is used as a front panel cut out as separate squares for the inside pop-up feature. The images were colored with watercolor pencils and then waterbrushed to even out the color.

Photo Fan Pop-Up: Watch the assembly video at the bottom of the linked page for the Photo Fan Pop-Up die.

Sentiments:  The inside sentiments of “Celebrate your big awesome super day” and “Happy Birthday to You” are from Karen Burniston’s Photo Memories stamp set. The “Monster Wishes” on the card front and “Monster Hugs” on the card back are from the Monster Gallery stamp set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 (4.25x 5.5-inches) size envelope. On the back flap there is a “M” cut from scrap paper and glued there.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Recollections – 8.5×11 65 lb Cardstock – white
  • Scrapbook.com – 4.25×5.5 Heavy Weight, Smooth, 400 GSM Mixed Media Paper Pad – White
  • We R Memory Keepers – 12×12 inch Food Safe & Grease Resistant Glassine Paper – Oh Goodie!
  • Fraser Papers for William House – A2 Envelope – Genesis Text Milkweed Smooth

Ink, Pigments

  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Watercolor Pencils – Antique Linen, Barn Door, Cracked Pistachio, Fossilized Amber, Kitsch Flamingo, Mermaid Lagoon, Mustard Seed, Pickled Raspberry, Prize Ribbon, Salty Ocean, Salvaged Patina, Speckled Egg, Spiced Marmalade, Twisted Citron, Villainous Potion
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 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
  • Waterbrush