Monday 18 March 2024

Floral & Copper Sympathy Card


Today's card was a bit of an experiment but I'm happy with how it turned out. The finished card is 5 x 7" but I started with two A2 sized note cards. The floral panel has copper foiled bits on it and the plaid is copper foiled as well. 

I cut the fronts off of the note cards, then two strips off of the plaid one. I adhered those strips to the card base with one at the top edge and one at the bottom. Then the floral panel was added on top with thin foam tape. The sentiment was stamped on a stitched & scalloped oval and I added a coordinating 3-d sticker. I didn't have any copper glitter dots, so I coloured gold ones with a brown alcohol marker and added several around the card front. I also peeled off the gems from the stickers and added a coloured glitter dot in their place. That reduced quite a bit of the bulk from the stickers and made them mailable.


Here is a peek at the inside with another stamped sentiment and another sticker. NOTE the stickers were quite layered, so I ended up pulling them apart and substituting thin foam tape for the full height foam tape in between the layers. 



Supplies used:
Foiled note cards - the Paper Studio
3-D Stickers - the Paper Studio
Stitched mini scallop oval dies - MFT Stamps
Encouraging words sentiments - Catherine Pooler inks
Glitter Dots
Alcohol Markers
5 x 7" Lacy Labels - Waffle Flower
Gold gel pen
Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions
5 x 7" Card base and envelope

Sunday 17 March 2024

Easter Mini Slimline


Today I'm sharing a quick and easy Mini Slimline card for Easter. I had a quick peek through my Easter bin and I'm getting closer to using up the patterned paper and ephemera in there! I actually don't need many Easter cards this year since I made so many last year. Which mean I won't be able to make much of a dent in that bin in 2024, so no new Easter paper pads for me. 

I cut the bunny print paper with a scalloped Mini Slimline die (Waffle Flower) and added it to a heavy weight card base. The ephemera was popped up with foam tape and I added some Wink of Stella and Glitter Dot stickers for a little sparkle.


Below is a peek at the inside, where I added two new die sets by Karen Burniston - the Easter Borders and the Happy Easter (with shadow!) Colour to both was added with a blending brush and dye inks.


 

Supplies used:
Patterned paper - Echo Park
Ephemera - Easter, Echo Park
Mini Slim Lacy Layers - Waffle Flower
Easter Borders - Karen Burniston
Black pen
Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions
Catherine Pooler coloured inks
Peel Off stickers - Ecstasy Crafts
Happy Easter - Karen Burniston


Friday 15 March 2024

Happy Spring Pop Up Card


Welcome to Fun Fold Friday here on my blog!

Today I'm sharing an Easter card made with some dies by Karen Burniston, including the Lorna Label Pop Up which is a re-release of a die she had years ago through Elizabeth Craft Designs. It was one of my favourite dies back then ... it 'cut into' the inner card but this new one is a 'glue in' and I like it much better. It fits in lots of different card sizes because you don't have to worry about fitting the card through your die cutting machine!



I also used her Easter borders, Happy Spring and Happy Easter too. I love how bright and happy this card is!


One more look ...


Supplies used:
Lorna Label Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Easter Border dies - Karen Burniston
Happy Spring die - Karen Burniston
Happy Easter - Karen Burniston
Patterned paper - Love Notes, Doodlebug Designs
Stitched oval - MFT Stamps
Inside stamp - Big Bold Easter, Taylored Expressions
Stickers - Mrs. Grossmans (OLD, from my stash)
Water Brush

Thursday 14 March 2024

Birthday Card for Diego


Last week we went to a friends house to celebrate their dog's NINETEENTH birthday! Of course I had to bring Diego a card for his birthday 😊.

Once again I used one of those rainbow dog note cards, trimmed to fit on the front of an A2 sized card that was matted with patterned paper. I used the same paper and an alphabet die set (Karen Burniston) to spell out his name. After laying out out all the pieces, I decided to add a strip of confetti printed patterned paper behind the rainbow dog one and add layered hearts.

Below is a peek at the inside:


Supplies used:
Rainbow dog note card - Amazon .com
Patterned paper - Wish Big, Queen & Company
Alpha dies - Karen Burniston
Heart dies - Heart Add Ons, Karen Burniston
White gel pen
Pawsome Birthday Sentiments - Waffle Flower
Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections
Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Pop Up Card for Passover


If you follow me you know I rarely post things in the same order I make them. This card was probably the 2nd card I made with Karen Burniston's Twist Flower Pop Up, but I didn't want to share it in the winter and saved it for closer to Easter/Passover.


I used the Tree Pop Up on the front of the card. After die cutting the tree foliage from a floral patterned paper then outlined each of the leaves with a fine tipped marker. The clouds are from the cloud punch by Stampin' UP and I added some penned dash/dot lines with a fine tipped marker for definition.


This is the inside - with a stamped sentiment on layered stitched circles mounted on the Twist Flower Pop Up. I used a couple of other dies by Karen Burniston and they are listed below.


I love all the lift you get with the Twist Flower Pop Up and how versatile that die set is!


Supplies used:
5-1/2 x 6" card and envelope - Michaels
Twist Flower Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Fun Flowers - Karen Burniston
Tree Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Nature Edges - Karen Burniston
Patterned paper - Garden Party 6 x 6", Pebbles (old)
Stamps - Mazel Tov, Papertrey Ink
Catherine Pooler coloured Inks
Blending Brushes - Taylored Expressions
Coloured pens
Cloud punch - Stampin' Up
Blending sponge
Double Stitched Circles - Divinity Designs
Stickles Glitter Glue

Tuesday 12 March 2024

March '24 Sheetload of Cards


Today I'm sharing these cards made with the March 2024 Sheetload of Cards and I have all the details on YouTube:  


Two of the 12x12" papers have sparkly bits embedded, and the other is a large sunburst completely glittered! 


I used leftover cardstock scraps for the Birthday Wishes which were backed with Rainbow Holographic Cardstock. I love the shine that gives!


The cards all have a white panel inside, with a striped paper strip and I used different coloured inks depending on what colour ink looked best with each card.



Supplies used:
Patterned paper - Over the Rainbow, Recollections
Birthday Wishes dies - Simon Says Stamp
Rainbow Holographic Cardstock - Recollections
Inside sentiment - Little Something Sentiments, Catherine Pooler
Mini MISTI


Monday 11 March 2024

Six Birthday Cards for Donating


I pulled out a Project Life kit and decided to use several of the 4x6" journal cards to make some birthday cards for donating to the nursing home. Several years ago I picked up several Project Life kits for a great deal, knowing I would use them for cards like this ... but I keep forgetting about them! (Project Life kits contain both 4x6" and 3x4" journal cards for pocket scrapbooking.)


I made three floral cards and three more masculine ones with Stampin' Up's Truckin' Along stamp & punch. The cards are all 6x4" and some have narrow gold foil tape for a little shine. Other's have Stickles glitter glue on them.



PaperSupplies used:
4 x 6" Journal Cards - Project Life (unknown kit name)
Special sentiments - Penny Black
Little Something Sentiments - Catherine Pooler
Gold narrow foil tape - Amazon .ca
Stickles Glitter Glue
Little etched butterfly dies - Paper Rose
Truckin' Along Bundle (punch & stamps) - Stampin' Up
Alcohol markers
4 x 6" card bases
Lots of Birthday-2-Stamp - the Stamps of Life
Catherine Pooler coloured inks

Sunday 10 March 2024

Rainbow Dog Birthday Card Duo


I'm back today with a pair of cards using those rainbow dog note cards I've been playing with lately.( I have a YouTube video sharing about those note cards HERE.)  For these two I cut the front from the back of the note cards then trimmed the fronts down to 3.75 x 5". 

Those panels were popped up on some confetti printed note cards I've had for YEARS! I added stamped sentiments matted with rainbow holographic cardstock and those were also popped up with foam tape. 

I added a little Nuvo Glaze to the dogs and then a stamped panel inside.  Apparently I didn't take a photo of the insides.


Initially I made these for my nursing home donations but I think I might end up keeping them for my stash. They just make me happy!



Supplies used:
Rainbow dog note cards - Amazon .com
Confetti print note cards - DCWV (old)
outside stamps - Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes - MFT Stamps
Rainbow Holographic Cardstock - Recollections
Catherine Pooler coloured inks
Dog Happiness - Frantic Stamper
Nuvo Glaze
Stitched rectangle dies - Pink & Main
Inside stamp - Special Sentiments, Penny Black

Friday 8 March 2024

'Sending Love & Hugs' Pop Up Card


Today I'm sharing the 14th card made with Paper Roses BEE HAPPY Cardmaking Kit. This one is a 7x5" Pop Up card and I have a walkthrough on YouTube:   


The gold foiled bee stickers were attached to white card stock then fussy cut so I could pop them up with foam tape. I added some colour with alcohol markers and stamped the For You on the paper panel. The panel was trimmed from the 6x6" sheet to measure 4x6" then matted with black card stock


Inside I used Karen Burniston's Little Label Pop Ups and the last large ephemera piece from the kit (the sunflowers) . The upper sentiment stamp and punch are from Stampin' Up - since this card was mailed to a friend who wasn't feeling well.


One more look which shows the pop up a little better.



Supplies used:
Bee Happy cardmaking kit - Paper Rose
Little Labels Pop Up - Karen Burniston
Gold foil bee stickers - Amazon .ca
Alcohol markers
Catherine Pooler dye inks
Heartfelt Hexagon (punch and stamps) - Stampin' Up
Narrow gold foil tape - Amazon .ca
Inside stamp - Drop a Note, Taylored Expressions
5 x 7" Kraft Card blank & envelope


Thursday 7 March 2024

Slimline Cocktail Birthday Card


When I was flipping through this slimline paper pad, I saw the cocktail panel and decided to make it into a birthday card for a friend. I cut it down, then added it to another patterned panel from the package. The background piece was adhered to the slimline card base without trimming it down. 

I added some glitter dots above the cocktails, then die cut Karen Burniston's CHEERS! from rainbow holographic cardstock. I added a couple of fishtail banners using the same holographic cardstock and popped those up with foam tape.


Below is the inside of the card, with a closeup photo below that. 😊


I cut the scalloped circle from the same Rainbow Holographic cardstock as I used on the front, then used the stitched circle to die cut the stamped sentiment. The sentiment is a Funnybones stamp from Riley & Company.


Supplies used:
Patterned paper panel (Slimline sized) - Welcome to Paradise, Asuka Studio
Wink of Stella
Cheers die - Karen Burniston
Rainbow Holographic cardstock - Recollections
Glitter Dots
Double Stitched Circles - Divinity Designs
Scallop Circles - Divinity Designs
Margarita stamp inside - Funny Bones, Riley & Company