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 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

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

Nautical Birthday Card Duo

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog! I really wanted to finish off this older Paper Pumpkin kit (July 2019) so here are the final three cards. Well, I'm only showing two of them - I made three but popped one in the mail before I got the photos taken. 😊

I actually stuck pretty close to the instructions that came with the Paper Pumpkin kit, which is rare for me. But I quite liked this one! The stamp on the card fronts came in the kit and I used up the last two of the navy map lined envelopes on these two cards.

When I shared the first cards I made earlier this month (see HERE) I liked the stamps used inside so kept them on my stamping desk to use on these ones too. 

Essentially the kit has been used up. There is one card base left that I will use to make a quick Z-Fold card and will share that once it's finished.

Supplies used:

July 2019 Paper Pumpkin 'On My Mind'

Sentiments - the Inside Scoop, Snarky Birthday - Taylored Expressions

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

Anniversary Z-Fold Card

I used the March 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit for this card but of course changed it up from the kit instructions. I'm always a fan of the envelopes that are included with the Paper Pumpkin kit and this one is printed inside and has a rounded flap.

I stamped the sentiment on a stitched circle die cut which was matted with a crosshatch circle die cut from vellum. I added three mirrored hearts above and below the sentiment.

Here is a look at the inside. The patterned card base was turned inside out, so it was white on the outside front & back and all the pattern was inside. The centre score line was already there, so I just scored a second line on the left side of the (opened) card in the centre of that panel. Then, simply fold as shown! I used a corner rounder to punch the top two corners which ties in with the rounded flap on the envelope.

The greeting was stamped on a same size stitched circle as on the front, and placed so it cannot be seen when the card is closed. While I could have stamped the greeting directly on the card base, I liked the look of the stitched circle better.

One more look ...

Supplies used:

March 2024 Paper Pumpkin kit "Memorable Meadows", Stampin' Up

Circles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Stitched circles - MFT Stamps

Vellum - Stampin' UP

Word stamps - The Inside Scoop Anniversary, Taylored Expressions

Mirrored hearts - Kat Scrapiness

Corner Rounder - Amazon .ca

Four Lattice Birthday Cards

These cards started with the lattice cutaway card bases from May 2016 Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin kit. A few years ago I had found an 'unused' kit online for sale but then when it came, some of the card bases were missing and the person had just tossed everything into a bubble envelope so there was also some damage. I complained (which I hate to do) and they refunded my money, but then I was so disappointed that I put the kit away and hadn't made up any of the cards.

I pulled it out and had a look through the kit and made up these four cards. I decided to put aside the orange corrugated panel that is supposed to go behind the lattice and instead used some patterned paper which I liked better.

Then I went through my embellishment binder and pulled out some stickers and die cut washi tape that I thought matched the patterned paper. There is also a stamped/coloured/fussy cut dog with balloons on one of the cards. I chose whichever Happy Birthday seemed to fit in the area and added those to the front as well. Oh, and I added coordinating flat sparkly stickers to the card fronts for some birthday shine.

Inside are two stitched rectangles. One on the left to hide the back of the patterned paper and one to stamp the sentiment on. Since these cards are going to be donated to my Mom's old nursing home, I don't need to worry about the cards being too heavy to mail. I stamped the same sentiment inside all the cards. 

Supplies used:

Paper Pumpkin, Many Manly Occasions - May 2016 (Stampin' Up) retired

Patterned paper - Guilded Ink - Recollections

Stitched Rectangles Set 2 - Pink & Main

Washi tape florals - Pinkfresh Studios

Cloud punch - Stampin' Up

Stickers - old, from my stash

Dog with balloons - unknown, coloured etc many years ago.

Happy Birthday Many Ways - Catherine Pooler

Small Happy Birthday - LJD Birthday Greetings, MFT Stamps

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Eight 'Candle' Gift Card Holders

While I haven't had any new Paper Pumpkin boxes in awhile, I do have several that I purchased from subscribers who didn't want theirs that month. One of those is this Candle Gift Card Holders from February 2017! I pulled out the box to make them all up & I have a walkthrough of these Slimline sized Gift Card Holders on YouTube:  

The white insert came with the slots to insert a Gift Card.  You can see a word through the window, and when you pull the tab the words change to reveal a full sentiment. When you pull it fully out, there is an additional sentiment that remains in the window!

The kit came with enough supplies to create nine, but I messed one up. I kept that one to use for the pockets I added to some of them and the final leftover piece was die cut to create a gift tag. The cute Scottie dog was punched from white card stock and added at the bottom.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 54 cards

You may have noticed the affiliate thumbnails are no longer showing on my blog posts. That is because it costs money every month to share those links, and the past few months I haven’t made nearly enough sales to cover the cost. I would rather spend that money on craft supplies, than continue to pay out of pocket for a feature that viewers aren’t using. It saddens me that so many people don’t bother going to blogs anymore, choosing instead to quickly view a card on social media. 😢 I cancelled my subscription and will go back to listing my supplies in case anyone is curious about what I used.

Supplies:

February 2017 Paper Pumpkin, Many Happy Birthday's - Stampin' Up

Catherine Pooler Inks

Corner Rounder - Creative Memories

Personal Sentiments - Waffle Flower

Various cardstocks

Tag - Nested Hexagons, Pinkfresh Studios

Yellow bakers twine

Stickles

Scottie punch - Stampin' Up

Mini Slimline Birthday Card - a Paper Pumpkin Alternate Card

Back in February, I worked on an older Paper Pumpkin kit and used it up. I didn't start sharing the cards until May though, and have been sharing one each week. This is the last card made with the kit! I ended up making a total of  16 cards because I pulled out a bunch of things from my craft room to use as well. You can always click on the Paper Pumpkin label on the right side of my blog if you wish to see the other Paper Pumpkin Alternate cards I've made.

Also earlier this year I created a Mini Slimline card with this sweet lattice die and the same rainbow coloured Slimline patterned paper and I liked it so much I wanted to make another. This one was the birthday card I sent to our niece for her early May birthday.

Inside, I added a zig-zag panel decorated with some coordinating Washi Tape and the remaining hearts from the kit. I've also been loving the Catherine Pooler stamps I got back in March - which is why you see me using them all the time. Especially for my nursing home donation cards!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 32 cards

Additional Supplies:

March 2020 Paper Pumpkin 'No Matter the Weather', Stampin' Up

Patterned paper -  Slimline Rainbow Magic, Whimsy

White cardstock

Cloud mask, MFT Stamps

Alcohol markers

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Rubber Boots and Tulips, Pop Up Card Duo (Paper Pumpkin Alternate Cards)

Back in February, I worked on an older Paper Pumpkin kit and used it up. I didn't start sharing the cards until May though, and have been sharing one each week. We are getting down to the end soon though! Here are a pair of cards made using Karen Burniston's Label Charm Pop Up in addition to the kit.

I also used this tulip patterned paper, which was part of a 'free with purchase' with Stampin' Up back in February. The boots and hearts on the card fronts came from the March 2020 Paper Pumpkin Kit "No Matter The Weather".

I stamped a different sentiment on each of the cards, and a few more blooms from the kit.

I love the dimension you get with this die and it's one I use a lot! Below is the top view ...

I'll be back next week with another alternate project with this kit.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 17 cards

Additional Supplies:

March 2020 Paper Pumpkin  'No Matter the Weather'

White cardstock

Patterned paper - Flowering Fields, Stampin' Up

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Alcohol markers

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Rainbows, Rubber Boots and Butterflies!

Each week I've been sharing an Paper Pumpkin Alternate card made with the March 2020 kit called No Matter The Weather. I actually finished the kit back in March but spread out sharing the cards so my posts didn't all end up looking the same, since I used the same rainbow patterned paper for a lot of the alternate cards. Today I'm sharing a shaker card made with items from the kit and my craft room. I think this is one of my favourites!

Using Karen Burniston's Happy Spring attached to the back of the shaker, I added some fun spring type filler and created my shaker with the rainbow frame. On top of the acetate, I added a couple of stencilled butterflies and one of the colourful rubber boot pieces from the Paper Pumpkin kit.

Here is a look at the inside, using patterned paper and gold foiled elements from a retired Stampin' Up package. I thought this sentiment was perfect for the card and I can send this out for Happy Mail next year anytime in the Spring!

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June - 34 cards

July so far - 4 cards

Additional Supplies:

5 x 6.5" card base and envelope - Michaels

March 2020 Paper Pumpkin kit "No Matter The Weather", Stampin' Up

White cardstock

Shaker filler - from my stash

Brown fine marker

Patterned paper inside - Over the Rainbow, Recollections

Abstract Beauty Ephemera - Stampin' Up

Thinking of You - Tucked In, PTI

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Trio of Paper Pumpkin Alternate Cards

Even though I made all the cards from this kit back in March, I decided to spread out sharing them by doing one post a week. Since the colours and papers are very similar in the cards I didn't want all my blog posts to start looking the same! This week I'm sharing another Paper Pumpkin Alternate card using the March 2020 'No Matter The Weather' kit ... this time a trio of 'get well' type cards.

I wasn't overly keen on the gloomy printed panels - they are definitely not my style. But paired with bright and cheery rubber boots and rainbow printed paper? I liked them a LOT better. I also added die cut stitched clouds, sequins and a stamped sentiment strip.

Inside the cards I added stamped sentiments from my stash and another strip of that patterned paper.

I'll be back next week with another alternate project with this kit.

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June so far - 33 cards

Additional Supplies:

No Matter The Weather Paper Pumpkin kit, March 2020

White cardstock

Sequins - stash

Blue Skies Ahead - MFT Stamps

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊

Paper Pumpkin Alternate Pop Up Card

Even though I made all the cards from this kit back in March, I decided to spread out sharing them by doing one a week. Since the colours and papers are very similar in the cards I didn't want all my posts to start looking the same! This week I'm sharing another Paper Pumpkin Alternate card using the March 2020 'No Matter The Weather' kit ... this one is a larger than A2 card that features a pop up inside.

I added Nuvo Glaze onto the green rubber boots so they are raised and shiny. 😊

Inside I used Karen Burniston's Little Labels Pop Up, cut from another sheet of the rainbow patterned paper, and added a fussy cut boots/greenery image for the centre front image.

I just poked around in my stamps to find sayings that I thought went well with the card.

... one more look ...

I'll be back next week with another alternate project with this kit

Having been asked how many cards I make I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. Many of my posts include more than a single card or project and below is my tally. 

Card Tally for 2023
January - 53 cards
February - 56 cards

March - 55 cards

April - 32 cards

May - 43 cards

June so far - 24 cards

Additional Supplies:

No Matter The Weather Paper Pumpkin kit, March 2020

5 x 6.5" card blank and envelope - Michaels

Alcohol markers

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Michaels

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that you pay the same amount but I may receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making and not every link below is an affiliate one! 😊