Pop Up Box Card

Hi Everyone! I'm sure you've seen many of these pop up box cards recently on the internet.  So I finally joined the bandwagon and tried to make one myself.  I followed several tutorials, but ended up changing up the measurements so that it will fit into an A2 sized envelope.

Here's what I came up with...

Just can't get enough of the bunny from Mama Elephant!  The balloon was from a Hero Arts stamp set, and the sun and cloud dies are by Lawn Fawn.  Love how these collections just work together.  The background paper is actually by Lawn Fawn too, but it's hard to see in this photo.

I have more projects to share- will post again soon!

Pop-Up Flowers

Do you ever go back and re-visit some old card patterns? Someone asked me about this card recently, so I went back and made it again using my new favorite Doodlebug dot paper. I know these papers are old, but I recently found how useful they are for backgrounds. They add just the right touch and come in my favorite colors. I paired them with a brown background since I love brown with pink or turquoise. Supplies:

• Dhalia and Labels die- Spellbinders
• Leaf die- Sizzix
• DP- Doodlebug
• Flowers- Prima
• Happy Birthday stamps- CC's Designs
• Cardstock- Bazzil

Washi Flower Pop Up- Attempt #3

Hi Everyone!

Thanks for all the nice comments. I really do appreciate them! Here's my last flower pop up... I finally figured it out... Thanks to Carol from Extremecards.blogspot.com for her help! The problem with the red card is that the washi is too lightweight. To solve this issue, I mounted the washi paper onto cardstock before attaching them all together. It makes the card bulky though, but I'm happy with the result when you open it up.

Supplies used:

Washi paper- Hanko

Dhalia die- Spellbinders

Leaf die- Sizzix

Stickles

Thank you stamp- Hero Arts

Cardstock- Bazzil

Thanks for stopping by! For those of you who live in Hilo, I'll be teaching a class on this and the tri-shutter card at Island Scrapbooking next month. If you want to learn how to make this card on your own- Carol has a tutorial on her blog (see above or sidebar for link to her blog).

Washi Flower Pop Up- Attempt #2

If you follow my blog, you know that I often make several versions of the same card. Guess I like to practice until I understand how to do it. So, here's my 2nd attempt at this flower pop up card. This time, instead of using the cricut cut file for the flowers, I used the Dhalia Spellbinders die to cut the flowers. The only trouble I ran into on the mechanical side is that the washi doesn't slide open as well as the last card I made. I don't know if its the shape of the flower or the fact that the washi is more flimsy than the cardstock. Need to experiment more on this! In the meantime, here's how the card came out...

Here's the inside.... I still don't know if I really like the busy washi paper as the flower.

Here's a close up so you can see how much it pops up.

Supplies used:

Dhalia die- Spellbinders

Washi- Hanko designs

Leaf die- Spellbinders

Crystals- Crystal Accents

Thank you stamp- Hero Arts

Cardstock- Bazzil

Copy Cat

Yes, I'm a copy cat. I like to borrow ideas and make them my own.... I think we all do that, right? Anyway, I just love learning from all you other bloggers out there... I recently saw a tri-shutter card and looked up the directions... found them at the Craftiblog click here...

Anyway, here's my version... had to use TGF stamps that I never used yet. These are part of the Wild Sprouts line of TGF. The sentiment is part of my Friends Hero Arts set. The Butterfly and roses are from Big Island Packaging (sorry, no company was listed). I like how the girl's head covers most of the words on the sentiment except for "friend".

Here's what it looks like when its open.

I also saw this card on Eunice's blog. She has such great ideas! You need the cricut, george cartridge and design studio in order to cut the flower from the cut file. This is my sample card- not that nice, but useful to look at the technique. Much easier than it looks!

Supplies:

Cricut- George Cartridge, design studio software

Stickles

Vine die- Sizzix

Cardstock- Bazzil.