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Day 6 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 6 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee, or as in today’s card, a floral arrangement. The main pop-up in this card is by Paper Discovery. The card also uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. I covered the four panels with decorative paper from Craft Consortium’s Tis The Season designed by Linsey Kelly.

Teacup Pop-Up:  Watch the video above to see how the teacup and saucer were assembled. They were die cut from white cardstock using Paper Discovery dies by Olga Direktorenko – Teacup Fairies Timeless Tea Set Pop-Up Die Set. (This die set came out in 2020.) The poinsettia and greenery are from the Poinsettia die set.

Sentiments:  “Noel” on the card front is cut twice – once from red and again from gold mirror cardstock using a Spellbinders’ alphabet die set. The label for a personal message is the is from the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set. The smaller label is cut using the largest square in the Photo Fan die set and stamped in black ink using the “Wishing you a season of cheer” stamp from the Season of Cheer stamp set. The green message pick is cut using the circle pick die in the Bouquet Bits set.

Envelope:  The tags card fits into an A6 envelope whose back flap is covered with leftover strips from the paper collection.

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GIVEAWAY

I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 12×12 Double-Sided 200gsm Patterned Papers – Tis The Season
  • Craft Consortium – A4 Double-Sided 200gsm Solid Color Papers – Tis The Season
  • Gold Mirror Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Faber-Castell – Pitt Artist Pen – 1.5 Bullet Nib – White 101
  • Memento – Fade-Resistant Dye Ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Riley and Company – Pick & Poke Tool
  • Stamping Block
  • Scissors
  • Craft Knife
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red Mirror Sequins
  • Simon Says Stamp! – Dazzling Gems – Peppermint Pawsitively
  • Trinity Stamps – Sparkle Hearts – White

Day 5 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 5 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  The cardbase is a purchase A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) brown kraft paper one with matching envelope. The four panels are covered with decorative paper using rectangles cut by the largest die in the Rectangles – Crosshatch set.

Pop-Up Ball Cup:  Watch the assembly video for the Mini Ball Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut two of the ball pieces from red coated cardstock. Cut from the Mini Ball Add-ons 2 – Monkey and Lion die set, two of the curled tail piece – one on the coated side and one on the reverse side of coated cardstock – and glue together with paper tape addition as shown in the video above. Stamp the brown cocoa design onto a scrap of white cardstock and cut out using the Bitty Ball decorator hexagon die from either the Bitty Ball Double-Ups or the Bitty Ball Pop-Up. Cut out two white and one red hexagon frames using the Bitty Ball and Mini Ball decorator hexagon dies. (Mini Ball Double-Ups or the Mini Ball Pop-Up sets both have this die.) Assemble as shown in the video above. The white saucer is cut using the Hexagons – Crosshatch set.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments stamped in brown ink using the Karen Burniston stamp set – Winter Hugs. The labels on which they are stamped were cut using label dies in the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch set.

Envelope:  The card fits into an A2 envelope whose back flap is has stamped “Winter Hugs” in brown ink from the Winter Hugs stamp set.

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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Craft Consortium – 12×12 Double-Sided 200gsm Papers – Tis The Season by Linsey Kelly
  • Scrapbook.com – 6×8 Glossy Cardstock – Rainbow
  • White Cardstock
  • A2 (4.25×5.5-inch) Cardbase and Envelope – Brown Kraft

Ink

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Stamping Platform
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Tweezers
  • Scrapbook.com – Mint Paper Tape

Day 4 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 4 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter cheer as beverages or as in today’s card, a floral arrangement using all Anna Griffin products. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with an A7 sized (5×7-inches) cardbase and matching envelope from Anna Griffin’s Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit.

Card Front:  Embellishment pieces from Anna Griffin’s Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit were used to decorate the card front.

Teacup Pop-Up:  The tea cup’s six pieces were die cut using the Anna Griffin Tea Cup Pop- Up Dies. The dies have an embossing/stenciling feature which I used to color the floral embossings with a gold metallic marker. Watch the video above for the assembly of the piece. The cup is filled with embellishment pieces from the aforementioned kits above.

Sentiments:  The card front, envelope back flap and inside floral flag sentiments are from the aforementioned kits above. The red label inside has been heat embossed with “Merry Christmas” in gold.

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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

  • Anna Griffin – Metal Dies – Tea Cup Pop-Up Dies

Stamps

  • Anna Griffin – Clear Stamps – Treasury of Stamps and Dies

Papers

  • Anna Griffin – Favorite Tea Embellishments, Present Pop-Up Card Making Kit, Finishing School Carte Noel Craft Box, and Holiday Home Slider Card Making Kit
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Versamark – Watermark Stamp Pad
  • Cosmic Shimmer – Embossing Powder – New Gold Lustre
  • Crafter’s Square – Metallic Marker – .05in/1.2 mm Point – Gold

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Tweezers
  • Scissors
  • Heat Gun
  • Kat Scrappiness – Anti-Static Tool
  • Paper Masking Tape

Day 3 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 3 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa, tea and coffee. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s Tea and Coffee Pop-Up and Topper Tags die sets. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  The card base is four tags cut using the Topper Tags die set. Each tag has a clear packing tape hinge at the bottom edge. Watch the video above for tape placement. Use decorator pieces from the tag die set. Add baker’s twine once the card is fully decorated to each tag hole.

Mug Pop-Up:  Watch the assembly video for the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut one mug from a decorative cardstock. From cardstock that matches the base tag, cut one mechanism piece. Cut a spoon from silver mirror cardstock. Cut the steam from clear vellum. Assemble as shown in the video above.

Sentiments:  All the sentiments are fussy cut from the Stamperia Classic Christmas paper collection.

Envelope:  The tags card fits into a #10 business envelope whose back flap is covered with leftover strips from the paper collection.

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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Papers

  • Red #10 Business Envelope
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Stamperia – 8×8 Paper Collection – Classic Christmas
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11 Vellum – Clear

Ink

  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Red and Yellow Baker’s Twine

Day 2 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 2 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa and mulled cider. Today’s card uses Spellbinders’ Mugs & Mittens die set and Stay Snuggly stamp set. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with an A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) purchased cardbase and matching envelope.

Card Front:  Cut a white panel 4.375×6-inches and ink blend around the edges in a snowy blue ink. Splatter with white paint for snowflakes. Cut and assemble mitten, sweater and mug pieces as shown in video.

Sentiments:  The front sentiment is debossed using the banner and sentiment dies in the Mugs & Mittens die set and the letters colored with a white gel pen.  The inside sentiment and card back snowflake star are stamped in red ink using the Stay Snuggly stamp set.

Envelope:  The back flap is stamped in red ink using the snowflake and “Winter Cheers” from the  Stay Snuggly stamp set.

These are two additional Christmas mugs of good cheer that I made with the July 2025 Spellbinder’s Small Die of the Month – Cocoa Greetings, Ginger Sip die, Starry Snowfall 3D embossing folder and Nordic Noel embossing folder.

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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

  • Spellbinders – Large Die of the Month – Mugs & Mittens – DOML-JUL25

Stamps

  • Spellbinders  – Clear Stamp of the Month – Stay Snuggly – CSOM-JUL25

Papers

  • Red – Scrap Envelope
  • Coated White Cardboard Packaging
  • Cream, Red and White Cardstock
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Recollections – 8.5×11-inch Shimmer Cardstock -White Gold
  • The Paper Studio – 8.5×11-inch – Clear Vellum

Ink

  • Blue Gel Pen
  • Hero Arts Acrylic Spray – Opaque White
  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rose Bud
  • Nuvo – Highly Pigmented Watercolour Pencils – Pink Flamingo
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Ranger – Tim Holtz – Distress Ink – Fired Brick, Walnut Stain
  • Sakura – Gelly Roll Pen – Medium – White
  • Stampin’ Up – Classic Stampin’ Pad – Balmy Blue

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors
  • Heat Gun
  • Blending Brush
  • Sponge Dauber
  • Paper Masking Tape

Day 1 – Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards

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This is Day 1 in the Week Of Good Cheer Christmas Card series featuring cups and mugs of winter beverages like hot cocoa and mulled cider. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston’s Flower Pot Pop-Up die set and Winter Hugs stamp set. (GIVEAWAY opportunity near end of post.)

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

Cardbase:  I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. Use the large journaling cards in the paper collection to cover the front and back panels of the cardbase. Die cut two scalloped rectangles from the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set for the inside of the card.

Cocoa Mug Pop-Up:  Watch the assembly video for the Flower Pot Pop-Up located at the bottom of the linked page. Cut and emboss the napkin from the Coffee Cup Pop-Up. Tape napkin pieces together to form a square, leaving a thin gap between the pieces. Die cut the tabs in the Flower Pot Pop-Up into the napkin. Cut two sets of the candy cane (reversing the paper on one set) from white and red cardstock using the dies from the Stocking Pop-Up. Cut several large marshmellows using the Camping Charms die set. Cut a spoon from silver mirror cardstock using the die in the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up set. Using the same set, cut the mug handle twice positioning the die so that it cuts just a thin strip of the mug.

Sentiments:  The front sentiment is a journaling card from the paper collection. Inside are Fancy labels die using the Rectangles and Labels – Crosshatch die set. The smaller label is stamped in pink and brown ink using the Winter Hugs stamp set.

Envelope:  The back flap is covered with stickers from the Simple Stories Paper Collection.

These are two additional Christmas mugs of good cheer that I made using the same technique for the Flower Pot Pop-Up.

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I’m cleaning out my dies and stamps and will be giving away crafting bundles to 8 lucky crafters who follow, subscribe and comment on my Week of Good Cheer Christmas Cards posts on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and my website. (If you comment on all 4 platforms, each day, you have over 28 opportunities to be picked for a crafting bundle.)

Tell me why you like each cup or which is your favorite cup. Winners will be picked by September 2, 2025.

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Disclaimer: Karen Burniston products are provided free of charge by the manufacturer for review and use. All other items were personally purchased. Compensated affiliate links used where or when possible, meaning I will receive a small percentage commission from these manufacturers at no cost to you. This will allow me to add more content to my YouTube channel and help out a lot. Thank you.

Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • Brown Cardstock
  • Echo Park – 12×12 A Perfect Christmas Collection – Snowflake Swirl
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Silver Foil Cardstock
  • Simple Stories – 12×12 Collection Kit – Snow Pine Lodge
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa & Rose Bud
  • Pigma – Mircon 005 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • We R Memories – QuickStick
  • Scissors
  • Plastic Knife
  • Paper Masking Tape

Miscellaneous

  • Cotton Ball

Surprise Quad Fold Pop-Up Christmas Card

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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

Pop-Up Floral Bouquet Teacup Card

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This card was made for CRAFT ROULETTE #280 whose parameters included a thinking of you project, hometown colors, cup or glass element, and add a doodle. Today’s card uses Karen Burniston dies and stamps along with a pop-up die set from Paper Discovery.

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

Cardbase:  I started with a purchased A6 sized (4.625×6.25-inches) cardbase and matching envelope. I covered the four panels with decorative paper from a 6×8-inch paper pad from American Crafts.

Teacup Pop-Up:  Watch the video above to see how the teacup and saucer were assembled. They were die cut from white cardstock using Paper Discovery dies by Olga Direktorenko – Teacup Fairies Timeless Tea Set Pop-Up Die Set. (This die set came out in 2020.) The flowers are from the Flowers and Bee die set.

Sentiments:  “Thinking of you” on the card front is die cut in green using Word Set 1 – Greetings. The label for a personal message is the is from the Rectangles – Crosshatch die set. The smaller label cut using the label die in the Bouquet Bits die set and is stamped in black brown ink using the Bouquet Sayings stamp set.

Envelope:  The back flap is stamped with “Craft Roulette”.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stamps

Papers

  • American Crafts – 6×8 in Paper Pad – Everdyday Papers
  • Park Lane Paperie – A6 (4.625×6.25-inches) Cardbases and Envelopes – Textured White
  • Silver Envelope Scrap
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Tuxedo Black
  • Pigma – Mircon 03 Fine Tip Pen – Black
  • Sharpie – Permanent Marker – Fine Point – Black

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Blocks
  • Piecing/Pick-Up Tool
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Stenciled cards by the batch load

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Needing a lot of cards, I decided to stencil some A7 size card bases to make some special pop-up birthday cards for a card exchange.  Here are the 10 cards I made using purchased card bases with matching envelopes.

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

Cardbase: I used five white cardbases and envelopes by Park Lane and five kraft paper cardbases and envelopes by American Crafts.

Pop-Up Mechanism: The pop-up mechanism that lifts the “Happy Birthday” and balloons is Karen Burniston’s Katherine Label Pop-Up. (Watch an assembly video for it by clicking on the die name and scrolling down to the bottom of the linked page.)

Stenciling: I used three different stencils and two different colors of stencil pastes. First, I taped down the cardbase to a piece of packing paper (think brown craft paper/newsprint) next I taped the stencil to the scrap paper over the cardbase and applied the stencil paste using a disposable plastic knife left from a take-out meal. Between each card, I washed the stencil and knife.

Sentiments:  The “Hello” and “Happy Birthday” die cut sentiments, balloons and pop-up mechanism are all by Karen Burniston. The stamped birthday verse is by Craft Roulette and stamped in brown ink.

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Materials Used:

Dies

Stencils

  • Angela Poole – A4 Plastic Stencil – Folksy Meadow
  • Honey Bee Stamps – 6×6-inch Plastic Stencil – Scattered Seeds
  • Picket Fence Studios – 4×9.5-inch Plastic Stencil – Slim Line Leaf

Stamps

  • Craft Roulette – Clear Stamps – Funn Sentiments #01

Papers

  • American Crafts – A7 Cardbases and Envelopes – Kraft
  • Concord & 9th – 8.5×11-inch -80lb Cardstock – Wheat
  • Park Lane – A7 Cardbases and Envelopes – White
  • Park Lane – 8.5×11-inch -Shimmer Cardstock – Gold
  • Matte Gold Junk Mail
  • White Cardstock

Ink

  • Memento – Fade Resistant Dye ink – Rich Cocoa
  • Pigma – Mircon 05 Fine Tip Pen – Black

Stencil Pastes

  • Altenew – Artistry – Shimmer Relief Paste – Brass
  • Nuvo – Embellishment Mousse – Victorian Blush

Adhesives

Tools

  • Die Cutting Machine
  • Paper Trimmer
  • Stamping Platform
  • LDRS – Stampendable Stamping Tool
  • Stamping Blocks used as paperweights
  • Scissors
  • Paper Masking Tape

Tools

  • Taupe Satin Ribbon – 1/8-inch wide