Mother's Day Easel Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!

I try really hard not to purchase any patterned paper, since I have a H*U*G*E stash of it. But every so often I see some that I just cannot pass up and this 6 x 8" pad by 49 & Market was one of them last year. Florals, a little grunge, beautiful colours ... yep - 'add to cart'. 😊.  I used it a lot for awhile, then put it away. Got it out again for this Mother's Day card for our eldest daughter - it's a 5 x 7" Easel Card.

Below you can see how the card front folds and rests on those two little butterfly bumpers to stand for display.

Below is a peek at the inside. Honestly, that printed border along the bottom of the page just makes me happy! 

Supplies used:

Nested Butterfly Shapes - Hero Arts

Patterned paper - Art Options Rouge, 49 Market

Rainbow Holographic cardstock -  Recollections

Stardream cardstock

Pink cardstock scrap

Happy Mother's Day - Karen Burniston

Water Brush

Bling - Queen & Co

Pops of Color, Snowflake - Scrapbook .com

Blue Skies Ahead - MFT stamps

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

 5 x 7" Card blank and envelope

Rainbow Dog Shaker Card

Today I'm sharing a birthday shaker card for my stash. I haven't made a square card in awhile, so that is what I went with today. This one is 4-1/4" square and will fit in an A2 envelope for mailing.

I started by cutting down one of those rainbow dog note cards to fit inside the die cut frame, then added some filler from my stash. (I have a YouTube video sharing about those note cards HERE.)  

Speaking of dogs - here is a photo of Willow who celebrated her 4th birthday this week! She got some new toys and the birthday treat was wet dog food topped with whipped cream. 😂

Supplies used:

Rainbow dog note card - Amazon .com

Essential Blanket Stitched Squares - Pinkfresh Studios

Acetate

Various filler etc - my stash

Plaid washi - Doodlebug Deisgns

LJD Birthday Greetings - MFT Stamps

Happy Birthday - Little Something Sentiments, Catherine Pooler

Floral Half Shutter Birthday Card

I wanted to have another play with the Half Shutter die set (Divinity Designs) and this is what I came up with. Both the chipboard and patterned paper (Stamperia) I've had for several years but I've been working on using both up and I'm almost there!

Below you can see the card opened up - they stand so nicely for display! I rarely use chipboard ephemera because I find them too bulky for mailing but for these ones I peeled off several layers from the back and that worked out really well.

Below you see the folds a little better ...

I used a favourite stamp set (Penny Black) for the stamped sentiments along with a few more chipboard pieces and Pops of Color for the look of enamel dots.

Supplies used:

Half Shutter With Layering Dies - Divinity Designs

Patterned paper & Ephemera, Stamperia

Stitched Ovals - MFT Stamps

More Essential Sentiments - MFT Stamps

Special Sentiments - Penny Black

Pops of Color, snowflake - Scrapbook .com

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Rainbow Card for Happy Mail

Today I'm sharing another rainbow card to send out for Happy Mail.  As usual, my card started with the patterned paper which was in a 12x12" package. Going through the remaining sheets, I saw one with a large rainbow across the bottom half. It was too big to use on an A2 card, or a Slimline but I thought it might work on a 5x7" card. I cut the rainbow panel down to 6.75" keeping just the rainbow. So now my sheet was 12 x 6.75" and had a large rainbow across the centre.

I cut that sheet in half at 6", giving me two pieces with a half rainbow on each ... and I trimmed the outside down so each panel measured 4.75 x 6.75. Since there was a second sheet of this large rainbow print in the package I repeated the cutting above and had four half-rainbow panels ready to add to card fronts! In the photo below you can see how they would have fit together if I hadn't cut the sheet in half. (I will be sharing those cards another day),

There are a sheets of cut-aparts in the paper pad, so I trimmed out this one to add to the front. I also added a punched cloud and some super cute bee themed enamel dots.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

Such a true sentiment - and why I bought the stamp set last year!

Supplies used:

Patterned paper & Cut-aparts - One the Rainbow, Recollections

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Cloud punch - Stampin' UP

Shape Sprinkles- Honey Bees, Doodlebug Designs

Sentiment - Good Feelings, Stampin' Up

5 x 7" card blank and envelope

Pop Up Easter Card

I thought I was finished sharing Easter Cards, but found these photos in the folder and I don't want to hold onto them until next year. So HERE I my final Easter Card of 2024!  😊 The front has patterned paper and a large ephemera piece the front. I kept it nice and simple because all the fun is on the inside!

I used the Lorna Label die set inside, which is an updated version of one that Karen Burniston had out years ago. I've talked about the differences between the versions in previous posts and I believe Karen addresses them in her assembly video. I am so happy that the Lorna Label Pop Up is back!

I added her Happy Easter & shadow and some butterflies from the Flutter Charms set. The bottom 'step' of the pop up is perfect for tying ribbon around! I also added (yet another) bunny border across the patterned paper seam - I love those bunnies.

A stamped sentiment on a scalloped signing block that was cut using KB's Short Crosshatch Rectangles.

Supplies used:

Lorna Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Happy Easter - Karen Burniston

Easter Borders - Karen Burniston

Flutter Charms - Karen Burniston

Short Rectangles Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Patterned paper - Springtime, Authentique

Ephemera - Easter, Echo Park

Pink Bunny Patterned paper - unknown, probably Echo Park

Wink of Stella

Black Pen

Seam Binding

Pops of Color - Snowflake, Scrapbook .com

Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections

Sentiment inside - Big Bold Easter - Taylored Expressions

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Blending brushes - Taylored Expressions

Dot stamp - Stamps by Judith

5 x 6.5" Card base & envelope - Michaels

Party Dog Pop Up Card

Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!

I made this card for a dog-loving friend and I think she is going to get a kick out of it. I used one of the rainbow dog note cards that I have been having fun with - (I have a YouTube video sharing about those note cards HERE.)  For this card, the note card front was matted onto black card stock and I added a plaid washi tape strip down the left side. First the washi tape was applied to a strip of white card stock the length I wanted it and the ends tucked under. That way they don't peel or lift from the card base.

Just for some sparkle and fun, I also added a party hat and cupcake to the dog then the word celebrate (all dies by Karen Burniston) using both the same plaid washi tape and rainbow holographic card stock. 

Inside I used the Raising Platform along with the Happy Birthday (and Happy Birthday Shadow) & balloons from the Big Birthday Charms. In my head I wanted to do something with strips of acetate on the arms, but it didn't work out when I was making the card so I will have to think on that some more. But I am happy with how the card turned out - it's so happy & cheerful!

Lots of dimension with this Raising Platform Pop Up die set 🥰.

The sentiment was stamped onto layered Crosshatch Circles - I was careful to check for catch points before I adhered everything down. The dots are from my all time favourite stamp - a peg stamp by Stamps by Judith.

Supplies used:

Raising Platform Pop Up - Karen Burniston

Happy Birthday and Happy Birthday Shadow - both, Karen Burniston

Birthday Charms - Karen Burniston

Word Set 2 Birthday - Karen Burniston

Crosshatch Circles - Karen Burniston

Big Birthday Charms - Karen Burniston

Rainbow Dog note card - Amazon .com

Plaid washi tape - Doodlebug Designs

Patterned Paper - Love Notes Tiny Prints, Doodlebug Designs

Rainbow Holographic Cardstock - Recollections

Stickles glitter glue

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

White pearl cardstock

Patterned paper - JJ's Rainbows, Waffle Flower

Pawfect Sentiments - Waffle Flower

Posca Paint Pen

Dot stamp - Stamps by Judith

Peeking Pets - Catherine Pooler

5 x 7" card base and envelope

Mini Slimline Sympathy Card

I have a number of Slimline sized paper pads, so pulled them out and was flipping through them for some inspiration. This sunset print grabbed my attention so I pulled it out and decided to make a Mini Slimline Sympathy card for my stash.

The card base was made using navy card stock and that is also what I used to die cut the forest/trees from Stampin' Up's Grassy Grove bundle. Then I added a sympathy sentiment with thin foam tape.

Below is a peek at the inside, using a word stamp by Catherine Pooler and the trees from the Grassy Grove stamp set. I also added the trees to the envelope to tie everything together.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Glorious Sky Slimline Paper - Whimsy Stamps

Grassy Grove Bundle - Stampin' Up

Simple Strips Sympathy stamp and die - Taylored Expressions

Petite Scallop Mini Slim Stacklets - Taylored Expressions

Inside Out Sympathy - Catherine Pooler

Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions

Slimline Thinking Of You Card

Today I'm sharing a Slimline card I made to send to a friend who recently had surgery. The cute dogs came from the bottom of a 12 x 12" sheet of patterned paper - it seemed perfectly sized for a Slimline card! The sentiment  (using dies by Karen Burniston) was die cut from white card stock and inked with blending brushes.

I added some Nuvo Glaze to the flower centres and dog noses for a little shimmer & shine.

Below is a peek at the inside where you can see the rest of the die cut sentiment.

Supplies used:

Patterned paper - Circle of Love,  Stamperia

Slim Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower

Word Set 10 - Thinking of You, Karen Burniston

Blending brushes

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Butterfly punch - Stampin' Up

Pops of Color, Snowflake - Scrapbook .com

Essential Sentiments - MFT Stamps

Four Lattice Birthday Cards

These cards started with the lattice cutaway card bases from May 2016 Many Manly Occasions Paper Pumpkin kit. A few years ago I had found an 'unused' kit online for sale but then when it came, some of the card bases were missing and the person had just tossed everything into a bubble envelope so there was also some damage. I complained (which I hate to do) and they refunded my money, but then I was so disappointed that I put the kit away and hadn't made up any of the cards.

I pulled it out and had a look through the kit and made up these four cards. I decided to put aside the orange corrugated panel that is supposed to go behind the lattice and instead used some patterned paper which I liked better.

Then I went through my embellishment binder and pulled out some stickers and die cut washi tape that I thought matched the patterned paper. There is also a stamped/coloured/fussy cut dog with balloons on one of the cards. I chose whichever Happy Birthday seemed to fit in the area and added those to the front as well. Oh, and I added coordinating flat sparkly stickers to the card fronts for some birthday shine.

Inside are two stitched rectangles. One on the left to hide the back of the patterned paper and one to stamp the sentiment on. Since these cards are going to be donated to my Mom's old nursing home, I don't need to worry about the cards being too heavy to mail. I stamped the same sentiment inside all the cards. 

Supplies used:

Paper Pumpkin, Many Manly Occasions - May 2016 (Stampin' Up) retired

Patterned paper - Guilded Ink - Recollections

Stitched Rectangles Set 2 - Pink & Main

Washi tape florals - Pinkfresh Studios

Cloud punch - Stampin' Up

Stickers - old, from my stash

Dog with balloons - unknown, coloured etc many years ago.

Happy Birthday Many Ways - Catherine Pooler

Small Happy Birthday - LJD Birthday Greetings, MFT Stamps

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Hello Friend Flip Card

Happy April, friends!  Today I'm sharing a flip style card using older papers & ephemera and a die set by Sam Calcott (Mixed Up Crafts). The die set actually cuts two flip frames and fits perfectly on a 7 x 5" card, but this one is an A2 sized card and a single one works great on this size of card.

I likely wouldn't have thought to alter the die cut frame to be a single, but in Sam's assembly video (linked below) she shared that it would work and I have done it a couple of times now. I love that it makes this die set more versatile.

The chipboard elements are ones I have had for several years, having ordered them by mistake. Well I ordered them by choice but didn't read the description carefully enough - I don't find that chipboard elements make a card very mailable so I tend not to use them. For these ones, I peeled off several layers from the back and that made them much flatter - thus mailable. This card will mail for a single stamp!

You can have the frame pull to the left or to the right, for this card I have it pulling to the right. I added the PULL on a scalloped circle die and below is what you see when you pull that frame.

Here is a peek at the inside where there is lots of room to write a personal message.

 If you would like to see Sam's assembly video, click HERE.

Supplies used:

5x7" Flip Mechanism, Made to Surprise (Sam Calcott)

Patterned paper - Stamperia

Dots & Scallops dies - Catherine Pooler

Chipboard elements - Stamperia

Lacy Ovals - Waffle Flower

Words - Quilted Birds, Catherine Pooler

Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Stitched ovals - MFT Stamps

Dot Stamp - Stamps by Judith

Pops of Color, Snowflake - Scrapbook .com