Coffee Waterfall Card

 Hello my Crafty Friends and welcome! Today's card features Karen Burniston's Waterfall Card die set, along with Concord and 9th's Coffee Blend Turnabout Stamp set and My Favorite Things Sweater Weather in the Woods. 

For this card I started with an A2 side fold card with Lawn Fawns Ground Coffee cardstock. I then cut two panels slightly smaller than my card base and used my Coffee Blend Turnabout stamp to create the background. For my inks, I used Simon Says Stamps Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Latte, Cappuccino and Mocha and I used Lawn Fawn's Crunchy Leaf. Once I had the backgrounds done, I used double sided adhesive to attach them to the card base. 

I then used Karen Burniston's Waterfall Card set and cut out the notch in the open side of the card, so you are easily able to use the pull tab. To see the entire assembly instructions for this die set, click here to see her amazing video on YouTube. 

I die cut out all the panels and mechanisms from the same cardstock as the base and a beige colored cardstock as well to add some contrast. 

I then die cut out four panels from smooth white cardstock to use with my stamped images. 

I stamped the images from MFT's Sweater Weather in the Woods using Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink. I also used masking paper and various other stamps to create the backgrounds in my images. 

I used MFT's Coffee Order word stamp set for the second image (as shown above). Then I colored everything in using Copic markers. I added some white highlights with a Gelly Pen.

I then used Karen Burniston's Coffee Charms to add some little details to the back of each flip panel. I used Copic markers to color these.

Then I die cut a panel to add to the pull arm and stamped the "Sending Warm Hugs" sentiment on it using VersaMark Ink and white embossing powder. 

I put the entire card together, testing the pull arm to make sure it worked well. 

Then I added a green ribbon to the side for a little bit of extra color to the front. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I hope you have a great day and Happy Crafting friends. 

Cowboy Flip Frame Pop-Up Birthday Card

 Hello and Welcome! Today's card features Karen Burniston's Flip Frame Pop-Up along with My Favorite Things stamp set - Saddle Up & Celebrate. 

For this card, I started with a A2 sized card using Lawn Fawn's Ground Coffee cardstock. I used blue gingham patterned paper from Echo Park called Fun on the Farm as my background. I aged the edges of the patterned paper using Simon Says Stamp Cappuccino Pawsitively Saturated Ink and a blending brush. 

I die cut the frame for the Flip Frame Pop-Up, using some scrap kraft cardstock. I added a black background using the largest rectangle frame from the set. Then I cut out the smaller frame from Neenah Classic Crest smooth white cardstock. I stamped and masked my images the way I wanted, then colored them in with my Copic markers. 

I stamped the remaining images I wanted to use for this card on the same smooth white cardstock and colored them in with Copic markers. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut the stamped images out. 

I die cut a small rectangle from the same Ground Coffee cardstock as the card base and one from white cardstock to create an area for the sender to sign the card. 

I also created a second frame for the other side of the card using the dies from the Flip Frame set and adding wood looking details to the frame as I did with the flip frame. I did this using a Copic marker and loosely creating lines on the frame. 

I used Karen Burniston's Word Set 2 - Birthday Die Set and cut out the "make a wish" sentiment to add to the bottom of the card. 

For the front of the card, I continued the same theme, adding another flip frame and more of the images from the MFT Saddle Up & Celebrate stamp set. 

I die cut the "Happy Birthday to you" sentiment from Word Set 2 - Birthday Die Set as well and added it to the frame. 

This was my first card using the Flip Frame and it was incredibly simple to put together! For a more thorough walkthrough, click here to watch Karen Burniston's assembly video. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

End of Year Teacher Cards - Karen Burniston's Adirondack Chair

 Hello and Welcome! Before I know it, my kids will be home for summer vacation, so I thought I would get a start on some teacher cards. For this card I used Karen Burniston's Adirondack Chair Pop-Up. 

I started with an A2 sized top fold card base. I tried to keep my cardstock light so that the card wouldn't be thick. I used an 80lb smooth white cardstock as the base, I added some clouds to the back using MFT Mini Cloud Stencil and Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers. Then following Karen's instruction in the assembly video (which you can check out here), I cut a panel using a 65lb kraft cardstock and adhered it to the white card base. Before I adhered it down, I used Distress Spray in Antique Linen and Vintage Photo to create little dots of color to look like sand, I also used Simon Says Stamps Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Cappuccino and a blending brush to add some color to the edges. 

I used Karen Burniston's Tropical Scene dies and cut some sand dunes for the background, then I adhered the sand piece to the card base, then I taped down the Adirondack chair die and ran it through my die cutter. I trimmed out kraft cardstock piece so the white chair could pop up. I added a kraft cardstock piece to the back of the card as shown in the assembly video. This will cover the empty space behind the chair. 

I die cut an ocean piece using a piece of scrap blue cardstock and one of the wave dies in the Tropical Scene die set. Then I used Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers to add some dimension to the water piece. 

Now comes the fun part! Decorating! I cut out the palm trees from the Tropical Scene sand dunes in dark brown and green and added them to the background. I added some detail to the palm trees using a Copic marker. 

I then added the flamingo and flip flops from the Beach Charms die set, adding details to both using Copic markers. 

I wanted to add a blanket or towel to the back of the chair, so I used the picnic blanket die from Karen Burniston's Picnic Elements and a scrap piece of patterned paper. I trimmed the piece to fit the back of the chair and added some shading with Distress Ink in Mustard Seed. 

I added the bucket and shovel that comes with the Adirondack Chair Pop-Up, adding glossy accents to the bucket. I also added the turtle from the Sea Animals. I used Copic markers to add detail to the turtle and a size 10 white Gelly Pen to add shine lines. 

I stamped the teacher sentiment from Sugar Pea Designs - Sweet Sentiments Teacher to the top of the card. I die cut a small rectangle from Karen Burniston's Rectangles - Crosshatch using smooth white cardstock so that my daughter has a place to sign her name for her teacher. 

For the front of this card, I used two different summer themed pattern papers. I die cut a crab border using Karen Burniston's Beach Borders die set. I added the eyes and smiles using a black pen and added shine lines using a Gelly Pen. 

I die cut the word Welcome from Karen Burniston's Welcome word die twice, once from a lime green cardstock and once from heavy weight black cardstock. Then I glued them together and added it to the card. I did the same for the word summer which came from Karen Burniston's Word Set 6 - Summer, only using a bright yellow cardstock. 

I added glitter gel to both words to add some sparkle to the front of this card. This was my first time using the Adirondack chair, but I already have ideas for my next card using this die! 

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Happy Birthday Cupcake Pop-Up

 Hello and Welcome! Today's card features Karen Burniston's Cupcake Pop-Up die set. This was a die that I had never used, so I thought that it was about time I made a cupcake pop-up! 

I started with a A2 sized top fold card base, using a textured dark blue cardstock. I cut a piece of light blue-gray cardstock to fit the inside of the card where the pop up mechanism would be die cut from. I cut this 4 1/8 x 8 and scored it in the middle at 4in. I adhered the pop-up die and held it down with repositionable tape, then die cut it out. 

Once I folded all the score lines correctly (to see how, check out Karen Burniston's Instructional video here), I glued it onto the card base. I cut two pieces of patterned paper to fit the top and bottom areas of the card, then using Karen Burniston's Border Blends - Party die set, made a little border to go between the blue cardstock and the patterned paper. 

For the cupcakes, I die cut the cupcake wrapper from a bright fushia pink cardstock and added some detail to it using Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Sweets and Taffy. I die cut the frosting top from white cardstock and with my Copic markers, added some dimension to the frosting. 

I added some "sprinkles" to the cupcakes using some plastic fake sprinkles I got from Amazon. Then I added the bow to the cupcake wrapper and the cherry on top. I added glossy accents to the cherry and once dry, used a white Gelly Pen in size 10 to create a shine mark. 

I did the same for the two small cupcakes only used Simon Says Stamp Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Surf and Orchid. 

I die cut the "make a wish" and "celebrate" sentiments from Karen Burniston's Word Set 2: Birthday Die Set and some glitter black cardstock. 

I die cut a rectangle from scrap white cardstock using Karen Burniston's Rectangles - Crosshatch and adhered it to the bottom of the card so the sender has a place to sign or write a little note. 

For the front of the card, I used the same patterned paper and the same blue-grey colored cardstock. 

I die cut the "Happy Birthday to you" sentiment from the same word set and the same black glitter cardstock. 

Then I added three of the small cupcakes to the front. I kept the same color scheme as the inside of the card. 

This was a fairly simple card to create and the pop-up mechanism was very simple to use. The hardest part was making sure the folds were crisp and really it wasn't that difficult. I love how adorable those little cupcakes turned out and how the word set compliments the cards theme. 

Thank you for stopping by and Happy Crafting! 

Karen Burniston May 2023 Designer Challenge - Bejeweled!

 Hello and Welcome! It's Designer Challenge time again and our theme this month is Bejeweled! Adding some bling to my cards isn't something I normally do, so this took me out of my comfort zone a little bit and to be honest, it was fun! For my card, I used glitter gel and assorted colored gems to give my flowers some sparkle!

This card was a special order card for a very good friends 70th Birthday. For this card I used Karen Burniston's Flower Pot Pop-Up along with the Flutter Charms and the Happy Birthday die.

I started with an A2 sized card base using 80lb smooth white cardstock. I found a pretty patterned paper from Carta Bella that was a light green color. Using the Rectangles - Crosshatch, I die cut three rectangle panels from this paper. 

I found a pretty pink/peach colored cardstock in my stash of scraps and used that to cut out the flower pot and the inner panels that hold the flowers. I also used a scrap patterned paper to cut out the front of the flower pot. 

I die cut all the flowers using a heavy weight smooth white cardstock and colored them in lightly with Copic markers. I wanted the centers to have color but the tips to be white. I added a brown center and then added a little colored gem to the center of each flower. 

I die cut the leaves and added detail to them with my Copic markers. Then I die cut the tiny pink flowers from pink cardstock, added some detail to the center of each flower and used my Heartfelt Creations flower shaping board to add some dimension to each little flower. Then to finish them off I added a sparkly white gem. 

I die cut the butterfly, bee and dragon fly and added them to the flower pot. I also die cut the Happy Birthday twice, once from pink cardstock and once from black and glued them together to make the sentiment pop. Then I added glitter gel to the sentiment. 

I die cut the 70 from Spellbinders - Birthday Wishes for Everyone using purple and black cardstock and glued them together. From there I added the same glitter gel. 

I die cut a small rectangle for signing and one with a stamped sentiment on it from MFT called Anything But Basic Birthday Wishes. I added a few more flowers around this sentiment. 

This card turned out so pretty! I haven't used the Flower Pot Pop-Up in a while, but it is so worth all the effort put into it. 

The card itself is thick, so I supplied a 5x7 envelope so I know it will fit properly and without bending the card. Also, this card isn't being mailed, so the thickness doesn't matter in this case. 

Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #147 - City vs Country

 Hello and Welcome! Today's card is for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #147 - City vs Country. I chose to make a card with a country feel for it. I love summer because that means the farmers markets are open and there is nothing like farm fresh produce! So for this card, I created a mice farmers market using Lawn Fawn's Berry Special and Apple-solutely Awesome stamp sets. 

I started with a slim line sized card base in Lawn Fawn's Ground Coffee cardstock. I then cut a piece of smooth white 110lb cardstock to fit just a little smaller then my slim line card base (8 3/8 x 3 3/8). From there I started planning out where I wanted everything to go. 

For this card, I used a lot of masking paper, like a LOT! I used Altenew masking paper, which is an ok product, but not what I was expecting. I find that this masking paper can sometimes tear up the cardstock and remove your stamped images or fray them. Also, it's a pain in the butt to get off! I have even tried to stick it to my clothes a few times to make it not as sticky but it still is almost impossible to remove! If you have any suggestions with how to get this product to work better, I'm all ears! Once I finished stamping all my images and spent a large amount of time peeling off the masking paper, rubbing off the sticky areas it left and repairing what it tore, I got to coloring! I colored the images using Copic markers. 

Before coloring though, I created my background. I used MFT Mini Clouds stencil and Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers to create the cloud background. I used a piece of scrap white cardstock to create the grass and dirt areas. I used Lawn Fawn's Crunchy Leaf ink and Distress Oxide ink in Mowed Lawn and Rustic Wilderness to create the grass and dirt. 

Once I had everything colored in, I used a size 10 white Gelly Pen to create shine lines on the apples and some other items. 

I stamped the sentiment using Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink and the sentiments stamps from both the Berry Special and Apple-solutely Awesome sets. 

I love love love how this card turned out. I love using masking to create fun cards. Now to get that masking paper to peel off easily! As always, thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting! 

Sew Amazing Birthday Card

 Hello and Welcome! It's been a while and I apologize for being absent from my blog. Between Easter, my birthday and my kids being sick, it's been a crazy couple of weeks. But I'm finally (and most happily) back in my office working on cards. 

Today's card features Karen Burniston's Paper Frames Pop-Up. Along with this, I used Karen Burniston's Sewing Charms and Lawn Fawn's Sew Very Mice stamp set to create this super cute sewing themed birthday card. 

For this card, I started with a A2 side fold card, using smooth white 80lb cardstock as the base. I chose Lawn Fawn's What's Sewing On? patterned paper for my background, in the light green "stem stitch" paper. I also used a light yellow cardstock for the pop-up mechanism and added a splash of a darker green cardstock as well. 

I die cut the mechanism from the pale yellow cardstock, then cut the two middle pieces from white and a darker green cardstock. I glued the middle panels to the mechanism using Lineco Neutral PH glue. 

I then added my patterned paper to the inside of the card, which I die cut from Karen Burniston's Rectangles - Crosshatch die set. I decided to add two white cardstock pieces to the outer edges, and used Karen Burniston's Border Blends - Party to create a pretty separator between the white and patterned paper. 

I then stamped my mice images using Lawn Fawn's Jet Black Ink and colored them in using Copic markers. I die cut them out with the coordinating dies and set them aside. 

From there, I die cut out the Sewing Charms and put them together. Once I had everything done, I was ready to put my card together. 

I added the pieces from the Sewing Charms, the sewing machine, buttons and spools with bakers twine that I glued to them. I added the little mice and other details till I was happy with how the inside looked. I left one section empty on the pop-up so that the sender could sign their name or write a small note. 

For the front of the card, I created some layers using the Rectangles - Crosshatch and the same cardstock and patterned paper as the inside of the card. 

I die cut the word Sew from Karen Burniston's Mini Alphabet and Numbers dies. I stamped the "you are" and "amazing" from the Sew Very Mice stamp set, using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder on to black cardstock. Then I added it to the front of the card. 

I added the little mice and the buttons from the Sewing Charms. 

I just love how simple but adorable this card turned out. It's perfect for anyone who loves to sew or even cross stitch! Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

Toot Toot! Here Comes the Easter Train!

 Hello and Welcome! Today's card features Karen Burniston's Train Pivot Panels along with the Train Elements. I thought, since it's Easter, why not make an Easter train! I used Lawn Fawn's Eggstra Amazing Easter stamp set to coordinate with the pop-up train. 

For this card, I started with an A2 sized card using a light blue cardstock. I added two patterned paper panels, each 4x4 from Echo Park - It's Easter Time paper pack. I then cut two smaller panels (4x1.25) from the reverse side of the patterned paper. 

I die cut the pop-up mechanism from the same light blue cardstock as the card base and glued that into the card. 

I die cut the train and the box cars from various pastel scraps of cardstock I have saved. I also die cut the tops of the train cars and the front piece of the train from a white glitter cardstock. I added a piece of double sided tape/adhesive to the cardstock and then die cut the pieces out for easier assembly. I did the same with the wheels. 

Using various colors of Distress Oxide ink and a white size 10 Gelly Pen, I added some details to the train and cars. 

I die cut the track from a light grey cardstock and added it to the pop-up. I had to trim some pieces to make it fit the way I wanted, but the great part of the track die cut is, it allows to trim and adjust and still looks great!

I stamped the images from Lawn Fawn's Eggstra Amazing Easter using Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink and colored them in with Copic markers. Then I used the coordinating die to cut them out. I added them to my train before installing the train pieces. I ended up having to trim part of the pop-up so you could see the little chick and chocolate bunny better. 

From Karen Burniston's Easter Charms die set, I die cut the Happy Easter from pink and purple cardstock, then cut it again from black cardstock and glued them together to make the sentiment stand out better. 

For the front of this card, I tried to keep it simple. I've been trying to use the little stickers that come with the paper packs more and this time I used the ones that came with the It's Easter Time paper pack. I'll be honest, I'm not entirely happy with the front, but the inside is where all the good stuff is. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Leave a comment and let me know what you're thoughts are on this card. Happy Crafting!

Karen Burniston April 2023 Designer Challenge - Bunny!

 Hello and Welcome! It's Designer Challenge time again and our theme for April 2023 is Bunny! For my card, I used the Parcel Pop-Up along with the Spring Animals, Wide Woven Basket Card and Easter Charms. 

For this card I started with an A2 sized card using heavy weight smooth white cardstock. 

I recently purchased this beautiful patterned paper pack from Echo Park called It's Easter Time. I just loved the bunny paper with the pretty green background and used it for this card. 

I added the background pieces, then cut out the Parcel mechanism from smooth white cardstock. I also cut a mechanism piece out from the patterned paper so that the white didn't show too much behind the bunny. 

I used the Wide Woven Basket to create the front. The smaller woven basket just wasn't big enough. I trimmed the flap piece off the side of the basket. I used a piece of scrap blue gingham patterned paper to add to the basket. 

I added the bow from the Parcel Pop-Up and made the tag (also from the Parcel Pop-Up) from a cream colored cardstock. Then I stamped the "To Some Bunny Special" from Lawn Fawn's Eggstra Amazing Easter. 

I die cut two bunnies from the Spring Animals set and added whiskers and different colored ears and bellies. I also die cut some eggs and the chocolate bunny from the Easter Charms and added them to the basket. 

I die cut a rectangle from the Rectangles - Crosshatch to give the sender a place to sign. 

Lastly, I added the Happy Easter sentiment from the Easter Charms using black cardstock in the back and two different colors of cardstock on the front. 

For the front of this card, I kept it really simple. I used the largest Rectangle die and cut out a pink background. Then I used the next rectangle size down and cut a piece of patterned paper. 

I added the Hello using white and yellow cardstock with black cardstock in between the layers to give the word some dimension. 

Then with VersaMark ink and white embossing powder, I stamped the "May Your Basket Be Full of Joy" sentiment from the same Lawn Fawn Stamp set. 

I love how this card turned out. It really shows that all the dies from Karen Burniston can be used together or separate. The options are endless! Thank you so much for stopping by for Designer Challenge and Happy Crafting!

Lawn Fawn Challenge #145 - Inspired by Book, Movie or Song

 Hello and Welcome! I have really been enjoying taking part in the Lawn Fawn Challenges lately and this one at first stumped me. I kept going through my stamps and thinking nope, nope, nope. Then it hit me! Can you take a guess what movie this card is inspired by?

I have always loved The Nightmare Before Christmas. I can still remember seeing it in the theatre when it was released and being the only one of my friends that loved it! So when I seen my Christmas stamps and the little Trick or Treaters, it was a no brainer!

For this card, I started with a regular slimline using smooth heavy weight black cardstock. Then I cut a piece of smooth white cardstock to use as my background. I only had Michaels brand heavy weight cardstock and let me just say, it's good for card bases, not so much for coloring or using masking paper. It frays and tears at the paper. Unfortunately it was all I had as I am waiting for my Simon Says Stamp order to come with my Neenah Classic Crest cardstock. 

I came up with my design and started stamping and masking everything. For my images, I used Lawn Fawn's Holiday Helpers, Costume Party and Ready, Set, Snow. Once I had stamped and masked my design, I made the background. I used Distress Oxide ink in Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn and Black Soot. I used some black water color paint to make spots on the green. Then I used Black Soot to create the ground and added water flecks to give it some dimension. 

I removed the masking paper carefully and fixed any spots that need to be touched up with a pen. Then I colored all my images using Copic markers. Once that was done, I used a size 10 Gelly Pen to give some things some shine lines. 

I used Lawn Fawn's Oliver's Stitched ABC's and die cut the word "Scary" from black and purple cardstock, then glued the layers together. I stamped the sentiment "may your days be" from Merry Messages, using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder on black cardstock. I also stamped the sentiment "& Bright" from the same set. 

Once I had the sentiments glued down, I added some glitter gel to the word "Scary" and I added glossy accents to the snow globe to make it look like glass. 

How stinkin' adorable is this card! My sister-in-law loves Nightmare Before Christmas as well, so I will be saving this card for her for this Christmas. Thank you so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!

Ahoy Matey! Pirate Ship Birthday Card

 Hello and Welcome! Today's card was inspired by Karen Burniston's card in our March Designer Challenge which was Vacation themed. She made a cruise ship that popped up using her Flip Frame Pop-Up and some of her shape dies to create the cruise ship. To see her assembly video click here to view it. For my card, I wanted to make a pirate ship! I have this super cute stamp set from My Favorite Things called "Party Like a Pirate" and wanted to make a pop-up card using that stamp set to go along with it. 

For this card, I started with an A2 top fold card using a heavy weight smooth black cardstock. I used a piece of 65lb smooth white cardstock to create the inner panel and folded it in half. 

I used a removable tape to tape off the top panel to create the clouds in the sky background. I used Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers and MFT's Mini Cloud Edges Stencil to create the sky. Then I die cut clouds from Karen Burniston's Outdoor Scene and added them as well. I stamped the birds that were part of the pirates stamp set. 

Then I taped off the sky from the bottom panel and created the ocean and sand on the bottom panel, using various colors of Distress Ink and Distress Oxide ink. 

Once I finished the background, I die cut the pop-up mechanism using the pop-up die from Karen Burniston's Tree Pop-Up. I cut the mechanism twice so it fit on both sides of the ship. 

To create the pirate ship, I followed Karen's instructions on her video, only instead of creating the cruise ship top, I made the sails like a pirate ship. To make these, I used a smaller hexagon die from her Hexagons - Crosshatch die set and trimmed the bottom off. Then I bent it slightly to give it the look of a sail. I stamped the skull and crossbones using VersaMark ink and white embossing powder. I die cut the little flag from Karen Burniston's Little Twist Panel Pop-Up from black cardstock. 

Once I cut the base of the boat from a kraft cardstock, I used my E35 Chamois Copic marker to create wood texture. Then I went over it with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo. I used a circle punch and create the port holes then added glossy accents to them. 

I then cut the waves using Karen Burniston's Tropical Scene wave die and added the same colored Distress Oxide Ink. Then I glued them to the front of the ship and to the background. 

I die cut the "Happy Birthday" sentiment from Karen Burniston's Word Set 2: Birthday Die set twice, once from red cardstock and once from black and layered them together. Then I die cut a place to sign the card using Karen Burniston's Rectangles and Labels - Crosshatch and smooth white cardstock. 

For the front of the card, I die cut a rectangle panel from Neenah Class Crest Smooth white cardstock using Karen Burniston's Rectangles - Crosshatch in the largest die. 

I used masking paper along with my stamp set to create the pirate scene. Once I had all the masking paper on, I created the background scene. I did the same technique as in the inside of the card. 

Once I had the background the way I wanted it, I removed the masking paper and colored the images in using Copic markers. 

I added some shine lines using a white size 10 Gelly Pen. 

I absolutely love love love how this card turned out. Those pirates are adorable and that pirate ship came out fantastic! Thank you so so much for stopping by and Happy Crafting!