Playing with New Karen Burniston Dies before my Crafty Cruise

Pretty but a bit boring right? But that is not the case when the card is opened:

Three platforms pop up with lovely flowers and butterflies when the card is opened. All the cards here were made with a new die from Karen Burniston called Triple Platform Pop Up. I had a chance to play with this and some of the other new dies in this release but did not have time for a full video because I am also packing for a cruise next week with the very same Karen Burniston! She and two other instructors are teaching classes on a cruise in the Western Caribbean and I am going along! A friend from the classes I teach locally invited me to come along with her and I am so excited! It is perfect vacation for me- cruising in the warmth and taking cardmaking classes on the days we are aboard the ship! 

Here is another card I made with the new Triple Platform die set along with new Popcorn themed dies and stamps:

I just bought some Birthday Animals 3D Toppers and thought they would be cute popping up on a birthday card for a special child. 

It is hard to show the amazing pop up motion in these cards with still photos, so here is a mini movie I made to show you. If you are a subscriber, for some reason Blogger does not show the videos in the emails so you can go to the blogpost by clicking on the title or watch on my Facebook page or Instagram.

Crealies Amazing Twist and Rotate Circles Cards

 I love interactive cards but some are so difficult to make with all the cutting and scoring. The new Twist and Rotate Circle die set from Crealies easily makes cards with spinning and rotating circles and here is the first one I made:

It is impossible to see what these cards do when the card is opened, but here is a view when the card is fully opened so you can see the stars have rotated to meet in the upper right.

To see this amazing movement better and how easy these cards are to make, be sure to watch my new video here. 

Here is another card I made with this innovative die set. I cut a circle in the front of the card with the largest circle die of the seven in the die set and added many of Crealies butterfly dies to decorate. When the card is opened the butterflies move to meet on the top right. 

This is the Easter card I made step by step in the video. I love how the bunny and the Happy Easter sentiment move and I am sure anyone who receives these cards is going to be fascinated with that movement too.

 All of the dies shown are available on the Crealies website. The new February release with this amazing Twist and Rotate Circles die is here on the website.