Snowman Shaped Card

Today I'm sharing the 11th edition to my monthly series "Shaped Cards". I used the Snowman Fold-Its which is from the Stamps of Life. I've had it for many years, so I don't know if it is still available but I do know they have a LOT of Fold-Its dies available and also a monthly club if you love making shaped cards. 

For this one I cut the base twice from white cardstock and scored a horizontal line about 1/2" down from the top hat on the back piece. Adding adhesive ABOVE that score line gave me a card that opens but also stands nicely for display.  I just attached the front and back pieces together above that score line and the card base was done. The layers for the body were cut from white pearl cardstock and I added Wink of Stella to the coal pieces for a little more shimmer.

I positioned the arms so the card would fit in the envelope and added some punched snowflakes along with one mirrored heart sequin.

I stamped a sentiment inside along with a few snowflakes.

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 - 18 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 with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Fold-its from the Stamps of Life

White pearl cardstock

Copic markers

Wink of Stella

White gel pen - Sakura

Scraps of cardstock

Magic Holiday Messages - Lawn Fawn

Catherine Pooler Inks

Stickles

Punched Snowflakes - stash

Heart Sequin - Kat Scrappiness

I believe I chose an A4 or A6 envelope and added some VERY 

OLD patterned Scotch Tape along the envelope flap. 

Bee Anniversary Card

Months ago I purchased 'The Little Book of Bees' ... which is a thick booklet of bee printed panels along the same lines of 'The Little Book of Muddy Paws' which I use a lot for dog themed cards. The bee images are just SO cute, and this is the first card I made using it. I adhered the panel to brown cardstock, then created an infinity shaker with a transparency and sequins/filler from my stash. 

I cut the transparency to 5 x 7" and scored the outer edges so the matted panel would fit inside it. Then I mitred the corners of the transparency and adhered it to the back of the bee panel on three sides. I poured the filler inside then adhered that final side, and mounted the whole thing onto the card base. Oh, and I lightly stencilled the card front and envelope as well.

Here is a peek at the inside with a stamped greeting and some cute little bees.

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 - 17 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:

Little Book of Bees - Hunkydory

Stickles

Transparency

Sequins - my stash

5 x 7" Card blank and envelope

The Inside Scoop Anniversary - Taylored Expressions

Catherine Pooler Inks

Stencil - Clear Scraps

Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions

A7 Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower

Patterned Paper inside - K & Co

Bee Mine - Lawn Fawn

Shiny Snowflake Magic Iris Card

This super shiny card is the November edition to my monthly challenge "Magic Iris Cards". I used metallic cardstock for the base and Magic Iris part as well as rainbow holographic cardstock for the snowflake frame. 😎

When you pull the lever down the sentiment is revealed ...

Here is a peek at the inside. The Snowflake Add On comes with this cool stitched snowflake that impresses stitch lines rather than cut out a snowflake. I added it several times to a white scalloped panel then the Let It Snow which was also cut from the metallic snowflake cardstock.

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 - 16 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 with a few affiliate links included.

Supplies:

Magic Iris and Magic Iris Scalloped Add On - Lawn Fawn

Magic Messages Holiday - Lawn Fawn

Magic Iris Snowflake Add On - Lawn Fawn

Let It Snow - Lawn Fawn

Mirri Card - Snowflake Shimmer, Hunky Dory

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

5 x 7" Card blank and envelope

Lacy Layers 5 x 7 - Waffle Flower

Alcohol markers

Catherine Pooler Inks

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

Snow Lady Platform Pop Up

Today I'm sharing the November edition to my monthly series "Platform Pop Up" Cards and I made this one as a Christmas card. The large Snow lady was fussy cut from a sheet of 12 x 12" patterned paper - I just love this paper pad and have had it for a number of years. All of the papers I used are from the same pad & I added a punched tree and snowflake to the card front.

The reverse side has both die cut and punched snowflakes as well as the sentiment stamped on a die cut oval. I cut one more of the ground pieces that come with the Platform Pop Up and added it to the back of the snow lady which sandwiched her between the two layers for stability. then I added another punched tree.

We will sign our name on the white stitched label on the back of the platform base. This card folds down completely flat for mailing and will mail in a standard 5 x 7" envelope.

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 - 14 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:

Platform Pop Up die set - Lawn Fawn

Patterned paper - Say Freeze, Michaels

Pops of Color - Snowflake, Scrapbook .com

Shimmer Spray

Tree punch - Stampin' Up

Nuvo Glaze

Oval Dies - Hero Arts

Sentiment - Encircled in Warmth, Stampin' Up

Four Gatefold Thanksgiving Cards

I have been making an effort to go through my 'In Progress' bin ... and pulled out an envelope that had the makings of these four cards inside. The green cardstock Gatefold bases were there, the orange patterned paper cut to fit the front and inside panels, the stamped/embossed/fussy cut and coloured leaf images were in there. All had been sitting in the envelope for years. So ... I had a look and decided I would assemble and finish the cards and get them out of the bin!

The leaves have a shimmer to them, I likely painted them with Twinkling H2O's way back when. The (wood mounted) stamp was from Magenta. I die cut four stitched ovals to mount the leaves to and stamped a sentiment strip for the card fronts. A gold foiled bee sticker was added to the upper right corner and I also added a few gold Glitter Dots for more sparkle.

Inside, I cut a smaller white panel and wrapped the edges with Washi Tape & narrow gold tape  then stamped a sentiment. I also added another gold bee sticker ... just because. 😊. The envelopes also got stickers and some washi tape and I have four more cards for Thanksgiving! (I send Thanksgiving cards to our American friends & family and their Thanksgiving is late November).

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 - 13 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:

Olive Bazzill Cardstock

Orange paper - Basic Grey? old from my stash

Leaf stamp - Magenta

Happy Thanksgiving - Give Thanks Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Sentiment inside - Truly Thankful, Colorado Craft Company

Gold embossing powder

Twinkling H2O's

Stitched Rectangle dies - Your Next Stamp

Washi Tape - stash

Narrow Gold Washi Tape

Oval Stitched Rows - Divinity Designs

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Catherine Pooler inks

Gold foil bee sticker

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Circle Flip-Its Card (With an Extra Flap!)

It's safe to say I love Flip-its dies, and have for years. In fact I just checked the labels on the side of my blog and the Flip-its Label says 99 cards. This one makes 100 Flip-it cards! 😳😊  I was scrolling on YouTube and saw that Stephanie Barnard had a video showing how to add and extra flap to a Flip-its card and I immediately watched it. Then I had to go make one! I have all the details on how it's done in my YouTube video:  

The card opens like a regular Flip-its ...

... but then you open that centre section and it reveals an entire extra panel for you to decorate as desired! So fun. I pulled out some older patterned paper and stickers to finish off my card. NOTE the stickers were adhered to white cardstock then fussy cut. This gives them stability and allows me to pop them up with foam tape.

It took me awhile to find her video again, but I did and it's linked below for you. Also, she calls it a Hidden Panel which makes more sense but since I called it an extra flap in the video I am leaving it as is. 😉

Edited to add:  This card is my November edition to my monthly series "Throwback Fun Fold Dies" as well.

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 - 9 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:

Added Extra Flap as per SB's video, 

which you can find HERE

Patterned paper - Doodlebug Designs

Stickers - Stash

Circle Flip-Its - Sizzix, The Stamps of Life

Give Thanks Sentiments - Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler inks

Twine

Autumn Blessings Slimline Card

I had been hoarding saving this strip of cardstock with the three leaves on it ... for years. This year I pulled it out of my 'in progress' bin and cut each of the leaves away from the piece with a square die. Then I added each square to a metallic cardstock panel with thin foam tape

I wrapped gold thread around the panel then adhered it to a brown cardstock base - folded, my slimline card measures 8.5 x 3.5" and fits in a standard #10 business envelope. I added the stamped sentiment across two of the leaf panels and my card front was done.

Here is a look at the inside, with stamping and some fall themed washi tape.

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 - 8 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:

Gold leaf squares cut from an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet by Club Scrap (old)

Crosshatch Squares - Karen Burniston

Slimline Infinity Bookmarks - Hero Arts

Glitter Ombre Mirri Card - Hunky Dory

Gold Thread - stash

Washi Tape - stash

Autumn Blessings & leaf/acorn stamps - old, unknown

Give Thanks - Reverse Confetti

Catherine Pooler Inks

Cardstocks - stash

Heart Flip Style Card for Thanksgiving

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog. A few months ago I was placing an order at Ecstasy Crafts (Ontario Canada) for some Glitter Dots and Peel Off border stickers. They also carry the Studio Light line and I ended up adding a couple of those fun fold die sets to my online cart. This is one of them - the SL Heart Essentials die set. This is also the November edition to my monthly series "New Fun Folds".

It folds 'backwards' to any of the Flip-It cards I have made before and is also smaller than A2. This one creates a 4" square card which fits nicely in an A2 envelope. While initially I wasn't sure how I felt about it, once I made the card up I was quite happy with it. I actually made a video walkthrough but it has since disappeared. So instead I have a video showing how the card looks from different angles.

I used some years old patterned paper and 3-d border stickers from my stash as well as some narrow gold tape for some shimmer. And those Glitter Dots as well!

The acorn is an older Stampin' Up punch and I love getting it out for my fall 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 - 56 cards

August - 106 cards

September - 61 cards

October - 51 cards & 5 Tags

November so far - 7 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 - Amber Moon, Prima (old)

SL Heart Essentials - Studio Light

Narrow gold tape - Amazon

Catherine Pooler Inks

Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions

Give Thanks - Give Thanks Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Thanksgiving Blessings - Taylored Expressions

Gold mirror cardstock

3D border stickers - old, from my stash

Acorn punch - Stampin' Up

White paint pen

Sticker on envelope - Mambi

Washi Tape

Five Floral Birthday Cards

Today I'm sharing another group of Birthday Cards I made to donate to my Mom's old nursing home. Because the floral cluster on the patterned paper was spaced so far apart, I was able to use a stitched circle die to cut these five elements. I matted them with a slightly larger stitched circle cut from what card stock.

Below is a picture of the inside with all of the cards being done the same.

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 - 51cards & 5 Tags

November so far  - 6 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 - Deal Lizzy, Neapolitan  

Happy Birthday (large) - Taylored Expressions

             (small) - Your Next Stamp

Glitter circle stickers - Dazzles

Catherine Pooler inks

Inside stamp - Birthday Blowout - Poppy Stamps

Mini MISTI

Stickles

Wink of Stella