Rainbow Dog Sympathy Card

Hello friends … today’s card is another one I made months ago but didn’t get shared. I made it for a friend who had to say goodbye to her sweet Daisy.

It’s a 5x7” card, which I really enjoy making.  I’m pretty sure this one mailed for a single stamp but I’m not positive. The rainbow panels were actually made using rainbow printed packing tape adhered to white card stock. I punched the dog from a white die cut label and added a paw print heart to the left side. 

Here is a peek at the inside ...

Since this card was made so long ago, I was still keeping track and have a supply list:

Supplies used:

Rainbow packing tape - Amazon. Ca

Labels Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Dog Punch - Stampin’ Up

Inspired by Pinterest - see photos for credit

Kraft 5 x 7” card base and envelope

Critters Condolences - MFT Stamps

Wink of Stella

Balloon Arch Birthday Card

I know it’s been a long while since I’ve posted.  I guess I’ve just lost the motivation for posting on social media. I’m still creating, just not sharing online. Today I thought I’d take some time and create a post, but I’m not going to promise to be more regular in my posting. I know that most people don’t bother looking at blogs anymore, and the social media algorithms are such that I rarely even get to see card posts from the crafters I follow. It’s time consuming to get everything uploaded and shared, and then hardly anyone sees the post … 

Anyhow, this was a fun card to make - it was for our DIL’s birthday. I had a play with Karen Burniston’s Arch Pop-Up die set, as well as older papers etc from my stash. While the die set comes with balloon dies - I chose to use an older SU punch and also added some small cut aparts to decorate the arch. The card is 5x7” and was hand delivered.

One more look at the card front - I added some Nuvo Drops for some sparkle and the patterned paper has pearl foiled bits as well.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Confetti, DCWV (old, from my stash)

5x7” Card and envelope

Pops of Color, Scrapbook.com

Arch Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Balloon punch - Stampin’ Up

Stitched Scallop Rectangle Dies - Unknown

Labels Crosshatch, Karen Burniston

Inside Out Birthday - Catherine Pooler

Gold adhesive gems - Spellbinders

White and Iridescent adhesive gems - Honey Bee

Butterfly Pop Up Birthday Card Duo

This pair of pop-up birthday cards started with the pretty scenic card bases from the March 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit. Since they are patterned on both the front and back, I cut one card base down and mounted them to the front of two white top folding card bases.

Each panel got a blast from my shimmer spray and then I mounted a single purple butterfly to each one with a single gem in the center.

Inside, I used dies by Karen Burniston to create the pop-up. Her Lorna Label Pop Up has long been a favourite of mine, and the add-ons just make it even more versatile. For these two I used the Happy Birthday Add-Ons and die cut the Happy Birthday layer from rainbow holographic card stock for some shimmer and shine.

The sentiment was stamped on one of the stitched Lorna Label dies and added inside each card. I could have just stamped the sentiment but I like the little extra detail it gave the card by adding it to a stitched die cut label. I also added a sentiment to a fishtail banner on the pop-up portion.

Supplies used:

March 2024 Paper Pumpkin, Memorable Meadows - Stampin' Up

Butterfly dies - Scrapbook .com

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Lorna Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday Lorna Add-Ons - Karen Burniston

Shimmer Spray

Little Eetched Butterflies - Paper Rose

Sentiment inside - Not Older but Better, Penny Black

Sticky back gems - my stash

Pop-Up Slimline Father’s Day Card

In Canada, Father’s Day was back in June but I am very behind in posting so wanted to share this card and not hang onto the photos any longer. Since it’s Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, it seemed like a good time to share this card, which I made for my hubby. 

As you can see, it’s a Slimline card and I started with this printed Slimline card panel by Whimsy Stamps. I die cut the bears and popped them up with foam tape, then stamped the sentiment onto a scrap of white card stock with brown ink. I used a stitched circle die to cut it out, attached it to the card with foam tape then trimmed off any overhang.

Inside I used the Little Twist Panel die set by Karen Burniston for the pop up inside as well as her Outdoor Edges for the details. The beaded border was an old sticker I found in my stash and I thought the colours were perfect.

Supplies Used:

Patterned paper - Enchanted Forest, Whimsy Stamps - Slimline …

Little Twist Panel Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Long Nature Edges - Karen Burniston

Outdoor Scene - Karen Burniston

Double Stitched Circles - Divinity Designs

Words - Something for Everyone, Catherine pooler

Sticker - the Paper Studio (Old, from my stash)

Brother Label Maker

Twine

Bear Family Fancy Dies - Hero Arts

Piano Teacher Slimline Thank You Card

Whoa - it’s been ages since I’ve posted! I took a lot of time off this summer, spending it with family and friends instead of in my craft room. Of course, we didn’t have great weather this summer so it would have been a perfect excuse to craft, but … … …

I did manage to make a few cards here and there - and even got photos of them, but haven’t yet shared them so I will have some new content soon. Meanwhile,  this is the card I made for our youngest granddaughter’s (amazing) piano teacher at the end of June and she said he loved it.  I used dies & stamps by Karen Burniston including the Music Charms for the Grand Piano. It got sprayed with shimmer spray and I popped up the lid with a black foam dot.

Inside is the Piano Keys Pop Up - how fun, right? Two of them fit perfectly inside a Slimline card and I left room for her to write him a note.

Side view so you can see that the black keys are raised above the white ones. 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Guilded Ink, Recollections

Piano Keys Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Music Charms - Karen Burniston

Crosshatch Long Rectangles - Karen Burniston

Thanks - Biggest Wish, Stampin’ Up

Wink of Stella

Just A - Music Sentiments, Karen Burniston

Gold foil card stock

Glitter Dots flat adhesive stickers 

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

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

Four SW Themed Pop Up Cards

I pulled out an older paper pad and decided to use two of the sheets to make four 5x7” Birthday Cards. Two use the Katherine Label Pop Up and the remaining two use the Twist Flower Pop Up - both die sets by Karen Burniston.

I love that the patterned paper has gold foiled bits! I wanted to keep the fronts nice and simple, so die cut ovals then stamped them before popping them up with thin foam tape.

Here is what the inside looks like using the Flower Twist Pop Up, and I chose one of these to go to a friend earlier in the month.

… and these two use the Katherine Label Pop Up. Both of these die sets are favourites, and looking at the labels on the right side of my blog you can see I have used the Katherine Label Pop Up NINETY times, and the Twist Flower Pop Up TWENTY THREE times. That makes me happy!

There was some leftover patterned paper, so I used those on A2 cards and will share those another day.

Supplies Used:

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

Katherine Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Twist Flower Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Ovals Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday Many Ways - Catherine Pooler

Cultivated Cacti - Newtons Nook

Stickles glitter glue

Inside Out Birthday - Catherine Pooler

5x7” card bases & envelopes - Ohuhu (Amazon .ca)

Birthday Card Duo

II continue to whittle away at what crafting supplies I have so today's cards use up some leftover patterned paper from my cards HERE.  For something different I stamped the sentiment on fishtail banners (dies by Karen Burniston) and popped them up with foam tape. 

I added some black Nuvo Drops as the card fronts needed a little something and then I was happy. Both cards will be donated to my Mom's old nursing home.

Here is a peek of the inside:

 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - DooWop Diddly Wink. - the Paper Studio (old)

Little Something sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Black Nuvo Drops

Panda and Cake Pop Up Birthday Card

I was supposed to post this yesterday for Fun Fold Friday on my blog, but I have no idea where the time goes! This is the birthday card I made for our grandson who loves Pandas. I haven't used this panda face die in a long time so I pulled it out and die cut it into white card stock. The die cuts the face/ear openings rather than the head so I backed the white panel with black glitter paper to show through the openings. 

There is often an indent left from the die that actually forms the head so I LIGHTLY went over that with a soft pencil and blending it out with a fingertip. It gives just a hint of the head shape but I like the effect. There was a strip of the rainbow paper sitting on my stamping desk so I matted it with black glossy cardstock (another scrap) and added a white heat embossed sentiment. 

I have shown these sentiments in video's before - they are the Simple Strips from Taylored Expressions and I just stamp, emboss and die cut a whole bunch of them at a time and store them into a clear plastic envelope. Saves so much time when I go to make a card!

Inside I used Karen Burniston's Twist Circle Pop Up since this grandson loves a pop up card. I decorated it with some older stickers from my stash and added a stamped sentiment onto the white panel. That is also where we signed the card.

Supplies used:

Panda face die - Neat & Tangled

Black glitter paper - American Crafts (old, from my stash)

Black glossy card stock scrap

Rainbow strip - leftover scrap of striped patterned paper

Simple Strips Birthday and coordinating die - Taylored Expressions

White embossing powder

Pops of Color - Snowflake and black, Scrapbook .com

Twist Flower Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Stickers - old, stash

Cross Stitched circle dies - Tutti designs

Best Birthday Yet - Catherine Pooler

Mini Slimline Pop Up Card for St. Patricks DayI

Sadly, I didn't get this card in the mail in time - so I guess I'll be hanging onto it til next year. I had to have oral surgery this week and the pain meds have sent me for a loop. Ha - but I'm recovering well and starting to wean off the meds. I sure didn't get much done except rest and snooze - which I'm sure helped the healing process. 

Anyhow I used one of Whimsy Stamps Slimline papers for my card as well as some really old stickers from my stash. They were adhered to white card stock & fussy cut so I could pop them up with foam tape. I also added some gold peel off stickers for some sparkle.

You can probably tell how much I love Karen Burniston's Twist Flower Pop Up die set, which is what I used here. A few more stickers as well as some washi tape inside. The sentiment iwas matted on rainbow holographic card stock. The tiny hears were also cut from that same card stock for a different project and the leftovers were sitting on my stamping desk. I added a few of them on the card.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Slimline St. Patricks Day, Whimsy Stamps

Stickers - old, from my stash

Shamrock stickers - American Crafts (old)

Self Adhesive gold dots - Dazzles

Stickles glitter glue

Rainbow holographic hearts - leftover from previous card, sitting on my stamping table

Twist Flower Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Washi tape - Doodlebug Designs

Scallop stitched circle dies - Tutti Designs

Mini Strips St Patricks Day, coordinating die and backing die - Taylored Expressions

Green mirror card stock - stash

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 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

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