Four Pop Up Valentine Cards

I have had these 6x6" Valentine papers for years - but I won't buy any new pads until I use these ones up. There are quite a few smaller bits and paper strips in the packages as well from previous years cards so it will be a few years before I can call them done.  Today I am sharing four Pop Up cards made with a bunch of older product from my Valentine's bin.

The ephemera packages still have some cute images in them and of course a package of doily's lasts FOREVER. I pulled out both for the front of this card as well as the little Happy Valentine's Day banner. I bought a package of those at Michaels about 10 years ago, ha ha and I'm still using them every year.

Inside is a simple box pop up using more ephemera and a cute banner piece. The Sweet Valentines stamp was from the $1 bins at Michaels many years ago.

The second card uses a similar layout to the one above, another doily from a different package, enamel hearts and more ephemera from the packages. The sentiment is from MFT - their Essential Sentiments. Another stamp set I have got a lot of use out of over the years.

Inside this one is a double box pop up... 

I loved these little sloth images, so used them for the next two cards. Both are explosion cards. I loved using up a full sheet of paper for each of them. 😊

I do have a couple of YouTube videos showing different ways to fold the papers for these. Explosion Cards (which I have been making for over 30 years!!!) so I will line one HERE for you.

These cards also use lots of foam tape so ended up being fairly bulky. But I will be hand delivering them to our grandkids tomorrow when they come to visit. 

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Be Mine, Pebbles

Ephemera - old, unknown

Doily's - from my stash

Lacy Circle dies - Waffle Flower

Happy Valentine's Day fishtail flag - old, Recollections

Black gel pen

Narrow seam binding - Stampin' Up

Heart Enamel Dots - Recollections

Essential Sentiments - MFT Stamps

Nested heart dies - Hero Arts

Happy Valentine's Day - A Stamp In The Hand

Banner - Recollections

Short Crosshatch Rectangles - Karen Burniston

Sweet Valentine's Day stamp - Recollections

Catherine Pooler dye inks

Six Animal Birthday Cards

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog!

I am always so inspired by patterned paper. I opened the drawer where I have these 6x6" paper pads looking for something completely different but spied this older pad and pulled it out. Then I went looking through my Sheetloads for a 6x6" paper edition and decided to go with the one from November 2021.

As usual when I am creating a Sheetload I cut down all the papers and cardstock according to the sketch & cutting guide, then I adhere everything down to the card bases. At that point I start looking through my stash to see what I already have that can be used to decorate the front. Since the majority of Sheetload cards I make are Birthday Cards I'll be donating to my Mom's old nursing home, I knew I would have a Happy Birthday somewhere on the front.

I pulled out a bin of stamped and die or fussy cut images that were done many years ago. These ones were already coloured and everything! I used to haul stamped images when we were camping or at our cabin and would spend the evenings colouring and fussy cutting. I only used a fraction of what I made up and everything left went into a clear bin. 

I added the animals to the card fronts with foam tape and the Happy Birthday onto a fishtail banner and my fronts were done.

Inside is a stamped sentiment on a white panel and there is lots of room for the staff to sign for the residents who will be receiving these cards.

When I was finished these cards, I had another look at the remaining papers and cut down more sheets for a second set of cards. I'll be sharing those next week.

Supplies used:

November 2021 Sheetload of Cards

Patterned paper - 6x6" Reunion, My Minds Eye (old, from my stash)

Animal Stamps - Elizabeth Craft Designs (retired)

Water colour pencils

Water brush

In & Out Birthday stamps - Taylored Expressions

Mini Misti

Various cardstocks

Catherine Pooler inks

Valentine Tag Duo

The Topper Tags die set was in Karen Burniston's December release and I couldn't wait to play with them. I love making tags and there is a great variety of sizes in this set. This pair is decorated for Valentine Gift Bags and I was able to add some bulky embellishments from my stash. 

Supplies used:

Topper Tags - Karen Burniston

Patterned paper - Be Mine, Pebbles (old)

Rosette & Heart Shaker - Recollections (old)

Stickers - Doodlebug (old)

Narrow gold foil tape - Amazon .ca

Bakers Twine

"Love Is In The Air" Half Shutter Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!

Last month I had pulled out this Half Shutter die set (Divinity Designs) to create a plant themed  birthday card for a friend. I went ahead and die cut a couple of Half Shutter card bases using the largest die, thinking that would save me some time when I wanted to make another one. When I saw this cute cut-apart on the patterned paper, I looked through those bases and found a teal one that would work with the colours in the paper ... and this is what I came up with.

I added a second cut-apart as a signing block on the inside, and stamped a sentiment on a crosshatch oval. This card is meant to be February Happy Mail rather than a Valentine 😊

Supplies used:

Half Shutter with Layers die set - Divinity Designs

Patterned paper and Cut aparts - Love Notes, Echo Park

Red glitter brush marker - Scrapbook .com

Wink of Stella

Mirrored Hearts - Kat Scrappiness

Sentiment - Happy Thoughts - Stampin' Up

Ovals Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Valentine Heart Flip Card

The last card I made with this heart flip die set was a Thanksgiving card (see that one HERE) so with Valentine's Day coming up I decided to bring it out again. Because those cute little bees are paper pieced and I wanted to pop them up with foam tape, I have a YouTube video showing my process.  

Of course the card started with the patterned paper, which is an older one by Doodlebug. 

The holographic cardstock for the bee wings give the card so much shine! ❤️

Supplies used:

SL Heart Essential die set - Studio Light

Patterned paper - Sweet Things - Doodlebug

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Honey Bees Paper Piecing - Honey Bee Stamps

Circle - Tasteful Label Dies, Stampin' Up

Happy Valentine's Day - Sending Love, Waffle Flower

Sweet Sentiments - MFT Stamps

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Scrap of white pearl cardstock

Wink of Stella

Mirrored Heart confetti - Kat Scrappiness

Slimline Sympathy Card Duo

I had been flipping through some of my Slimline paper packages to see what would work with the Grassy Grove forest die (see the last card I made with that die HERE). When I saw this beautiful cloud piece with the sun rays streaming through - I knew I wanted to make it into a sympathy card. Since there were two of the same prints in the package, I ended up making two cards.

I like butterflies on a sympathy card, so I pulled out an older punch that punches the tiny butterflies as well as a medium sized one. Adding three of the tiny butterflies to each of the card fronts, I gave them a bit of shimmer with Wink of Stella.

Inside, I stamped the sentiment on a scalloped panel, and added a medium butterfly that was inked with the same blue ink & a blending brush. Then I added two more butterflies using the negative punched piece as a stencil.  

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Glorious Sky Slimline Paper - Whimsy

Slim Oversized With Sympathy die, Picket Fence Studios

Butterfly Punch - Martha Stewart (old)

Wink of Stella

Slimline Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower

Wink of Stella

Sentiment - Inside Out Sympathy, Catherine Pooler

Small blending brushes

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Birthday Flip-Its Card with Hidden Panel

Back in November I made my first Flip-Its card with a hidden panel (or extra flap). I had seen Stephanie Barnard from the Stamps of Life make one and since I love Flip-Its cards I had to make one right away. Well in preparation for that YouTube video (see it HERE) I had cut this one from white card stock. I finally got it finished and this is what I came up with.

I pulled out this older patterned paper from Taylored Expressions to finish the card using the layering dies that are included in the Circle Flip-Its. When you open the card you can see that there is another panel to lift ...

... and here is a look at the card fully open. There is so much extra room for a personal greeting when you use the dies this way!

Supplies used:

Circle Flip-Its - Sizzix, SOL

Double Stitched circles - Divinity Designs

Patterned paper - Hello Happiness, Taylored Expressions

Birthday Cheer - Papertrey Ink

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Stardust pen - Sakura

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Lakeside Scene Birthday Card

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog!

Today I'm sharing another birthday card made using my Grassy Grove stamps & dies - this time I used scenic patterned paper to cut the forest piece and I loved the look!. I will be doing this again for sure.

Then I couldn't decide on what to put behind the die cut forest ... nothing seemed to look right. Finally I pulled out a stencil set from Crafters Companion and created a scene on white card stock using blending brushes and dye inks. One of the included stencils had the flying geese so I added them to the patterned paper layer, and a single goose on the stencilled panel. There was still room to stamp Happy Birthday in the center so I didn't need to add a fishtail banner or anything else to the card front. I matted the panel on cinnamon card stock then added it to a card base.

Inside are more stencilled birds above a stamped sentiment. I added the leftover strip from the patterned paper used on the front and then stamped the trees.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - 6 x 6" Water Color Landscape 1.0, Paper Rose

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Layered Mountain Scene Stencil - the Crafters Workshop

Grassy Grove bundle - Stampin' Up

Happy Birthday Many Ways - Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler inks

Inside sentiment - At The Lake, Hero Arts

6.5 x 5" card base and envelope - Michaels

Five Teal & Purple Birthday Cards

I really loved the colours in this 6x6" patterned package that has been in my stash for years. It didn't come with a header or any printing on the cover sheet so I have no idea who makes it or even where I got it! At any rate, I was in the mood to make some birthday cards for the nursing home so I played with a few of the sheets and some different layouts and this is what I came up with.

Once the patterned papers were all cut and adhered to the card bases, I went through my zippered binder of embellishments and found items to add. Then I knew what size my Happy Birthday stamp should be, so I cut the white hexagon labels as well.

The flowers are old peel off stickers from Elizabeth Craft Designs that I had adhered to heavy cardstock then coloured with markers before fussy cutting. I have a number of them still in the binder but it was good to use two of them at least. Then I saw the butterfly, probably Cricket cut years ago, and since the colours matched I added that to one of the cards. 

On two of the cards I used alcohol markers to colour puffy compass stickers so they would coordinate, thinking they would work good for more masculine cards. Those ones also got a coloured puffy sticker inside.

All done and ready to go!

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - unknown as no information on package!

Stitched Nested Label dies - Stampin' Up

Peel off Stickers and Butterfly - old, from my stash

Enamel Sticker Icons - Stampin' Up

Alcohol markers

Happy Birthday Many Ways, Catherine Pooler

'You Are My Sunshine' Pop Up Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!

Today I'm sharing my 10th card made with Paper Roses' BEE HAPPY card making kit. For this one I pulled out Karen Burniston's Circle Charm Pop Up which is another one of my favourite KB dies. I also brought in some gold foiled bee stickers from my stash and Glitter Dots for a little sparkle. 

Using the included circle dies in the set, I cut one from acetate and then a second circle frame, snipping off the side tabs as I only needed the tabs for the front piece. These tabs are what connects the circles together as Karen Burniston explains in her assembly video. I added two gold foiled bee stickers and three Glitter Dots to the acetate and I like how they look like they are floating. The ephemera and sentiment were in the BEE HAPPY kit.

Supplies used:

Bee Happy Cardmaking Kit - Paper Rose

Circle Charm Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Dots & Scallops Dies - Catherine Pooler

White pearl cardstock

Acetate

Gold foiled bee stickers - Amazon .ca

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts