Winter Blizzard Pop Up Card

NOTE: I mistakenly posted this a few days early, but rescheduled it when I realized my mistake.

Hello!  Welcome to Karen Burniston's September Designer Challenge, where she challenged her Design Team with the theme "SUN OR SNOW" - make a sunny or snowy day card." I can't believe it, but I made a card with a snow theme. I am NOT a fan of the white stuff, ha ha. I have a walkthrough of my card on YouTube:

Not only are the sequins sparkly, the snowflake has Wink of Stella on it and is nice and shimmery too. This card is 5" square, because it will fit in an A7 (or 5 x 7") envelope and mail for a single stamp. In Canada, square envelopes cost more to mail so I will be opting for an A7 envelope instead.

Inside I used the Photo Collage Pop Up, Word Set 13 Snow and Holiday Charms, and when the card opens it's like a blizzard of snowflakes. So fun!

The snowflakes all got some Wink of Stella and glitter in their centres, but it is very hard to see in photos.

I hope you will check out what the rest of the Design Team came up with for the challenge - their blogs are linked over on the right. Karen Burniston will have her post tomorrow (Wednesday) on HER BLOG.

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Additional Supplies:
Patterned paper - Snowy Night, Sandylion
Black fine point marker

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Hey Chickie Photo Collage Pop Up Card

Hello crafty friends ...

Today I'm sharing a card made with two of my favourite companies ... fun stamped images from Your Next Stamp and a Pop Up die from Karen Burniston.

Remember you can see all my interactive cards on my YouTube Channel HERE!

The tag, doily, Spring and chicks are from YNS - and I have been enjoying getting out and USING some older patterned papers from my stash.

The Photo Collage Pop Up is such an cool die - it is amazing how flat it folds for mailing! I did add some foam tape to these cute chicks which does add a little bulk, but I wanted some dimension for the chicks.

Supplies:

1098 Photo Collage Pop Up - Karen Burniston

1078 Easter Charms - Karen Burniston

Retro Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp
Doily Trio One Die Set - Your Next Stamp
Hey Chickie  - Your Next Stamp
Hey Chickie Die Set - Your Next Stamp

Stitched Fishtail Banners - Your Next Stamp

Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen - Your Next Stamp

Cool Tag 3 die set - Your Next Stamp

Stitched Scalloped Rectangle die set - Your Next Stamp

Stitched Fishtail Banners - Your Next Stamp
Cool Tag 3 Die Set - Your Next Stamp
Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die Set - Your Next Stamp

Patterned paper - The Little Miss Stack, DCWV

White card stock

Copic Markers

Sakura white gel pen

Fishtail Banner - MFT Stamps

Card size - 5 x 5.5", fits in a 5 x 7" Envelope

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Farm Themed Photo Collage Pop Up Birthday Card

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Today for Fun Fold Friday on my blog,  I'm sharing the card I made for our eldest daughters birthday. I used an older stamp and die set along with Karen Burniston's Photo Collage die set. The Photo Collage is very popular and it's so much fun to see what everyone is doing with with it!

I kept the front nice and simple, with just a hint of what the card theme is.

I have had the hay patterned paper for years and it was fun to get it out again for this card. It has sparkly embossed bits that catch the light. I added acetate behind the picture frame, which is from the new Memory Charms die set, and attached it to the lightly stencilled white panel with a brad. The acetate also catches the light, as you can see in the photo below.

When you open the card - poof! There is an explosion of polaroid frames that I filled with farm themed stamped images and dies.  I have included a short YouTube video at the end of the post since the action is next to impossible to see in photographs. I used an older stamp & die set that I have used before on cards for her - it's fun coming up with different ways to use them.

The barn doors have the ability to slide open and closed, but for this card I adhered them in the closed position. I also gave the animals a little sparkle with a Wink of Stella pen ... it is a birthday card after all!

The Photo Collage was a little tricker on this card because it was only 5" high! The die is intended to work with a standard A2 card, but that would give you a 5.5 inch height. As usual with the Photo Collage though, I just took my time and checked for catch points with each addition.

There is a signing block on the right that I lightly stencilled. I also added words from the same stamp set on fishtail banners and placed them where they wouldn't be catch points. The polaroid frames got a little antiquing with a makeup brush and ink.

 Finally, here is a short YouTube video that shows how much dimension you get with the Photo Collage Pop Up.

As shown, the Photo Collage folds amazingly flat for mailing!

Supplies:
Patterned papers - Photo Seasons Stack (DCWV) old
Kraft, white, black and cream card stocks
1098 Photo Collage die set - Karen Burniston
Farm themed stamps and dies - On the Farm, Papertrey Ink
Wink of Stella
Unicorn ink (white) - Hero Arts
1096 Barn Pop Stand - Karen Burniston
Woodgrain Stencil - Tim Holtz
Dot stencil - Tim Holtz
Makeup Brushes
Fishtail Banner - MFT Stamps
1056 Squares Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1108 Memory Charms - Karen Burniston
Scrap of acetate
Brad
Twine - Stampin' Up
W1 Copic marker

Card size - 5 x 5.5"

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Ocean Themed Photo Collage Pop Up

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Today I'm sharing the birthday card I made for a friend. I'll start off with a YouTube video so you can see Karen Burniston's amazing Photo Collage Pop-Up in action. It creates such a dynamic pop up! Still shots and more details follow the YouTube video if you are interested, and there is a supply list at the end of my post.

I'm a huge fan of K & Company, and thankfully I have a big collection of their papers and embellishments. They are really hard to find anymore! Inside this stack of paper, there are two 12 x 12" sheets of faux postage and I figured they would be perfect to use with this type of die. They are detailed and glossy and SO pretty. Perfect for anyone who loves the ocean.

For the front of my card, I used an alphabet die to cut the word SHELL from kraft card stock, and then I cut the new Celebrate from kraft but cut away the CEL. I trimmed around the 'L' to give me the dash then inked the bottoms of the letters & word with blue distress oxide ink. Love how well it shows up on the kraft.

As usual, I kept the front fairly simple as all the fun is on the inside:

When you open the card there is just an explosion of lovely underwater images!

I rarely post my cards in the same order I make them. I was working on a card for our Daughter's birthday using the Photo Collage Pop Up and had to make sure that none of the elements stuck out of the card. The elements for this card are smaller than the Polaroid frame die that is included, so there were no issues at all. Because they are cut from patterned paper though, once everything was adhered I cut small squares of kraft card stock and adhered them to the backs of the elements to give them some stability.

I stamped the greeting on a stitched label and there was lots of room for me to sign the card.

Supplies:
Kraft, off white card stocks
Patterned paper - K & Company (a Tim Coffey design)
1098 Photo Collage Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Splash Stencil - Taylored Expressions
Stitched Nested Label dies - Stampin' Up
Alpha - Elizabeth Craft Designs
1067 Celebrate - Karen Burniston
May your joys stamp - Ocean Wisdom, Stampendous
Nuvo Drops

Card size - A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Grandparents Day Photo Collage Pop Up Card

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Today I'm sharing the card I made for my Mother-In-Law for Grandparent's Day. While that isn't until September, I learned the hard way to make this one early AND mark my calendar in late August to get it in the mail! Sadly, this is the first time that I won't be making my Mom a Grandparent's Day card ... I sure miss her.

I chose to only use two arms on the Photo Collage, rather than four, and built upon those with layers of rectangles. Each one is decorated with a kid stamp that resembles our five grandchildren. My Mother-In-Law will really enjoy this card! The stamps were coloured as part of a 30 Day Colouring Challenge I was participating in on Instagram (Day 24).

In order to avoid catch points, I die cut the 'love you' from the white semi-circle, saving the centres of the letters. After brushing some ink onto the letters, I inlaid the die cut back into the opening and put the white centres back in their spots. It lays nice and flat and that rectangle on the far right doesn't catch on it at all. Some GumDrops (enamel dots) were added where they wouldn't catch on anything and I like the sparkle they bring to the card. The ice cream also has some shimmer from my Wink of Stella brush pen.

I also have a short YouTube Video so you can see this card in action!

Supplies:

1098 Photo Collage Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Kid and Ice Cream stamps - The Scoop, Pink and Main

Magical Pastel Gumdrops - Your Next Stamp

Derwent Water Color Pencils

Water Brush

Sakura white gel pen

Kraft and white card stocks

Patterned paper - Paradise Beach, Echo Park (Old, from my stash)

Stitched rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp

Black fine point marker

Crayola marker

1057 Circles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

1083 Word Set 9 Love - Karen Burniston

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Space Themed Photo Collage Card

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Before I get to my card share today, I wanted to let you know that our Granddaughter did AMAZING at the hospital. She tolerated the new medication really well. They started it slowly, while reducing her present medication and they were able to up the dosage and send them home 3 days early! Olivia still has her pump, just running saline, until late next week. The cardiologist wants to run more tests before removing the pump and site ... but we are all feeling very encouraged and grateful!

For Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, I have a Space Themed card today!

While I still want to use the new Photo Collage Pop Up with the Rocket Pop Up, I got this card done and out of my system. The new Space Charms just crack me up and I am loving them. Here I added the alien inside the space ship - snipping off the hanging holes on both.  He is adhered onto the card front with a paper spring. The Popping Up To Say was cut from white card stock and I added colour with makeup blending brushes.

Inside I used the new Photo Collage with only 4 decorated arms. The space ship in the centre was cut apart and pieced onto the mechanism so it would still open and close. I added die cut words to each of the polaroid frames. I really wanted to show that you could use the Photo Collage Pop Up and still make a simpler card.

I have a short YouTube Video so you can see the card in action - for some reason I didn't have much luck photographing it but the details do show up better in the video.

Supplies:
Kraft, white, black, green, blue and orange card stocks
Patterned paper - Cartographer, Prima
1054 Rectangles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston
1098 Photo Collage Pop Up - Karen Burniston
1109 Space Charms - Karen Burniston
Black marker
Sakura white gel pen
Crayola marker
Nuvo Crystal Drops
1027 Word Set 4 Just a Note - Karen Burniston
1002 Word Set 1 Greetings (hello) - Karen Burniston
1042 Spinner Square Pop-Up (word bubble) - Karen Burniston
Stitched Nested Labels - Stampin' Up
Paper Spring

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Succulent Photo Collage Pop Up Card

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I have been waiting for WEEKS to share this card with you! Karen Burniston's new release has an amazing die set called the Photo Collage Pop Up. Since the Designer Challenge was this week, you have probably seen all the really cool cards made with the Photo Collage set using photos. It's going to be a hugely popular die set. But of course I had to do something different with it so chose these lovely succulent papers and printed embellishments and got to work. I am thrilled with how it turned out.

Here is the front, using the 'Enjoy' from the new Enjoy the Ride die set. I added some of the letter stickers that were included in the paper pack but did add glue to get them to adhere permanently.

I added Stickles to the succulents - lots of lots of glitter glue went into the making of this card. Ha!

Here is the card fully open. There is just an explosion of elements!

Even with all this dimension, the card folds completely flat for mailing. Completely flat - it's amazing how flat it folds!

Karen Burniston puts a lot of thought into her dies and if you make this one as shown there are no catch points. But when you branch out as I did, there is the potential for catch points. Everywhere. So I used wet glue and folded the card with every single addition. The wet glue gave me a little wiggle room to adjust the embellishments as needed to keep the mechanism moving smoothly. This did take a little time but oh, it's so worth it when you open the card and see the dimension.

The terrarium and leaf elements were fussy cut from different papers in the stack and adhered flat inside the card. Then I added more Stickles!

Since it's hard to show this pop up in still shots, I am including a short YouTube video so you can see this card in action.

Supplies:
1054 Rectangles Crosshatch - Karen BurnistonPop-Up
Patterned paper, letter stickers, printed embellishments - Greenhouse Collection, Kaisercraft
1098 Photo Collage  - Karen Burniston, shipping Mid July 2019
Green card stock
1104 Triple Flip (Fishtail Banner) - Karen Burniston, Shipping Mid July 2019
1103 Enjoy the Ride - Karen Burniston, Shipping Mid July 2019
Stickles
Sakura gold gel pen

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