Birthday Balloon Card Duo

These cards were made on a whim, and I ended up liking how they turned out! I started with a pink/gold foiled note card that was printed front and back. Cutting it into two panels I pulled out this fun balloon background die (Taylored Expressions) and die cut each panel. I decided to just keep these ones nice and simple, but I look forward to playing with this die again and using multiple colours for the different balloons.

There are included balloon dies as well, so I cut a couple from the scraps and popped them up with foam tape. The balloon pieces were attached to white card bases and I stamped a sentiment in the open area. Finally, I added some Stickles glitter glue to the popped up balloon on each card front.

Here is a peek at the inside, with a second die cut balloon and a penned balloon string weaving through the stamped sentiment.

Supplies used:

Up Up & Away cutting plate, Taylored Expressions

Patterned paper - old note card from my stash

Best Birthday Yet - Catherine Pooler

Inside - Little Something Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Stickles glitter glue

Rainbow Stripe Birthday Card Group

These cards just make me happy! With everything going on in the world, I just need happy colours and I actually kept these out on my stamping desk for about a week before I took the photos - just so I could enjoy them for awhile.

The journal cards were cut from a 12x12” sheeet in my stash and I added some sparkle with Stickles glitter glue. After the cards were assembled onto the striped patterned paper and card bases, I added black Nuvo drops to some of them. I like how the black makes the other colours pop.

I think the nursing home residents will enjoy these happy cards as well.

Finally, here is a peek at the inside. All the cards have the same sentiment inside.

Supplies used:

Journal cards - Happy Hooray, Pebbles

Striped patterned paper - Cream & Sugar, Doodlebug

Stickles glitter glue

Pops of Color, Black - Scrapbook .com

Inside - Best Birthday Yet, Catherine Pooler

Pop-Up Birthday Card Duo

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog! As I continue to pick away at using up my stash, I pulled out this older Paper Pumpkin kit to make a pair of pop-up birthday cards. The card bases in the kit are printed on the front and back, so I cut one apart to get two card fronts. After mounting the printed card panels to white card bases, I stamped a bird onto the panel and the sentiment onto a white fishtail banner. The purple vellum and the sequins were included in the kit.

Inside, I used Karen Burniston’s Twist Flower Pop-Up, which I have really been enjoying. The sentiment was stamped onto a white stitched circle, and after stamping the bird in the upper right corner of the card I stamped it again - without reinking - below the sentiment. Then the circle was adhered to the Twist Flower mechanism. 

I added a leftover patterned strip (from a different set of cards) to bring some more of the pretty scene inside the card then added a sequin to the sentiment and a second bird stamp at the bottom right corner. 

Supplies used:

March 2024 Paper Pumpkin - Memorable Meadows, Stampin' Up

Bird stamps, old papercraft magazine

Anything but Basic Birthday Wishes - MFT Stamps

Twist Circle Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Stitched Circle dies - MFT Stamps

Inside verse - Better with Age, Penny Black

Paper Pumpkin Sympathy Cards

I had been working with an older Paper Pumpkin kit (March ’24) and made these four sympathy cards for my stash. The card bases are printed front and back, so I usually cut each one into two panels to add to white card bases. Almost everything for the card fronts came in the kit, but I did add small die cut iridescent butterflies that were popped up with foam tape. It’s hard to see in the photo but the purple strip is actually vellum and the sentiment piece has a gold foiled line across the top.

I included four of the printed envelopes because they add so much to a special card like a these. After stamping the sentiment, I decided to also stamp a butterfly to tie in with the butterflies on the card fronts. 

Supplies used:

March 2024 Paper Pumpkin, Memorable Meadows - Stampin' Up

Inside Out Sympathy - Catherine Pooler

Little Etched Butterflies - Paper Rose

Rainbow Holographic card stock - Michaels

Butterfly stamp - old, Papercrafter Magazine

Cactus Card Duo

Earlier this month I shared four 5x7” Pop Up cards (see HERE) and there were some leftover pieces of the patterned paper. I made these two A2 sized Birthday cards (as well as a 5x7” Get Well card that I will share another day).

The cactus stickers were adhered to white card stock with glue, since they are older and they were losing their adhesive. Then I fussy cut them out so I could layer with them foam tape.

The cute polaroid frame is another older die (from Your Next Stamp). I cut a slightly smaller piece of white card stock than the frame then added some blue with a blending brush and blue ink. That was adhered behind the frame to visually anchor the stickers and the frame was matted with turquoise card stock.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

Both cards have already been sent off to friends who were celebrating birthdays!

Supplies Used:

Patterned paper - Desert Dream, Recollections (old from my stash)

Stickers - Sticko (old from my stash)

Photo Booth Polaroid die - Your Next Stamp

Blending Brushes

Inside Snarky Birthday - Honey Bee Stamps

Inside - Lots of Birthday2Stamp - the Stamps of Life

Mini Misti

Mermaid Tail Birthday Card

I bought several boxes of printed note cards from Hobby Lobby several years ago when we were visiting Arizona. One of them is mermaid themed, so I pulled one out and cut it down to make this birthday card. While both the front and back of the note cards are printed, the foiled mermaid tails are only on the front side so I layered it with a different not card back panel for some contrast.

The sentiment was pulled from my plastic envelope - I make a whole bunch of them at a time, so I can just add one as needed. When the envelope looks like it’s getting low, I will spend an evening creating just sentiment strips!

Since the outside of the card was kind of fancy, I kept the inside simple with a large Happy Birthday. This card will be donated to my Mom’s old nursing home.

Supplies used:

Note card - Paper Studio

Sentiment - Simple Strips Birthday? stamp and die by TE

Platinum Embossing powder

Happy Birthday - Little Something Sentiments, Catherine Pooler 

Pop Up Anniversary Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!  Today I’m sharing a fun pop-up card made for our eldest daughter and hubby for their anniversary. I found this patterned paper in my stash - there was no cover sheet, so I don’t know who made it, but I love the colours so that is what inspired the start to my card.

Both the scribble heart and the love are older dies by Stampin’ Up. 

Inside is all the fun, with Karen Burniston’s Photo Fan Pop Up. I added lots of hearts using dies from her Heart Collage Pop Up and a leftover photo I had printed back when I did hubby’s birthday card in December. 

The Happy Anniversary is a sticker printed with my little Nimbot printer …  a gift Santa left for me under the tree and I just love it.  There was lots of room on the right side of the card for us to write a message and the card was hand delivered with love.

Supplies used:

5 x 6.5" card & envelope

patterned paper - old, from my stash. No cover sheet anymore!

Photo Fan Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Heart Collage Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Michaels

Photo -  Walgreens

Scribble heart & love dies - Sunshine Wishes, Stampin' Up (old)

Nimbot printer

Sending Hugs Note Card

If you follow me, you know I rarely post things in the same order I make them. I had been working with an older Paper Pumpkin kit (from March’24) and had this one panel left over. I decided to make it into a note card and used one of the included envelopes to dress it up a little. I’ll be sharing the other cards I’ve made another day. 😊

The card bases that come in the kit are printed both front and back, and I often cut them in half to give me two printed panels. That is where this one came from.

The sentiment (MFT Stamps) was stamped onto one of the kit fishtail banners, which has a gold foiled accent, was popped up with foam tape. The birds and flower images were not in the kit but came from an older stamping magazine that usually includes a set of stamps.

Supplies used:

March 2024 Paper Pumpkin - Memorable Meadows, Stampin' Up

Bird & flower stamp - old paper crafter magazine

Essential Sentiments - MFT Stamps

Water brush

Black & Tan Birthday Card

Today I’m sharing a quick and easy birthday card made using some leftover journal cards from a Project Life kit. This is a larger than A2 card, I started with a 5x6.5” card base (and envelope) from Michaels. I’ve had them for years so am not sure if they are still available or not. 

The sentiment is likely from Taylored Expressions, I stamp and die cut a whole bunch and keep them in a plastic envelope. It makes adding a sentiment to my cards so much easier when I have a bunch already done and ready to use. When I was finished, I thought it needed a little somethin’ somethin’ so I added black Nuvo Drops.

Here is a peek at the inside …

Supplies used:

Journal cards - stash, Project Life

5 x 6.5” card & envelope - Michaels

Pops of Color (black) - Scrapbook .com

Birthday Blessings - probably Simple Strips Birthday stamp & die, Taylored Expressions

Inside - Today Is - Best Birthday Yet, Catherine Pooler

Celebrate You - Large Birthday, Technique Tuesday

Two Floral Birthday Cards

I have had these floral note cards for several years - they are printed on both the front and back, so I cut one in half to give me two floral panels. After trimming the panels to 4x 5.25”, I added them to white card bases. 

I had been going through my “in progress” bin and found these 3-d flower stickers that were already adhered to the die cut labels. I replaced the foam tape, since the foam squares that I had initially used were losing their adhesive, then added them to the card fronts with thin foam tape. The sentiments were stamped on a scrap strip of white card stock and I fishtailed the ends with scissors.

Here is a peek at the inside using a bold sentiment by Catherine Pooler.

Supplies used:

Floral note card - front and back

Labels & Stickers - many years old, found in my stash. K & Co

Sentiment - Be Happy, Twice The Wishes, MFT Stamps

Pops of Color, Snowflake - Scrapbook .com

Happy Birthday - Little Something Sentiments, Catherine Pooler