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

Pop Up Mini Slim Valentine Card

I'm sharing a Mini Slimline Valentine card today - that I actually made for my hubby. 🥰. I kept the front fairly simple, cutting the sunburst from heart patterned paper then adding some foiled stickers to the centre heart. I figure since I'm giving this to him on Valentine's Day, I didn't also need to add a Happy Valentine's Day to the card front. I'll be saying it to him as I give him the card anyway. 

Inside I used ephemera from my stash, that I've had for so long I have no idea when or where I got it, or who makes it! But there is really only one person I could use this 'I'm Yours' piece for, and it's what actually inspired the whole card. I have it popped up on Karen Burniston's Twist Flower Pop Up, which I have really been enjoying since I got it a few months ago.

I really like all the dimension you get with this easy-to-assemble die set, and that it works in so many different card sizes. I'll write him a personal message on the white heart on the lower right.

Yep - I'm his, and he has to keep me. No refunds or returns, right? 😂

Supplies used:

Heart Sunburst Mini Slimline die - Kat Scrappiness

Patterned paper on front - Love Notes, Echo Park

Patterned paper inside - unknown (old, from my stash)

Mini Slim Scalloped rectangle - Divinity Designs

Twist Flower Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Ephemera. inside - old and unknown

Stickers - old, from my stash

Nested heart dies - Hero Arts

Pops of Color, Snowflake - Scrapbook .com

Washi Tape - Doodlebug 

Four Winter Scene Christmas Cards

Can you believe we are at the end of January already? Crazy.  Usually I make next years holiday cards during the Christmas season, while I'm in the Christmas spirit and there is no pressure to make them. This year I did make some but decided that I will also make a few each month throughout the year. Here are my first four Christmas cards for 2024!

These cards are 5 x 7", and I used some of that pretty winter scene paper (Hunkydory) that I made cards with in December. I love the prints, but it is thin and can wrinkle easily so you have to use care with it. 

The papers are 8x8" so I was able to get two cards from each sheet. The arched window die set (Waffle Flower) has less than a 4" opening in the center so that worked perfectly. It's sure getting a lot of use ... I think I bought those dies last Spring. After I had the patterned paper adhered behind the arched window, I had the not-so-great idea to spritz the panel with Shimmer Spray. 

Since the paper is thin, the whole front panel buckled. AACK. I tried laying the panels under heavy books for a few days and that helped, but I could still see the buckles in the papers. So I used an embossing folder and that also helped.

The horse and sleigh are from a Papertrey Ink set I have had for years & I knew I'd use that set for these scenic cards. The sentiment was stamped onto a white pearl strip but the card seemed to need something else. So I added some die cut snowflakes and a few Glitter Dot stickers and the cards were finished.

Supplies used:

Forest Window dies - Waffle Flower

Patterned paper - Duo Design, Frosted Forests & Falling Flakes - Hunkydory

with the coordinating solids - Frosted Christmas, Hunkydory

In the Meadow stamps - Papertrey Ink

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Shimmer Spray

Leafy Flourish embossing folder - Craft Concepts

Misti 

Stamp inside - Warmest Wishes, Crafters Companion

Snowflake dies - Scrapbook .com

White pearl cardstock

Short Crosshatch Rectangles - Karen Burniston

Seasons Greetings - Christmas Classics, Stampin' Up

Snowflake Peel-Offs - Stamp On it

Glitter Dots - Ecstasy Crafts

5 x 7" card blanks & envelopes

'Sunflowers & Bees' Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing the 5 x 7" birthday card made for my Sister In Law. It's the 9th card I've made with Paper Roses' Bee Happy cardmaking kit & all the papers and ephemera came in the kit.

I used a subtle texture embossing folder on the yellow/grey panel, narrow gold foil tape and Stickles glitter glue for additional sparkle. Also, I added those glitter dot stickers for shine but no bulk.

Here is a look at the inside, with the sentiment stamped on a white panel and two gold foil bee stickers. I added one of those bees onto the envelope as well.

Supplies used:

Bee Happy cardmaking kit - Paper Rose

Tasteful Textile embossing folder - Stampin' Up

Narrow gold tape - Amazon

Glitter dots - Ecstasy Crafts

Gold foil bee stickers - Amazon .ca

Inside Out Birthday - Catherine Pooler

Stickles glitter glue

5 x 7" Card blank and envelope

Seven Masculine Birthday Cards

Welcome to Masculine Card Monday here on my blog!

Back in September I pulled out this retired 6x6" paper pad as I knew there would be some strips to use up.  I decided to use those strips and create another August Sheetload of Cards, 😊 making masculine birthday cards for donating to my Mom's old nursing home.  Then I made the pop up Thanksgiving cards (see those HERE) and I was able to use up the remainder of the paper pad!

Once again, I didn't get these cards posted in September because of sharing various holiday cards, but I can finally share them.

I'm still loving the August 2023 Sheetload of cards. but these ones were made back when it was still fresh in my mind. Pretty much every paper pad I pulled out, I could see that sketch working for - especially since I have so many 2 x 6" paper strips leftover in most of my 6x6" paper pads!

Using up the remainder of this paper pad makes me SO happy. Note - one of the front panels is slightly smaller than the others because I was working with partial sheets - I used what I had and it worked out just fine.  

Once I had my patterned paper all cut and assembled, I went poking around in my dies to see what would work as masculine embellishments and I really like that long Happy Birthday stamp which I've had for years.

Here is a peek at the inside ... they were all done the same inside.

Supplies used:

                                             August 2023 Sheetload of Cards

Patterned paper - 6 x 6" Pumpkin Spice, Pink & Main

Bike stamp & die - Fun On Wheels - Stampin' Up

Dragonfly die - Lovely Layers Bugs - Honey Bee Stamps

Forest Trees - Echo Park

Music notes - Paper Rose

Happy Birthday - Perennial Birthday, Stampin' Up

Catherine Pooler coloured Inks

Chevron Birthday Card Trio

I pulled out a 6x6" patterned paper pad to have a flip through it and see what inspired me. There is no information printed on the front packaging, and I have no idea where I found or bought this paper pad! I liked all but one of the prints - this chevron one. Not sure why it didn't appeal to me, probably because it didn't go with any of the other prints in the package. I pulled out both sheets and had to decide whether or not to keep/use them. Finally I realized they would work well for masculine birthday cards and this is what I came up with.

After my card fronts were done, I went flipping through my zippered binder where I have baseball card holders and store miscellaneous ephemera etc. There I found these cute succulents, which I believe were a gift from a friend. I pulled out four of them and added them to my card fronts with foam tape. Below you can see what I did inside, stamping a sentiment and adding a fussy cut chevron flag to the upper corner.

Done - and now I have three more birthday cards to donate to my Mom's old nursing home.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - unknown, no information on the packaging

Happy Birthday Many Ways - Catherine Pooler

Inside sentiment - Large Birthday, Technique Tuesday

Cactus ephemera - stash