Floating floor barn card

Hi today my card was taken from a Karen Burniston video which i will put at the end of the post. I completely changed the front of the card. This was a card I made for my aunty's 60th birthday and she lives on a small farm/property and has a menagerie of animals including sheep, chickens, cats, dogs. She loves sheep and cats but also all animals! I used the exact instructions provided in the video however I put more animals on the inside - I didnt use the cow cos my aunty doesnt have any cows!

So what i love about this card is that the barn door opens and there is hay inside! So cool. I also love how it makes an amazing scene.

As I said I did a completely different front of the card to Karen's card. I couldnt fit 3 sheep (I decided that there should be 2 white sheep and a black sheep too, a chicken and a dog and a cat on the inside! I am a cat person so it made sense to me that there would be a (barn) cat!! So thats what I put on the front of the card  -  a barn which opens and a cat! I used a stencil and distress inks to make the clouds

I put a barn that opens and inside i stamped "happy birthday to ewe" and I put whiskas the cat next to the barn and a 60 stickers at the top in the clouds

The inside of the card uses a technique called a floating floor this allows things to be taped to the card itself which make them stand up when the card opens and makes them fold flat when the card closes. It also has the hay pop stand and the barn pop stand dies (all Karen Burniston dies in this card are from Elizabeth craft designs and are retired now)

This is the inside of the card

Side on view of the card so you can see the floating floor and the animals, fence, barn and hay standing up

This is an angled view so you can see the sheep at the back a bit better

This is the link to the instuctions for how to make this card - I think I may of made my card slightly bigger in size but honestly I cannot remember the exact dimensions. It was just so I could fit all the animals in and also a message for the recipient but it wasnt a huge amount of difference. This is something i love about card making you can take someone's card and make it your own - put different animals change the colours or do a completely different front but similar inside or something along those lines. It helps to follow a video the first time when making a floating floor cos they're a bit tricky to get your head around but once you understand how to do it its not so hard after all!

Here is the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BCVU0eZBTY&t=1s

Products used for this card

Dies Karen Burniston - whiskas the cat, Buster the dog, sheep (x 3 one in black 2 in white), chicken, outdoor edges (grass), barn pop up, hay pop up (all Elizabeth crafts designs and retired), countryscapes (Elizabeth craft designs) Susans Garden (fence)

Karen burniston stamps (elizabeth craft designs) "happy birthday to ewe" ( retired)

Stencil - grass and sky - Elizabeth craft designs

Large number stickers

Birthday pop up with faux metal look on front of card using perfect pearls

Hello today I have a relatively simple card with a technique in it from a jennifer mcguire video which I will link at the end of the post.

This is the front of the card

The front of the card I did about 5 x 6 inches and on a white piece of cardstock I used post it tape 1 inch wide to mask off about the width of the tape all the way around the card then in the middle I used grey distress ink and I followed the jennifer mcguire video to create a faux metal look using perfect pearl (pearl colour) powder. To do this is quite simple you put a heavy amount of ink in your choice of colour on using distress ink and a ink blending tool then while its still wet you put some of the perfect pearl powder (this comes in many colours and u can buy kits with 4 colours a clear ink pad and two brushes made by ranger. you dont need to use very much so the small container will last  a long time! So you put a small amount on where the ink is and then you use the brush (i did it over a coffee filter) and you brush it off the excess and put it back into the jar. Then you use a microfibre cloth and buff it and it will become all shiny and pearl like! Its really pretty in real life!

After it is dry (doesnt take very long) I ran it through using a embossing folder from we r memory keepers a 3D one. These are SO amazing in real life! Now some other companies sell these as well like crafters companion.

Then I used die cut happy birthday from karen burnistons happy birthday pop up set with double sided tape on the back so that it automatically becomes a sticker

On the inside I used this same die set  to create a pop up card. I used silver mirror board to cut two wavy pieces for the top and the bottom using one of the dies in I think it is the outdoor edges (ECD Karen Burniston retired) and also the happy birthday and stars both with double sided tape on the back so they are automatically stickers.

Then I cut a white katie label (karen burniston ECD retired) so theres a place to write a message.

There is a video at the end showing how to make this card but this pop up card needs an inside card which you die cut the pop up into and an outside card. In my case it also has an additional piece of white paper which is what is on the front. I have found it best to use thicker cardstock generally around 270gsm/100 pound for the die cut part and thinner cardstock for the outer card. But you can use whatever thickness you want to and make whatever size card you want to also.

Here is a vudeo of the card

Products used in this card

dies Karen Burniston - ECD Happy birthday pop up, katie label, outdoor edges (all retired)

Paper Blue, white, silver (mirror board)

other grey distress ink perfect pearl powder (pearl colour), double sided adhesive tape, we R memory keepers 3D embossing fold

Karen Burniston video how to use happy birthday pop up
This is a link to an explosion birthday card using the happy birthday pop up and though it is a different card base pretty much it shows you how to fold the die cut part to make the pop up as well as creating an explosion card. (please know this die is retired)

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5P0ebNYWrw&t=14s


Jennifer Mcguire video faux metal look created using perfect pearl powder -This video shows you how to create the silver metal look that i did on the front of this card. Though Jennifer McGuire did not do pop up cards with this technique there is no reason why you cant. You can also do 1, 2 or more colours and also use colours other than the pearl colour to achieve a different look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRI9znNZsyg&t=4s

Wedding anniversary pop up card

Hi everyone welcome back to my blog I hope you like the card I have for you today.

Todays card is a pop up wedding anniversary using Karen Burnistons cake pop up die and also the cake trims and numbers set.
On the front of the card I took a piece of white cardstock 5 x 6 inch and I put the petite flourish stencil on it and used gold ink and stencilled it. Then I used a Elizabeth Craft Designs (ECD) scalloped oval and I die cut out the centre of it so there was room for the cake and the birds.
I stuck the stencilled piece onto a 5 x 6 inch side fold card base with doubled sided tape and then in the centre I stuck on the cake and the two birds (from Lawn fawn Happy wedding) which I had stamped, heat embossed and also coloured in and die cut out using the coordinating dies. I stamped Happy anniversary (from lawn fawn happy happy happy set) onto a banner (from lawn fawn bannertastic) and then I stuck the banner at the top of the card. Generally for colouring in I use zig brushables markers but because i wanted part of the cake to be gol I actually used a gold sharpie marker as well as the brushables. I am not able to use copic markers or any other type of alcohol marker because of breathing issues due to my disabilities so I use inks that dont contain alcohol and do not smell. The zig brushables dont have a smell!


Front of card                                                  Inside of card

 

I also used Elizabeth Craft Designs -Suzanne Cannon's happy anniversary die and I also used Karen Burniston's petite flourish (Elizabeth Craft designs/retired) to stencil the front and inside of the card

stencil and a katie label (retired) for somewhere to write message.

These photos show the inside

 This is how the card folds flat to go into an envelope

On the inside of the card I made two panels slightly smaller than the inside of the card which i stencilled with the petite flourish stencil

I made up the cake with white cardstock following Karen Burniston's instruction video (found at the end of the post) I put gold trim round each level of the cake in gold mirror board and I put red heart trim around the bottom of the cake as well from red mirror board. I ran the gold through with my rubber embossing mat after it was cut to get the dry embossing feature on it as well

I stuck the stencilled panels on each side of the cardbase then I put the cake with the trim in the middle and the red hearts around it on the card base added the happy anniversary cut from red glitter cardstock and added the katie label for somewhere to write the message. I added the number 13 to to the top of the cake as it was for a 13th wedding anniversary.

Video of the card being opened.

Karen Burniston's video how to put the cake pop up together can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEOBLR2GjHQ&t=589s

Products used to make this card

Dies Karen Burniston cake pop up die, cake trims, numbers, ECD Suzanne Cannon Happy anniversary ECD - Scalloped oval

stamps and coordinating dies - Lawn fawn Happy Wedding, Bannertastic

Stamps - Lawn fawn Happy Happy Happy

Paper - white 270 gam/100 pound cardstock, red and gold mirror board, red glitter cardstock,

Other ECD Karen burniston petite flourish stencil, versafine onyx black ink pad, clear embossing powder, embossing gun, die machine (cut n boss), zig brushables, gold sharpie marker

Mothers day flower pot pop up card

Hi sorry i have not posted in ages!

I am back and I have some cards i made recently to share with you.

Todays cards are two Mothers day cards. Both of them use Karen burniston flower pot pop up card (i have the Elizabeth craft designs die set, but she has re-released this set so it is available again!) Some of the cards use the original flower that was from the Elizabeth craft designs set and some use the flowers from the re-release, the flower, leaves and bee (which is what is different between the new set and the retired set) are available as a seperate set as well so that those people who bought the original dont need to buy the whole set again!

Both of the cards start with a 5 x 6 inch white side fold card base. To make the card base start with a rectangle that is 10 x 6 inches and score at 5 inches.

On the front of the first card I have used an altenew stamp layering set called Build a flower- Rose. I made a number of these cards in 4 different colours using inks from altenew for the rose. I used a technique called masking so that the leaves look like they are behind the rose. The video at the end from Jennifer Mcguire makes a different card using the same stamp set and shows you how to do masking if you have never seen it before. I used masking paper for this technique.

 I also used the Happy Happy Happy set from lawn fawn to stamp Happy Mother's Day on the front of the card using versafine onyx black ink. Then I heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.

The inside of the first design also uses the flower turnabout stamp from concord and 9th both on the flower pot itself and on the edges as well. I used a combination of lawn fawn, hero arts, and distress Oxide inks for the turnabout stamp.

 I also used the Elizabeth craft designs- karen burniston die called paris edges on the inside of the card (retired)

I used the concord and 9th turnabout stamp and once i had stamped it out with 4 colours plus the leaves I cut this piece into half making sure it was 6 inches long (small amount of white on edge) I placed this on the edge of the card on each side of the card.

This is a special stamp because you can use up to 4 colours of ink for the flowers plus green for the leaves with the same stamp. Its quite easy to use once you get the hang of it especially if you have a MISTI tool. I recently got given a MISTI as a present and it is the best tool i have for stamping and i highly recommend it! There is a video at the end showing how to use the turnabout stamp from concord and 9th in case you have never used this type of stamp before.

I also cut a sizzix label die in white cardstock and used it as a place for the recipient to write their message.

I made 4 of these cards with the rose on the front in Teal (teal and blues on inside), Blue (purple on inside), red and yellow. I use Nuvo drops om the front of each of the card

I put a plain coloured rectangle to cover the holes made by the pop up die on the back of the card.
At the end of this post i will put some links of some videos showing how to use the altenew and concord and 9th stamps and how to use the die set (from these companies).


Front of teal card

Inside Overhead view

 Close up of the flower pot - this uses the original flowers

 Side view

video of this card

Photos of blue card

 Inside of the blue card (purple)
This uses the new flowers

Photos of red card
 Front of card

Inside of card (this one is also red on the inside) overhead view

inside of red card

 Front of yellow card

inside of card (violent on inside)

inside of card side view

Products used for first card

Dies  karen Burniston/ECD - Flower pot pop up die, paris edges die

Stamps Lawn fawn happy Happy Happy Altenew - Layering stamp set Build a flower-rose, Concord and 9th flower turnabout stamp

Inks Altenew -I used 5 sets from altenew (cubes) - Summer afternoon (yellow card), Red Sunset (red card), sea shore (teal), deep blue seas (blue), tropical forest (green for leaves)   On the inside I used various lawn fawn hero arts and distress Oxide inks for the turnabout stamp - unfortunately I did not write down the exact colours used but really any dye inks/distress oxide will work for this.

Paper White 270 gsm/100 pound Teal, red,

other Versafine Onyx black ink, clear embossing powder, Nuvo drops, MISTI


For the second design i used an A4 rose embossing folder by crafters companion which came with my die machine (cut n boss) and I embossed a 5 x 6 piece of white cardstock (270gsm/100 pound) then i used pink and blue gelatos to colour in the roses.

On the inside I used the same flower pot pop up die set as the first card but instead of the concord and 9th stamp I used pink and blue distress inks and I stencilled a couple of pieces of white cardstock using the Elizabeth craft designs - karen burniston flower stencil (retired). I cut two rectangle pieces to put down the edge of each side of the carcd I still used the paris edges die the same as above.I also die cut the layering pieces from the pop up set from the stencilled cardstock and stuck it on the flower pot.
As above i die cut a white sizzix label for somewhere to write the message.

I put a plain coloured rectangle to cover the holes made by the pop up die on the back of the card.

Front of card

Inside of card

 Side view

 Card standing up partially closed

 Card standing up open

Video of 2nd card

I hope you liked these two cards i have made. I will be back with another post soon with another card.


Dies  karen Burniston/ECD - Flower pot pop up die, paris edges die

Stamps Lawn fawn happy Happy Happy

Inks - various distress inks in pinks and blues. (please note for this card i used traditional distress inks but for the first card i used distress oxide inks) I like and use both but i dont have as many colours in the distress oxides thats one reason for this why i used the distress inks

Paper White 270 gsm/100 pound

other Versafine Onyx black ink, clear embossing powder, Nuvo drops, MISTI, karen burniston flower stencil (retired)

Videos mentioned above

How to use concord and 9th turnabout stamps - All turnabout stamps need to be "set up" once only and once they are and you have your jig (a 6 x 6 square piece of card with diagonal lines drawn corner to corner) and your MISTI you are set to go.

Video 1 - tips for ALL turnabout stamps by concord and 9th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLg65DWL6aE&t=3s

Video 2 A thank you card using the flower turnabout stamp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOX8m_m7M3s

Video 3 This is a video by Justine Hovey which shows you exactly how to set up a turnabout stamp (she is doing with another turnabout stamp but the process she's doing is exactly the same and there is a picture on the packaging of the flower stamp that you will need to follow similar to this video for the hello stamp.There is also more information at concord and 9th website if you need it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMqZH2ecL4

Jennifer Mcguire Spotlight stamp layering  This video show you how to do masking and how to use the Altenew Build a Flower- Rose layering stamp it is a completely different card design to mine but also very pretty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4r8ujv4HmA&t=621s

How to use the flower pop up card - Karen Burniston
Elizabeth craft designs version - this has the original type of flowers and leaves and also the butterfly - i didnt use the butterfly this time but i have in past cards ive made.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4jstIg3Oi8&t=632s

How to use the flower pop up card - Karen Burniston
New die set This one has the new shaped leaves and flowers and also the bee - remember you can get the new leaves, flowers and bee seperately if you wish to.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYGMHlQuOvc&t=707s