Mermazing Stage Pop Up Card

I have designed two cards recently for classes I am teaching locally at Harts N Scraps featuring Karen Burniston's Stage Pop Up. One uses the Grass Stage Add On and the other the Party Stage Add On. The add ons dies simply change out the outer part depending on what you want. I had not played with the Sea Stage Add On so I made this fun card with many older dies from my stash. 

What is amazing about the Stage Pop Up Die set is that it stands for display and then folds flat to mail. If you are local, be sure to check out the two others I will be teaching soon.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Honor Flight Cards with More New Dies

We are having a Honor Flight card drive at Harts N Scraps (where I teach classes) and so I am busy making more cards for the next flight our of our area. One of my favorite booths at the Novi MI show was Tall Mouse Cre8tive Artz and I bought several of their inexpensive cover Deal dies there. As you know I love the eclipse look so the stitched corner pieces were raised and inside strip is not. The saluting soldier and sentiment dies are from Dies...to Die For at ShopScrapbook101.com. 

Another Deal background die I bought from Tall Mouse was this stitched stars background that I made two more Honor Flight cards with. I added some stitched stars and the same sentiment as above. 

I used an older but unused die from my stash to make these three fun thank you cards for 3 of the veterans on the next Honor Flight. 

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Flower Dies To Shape or Not?

Susan Tierney-Cockburn is the queen of flower dies and she can make a realistic looking flower out of paper like no other. I watched her shape her new Primrose dies in a video and thought even I could make a beautiful 3D Primrose bouquet. Susan's Serenity Gardens release at Spellbinders this month includes many flower and other dies. I received both the Primrose and the Astrantia sets, and decided to show them both shaped and flat. This card is a fun fold, and here is a look at the card when it is opened:

The embossed pieces were created with Spellbinders Regal Lattice 3D embossing folder and the other dies on this card were also from Spellbinders. I used magnets to close the three layers and here is a reel showing how this card opens to reveal the lovely flower and layers on the inside:

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

June Interactive Class Cards at Harts N Scraps

My favorite of the interactive cards I taught at Harts N Scraps this weekend was this pop up peacock card made with dies from Karen Burniston. My students loved it too! Here are the rest of the cards I taught:

The last two cards are rocker cards and the flower spins and the ladybug does too along its track. 

Cardmaking Joy and Hugs, Karen 

New Goodies from Brass & Bliss and a New Fun Fold

There are many book lovers in my family and so I couldn't resist the Bookshelf Beauty die set and Between the Pages stamp set from Brass & Bliss when I was in their booth at the Novi MI show. I cut a bunch of books and made this anniversary card for my book loving husband. The fold is called Peak Through Diamond Fun Fold and here is how it looks when it is opened up:

Here is another similar card I made for my daughter:

If you follow me you know I love eclipse cards and when I saw Brass & Bliss Circle Stitch Cover Die I thought it would make a unique eclipse die. I cut it out of a sunset scenery paper, raised the stitched circles and glued in the other pieces to make this cool card.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Happy Wedding Day and Other Celebrations with Scrappy Tails Crafts

One of my favorite booths at the Novi MI show was Scrappy Tails Crafts and I took several classes from the owner and designer Sabrina. She just got married so I pulled out some of the new dies I purchased and made her this wedding card. This card features Scrappy Tails Gazebo Wrap Around and Wedding Couple and it stands up for display, but mails flat. 

Many of Sabrina's dies are dimensional which I love! I made this holiday card with Scrappy Tails Birch Tree Pop Up Tunnel die set. But of course we can always choose to make flat cards with their dies too. Sabrina wanted some flat cards for display in her booth, and I was honored she choose this card of mine for her booth:

The front of this card is made of acetate so you see through the Gazebo to the Water Fountain inside. 

Wishing Sabrina and Taylor a beautiful and creative future together!

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen 

Sending Musical Love With Spellbinders June Stitched Die of the Month

I had so much fun making this card with "Luau Beats" Spellbinders Stitched Die of the Month. I stitched the Hawaiian drum, leaves and guitar in just a few minutes. The embossed background was created with Spellbinders Favorite Song 3D embossing folder. The musical notes and stave is from Bibi Cameron's Musical Notes and Stave Pop-Up Die Set. 

If you love this Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month and want it right away, you can visit the website here and join the monthly club. You have until the 27^th of the month to sign up to receive this set and then look forward to getting a new stitching die set each month. But if you can’t commit to a monthly club right now, you can check the website after the 10^th of next month to purchase. If not sold out, the monthly kit products are available to buy then. However, the cost is higher and shipping is not free.

 I am a member of the Spellbinders Stitching Die of the Month club, so each month this year I will share cards made with that month’s die set on this blog, on my Instagram and on my Facebook page.

Cardmaking Joy & Hugs, Karen