4-H Pop Up Card

 

We are SO proud of our grandkids! This was their first year in 4-H and they chose a Lamb project. Last week was the final show (sorry, not up on the lingo) and auction and all three kids took home ribbons, awards, and the youngest will have a trophy and belt buckle for all his efforts. They worked really hard with their lambs and it showed!

I wasn't able to attend the show - which went for almost 4 days - but hubby went on the final day and got to see the awards presented, & watch the auction etc etc. I made this card to send them 😊.

I haven't used the Rockin' Rectangle Pop Up (Karen Burniston) in awhile, so that is what I pulled out for the inside. The sweet lamb panels are from a large book of farm animal pages I got several years ago from R&R Scrapbooking in Edmonton. 

Supplies used:

Lamb panels - Little Book of Farm Animals, Hunkydory (old)

Rockin' Rectangle Pop-Up - Karen Burniston

Word Set 8, XwlwveRW- Karen Burniston

Mini Alphabet & Numbers - Karen Burniston

5x7" Card base and envelope

Fall Pop Up Card

Earlier this week I shared four gatefold cards using this swirly leaf (see them HERE). All the pieces for those cards were in my 'In Progress' bin, but there was a single image remaining. These had been stamped, heat embossed, water coloured and fussy cut many years ago. No way I was just putting that single piece back in the bin and this is the card I ended up with.

The orange patterned paper was die cut with the inverted scallops and I stamped the sentiment so it would be centred inside the opening. Then I added some additional leaves and a bow from gold twine. Some gold Glitter Dots (stickers) for additional shine and the card front was done.

Since it's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, I used Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle die set along with some cheerful stickers from my stash. The stickers were adhered to white cardstock then fussy cut. That makes them more opaque and sturdy enough to add foam tape in behind!

 I love all the dimension you get with the Rockin' Rectangle. 

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 - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 15 cards

I decided to cancel the subscription that provided linked thumbnails to what products I used on my cards. It was costing me out of pocket each month, so I’m back to listing what I used. 

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Unknown

Swirly Leaf stamp - Magenta

Rockin Rectangle Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Inverted Stitched Scallop Circles - Pinkfresh Studios

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Gold embossing powder

Gold paste - old, stash

Catherine Pooler inks

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Washi Tape - Amazon

Stickers - stash

Gold thread - stash

'Sip Sip Hooray' Pop Up Christmas Card

 

Hello my crafty friends!  Today's card has a simple shaker on the front and a pop up inside. I used some older patterned paper from my stash as well as the Sip Sip Hooray die that I've had for several years. I chose not to add the inside of the two 'O's into the openings, as I wanted a larger area to see the sequins inside. 

I haven't purchased a lot of crafting supplies the past few months, nor did I take advantage of the Black Friday or Cyber Monday sales. But in November I did order a few Funny Bones sentiments, as they make me smile. Today's card features one of them and I added it to a Crosshatch Banner on the Rockin' Rectangle - both dies by Karen Burniston.

I also added a wine bottle and glass from her Wine Charms set and a glittery holly sticker for a pop of colour.

I was happy with how this card turned out, and I know the people I made it for will enjoy it as well. Win win!

Additional Supplies:

Patterned paper - Reminisce, Christmas Wishes (6 x 6")

5 x 7" Card and envelope

Holly sticker. - stash

Sip Sip Hooray die - MFT Stamps

Sequins & filler - my stash

Jingle Bells - Riley & Company

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Pair of Rockin' Rectangle Christmas Cards

Hello my crafty friends! I pulled out an older patterned paper pad for my card share today. In fact, I cut down several of the sheets and ended up with SIX similar card fronts. I made two each with different pop up's by Karen Burniston and these two use the Rockin' Rectangle. 

Next week I will share the card pair that uses the Little Labels Pop Up and if you'd like to see the ones already posted that use the Paper Frames Pop Up ... click HERE.  The card fronts of the first two and these two are very similar, if you are thinking that you've already seen these. 😂

I have a walkthrough of my cards on YouTube: 

I decorated the tree with peel off Glitter Dots so there is lots of shine but since they are flat stickers there is no extra bulk.

These two cards have the Rockin' Rectangle Pop Up inside. This is another one of my favourite dies by Karen Burniston and it goes together quickly.

The sentiment on the second card was done by 'reverse foiling' and I added gold gel pen highlights to the stocking.

This is the inside of the second one. The additional snowflakes dies are linked below.

See the height and dimension you get with this die set? 🥰

Additional Supplies:
Patterned paper - Holiday Wonder, Hobby Lobby (old, from my stash)
5 x 7" Cards & Envelopes
Sentiment stamp - Perfectly Plaid, Stampin' Up (retired)

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Fun Fold Christmas Card Trio

Hello crafty friends. Today I have THREE different fun fold cards to share today. While they could have each been separate posts, since the supplies on each are identical I decided to lump them together in one ***long*** post. 😊. 

I have a walkthrough of the cards on YouTube as well:  

The first card is a Double Z Fold card - I haven't done one of these in a long time! The patterned paper is double sided, with the paw prints on one side and cutaparts on the back. In the video I said I'd purchased three sheets, two to use the cutaparts and one to use the cutaparts. But in fact I only purchased TWO sheets and a coordinating 12 x 12" sticker sheet. 

I love now nice and sturdy these cards are for display.

The second card uses my favourite cut apart from the sheet. I added Pops of Color to his nose so it's nice and shiny.

Inside is a simple box pop up for the sentiment piece (another cut apart) and I also added one of the Mini Pops arms for the circle dog piece. I show more of that detail in the video.

All of the cards started with these Memories & More card bases (with. matching envelopes) from Stampin' Up. There are 10 green speckled card/envelope sets and 10 red & green polka dotted cards with red envelopes. The front of the third card has another one of the cutaparts as well as stickers from the sheet.

Inside I used another of Karen Burniston's pop up dies - the Rockin' Rectangle. I also used the second double decker bus cut apart on this one and a few more stickers from the sheet.

I made another trio of cards, and will be sharing those in the coming weeks.

Additional Supplies:
Santa Express Memories & More card pack - Stampin' Up
White cardstock
Peppermint embellishments - from my stash, but I linked similar ones for you below.

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Wintery Blues Christmas Pop up Card

Hello my crafty friends.  You will be seeing a lot of cards using this collection by Echo Park. It was sent to me by Scrap 'n Stamp Canada for an upcoming Christmas Inspiration video hop (December 3rd) and when I finished my projects for that hop I couldn't stop playing with the papers, stickers, ephemera etc. 

Using a solid Hot Foil Plate, I was able to reverse foil the Merry Christmas, using up the leftover piece from THIS card. I love that there is no foil wasted using the solid plate. 

Inside I used Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle Die set. I hadn't used it in awhile, but when I pulled it out for a card a few weeks ago I remembered how much I liked it and I've been using it a LOT since!

 

While the Rockin' Rectangle comes with rectangles to add to the mechanism, but of course you can add other things instead. I chose this 'Let It Snow' cut apart from the package. The words were too pale for my liking though, so I added a shadowed look with a blue alcohol marker and liked it much better.

 

Additional Supplies:
5 x 7 card and envelope
White cardstock
Alcohol markers
Sequins - stash

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that 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! 😊

Snowmen & Sweets, A Sheetload Rewind

Hello my crafty friends! I actually made these cards back in early October. If you follow me you know I rarely post things in the same order I make them. I was thinking ahead for the upcoming November Sheetload of cards and deciding on what paper pad to use. I don't usually do this, but for some reason I wanted to use this pad for the Sheetload. Once I saw the November Sheetload though, I went in a different direction entirely. Ha.

However, I was able to use an older Sheetload with these papers - the February 2020 Sheetload of Cards - and this is what I came up with. I have a walkthrough of my cards on YouTube: 

The sentiment stamps are ones I've had for YEARS and I matted the ones on the fronts with a blue mirror cardstock.

Here is a peek at the inside ... all of the cards have the same sentiment.

Using the cutting guide for this Sheetload, you will have some patterned paper pieces leftover. I went ahead and used most of those on these two extra cards.

I also turned one of the Sheetload cards into a Pop Up using Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle.

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that 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! 😊

Any supplies I'm unable to link are listed at the very bottom of my post.

Additional Supplies:
Feb 2020 Sheetload of Cards
Patterned paper - Holiday Bash, Recollections (old)
White cardstock
Stamp on front - Hero Arts (old)
Banner punch - Stampin' Up (retired)
Gold peel offs and snowflakes, and words - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Blue cardstock
Adhesive backed snowflakes - Stampin' Up (retired)

Back To School Rockin' Rectangle Card

Hello and welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog! I'm sharing a Back To School card for our eldest Granddaughter using Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle die set and I have a walkthrough of my card on YouTube: 

Here is a peek at the inside, where I used another one of the cut parts (or Journal Cards) attached to the Rockin' Rectangle mechanism. I also pulled out some stickers from my stash to finish it off.

The books got some Wink of Stella, and the owl eye and beak were coated with glossy accents for shine. Olivia loves to read, so I thought this card would be appropriate for her.

This blog uses affiliate links whenever possible. This means, that at no cost to you, if you make a purchase through one of my affiliate links that I receive a small commission from your purchase. I only link products that I own, love and use for my card making!

 Additional Supplies:

Patterned paper & Cut Apart - School Days, Photo Play
Stickers - Jolee's Boutique

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Paper Pumpkin Alternate with the Rockin' Rectangle

Hello!  It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog and today I'm sharing the third card made with a Paper Pumpkin kit from 2018. While all three cards are pretty much identical on the fronts, each one has had a different pop up inside. I have all the details in my YouTube video: 

For this card I chose the Rockin' Rectangle, a die set by Karen Burniston for the pop up inside as well as some stamps from my stash and the Crosshatch Rectangles. Everything that is available at the time of this post is linked below.

One more view so you can see the dimension you get with the die set.

Remember Karen Burniston has assembly videos for her pop up dies!  Once you know how to assemble your die, the rest is card size, paper and colour choice as well as embellishments! You can change the look of your card every time you use the dies. :-)  I always enjoy showing you different looks and ways you can use your dies once you know how to assemble them.

For your convenience I have linked many of the products used below. Some may be affiliate links which means if you use these links to purchase I may earn a small commission at NO extra cost to you.

Additional Supplies:
May 2018 Paper Pumpkin Manly Moments - Stampin' Up
Birds from March 2021 Paper Pumpkin "Here's to You" - Stampin' Up
Sahara Sand card stock - Stampin' Up
In the Meadow - Stampin' Up (retired)
LJD Birthday Greetings - MFT Stamps
Celebrate, May 2015 Paper Pumpkin - Stampin' Up

Card size: standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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February 2021 Paper Pumpkin Alternates

Hello!  Today I'm sharing my first five alternates using the February Paper Pumpkin Kit "Bouquet of Hope". Another amazing kit and I loved using it. I did finish the kit and will have more cards and another video sharing my alternates in the coming weeks. Today I have a walkthrough of these cards on YouTube: 

This Paper Pumpkin kit came with the supplies to create nine cards, 3 each of three different designs. I ended up making fourteen cards!! I love how generous the supplies are in the Paper Pumpkin kits.

My first card is a pop up card, and I kept the front fairly similar to the sample sheet other than I turned the card from landscape to horizontal. As I said in the video, I chose to only use one of the floral elements to make it more of the focus. The sample card used two.

Inside I used the Rockin' Rectangle Pop Up, a die set by Karen Burniston. For the flowers, I fussy cut a group of blooms from the Field & Flowers paper package which is also from Stampin' Up. I wouldn't have thought to use this paper, but the Paper Pumpkin kit came with a notice saying how well the kit would coordinate with this paper. Since I have a package of the paper, I pulled it out to use with the kit for the majority of my alternate cards.

The Rockin' Rectangle is a very versatile die set, and you can use it to animate all kinds of things and for many different occasions.

Card #2 is a Sympathy Card for my stash and in addition to the patterned papers, I also brought in a pearlized doily and poppy elements (also SU) from my stash. Both items were purchased from the Stampin' Up Clearance Rack awhile ago.

For this card, I turned the rose patterned card 'inside out' and added the sentiment onto a scalloped stitched rectangle. 

Card #3 is another Sympathy Card. Since I didn't think the green print on the lined envelopes went with anything else in the kit, I sacrificed one of them to die cut the stitched panel. That gave me a coordinating card and envelope and I liked it much better than using other items in the kit that didn't really match in my eyes. Ha, I'm really picky about my colours!

The butterfly punch is an older one by Martha Stewart and I still get a lot of use out of it.

Inside, I added a stitched panel, more punched butterflies and a stamped sentiment.

Card #4 is a Shaker Card that I made to send to a seller on Etsy (Mommy Panda Supplies, linked below) who has fun clay slices/sprinkles to use inside shaker cards. She is Canadian seller so you don't need to pay the huge shipping costs to buy them from the USA. Glendy has great customer service as well, and if you end up purchasing from her please let her know you found out about her from me. It's always good for a small business to know where your customers are coming from! (No, I don't get anything for referring her ... but I am so happy with every item I've purchased from her and I love to support Canadian small businesses!).

To create my shaker itself, I used the Circle Window and Frame die and the Circle Shaker Pouch - all from MFT Stamps. NOTE - I kept the rose printed fallaway circle from inside the shaker and used it on one of the cards I'll be sharing in the next video! The 'hello' was cut from white card stock and the shadow from vellum.

I added a sprinkling of butterflies inside and wrote my note on the white panel.

Here is a close up of the butterfly clay slices which were my latest purchase from Glendy (Mommy Panda Supplies on Etsy) and I was tickled to see that I could butt two of the butterflies up to each other and form a full butterfly as well as having the side view ones.

My final Paper Pumpkin alternate is very similar to the first one I shared except that I added that decorated panel to a larger card. This one is 5 x 6-1/2"!

The included Paper Pumpkin stamp set has a lovely bouquet image and I used it around the outer edges of the inside panel. I didn't add a sentiment to this one, as that way I can add one (if needed) when I go to send the card. Otherwise, I can write a note in the white space inside.

I'll be back tomorrow with another three cards (# 6, 7 & 8) and a video with the remaining cards (#9 through 14) next week.

Supplies:   Everything included in the 'Bouquet Of Hope' Paper Pumpkin kit, unless specified below.

Card #1
Shimmer Spray
1089 Rockin Rectangle Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Patterned paper - Flowers & Field, Stampin' Up
Wink of Stella
In Bloom stamps (for envelope) - Stampin' Up
Card size -  standard A2; 4.25 x 5.5"

Card #2
Patterned paper - Flower & Field, Stampin' Up
Gold embossing powder
Blueprints #13 - MFT Stamps
Poppy elements - Stampin' Up
Doily - Stampin' Up
Stitched Mini Scalloped Rectangle - MFT Stamps
Gold gel pen
Water brush
Mini MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Card size -  standard A2; 4.25 x 5.5"

Card #3
Card stock - stash
*****cut apart envelope
Blueprints #13 - MFT Stamps
gold gel pen
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
Larger butterfly punch - Stampin' Up
Sympathy words - Hero Arts (older set)
Gold gel pen
Shimmer Spray
Card size -  standard A2; 4.25 x 5.5"

Card #4
Blueprints #13 - MFT Stamps
Stitched Rectangle die - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Circle Window & Frame die set - MFT Stamps
Circle shaker pouch - MFT Stamps
Card stocks
Acetate
Various shaker filler - stash
Butterfly shaker filler - Mommy Panda Supplies (Etsy)
Vellum
Hello - Hello Friend, Pink & Main
Oh So Ombre patterned paper - Stampin' Up
Butterfly punch - Stampin' Up
Wink of Stella
Shimmer Spray
Card size -  standard A2; 4.25 x 5.5"

Card #5
Card & Envelope - Michaels
Gold gel pen
Crayola marker
Water brush
Card size - 5 x 6.5", fits in the included envelope