Monster Love Valentine

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two super cute Valentine platform cards I created recently which I will give to my grandchildren. 

Both these cards use products from Spellbinders December 2024 Club kits. For this card I used the Large Die of the month, which includes the die for the platform card; the Clear Stamp of the month & 3D Embossing Folder of the month.

The card folds flat so that it can easily be placed in an envelope.

Both cards are the same other than using a different monster and the colours used. After embossing the large red heart using the Tiny Heart Scallop 3D Embossing Folder, I used a white pigment ink to add colour to the hearts.

Here’s a look at the pink monster card when it is lying flat ready to be placed in an envelope.

Here is a back view of my cards. I die cut an additional red heart and attached it to the back of the embossed heart, so I had a place to add a personal message. 

 

Raise a Glass

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a birthday themed Slimline Pop-up card I created recently. It seems forever since I have made a Slimline card and I do enjoy making them, so much so that some years ago I established a Slimline Addicts Facebook Group which now has over 9000 members! It's good to be able to make one again finally.

For the front of the card I used products from Spellbinders Papercrafts. The hand and friendship beads are from the Beads of Friendship Collection, for this card I used two of the die sets and the Betterpress set from this collection which you can see in the supply list below. The drink is from the Love on the Rocks die set.

For the background I used Spellbinders Rosette Burst 3D Embossing Folder which was part of the November Club Kits, I just love this embossing folder. I embossed on white cardstock and then used my blending brushes to add Spun Sugar Distress Oxide ink over the top. I also splattered black ink over the background.

To finish off the front of the card I added a sentiment which is from an older MFT Stamps stamp set called "Raise a Glass".

For the inside of the card, I first decorated the two side panels using the same background I used on the front of the card.

I then used the new Karen Burniston Triple Platform Pop-up to add my three sentiments. This is such a fun pop-up and is one of the new dies from Karen's January release. The two side sentiments are from the same stamp set and the one of the front. The top one is from a The Greetery stamp set.

Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC January 2025 Release Blog Hop

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Welcome to our Karen Burniston Products - KB Riley LLC October Release Blog Hop. The Design Team have come together with Karen today for a fun blog hop to celebrate the release of 8 new dies and 4 new stamp sets. Sneak peeks of the new release started last week, and the dies are available to order NOW!

 

 

This release includes:

• 1 new Pop-up Die Sets
• 3 new Pop-up Add-ons Die Sets
• 4 new Stand Alone Die Sets
• 4 new Clear Sentiment Stamp Sets

 

Dies are available to order now on the website. 

 

GIVEAWAY:

 

To celebrate the release Karen Burniston and each of the Karen Burniston - KB Riley LLC Design Team members will be giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to some lucky person who comments on our blog posts, so make sure you join the hop and comment on everyone's blog post. Winners will be randomly chosen from ALL of the blog hop comments received on our blog posts by Monday, 3rd February 2025. Lots of chances to win some goodies, so just leave a comment on this post or any other blog hop posts to enter! Don't forget to leave some way for us to contact you, in case you are a lucky winner!

Here is a quick video to see my card in action

 

For my card today, I used the Fishing Boat Add-ons die set with the Boat Pop-up die set to create this fun pop-up card. Inside the boat is a man with his fishing rod and a pail with his catch in it.

I added the sentiment which is from the Fishing Sentiments Clear Stamp set. I stamped two of the sentiments onto white card and then used one of the banners from the Banners Crosshatch die set to die cut it out. I added this to the top left hand corner. I added a smaller banner to the right side, for a place to write a message. I postioned this banner so that the fish on the patterned paper weren't covered up.

The fisherman inside the boat was created using the Paper People die set. This includes a die that cuts out the body of a person and then lots of accessories to add hair, beard, clothes etc.

I kept the front of my card simple, seeing the focus is on the inside of the card. I added a small panel of the patterned paper I used on the inside to the right side of the card. I used the Circles Crosshatch die set to add the layers on the left side. I added another sentiment from the Fishing Sentiments stamp set and then added the fishing rod and fish.

Well that's about it from me today, thank you for dropping by. To continue on the blog hop, click on the next person on the list, which is Jennifer Webster

Here is the complete blog hop list in case you need it.

Blog Hop Order

Karen Burniston

Lois Bak

Sue Small-Kreider

Frances Byrne  <<<you are here>>>

Jennifer Webster

Suzanne Smit

Nicky Foden

Sandy Diller

Ken Chien

 

Just Popping Up To Say

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing a 5 x 7 Pop up card using some of the new die & stamp sets from Karen Burniston’s January release. All new products will be available on Monday 27th January.

Who doesn’t like popcorn! This fun & yummy card uses Karen Burniston’s Flower Pot Pop-up die set along with two new die sets that were designed to work with this die …Flower Pot Add-ons & Popcorn die set. The Flower Pot Add-ons die set includes a decorative base with built in tabs to fit the Flower Pot Pop-up as well as a few new flowers that can be used to decorate it. The Popcorn die set includes dies to create a bix of popcorn which can be used as a stand alone die or as I have here to create a 3D popcorn box from the Flower Pot Pop-up.

I cut strips of red and white cardstock to create the end panels of my card, I die cut the end using the Long Nature Edges die set.

The sentiments used on the card are from the new Popcorn Phrases stamp set. I used the labels from the Rectangles & Labels Crosshatch die set for the sentiment panels.

I kept the front of the card fairly simple seeing the focus is on the inside of the card. I had a small piece of the red & white card over, so I made use of that. I added the Happy Birthday & Happy Birthday Shadow die sets to add the large sentiment. I also used one of the sentiments from the Popcorn Phrases stamp set.

Double Triple Slimline Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Today I am sharing a Slimline Pop-up card, using stamps and dies from Karen Burniston’s January release which happens on Monday 28th January. There are 8 new dies and 4 new stamp sets that will be released.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

As you can see I have created a double pop-up card using the new Triple Platform Pop-up die set. This die fits nicely, and as you can see when you create a slimline card there is room for 2. I decided to created a landscape style card and as I wanted to use some of the new sentiments from the Bouquet Sayings stamp set, I turned the labels the opposite way then they were designed to be. You can normally get 3 labels on the pop up (hence triple platform), but I decided to just use 2 each pop up and then added the stars to the top (or side in the case of my card). Because I changed the orientation of the labels and added two pop ups, I did need to be careful where I posted the labels so they they didn’t cause problems when the card closed with the labels overlapping.

For the front of my card I added the Happy Birthday and Happy Birthday Shadow die. I added the lollipops to each side of the sentiment which are from the new Bouquet Bits die set.

 

Swinging By

 

Hi Crafty Friends, 

Today I am sharing a Slimline card using a fun die from Spellbinders. I have admired this girl swinging for a while and I recently had the opportunity to purchase it at a reduced price, which as you can see I did.

After putting all the pieces together to create the image, I decided to add it to a Slimline card. I pulled out some patterned paper of the garden scene which worked well with the swing, so I used it. The flowers are also included in the die set, so I added some to the scene.

To finish off the front of the card I added a sentiment from Neat & Tangled.

For the inside of my card I added the Big Hi sentiment from Stamp Market, I then stamped the birthday sentiment underneath. Finally I added some of the flowers randomly around the sentiment. 

80th Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

A friend recently had her 80th birthday, so of course I wanted to make a special birthday card for her.

To create her card I pulled out one of the Double Concertina Gatefold die set from the Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Showstoppers 3 Collection.

For the "H B 2 U" in the concertina portion of the card, I used the letters from the Chunky Alphabet die set. I added hearts on either side of the letters, using a heart die from Creative Craft Products, before attaching to the card I dry embossed the smaller heart using Spellbinders Rosette Burst 3D Embossing Folder.

For the sentiment on the left side of the card, I added one of the birthday sentiments included in the Moving Along stamp set. This was stamped using Catherine Pooler's Gold ink pad.

On the right hand panel, I added the "80th" using dies from Creative Craft Products Small Numbers Galore - 80th stamp & die set.

I kept the front of the card fairly simple as the focus is on the inside. I added the circle and filigree circle for my layers. I stamped the "birthday wishes" using gold ink to the lower section of the circle. I then added the "happy" which is from the All The Sentiments die & stamp set.

To finish off the front of the card, I added the presents using one of the stamps included in the Surprise Party stamp & die set.

On the back of the card, I added a white panel and added another birthday sentiment.  I also added another present, this time from the Bringing Gifts stamp & die set from Made To Surprise. This also gives us a place to add a handwritten sentiment.

Arched Happy Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a fun shaped birthday card with you using dies from Spellbinders Paper Crafts.

For the Arch shaped card base & layers, I used the Arch Labels & Tag die set. I cut the larger arch from dark blue cardstock and also one from white. And then counting down from the large arch as "1" I took the 3rd and 4th arch die for the layers, so I could have a larger border between the silver and dark blue base.

For the blue arch that acts as the sky I Spellbinders Cascading Streamers Embossing folder to add texture, this was the Embossing Folder the Month for November 24. The Sloth, balloons. clouds etc are all from the Birthday Bliss die set which was the Small Die of the Month for November 24. I ended up ordering the caboodle meaning I got all the products for November at a cheaper price which I received for a Christmas present.

The sentiment along the bottom of the card is one using a banner die set included in Spellbinders Advent Calendar for 2024 ... there is a banner die included in the die set I used for the rest of the card but it said Birthday Blessings and I preferred Happy Birthday for this one.

For the inside of the card I added a birthday sentiment from the Confetti Wishes which was the Clear stamp of the month for November 24. I also added a bunch of balloons to the right hand side of the panel.

Deepest Sympathy

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another sympathy card that I created recently with you. Last year when I pulled out my Betterpress supplies in readiness to make some Christmas cards, I discovered to card panels which had been either gold foiled or Betterpressed,  one was already coloured, the other diecut using a fancy rectangle die. Of course I pulled these both out and turned them both into sympathy cards which is what I need most to add to my stash of cards right now.

This card uses the Betterpress plate that came with the Betterpress System when I purchsed it some time ago. I had gold foiled it rather than put it through the Betterpress, which is one of the things I love about Betterpress plates ... you have option! It was already die cut using the largest die in Pinkfresh Studios Rounded & Braided Rectangles die set. After colouring the image, I layered it onto some gold cardstock, rounding two of the corners to match the white panel.

I created a 5 x 7 inch side folding card, and added a panel to the front which I embossed using Spellbinders Rosette Burst 3D Embossing Folder. I then added the floral panel to the card.

To finish off the card I added the sympathy senitment which is also gold foiled and is from Spellbinders Mini Everyday Messages Hot Glimmer Plate.

For the inside of the card, I added a panel the same as I used on the front of my card. I gold embossed a sentiment using Honey Bee Stamps Rainbow Bridge stamp set. 

Slimline Sympathy

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

I received a Spellbinders Scout Die Cutting Machine for Christmas, I love that it is slimline size having a Slimline length cutting plate. With the machine came a slimline embossing folder exclusive to the Blue Misty Scout that I received. Of course I wanted to play with it so I created these 5 Slimline Sympathy cards.

I needed to a few sympathy cards to my stash, they are not cards we like to make and hopefully won't need to use for a long time, but I like to have a few on hand so I have one when needed.

For my cards today I inked the debossed side of the embossing folder using Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks before running the panel though my Scout Die Cutting Machine. This machine even comes with plates for 3D embossing folders which by the way this plate is.

I layered the panel onto a piece of purple cardstock and then onto a side folding Slimline card.

I used Spellbinders Mini Everyday Sentiments Glimmer Hot Foil Plate to gold foil my sentiment, which I adhered to the lower portion of the card.

To finish the card I added some Pinkfresh Studios Glacier Jewels to the lower portion of the card.

For the inside of my card, I pulled out my Paper Inspirations Sympathy wood mounted stamp and stamped it using Catherine Pooler Gold Ink. This is my favourite sympathy sentiment I have and works perfectly on a slimline card being so long.