Leafy Paper Pumpkin Birthday Cards

I've been picking away at my stash the past year, trying to use some of it up. I have several unfinished Paper Pumpkin kits as well, so I pulled out this one - On My Mind from July 2019. I made these three cards using items from the kit, but then added some humorous stamps inside.

There were only 2 of the coordinating envelopes left, so one card gets a plain white envelope. 😊

The stamp below was used in two of the cards, because I'm always turning down the music if a complicated intersection or merge is coming up. 😂😂😂

 Into my stash with these ones, although I do know who two of them will go to. 

Supplies used:

July 2019 Paper Pumpkin 'On My Mind'

Happy Birthday To You - Cool Tag Banners, Your Next Stamp

Sentiments - The Inside Scoop, Snarky Birthday - Taylored Expressions

Six Birthday Cards Using Journal Cards

I'm still trying to build up my stash of Birthday Cards for my Mom's old nursing home. These ones were quick and easy as I used a 12x12" sheet of cut-aparts from Echo Park. They usually measure 3x4", so I matted them with a 3.25 x 4.25" piece of card stock and popped them up with foam tape.

Each of the cards got some sparkle with either Stickles or Pops of Color (like a clear glitter glue but dries raised and shiny/sparkly)

Here is a peek at the inside - they are all the same. I'm pretty sure I shared similar cards last year as I seem to remember purchasing two of these sheets. I would have used a different background paper, but other than that they would be pretty close. They were also donated back then but I doubt very much anyone will remember or care. 😊

Supplies used:

Journal cards - Happy Birthday, Echo Park

Patterned paper (yellow stars is the reverse side) Wish Big, Bella Blvd

Stickles glitter glue

Pops of Color, black - Scrapbook .com

Inside - Better with Age, Penny Black

Bright Birthday Themed Sheetload of Cards

Things were busy in the later part of 2024 so I didn't get a chance to play with the October Sheetload of cards. But I knew I wanted to try it and after making up these cards I can't wait to play with it again. It's another one designed for 6x6" patterned papers and I've had this pad for a couple of years. 

I'm doing great at building up my Nursing Home donation card stash! Since I donate 25 birthday cards each month, when my stash is depleted I need to get working. That's why I'm sharing so many batch made birthday cards lately.

Here is a peek at the inside ... all of them are done the same. I used leftover bits and pieces in the paper package for the fishtail banners on the interiors so they coordinate but they don't necessarily match the papers on the card fronts.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Sweet Shop, Queen & Co (6x6")

Large Birthday - Technique Tuesday

Inside - LJD Birthday Greetings (MFT Stamps)

October 2024 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

NOTE - I am no longer linking the Sheetloads, as some of them have been archived for her channel subscribers and I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase. 😊

Trio of Birthday Cards

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog! Today I'm sharing a trio of birthday cards I can donate to my Mom's old nursing home and once again they were inspired by the June 2021 Sheetload of cards. I had gone through this older 6x6" paper pad and the coordinating ephemera and made up little 'kits' that I could just pull out and assemble. A lot of the 'kits' used the June 2021 Sheetload of Cards which is a great one for using those 6x6" papers.

I just kept making up the 'kits' until the paper and most of the ephemera was gone, then I decided on card bases to add to the 'kits'. I've been picking away at the 'kits' and completing the cards. 

Here is a peek at the inside - they are all done the same. I used my Mini Misti to make quick work of the stamping, which always helpful with a larger stamp.

 

Supplies used:

Hexagon punch - Stampin' Up

Sentiment inside - Birthday, Darkroom Door

Patterned paper - Let's Celebrate, Carta Bella (6x6")

Let's Celebrate Ephemera - Carta Bella

Stickles glitter glue

Mini Misti

June 2021 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

NOTE - I am no longer linking the Sheetloads, as some of them have been archived for her channel subscribers and I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase. 😊

Set of Birthday Cards

I have had this patterned paper for YEARS, so it was fun to dig it out and make some Birthday Cards. I chose the February 2020 Sheetload of Cards for the sketch and cutting guide and then just rummaged around in my stash for the decorative element dies and stamps.

The swirly die is another oldie by Stampin' Up - I loved it back when it first came out in the catalogue and still love it. These ones were die cut from the same Kraft as the card base, then lightly inked with burgundy ink.

Below is a peek at the inside, with all the cards being the same. 

Supplies used:

February 2020 Sheetload of Cards - Call me Crafty Al

NOTE - I am no longer linking the Sheetloads, as some of them have been archived for her channel subscribers and I don't want to send you on a wild goose chase. 😊

Patterned paper - Prairie Hill, Pink Paislee (old)

Swirly Scribbles - Stampin' Up

Large Birthday - Technique Tuesday

Peel Off's - Dazzles

Alcohol markers

Inside - LJD Birthday Greetings (MFT Stamps)

Mini Misti

Party Cat Pop-Up Birthday Card

It's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog and today I'm sharing the Pop-Up card I made for a friend's birthday. She is a cat lover, so I pulled out this 'Be A Cat' die from Waffle Flower then went rooting around in my older patterned papers to decide what I wanted to use.

I added a die cut party hat to the cat and had her 'holding' onto the stitched rectangle with a stamped Happy Birthday. I really had fun making this one!

Inside I used Karen Burniston's Postage Pop Up die set, which has a completely generic mechanism. My favourite kind! Instead of the included postage themed dies, I added a stamped & die cut circle to the mechanism.

Supplies used:

Be A Cat dies - Waffle Flower

Patterned Paper, Blank Canvas - 1st Edition Papers (old, from my stash)

Alcohol markers

Stickles glitter glue

Pops of Color - Black, Scrapbook .com

5x7" card base and envelope

Party Hat Triplits dies - Sizzix

5x7" Lacy Layers dies- Waffle Flower

Happy Birthday stamps - Happy Birthday Many Ways, Catherine Pooler

You Deserve stamps - Little Something Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Postage Pop Up die set - Karen Burniston

Pawsome Birthday Sentiment stamps  - Waffle Flower

Stitched Circle dies - MFT Stamps

Peeking Pets stamps - Catherine Pooler

Four Birthday Cards

I needed to make a pair of birthday cards for our nephew's twin girls, so pulled out this older 6x6" paper pad. I love it but tend to 'save it for special cards'. The cut aparts are just darling, and the balloons are embossed and shiny.

Basing my cuts on the June 2021 Sheetload of Cards, I made four cards - two of them will be donated to my mom's old nursing home and the two with the cut aparts will be popped into the mail. I added some sparkling peel off dots and glitter glue to make them a little extra special.

Here is a peek at the inside of one of the twins cards  ... I made them similar but not identical - just like they are!

Here is a look at one of the nursing home cards where you can see how pretty that balloon paper is.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Gift of Giving, Craft Consortium (6x6") (older, from my stash)

June 2021 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

Magical Birthday, Be a Unicorn - Taylored Expressions

Label Punch - Stampin' Up

Gold mirror  card stock

Inside stamp - Happy Birthday4HSN

Stickles glitter glue

Glitter dot stickers

Four Sheetload Birthday Cards

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog and today I'm sharing a set of four Birthday Cards that I can donate to my Mom's old nursing home. I had gone through this older 6x6" paper pad and the coordinating ephemera and made up little 'kits' that I could just pull out and assemble. A lot of the 'kits' used the June 2021 Sheetload of Cards which is a great one for using those 6x6" papers.

I just kept making up the 'kits' until the paper and most of the ephemera was gone, then I decided on card bases to add to the 'kits'. 

Here is a peek at the inside, they are all the same inside.

Supplies used:

Banners Crosshatch, Karen Burniston

Stitched circle die - MFT Stamps

Inside - the Inside Scoop, Birthday, Taylored Expressions

Patterned paper - Let's Celebrate, Carta Bella (6x6")

Let's Celebrate Ephemera - Carta Bella

June 2021 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

Stickles glitter glue

Pop Up Anniversary Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!  (EDITED - I am so mixed up I thought it was Friday. However, I'm leaving my post up 😂)  Today I'm sharing the pop up Anniversary card I made for our middle daughter and hubby and I made it a pop-up using dies by Karen Burniston. I started with a paper/sticker package I've had for over a year, and added one of the journal cards/cut aparts to the front with foam tape after matting it with white card stock. I used some crinkled, narrow seam binding to create the bow on the front, then sprinkled some holographic hearts. It still needed something else, so I pulled out a glitter glue to add to the flower centres on the background paper.

The tiny hearts come with an included decorator die in the Paper Frames Pop Up and there were some leftover which I'm sure I will add to future projects. They give just the right amount of shine!

Here is a peek at the inside where I used the Paper Frames Pop Up. I have used this die so many times over the years because it gives such dimension! Santa brought me a cute little printer this year, so I used it here with circle labels to print the two sentiments and I added some more stickers from the paper package.

Supplies used:

5x6.5" card & envelope - Michaels (old, from my stash)

Patterned paper, cut aparts & stickers - Flora #3, Carta Bella

Paper Frames Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Nimbot printer

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Narrow crinkles Seam Binding - Stampin' Up

Rainbow Dog Birthday Card

I know I've made a lot of cards using these rainbow dog note cards but I saved this poodle one for my friends birthday card. Obviously, she loves poodles!  If you would like to learn more about these rainbow dog note cards, I have a YouTube video HERE. 

The note card was cut down and the front panel matted with black. Then it was added to a Waffle Flower panel and I popped up a glimmer foiled Happy Birthday with foam tape. The dogs nose got a coating of glossy shimmer, so it's raised and shiny. 

Here is a peek at the inside ...

Supplies used:

White pearl cardstock

Hot foil plate, foil & machine - Spellbinders

Pops of Color - Scrapbook.com

Rainbow packing tape - old, Amazon .ca

Special sentiments - Penny Black

Rainbow dog notecard - amazon. ca

Patterned paper - JJ's Rainbows, Waffle Flower

Birthday Card with Leftovers

I had some leftover paper pieces from some birthday cards I made last month, as well as burgundy card stock scraps from the same project. So I combined them here for a card I can donate to my Mom's old nursing home.  The Happy Birthday & shadow (by Karen Burniston) was popped up with foam tape for a little dimension.

Below is a peek at the inside - quick and easy and no more leftover pieces.  😊

Supplies used:

Leftover patterned paper, Prairie Hill, Pink Paislee (old)

Happy Birthday & Happy Birthday Shadow - Karen Burniston

Peel-Off's - Dazzles

Little Something sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Princess Pop-Up Birthday Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog! Today I'm sharing the pop-up card I made for our granddaughter's birthday. I haven't purchased any new stamps, dies, paper etc in the last year, instead going through and trying to use up some of my huge stash. This Disney themed paper I've had for several years so I pulled it out for her card. 

I added some Stickles glitter glue on the flowers etc, and added a little die cut cupcake and stamped sentiment banner on the front.

Inside, I used Karen Burniston's Raising Platform Pop-Up as well as her cupcake dies from the Cupcake Add-On set. Since I love sparkle on a birthday card, several of the pieces were die cut from rainbow holographic cardstock which really catches the light. 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Disney Princess

5x7" Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower

5x7" card base and envelope 

Raising Platform Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Cupcake Add-Ons - Karen Burniston

Baking Borders - Karen Burniston

Circles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Simple Strips Birthday (stamp and die) - Taylored Expressions

Rainbow Holographic card stock - Recollections

Stickles glitter glue

Whatnot Sentiments Set 12 - Your Next Stamp

Heart stencil - Scrapbook .com

Rainbow Birthday Card

I needed to make a birthday card for our nephew's daughter, and this is what I came up with.  Similar to a set of four cards I shared last week (see HERE if interested), I used a the same layout and just leftover pieces of the patterned paper. I think I'm out of full 12 x 12" sheets in that pad now! 

The rainbow was fussy cut from a different sheet in the pad and popped up with foam tape. The Happy Birthday is from a set of rainbow coloured stickers (all say Happy Birthday) that I have been hoarding, so it was fun to USE one.

Here is a peek at the inside, with a sentiment that I think is cute for a little girl. 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Over the Rainbow, Recollections (old, from my stash)

Happy Birthday clear stickers - Pebbles

5x7" card bases & envelopes

Banners Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday Sentiments - Pink Fresh Studios

Slimline 'New Dog' Card

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and today I'm sharing the card I made for friends who welcomed a new dog into their family.

It was fun to pull out this bone shaped slimline die set (Whimsy Stamps) for their card. Slimline cards are hard to photograph in a normal square shape for social media, so in the photo below I inserted a pic of the inside, where we wrote our personal message.

Supplies used:

Slimline Dog Bone set - Whimsy Stamps

Patterned paper - Gilded Ink, Recollections

Words/Dog stamps - Dog Happiness, Frantic Stamper

Hearts - Hero Arts

Pops of Color - Scrapbook.com

Four Rainbow Birthday Cards

This is a cutting layout I came up with, to use two 12x12" patterned papers for four 5x7" cards.  Since I continue using what I already have in my craft room, this will be a great way to go through my huge stack of patterned papers!

I added a quick wash of colour on die cut banners, so the puffy owl stickers would be 'grounded', and stamped the sentiment along the top edge of the banner. The banners were popped up with foam tape for some dimension. Oh, and the patterned paper has random glittered areas so that's always fun for a birthday card.

Inside, I added two separate stamps in different colours, and a little fishtail banner to bring in some colour to the inside.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Over the Rainbow, Recollections (old, from my stash)

5x7" card bases & envelopes

Banners Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday To You stamp - Cool Tag Banner Sentiments, Your Next Stamp

Puffy Owl stickers - The Paper Studio (old, from my stash)

Water brush

Happy Birthday Sentiments (for the inside) - Pink Fresh Studios

Trio of Birthday Cards

I thought I was done with this 6x6" patterned paper pad, but apparently I had set aside 'kits' to work on later 😂   Most of those 'kits' used the June 2021 Sheetload of Cards for cutting the patterned paper & the intended layout. Since I'm also trying to use what I have, I pulled out these old felt stickers and added them to the cards on a die cut oval. The sentiments were stamped on card stock strips & popped up with foam tape.

All three of these cards will be donated to my Mom's old nursing home and I believe there are three more 'kits' for me to make up. I have to work at building up my nursing home card stash again, as after delivering the last ones I'm fresh out! 

Supplies used:

                                        Sentiment inside - Birthday, Darkroom Door

Felt stickers - from my stash, very old.

Birthday Wishes stamps - Honeybee Stamps

Patterned paper - Let's Celebrate, Carta Bella (6x6")

Let's Celebrate Ephemera - Carta Bella

June 2021 Sheetload of Cards - Call Me Crafty Al

Sentiment inside - Lots of Birthday2Stamp, the Stamps of Life

Stickles glitter glue

Cactus Pop-Up Birthday Card

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog and today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for my brother, and I made it a pop-up using dies by Karen Burniston.  I love the add-on sets she has come up with for the Lorna Label Pop Up, and this Happy Birthday Add-On is getting a lot of use!

I haven't purchased any new crafting supplies for a year now, and am focusing on using up some of my huge stash. These stickers were in there, as well as the patterned paper - both several years old. In doing this, I have come across some stickers that have either completely lost their adhesive backing or are permanently adhered to their backing. They crack and tear when trying to remove them and ended up in the trash. Such a waste - if only I'd just used them when I bought them instead of 'hoarding' them or 'saving them for a special project'.

The cactus stickers were adhered to white card stock then fussy cut, which gives them stability and allows me to pop them up with foam tape. I also love how the black glossy card stock looks - it catches the light and just adds a little somethin' somethin'. 😊

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Prairie Hill, Pink Paislee (old)

Card and envelope - 5 x 6.5", Michaels (old)

Lorna Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday Lorna Label Add-Ons - Karen Burniston

Rectangle Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Stickers - Sticko (old, from my stash)

Inside Out Birthday - Catherine Pooler