Rustic Snowman 4 Panel Pop Up Card

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Today I'm sharing a Christmas card I actually made back in August. I knew the 3D Pop Up Drop-Ins die would work well for this 12 x 12" paper, in fact it works great for lots of different larger patterns!  For the card front I added a fussy cut mug image from a different sheet in the package, and a white embossed greeting.

Some of the papers have lovely foiled accents.

Here is where I used the 3D Pop Up Drop-Ins die. It would have been impossible to get these three cute snowmen onto an A2 card otherwise.

In order to keep the snowman scene inside uncluttered, I added the signing block onto the back. 

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Warm Wishes, Recollections (old)

3-d Pop Up Drop In - Stephanie Barnard

Stitched Rectangle - Your Next Stamp

Wink of Stella

Sakura Black Glaze Pen

Washi Tape Sentiments and Die set - Your Next Stamp

White embossing powder

Card size - A2  (4.25 x 5.5")

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Bulldog Pop Up Card

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Today is Fun Fold Friday here on my blog and today I'm sharing the card I made for our Vet's office. Our dogs are both due for vaccinations right before Christmas each year, so I always bring the office a yummy treat and hand made card. 

I added a stamped and die cut Bulldog wearing a Santa Hat inside the Parcel Pop Up.

The scallops, bow and border strip were cut from white glitter paper so there is lots of shimmer and shine on the card. Note - the Scallops are actually the dies from the Cake Trims!

It's so cute the way the dog slides in and out of the package when you open and close the card. 

Supplies:

Dog stamps and coordinating die - Recollections

Bristol Smooth Card Stock

MISTI

Tombo Markers

Tombow Blender

1116 Parcel Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Nuvo Drops

Sakura black glaze pen

Green and white card stocks

Patterned paper - Recollections

White glitter card stock, Opal White - Best Creations

1029 Cake Trims - Karen Burniston

Seam binding

Bakers Twine

Verse stamp - Verve (retired)

Clear embossing powder

Snowflake punches - Martha Stewart

1062 Evergreen Pivot Panel (snowflakes) - Karen Burniston

1101 Home Sweet Home (stitched oval) - Karen Burniston

Card size - Standard A2,( 4.25 x 5.5")

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Reindeer Shaker Card and Two Tags

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I did it! I used up this entire paper package/stickers and all but two of the printed elements this year! Since I generally hop from pad to pad, this year I challenged myself to choose three and only use those for my holiday cards. Other than my Light Up Surprise Ball Designer Challenge card, I stuck to my challenge, and made a dent in the other two packages. Looking at the Christmas embellishment bin and remaining holiday paper stack,  I won't be needing any new papers or stickers next year either.

While there is no shaker sound, sometimes it's fun to see what a shaker card looks like being shaken. I would have left the sound on so you could hear the micro beads - it's very satisfying - but the dogs barked at something and nobody needs to hear THAT.  So ... here you go! (You can also see the video larger HERE on my YouTube Channel)  

Here is a peek at the inside:

I had a look at the leftover snowflake print paper and a couple of the elements and decided to make a pair of holiday tags as well. 

Supplies:

Patterned paper and elements - Comfort and Joy, My Minds Eye

Acetate

Various filler

Black and white card stocks

Grid die - Stephanie Barnard

White shimmer card stock

Snowflake die - Special Delivery, Queen & Company

Stitched Rectangle die - Your Next Stamp

Mini Strips Christmas, stamp and die - Taylored Expressions

Card size - standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Woodland Sticker Triple Flip Christmas Card

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Today I'm sharing another interactive card using these cute woodland stickers. This time I used Karen Burniston's Triple Flip die set.

Here is a quick YouTube video for you so you can see the card in action.  There are detail shots below the video. NOTE, the videos on Blogger are quite small, so if you want to see it larger, click HERE. 

I added black glaze pen to their eyes and noses for some shine. I like that little detail - you just have to remember to let them sit for a bit for the glaze pen to set up or they will smear. Yes, ask me how I know that! Ha.

I didn't add much to my stash this year, but one thing I knew I wanted was the Sentiment Strips from Taylored Expressions. A whole bunch of sentiments on a single stamp, with a single coordinating die to neatly cut them into strips. Yeah! 

Here is a peek at the inside:

Since I was trying to use up the papers, I picked a scrap that had these partial wreaths on it and fussy cut them out to layer on the corner of my sentiment panel. 

This little guy was the last sticker on the sheet - I was able to use them up on my cards this year! Don't I love to use things up.

There were only a few scraps of the patterned paper, and a couple of the stickers and elements left. I used most of them up to make a couple of tags. I thought I was done, but when I looked at the scraps I knew I could squeeze one more card out of them.  So I pulled out my grid die and finished off the scraps with a shaker card that I will share tomorrow. Now there are only two small elements left that I will add to the Christmas Embellishment bin for another day.

Supplies:

Kraft, red and white card stocks

Stitched rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp

Patterned paper and elements - Comfort and Joy, My Minds Eye

1104 Triple Flip die set - Karen Burniston

Sentiment Strips Christmas stamp and die - Taylored Expressions

Stickers - Sticko

Bakers Twine

MISTI

Inside verse - More Merry Messages, Stampin' Up (retired)

Spectrum Noir Glitter Brush

Snowflake die - Special Deliver Queen & Company

Card size - Standard wide A2 (5.5 x 4.25")

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Scottie Dog Christmas Cards

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Yesterday I shared a set of 'Westie' gift tags I made for friends who have two adorable West Highland Terriers. But I wasn't ready to put the die away so die cut one Scottie dog from a sheet of Buffalo Plaid paper and I loved the look so much I cut a second one.

I cut the stitched frame panel twice as well, once from white shimmer card stock and once from regular white card stock. Then I alternated the pieces, so each card has some shimmer on the background.

The black noses got their shine from Glossy Accents.

Finally, here is a peek at the inside ...

The white bone was cut from white shimmer card stock for a little holiday shine.

These two cards have gone into my stash for next year, as my holiday cards have all been mailed.

Supplies for cards:
Dog, Scottie W/ Bone - BigZ die - Sizzix
Patterned paper - Comfort & Joy, My Minds Eye
White Shimmer Card Stock
Black, white and red card stocks
Glossy Accents
Stitched Panel Frame - MFT Stamps
Stitched snowflake die - Lawn Fawn
Sakura white gel pen
Mini Strips Holiday, stamps and die - Taylored Expressions
Stitched Rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp
Inside stamp - Stylish Sentiments Holiday, Papertrey Ink
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Staedtler Fine Point Markers
Thick bakers twine - stash
Card sizes - standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Westie Gift Tags

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I love getting out my older dies - especially when they will work just perfectly for a project. This BigZ die is one I've had for years and I wanted to use it for making our friends a set of Westie Gift Tags. They have two adorable West Highland Terriers. 

I cut the dogs twice, the top layer is from white shimmer card stock and the back layer is kraft. They were attached together with foam tape, and that allowed me to secure bakers twine in between the layers so they can tie the tags onto  packages. I used big shiny brads for their eyes, and added glossy accents onto the black noses.

I had made Scottie dog tags several years ago but couldn't find the template I'd made for the little coat so I went ahead and made another one. I was able to use up a whole bunch of foiled scraps in a paper package for their little jackets!

On the back side, I adhered a scalloped oval with a To & From stamped, and also a little holly.

Supplies for tags:

White shimmer card stock

Kraft and black card stocks

Dog, Scottie W/Bone - BigZ die - Sizzix

Patterned paper - lots of scraps from my stash, smaller pieces from different paper pads

Black brads - Recollections

Stitched Mini Scallop Ovals - MFT Stamps

To & From - Gift Tag Greetings, MFT Stamps

MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

Bakers Twine

Seam Binding

Glossy Accents

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Ornament Gatefold Christmas Card

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For today's share I paired this pretty foiled patterned paper, with an older die set and much older punch to make a gate fold card.

I used one of the bow dies from Karen Burniston's new Gift Pivot Panel and copper foil card stock to die cut the bows for the ornaments.

Here is a peek at the inside, where I added two more punched ornaments and a stamped sentiment.

Supplies:

Vanilla card stock

Hello Friend Gatefold die set - Sizzix

Patterned paper - Brightly Gleaming, Stampin' Up

Double Stitched Rectangle dies - Divinity Designs

Ornament Punch - Stampin' Up (retired)

Words inside - Christmas Messages, Stampin' Up (retired)

1115 Gift Pivot Panels (bows) - Karen Burniston

Copper foil card stock - Stampin' Up

Sakura gold gel pen

Card size - standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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Christmas Bells Shaker Card

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I am just so happy with how this card turned out - I'm liking the aqua and red together.

I used the North Pole shaker kit from Queen & Company for the bells, and made one bell a non-shaker.

Here is a peek at the inside - the stamp came with the shaker kit as well. There are lots of great sentiments in that shaker kit that I will use again and again.

Supplies:
Striped patterned paper - Basic Grey (old, from my stash)
North Pole kit - Queen & Company
Red, white and aqua card stocks
Stitched mini scallop oval dies - MFT Stamps
Seam binding
Various filler - from the kit and my stash
Stitched scalloped rectangle die - Your Next Stamp

Card size - standard wide A2 (5.5 x 4.25")

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Rainbow Trees Christmas Pop Up Card

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It's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog and I have an easy Pop Up card to share today. I went through my 'In Progress' bin looking to see what holiday cards needed to be finished. I found an envelope with a DOZEN of these pretty green pearlized panels that had been embossed using an embossing folder. I probably started them when I received the green pearl card stock several years ago and didn't get them finished that year. So into the bin they went and remained.

So - time to use them on cards! I used to make all of my Mom's cards for her, she didn't want to send her friends just a store bought card, so these panels were likely going to go on cards for her. I sure do miss her, and her enthusiasm for my crafting.

It's hard to capture the dimension from the embossing folder in photos - the green pearl card stock is nice and heavy and the image is deeply embossed and so pretty. 

I had this fun 12 x 12" sheet of rainbow trees in my stash, so decided to make a bright and happy card for the holidays using Karen Burniston's Evergreen Pivot Panel.

This is a great stash buster - I was able to use scraps for all of the trees! The stamps didn't fit, so I snipped it into two pieces. It's easy enough to line up on an acrylic block or the MIST when I want to use them as a single stamp. I also trimmed out the top centre fold of the Pivot Panel - just a little, to show more of the rainbow trees that were glued onto it.

Finally, here is a top view as people like to look at these Pivot Panel cards from the top to see how they all fold in. I didn't use any foam tape on this card and it folds up nice and flat and will easily fit in a standard A2 envelope and mail for a single stamp.

After I made the first Rainbow Tree Pop Up card, I looked at the rest of the rainbow tree patterned paper and the scraps of coloured card stock on my stamping area and decided to go ahead and use those up with two additional cards! The first one is for a friend who loves bright and happy colours, and the others will end up in my bin to mail out this year.

I still have nine of the embossed green pearl panels left so you might be seeing them again before I'm done my cards for the year.

Supplies:
Great pearl card stock, embossing folder - stash
White card stock
Tree patterned paper - Really Rainbow Christmas, Lawn Fawn
1062 Evergreen Pivot Panels - Karen Burniston
Merriest Wishes - Snowglobe Sentiments - MFT Stamps
Sakura white gel pen
1101 Home Sweet Home (stitched oval) - Karen Burniston
Sending Joy - Merry Messages, Lawn Fawn
White embossing powder

Card size - Wide A2, 5.5 x 4.25"

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Snowglobe Wobble Christmas Card

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I had a big OOPS while making this card. It started out as a Circle Charm Pop Up, but things jammed in my die cutting machine and ... well there was a mess. But I already had the patterned paper attached to the inside and I was committed. 

I didn't want to just toss the card, so I carefully snipped away the front circle and the mangled bits, and peeled up the snow globe sticker. After adhering the sticker to cream card stock and fussy cutting it, I attached it through what is now a circular aperature/window on the card front. To make the card a little more interactive, I attached the snow globe with a hand made wobble!

There is a signing block below the snow globe.

All in all, the card turned out just fine, which was a relief.

Note - I made my own Action Wobble inspired by Anne at Constantly Carding's YouTube Video, which you can see HERE.  I tweaked her directions a little to make it work better for me but they are surprisingly easy to make!

Supplies:
Confetti, red and white card stocks
Patterned paper, stickers and elements - Comfort and Joy, My Minds Eye
Hand made wobble
Snowflake punch - Martha Stewart
Stitched rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp
1046 Circle Charm Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Circle dies - Hero Arts
Wink of Stella
1113 Love Charms (Stitched heart) - Karen Burnsiton

Card size - standard A2 (4.25 x 5.5")

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