Doggie Birthday Card

Here's a super quick birthday card I put together for (believe it or not...) a dog! 

I don't usually make birthday cards for dogs but "Jaz" holds a special place in our hearts because she and our dog "Polah" share the same dad. The two dogs enjoy playing together and Jaz's Momma also just happens to be my weekly neighborhood walking partner.

 

I decorated the front of this card with older cutting files I used for cards created in the past; the cupcake made from  Design Street US clipart on Etsy and the wrapped presents are from  Sliceform Birthday Presents Card from Lori Whitlock Shop. Happy Birthday greeting was computer generated using Vagabond font. Make the Cut design program was then used to create a double shadow to cut around the cupcake, gifts and greeting.

The original cutting file for this pop up called "Pop Up Card Dog" also comes from the Lori Whitlock Shop. I used "Cute Dog Digital Clipart" from Elytra Studio to make a few changes to the original dog's head, body and tail so it would look more like a Maltese like "Jaz" and "Polah".

Here's a side view of the card which shows how a simple box mechanism makes this pop up work... fun and easy to do!

Back To School With Eevee

Here's the back to school card I made to send to our granddaughter as she got ready to start third grade. Since we lovingly call our granddaughter "Evie" for short, I thought it would be fun to put Pokemon Eevee on a sliding pop up card for her. If you happen to be a fan of Pokemon, you know that Eevee has the ability to evolve into several different types of Pokemon, so I made my paper pieced Eevee studying a book about Eevee evolutions.
 

Make the Cut design program was used to render a coloring book image of Eevee into a cutting file. The cream colored label behind Eevee was cut with a freebie cut file from Images By Heather M and run through a Cuttlebug embossing folder "Number Collage". 

I followed a video tutorial by Beate Johns from Splitcoast Stampers on You Tube to create this Surprise Sliding Pop Up Card. It's an older style of pop up but definitely a favorite of mine to make. When the recipient pulls the bow on the top of the card, the center panel with Eevee on it slides up to a standing position revealing a message underneath. The sliding mechanism also provides a perfect place to add a second message and a gift card.

Super Hero Get Well Cards

I was suddenly in need of two get well cards...and at times like this I always wish I had a stash of cards made in advance to fall back on. Fortunately, I found the cutfiles for these two chibi super heroes which I made a while ago in my files.

     

I originally created the svg cutfile for this Chibi Wonder Woman image a few years ago for another get well card. I made a nearly identical card this time around, but with a different background paper and sentiments.

Inside, I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop Up mechanism to make Wonder Woman appear to fly up as the card is opened.

I used some older cutting files I had on hand to cut out four different sized clouds, attaching two of them onto the pop up mechanism. The paper pieced Wonder Woman image was then glued onto the clouds. The third cloud was cut as a print and cut with a sentiment, and I left the last cloud blank for a place to add a personal note and sign. All clouds were edged with Stickles glitter for some added sparkle.     

For my second get well card, I used  Chibi Super Girl paper pieced images. The cutfiles for these were also created a few years ago but this was my first time using them. Everything else about this card was created identical to the Chibi Wonder Woman card. 

Attaching the Super Girl image and clouds to the Katherine Label Pop Up mechanism also gave her the super hero powers she needed to fly up above the clouds!

I also put together a quickie matching gift card holder using a print and cut image of Chibi Super Girl attached to the front with foam tape for dimension.

Hoping I won't be needing too many get well cards in the future but I guess it's somewhat reassuring to know I can put these together pretty quickly if needed now that I've saved a template for this.

      

Sliceform Shiba Inu Birthday

I have another dog themed birthday card and gift card holder to share today. This one features a Shiba Inu for my sil who owns one. 

Using the clip art package of various kawaii dog breeds designed by Elytra Studio that I purchased earlier this year, I created these paper pieced "peeking" Shiba Inu cut files in Make the Cut Design Studio. A little difficult to see in the photo but I used a Darice embossing folder to add a background of pawprints behind the Shiba Inu. I had a few daisies left over from the pop up card in my last post so I used them to embellish this card as well.

Inside the card I added a sliceform base which I got from the Lori Whitlock Shop. Many of the sliceform cards in the shop use the same base, so once you purchase the template for one base, you can actually get creative and start creating your own fun versions of sliceform cards.

 For this card I added a paper pieced sitting Shiba Inu, balloons, and a birthday cake which was die cut using Marianne Designs "Birthday Cake" and  Taylored Expressions "Cake and Stand" sets.

On the left and right side I added more daisies together with  a matted fishtail banner and panel for my sentiment.

Matching gift card holder was another paper pieced Shiba Inu holding an envelope which opens

to a double gift card holder.

Daisy Fan Pop Up Bouquet

I have a fun birthday pop up card made for a special friend to share today.  I used dies from Karen Burniston's "Flower Pot Pop Up" die set to cut and assemble the daisies and leaves, adding flower centers cut using Spellbinders "Be Bold Blooms" die set. 

 For some sparkle, I added Stickles glitter to the flower centers and a few randomly placed AB sequins. Pink Fresh Studio's "Perfect Sentiments" was used for the hot foiled happy birthday sentiment and I created a shadow layer in Make the Cut Design studio to place behind it.

        

Inside, I used Karen Burniston's "Photo Fan Pop Up" die again to create this bouquet of daisies in a vase. The idea and inspiration for this comes from member R Daina Andretto who posted a beautiful card she made for Mothers Day using this technique on the Karen Burniston Pop Up Peeps Facebook Group.

In her card, R. Daina Andretto had her bouquet of daisies tied with a gold bow. I decided to put mine in a vase by creating a cut file for a tall vase with a crease in the center and tabs on its sides to glue it in place. I adhered strips of green cardstock to look like stems onto my white vase, then glued another vase cut from vellum over it to give it the appearance of a frosted glass vase. I also created a cut file for a simple bow to add to the front of the vase.

I really had fun putting this together. The mechanism for this pop up is made up of a half circle with 6 spokes to which the two sizes of daisies and leaf branches were attached. Checking for catch points by opening and closing the card each time a daisy or leaf was glued on assured that the finished card would pop open smoothly without snagging on anything. Although it's called the "Photo Fan Pop Up" die, I am loving all the different kinds of cards I've been able to create by gluing different embellishments other than photos to this pop up mechanism.

Personalized Graduation Card

I put together another recessed window style graduation card for the last of the 2025 high school graduates in our family. If you've been following my blog for awhile you probably know that I often fall back to making this style of card for graduation cards. Checking back, I see that I first designed the cut file for this card 13 years ago! Gee, I hope this card doesn't seem too outdated!

Whenever I use this template, I simply edit the cutting file by updating year of the class and the name of the graduate on the front of the card. I search online for a photo of the graduate's school campus to use as a backdrop inside the recessed window. I also like to use the school colors, logo, or mascot to create a very personalized card.

Inside, I added a pocket for a place to slip in a gift card holder. Graduate's school mascot is a fox so I added a paper pieced fox from Eline's Collectables. Mortarboard cap and diploma were cut from  very old Quickutz dies and "congrats" from Karen Burniston's "Word Set 8".

Seashell Shaped Card

It's halfway through July already and I'm realizing that I'm quickly falling behind on my card crafting schedule! This is the card I had to rush to make and send  with a box of collected goodies for our granddaughter to enjoy during her summer break from school. Might not look like it at first, but it's supposed to be a seashell shaped card. I added Stickles Glitter accents and a few flatback dew drop baubles because I thought it looked so plain, but maybe that made it look even less like a seashell?
 

That's okay, the fun happens when you open the seashell to find an ocean floor scene with a pop up mermaid princess inside.

I printed a digital undersea background image found online for the inset and added lots of Stickles glittery accents to add sparkle to everything. I used Copic markers to add shadows, a white Sakura Gelly Roll pen for highlights, and a bit of chalk for added color to the cut pieces on the fish, seaweed and mermaid. 

The svg template for this "Pop Up Card Shell Mermaid" was purchased from the Lori Whitlock Shop.  I loved how quick and easy it was to put together once everything was cut. 

Lastly, I cut a double layer of shadowed insets from text weight papers and adhered them to the back of the card so I'd have room to add a personal note to our granddaughter.