Pretty Spring Mailbox Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I'm back with another Birthday card using Spellbinders dies. This time I used a die set that was part of the die of the month kit called Lock and Key Mailbox. 

For this card, I started with an A2 sized card base using smooth heavy weight cardstock. I added some pretty blue/green cardstock as my background. In hind sight, I wish I had used an embossing folder on the background, because I feel that it needed something.

I then die cut the mailbox from a light yellow cardstock and gold mirrored cardstock. I added some foam squares to the scalloped piece to make it stand out a little more. I used the gold cardstock for the "hello" and for the lock. 

I die cut the flowers from two different coloured green cardstock and white cardstock. Then I coloured the flowers with Copic markers adding them to the green leaves and stems. 

I die cut the envelopes from white cardstock. I used red cardstock to cut out the little wax seals and then added some Glossy Accents to them to make them look realistic. 

I glued everything together using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive. This is a really great glue. I love how pretty those little flowers look. I also added some other leaves I had from a previous card to fill it in a little more in the mailbox. 

Thank you for stopping by today, below is a list of all the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Envelope of Wonder Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today is a beautiful birthday card using Spellbinders Envelope of Wonder die set. 

I started by creating the card base. I cut a piece of cardstock 10"x7" and scored it in the middle at 5". Then I used the envelope base die to create a card, by keeping the edge of the envelope just outside the spine of folded cardstock. 

I then die cut the envelope from a gingham patterned paper. I die cut the flaps and edge of the envelope using a pretty pink floral patterned paper. 

I began die cutting all the flowers from scraps of coloured cardstock that I had in my stash. I used Copic markers to add some detail to the flowers. Once I had them all ready, I began gluing them down where I wanted them to go. I took my time doing this because I wanted it to look just right. 

I then used my Glimmer Hot foil machine to add a sentiment to the bottom. I used Karen Burniston's Greeting Labels to die cut the banner once I had the foiled sentiment. I glued this to the bottom of the card. Then I die cut the envelope again from the Gingham patterned paper to add to the inside of the card. 

This is such a great die set. There is also add-on dies for fall, halloween and Christmas! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Caffeinate!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time once again and our theme for May 2026 is caffeinate! For my card, I used the Rockin' Rectangle and the Coffee Cup Pop-Up to create this coffee themed card.

I started by making an A2 sized card base using a brown cardstock. I added some light brown gingham paper for the background. 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from the same brown cardstock as the card base, then added some patterned paper I had in my stash with little tea cups on it. I die cut the coffee cup from the Coffee Cup Pop-Up, trimming the tabs off so I could just use the cup. I used Copic markers to add some detail to the cup. Then I stamped a sentiment to add on the front of the card. 

I added a trim piece for the left side. I left most of that area blank because I will be adding a gift card using glue dots there as I am giving this card to my best friend. 

I added a scalloped trim to the top and one more little sentiment to the arm of the pop-up.

For the front of my card, I added two coffee cups from the Tea and Coffee Pop-Up. I used Copic markers to add some detail to each coffee cup. I added another stamped sentiment to the cup. 

I die cut a coffee bean border to add to the bottom and another coffee themed sentiment. Some of these sentiments came from a stamp set from MFT called Coffee and Conversation. 

I know it's not anything super duper special, but it's a little something to let my bestie know I am so thankful for her friendship. She's my rock. 

Thank you for stopping by today. Below is a list of the available supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting and be sure to check out all the other amazing cards by our Design Team. 

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A9 Flower Card - Craft Roulette!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today was created while playing along with Craft Roulette! The parameters this week were:

Project: A9 Card

Colors: Florist Shop

Element: Birthday

Random: Something from your "mesk"

I've never made an A9 card before and this is a huge card! 5.5 x 8.5. So I needed some big to fill all that space. It also worked out perfectly because I had a card order for three birthday cards and I had one more to make. I went digging through my stamps and dies and came across a die set from Spellbinders. It was one from the Large Die of the Month Club called Colorful Expressions Blooms. This die set was perfect because the flowers are really big! 

For this card, I started by using a piece of smooth heavy weight cardstock 8.5 x 11 and scoring it at 5.5. I then cut a piece of smooth black cardstock 1/16" smaller than my card base. I cut another piece of smooth white heavy weight cardstock 1/16" smaller than my black cardstock and used Spellbinders Argyle Plaid 3D Embossing Folder to give my background some texture. 

I then started die cutting my flowers out. I used scrap coloured paper I keep just for this purpose. You never know when you might need a little bit of cardstock right? Once I had a bunch of flowers die cut out, I started putting them all together. I used my Copic markers to give them some dimension. 

I slowly started arranging them when I wanted, gluing them down I as went. Once I had everything in place, I die cut the Birthday sentiment using Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday sentiment die. I die cut it twice from black cardstock and once from glitter pink cardstock. Then glued them together. This helped to make my sentiment pop. 

I then cut a strip of black cardstock and stamped the "hugs and kisses" sentiment using MFT - Bitty Birthday Wishes stamp set, VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. I added this underneath my birthday die cut. 

Lastly, I used some gems I keep on my "mesk" (and yes right now it's a big mesk lol) and glued them on to the front of my card. 

I love how this card turned out and I also loved that I got a chance to use these enormous and beautiful flower dies!! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Some supplies are no longer available unfortunately. Happy Crafting!

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Mice Day to Celebrate Cupcake Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I know it's been a while and I am very sorry I haven't posted in such a long time. Unfortunately, I haven't been well. In the past couple of months, I've had two stomach infections and then ended up in the Emergency department near the beginning of April. I ended up with a rare condition called omentum infarction. A piece of tissue that wraps around the intestines twisted and lost blood supply. It can mimic appendicitis and it's extremely painful. My omentum is now no longer viable. Thankfully, I didn't need surgery, but I did need rest. This has been very strange for me, as I am not one to sit still for very long, but honestly, it was needed. 

But I am back at it and happy to get back in my office and making cards. My card for you today uses Karen Burniston's Cupcake Pop-Up. I added some cute mouse stamps from My Favourite Things called Mice Day to Celebrate!

I started with an A2 top fold card base using some great Spellbinders cardstock (my new favourite!!). I went through my patterned paper stack but couldn't find something I really liked, so I made my own. I used some smooth white cardstock and a layering stencil from Pretty Pink Posh called Layered Birthday Cake Stencil. I added some ink from Simon Says Stamps (everything is listed below). 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from my patterned paper. Because I have two separate sheets of cardstock for the background and not one solid sheet, it cuts the pop up in half. So I die cut the cupcake from pink cardstock and trimmed it out. Then I folded it on the fold lines and added it to patterned paper. 

I die cut the cupcake and wrapper from smooth white cardstock, then coloured everything in with Copic markers. I also did the same to the little cupcake and wrapper. 

I glued the candles and the wrapper to the frosting, then glued the cupcake to my card. 

I die cut the red banner using Karens Greeting Labels and stamped the "Hip Hip Hooray!" sentiment using VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. Then I glued that into the card. 

I cut a piece of darker pink cardstock, the used MFT - Stitched Basic Edges 2 dies to create the scalloped edges. For the top piece, I stamped the sentiment using VersaMark Ink and black embossing powder. Then I glued both pieces into the card. 

I stamped my images using Pink Fresh Studios Detail Black Ink and coloured them in with Copic markers. I used the corresponding dies to cut the images out, then added some to the inside of my card. I also added a label to sign the card.

For the front of the card, I added some more of the stencilled paper I made. Then used Karen's Banners - Crosshatch die to add a fun front to my card. I added some more stamped images and used the larger banner in the Greeting Labels die set to add a sentiment to the front of my card. 

I thought this card turned out pretty cute. I love how the mice work so well with the cupcake pop-up. Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies that I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Easter Card with Sweet November Stamps

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. My next card for you uses Sweet November Stamps Spring Windows stamp set and Hoppy Easter stamp set. 

For this card, I started by making an A2 sized card base from smooth white cardstock. I die cut a stitched rectangle from the same cardstock using MFT - STAX A2 stitched dies. 

I stamped my images on to my background, masking each image as I went. Once I had all my images stamped and masked, I created my background. I used Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo to create the house wall. Then I used my MFT Grass stencil and Distress Oxide Ink in Mowed Lawn to add grass to the bottom. 

I removed all my masking paper and coloured my images in with Copic marker. I added some shine lines using a white size 10 Gelly Pen. 

Lastly I stamped a sentiment onto a black banner with VersaMark ink and white embossing powder. This was a simple card to make but those little critters are just too cute!!

Thank you for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Lawn Fawn Build a Critter Easter Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I have two cards for you today. Both these cards use Lawn Fawn's Build a Critter die set. How stinkin' adorable are these bunnies!? Oh my gosh, I could have made 20 of these adorable cards. They also paired perfectly with the tulip and daffodil die sets. 

Both cards started with an A2 sized card base, one top fold and one side fold. I used smooth white heavy weight cardstock for both. Then I added some pretty patterned paper from Echo Park called Easter Basket. This paper pack is very pretty and has lots of options. I also added the scalloped background to both cards using Spellbinders Bow & Bell Scallop Frame die set. 

For my first card, I added two bunnies and used Lawn Fawn's Terrific Tulips and Darling Daffodils to the background. I die cut the bunnies from smooth white heavy weight cardstock. All my other die cuts I used Spellbinders cardstock to cut the pieces out. I added some detail to my die cuts using Copic markers.

For the background, I added clouds using MFT - Mini Clouds stencil and Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers, then I die cut a grass area using Spellbinders green cardstock and MFT - Slimline Grassy Hills. 

I die cut the word "happy" from Honey Bee Stamps - Bitty Buzzwords three times and glued them together. This makes it more stable, but adds dimension. Then I stamped the sentiment "spring!" using Lawn Fawn's Eggsraordinary Easter stamp set and black ink. 

For this card, I added two more bunnies, adding detail with Copic markers. This time, I added the Build a Wheelbarrow and filled it with carrots and one of my bunnies. 

Like the previous card, I added a cloud background using MFT - Mini Clouds stencil and Peacock Feathers ink and then added a grass background to that. 

I added a sentiment from Waffleflower Crafts called Postage Collage Egg Hunt. I stamped this on to my background using black ink. 

I just love how both these cards turned out and those bunnies are going to get a lot of use! The scalloped background fit perfectly with my design and added to the cuteness of my cards. Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Cute Easter Twist Panel Pop Up Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome to my week of Easter cards! I love making Easter cards. They are all so cute with the bunnies and chicks. The colours, the eggs, they are just adorable! Which my daughter finds funny since I only ever wear black and I listen to metal music while making cute, adorable bunny cards lol. 

My first card for this week uses Karen Burniston's Twist Panel Pop Up along with Sweet November Stamps Egg Hunt stamp set. 

I started by cutting a card base using a light pink cardstock. I created an A2 top fold card base. I cut two rectangles 1/8" smaller than my card base from some Easter themed patterned paper from Echo Park called Easter Basket. I die cut the pop-up mechanism pieces from some scrap teal blue cardstock. I taped the centre pop up piece to the centre of my patterned paper, then I die cut the arms for the Twist Panel Pop-Up. Then I adhered the patterned paper to my card base, making sure I didn't glue down my twist panel arms. 

I added the Twist Panel mechanism pieces to the patterned paper arms. Then I die cut the four panels for the Twist Panel using a light yellow cardstock. I didn't glue them into my card, I wanted to add all my decorator pieces first. 

I die cut four smaller panels from smooth white cardstock. On another piece of smooth white cardstock, I stamped all the images I wanted to use. Then I coloured them all in using Copic makers. I fussy cut them out and set them aside. I created backgrounds for each panel using Copic markers then added my cut stamped images. 

I added the Twist Panel to the pop up mechanism. I then die cut two pieces to add grass to the bottom of my card. I used two different green cardstocks for the grass and the grass die from Nature Edges. Then I added another cut out stamped image and a label to sign the card.

For the top of the card, I added some patterned paper I die cut with MFT - Stitched Basic Edges 2 die set, then added a banner with a stamped sentiment and embossed with white embossing powder. 

For the front of my card, I used Simon Says Stamps stitched egg dies to create an egg shaped window for the front of my card. I added some more stamped images. I added the "hello" from Karen Burniston. Then I added another banner, which I shortened and stamped "spring" on it. 

This card turned out so cute! Those Sweet November Stamps are just so adorable! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the materials I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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Stage Pop Up Birthday Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I'm sorry it's been a while since I've posted a card, but I've been very sick. I am finally on the mend so I was able to get back to work making cards after a week or more being ill. My card for you today features Karen Burniston's Stage Pop Up and Sassy Club Stamps SpongeBob stamp sets. 

For this card, I started by making my card base. In order to fit the Stage Pop-Up, I made my card base 5.5x6.5. I used two pieces of white cardstock (adding a 1/2 in to one piece to make a seam) and glued them together to make my card base. 

I cut two pieces of the same white cardstock 1/8" smaller than my card base. I used Distress Oxide Ink and Distress Ink to create my sandy ocean bottom and my water background. Once dry, I added these to my card base. 

I then die cut the Stage Pop-Up from cream coloured cardstock. I added the two panels on the top and used Distress Ink to create a beach look. Then I butted the two top pieces together, making sure they were even, then taped down the tab piece from the Palm Tree Pop-Up. I ran that through my die cutting machine so that I could have a place to add the Palm Tree. 

I die cut the Sea Stage Add-On and the fish and seaweed as well. I die cut three small rectangles from black cardstock so that I could add sentiments as well to my Sea Stage add-on. I coloured all the fish and seaweed with Copic markers. I stamped the sentiments using VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. 

Then I added everything to the band before I attached it to the stage. Once I had everything ready, I added the band to the stage. In hindsight, I should have put the stage into my card base, then added the add-on, because it didn't want to sit properly. In the future I will do this. 

I added the Stage to my card base, then added the Palm Tree Pop-Up which I cut from various scrap cardstock and added some Copic marker to give it some detail. 

I then stamped my images from Sassy Club Stamps. I used Ocean Bottom, Spongetastic and Crabby stamp sets. I fussy cut all the images out and added them to my card. I used a size 10 white Gelly Pen to add shine lines where they were needed on my images. 

For the front of my card, I added more stamped images on to Karen Burniston's Oval Crosshatch dies. I used some fun patterned paper from Sassy Club that matched the SpongeBob theme. I just love these stamp sets so much! And I also love how well they work with Karen's fantastic Pop Up dies! Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used, other than Sassy Club stamps. But be sure to check out their website - www.thesassyclub.com. Happy Crafting!

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Craft Roulette - Accordion Baby Card

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. I finally had time to join in the fun with Craft Roulette! It's been forever since I had a chance to play along. This Friday's parameters were:

Project - Tri Fold Card

Colours - Vegetable Garden

Element - Nursery

Random - Star(s) or Starry

For my card, I used Karen Burniston's Fancy Label Accordion die set to create my tri fold card. I added some patterned paper from Doodlebug Design Inc called Special Delivery. I created my three label areas using more patterned paper from the same paper pack. Then I added a floor and used Honey Bee Stamps Rock a Bye Baby die set to create my nursery. 

The greens, browns and yellows reminded me of my vegetable garden just starting to grow the little yellow flowers on the stems, then they would grow into, pumpkins, squash, cucumbers, etc. For the random element, the background paper has stars on it, so it worked out perfectly! 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!!

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Surprise 65th Birthday Card!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome. My card for you today was created for a friend of my Mom and Dad's. It's his 65th Birthday and him and his partner do so much for our local Legion. Whenever there is a big party, like their annual New Year's Eve party, they do up big balloon displays, arches and arrangements. So I knew what to make for his Birthday card. 

I used Karen Burniston's Arch Pop-Up and Party Balloons to create this elegant card. 

For this card, I started with a 5 x7 card base using heavy weight black cardstock. I then used Karen Burniston's Rectangles and Labels - Crosshatch die set to cut out the mirrored gold background. I used the next smallest die to cut out the white rectangle. I glued these onto my card base. 

I then die cut the Arch Pop-Up pieces from the same heavy weight black cardstock. I added these to my card base. Then I die cut the balloons. I used three different kinds of black cardstock, mirrored, flat shimmery and glitter and three different gold cardstock, mirrored, bright glitter and darker glitter. I began glueing them to my arch, closing the card each time to make sure that there was no catch points and that the card would open and close smoothly. 

Once I had all my balloons on, I added two pieces of the flat shimmery black cardstock to the card base. I added a place to sign the card and I used Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday sentiment to add to the left side of the card. 

For the front of my card, I used the same papers, but added a balloon arrangement using some of my left over balloons. Then I used Honey Bee Stamps Balloon Numbers to add a 65 to the front. I also used MFT - Let's Toast Dienamics die set to add two wine glasses to the front. I cut these from heavy weight smooth white cardstock and coloured them in with Copic markers. 

I added a sentiment to the front using MFT - Uncorked stamp set, along with VersaMark Ink and black embossing powder. Lastly, I added some shimmery confetti. 

I love how elegant this card turned out. I hope that the gentleman who is receiving this card likes it as well. Thank you so much for stopping by today. Below is a list of the supplies I used to make this card. Happy Crafting!

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