Bitty Ball Pop-Up Dinosaur

Earlier this year, I created bitty ball pop-up animals using add-on die sets designed by Karen Burniston. I then decided I wanted to create a dinosaur, but there was no add-on set for that. Hmmm…

I saw one (and only one!) sample on Pinterest which I really liked and figured I’d just CASE but later realized that it had a stegosaurus-like body and carnivorous (T-Rex) teeth. I loved the plates on its back, but I just couldn’t figure out how to change the mouth and head size/shape to go with that body.

I contacted customer service on Karen Burniston’s site, and asked if they had any suggestions/samples of dinosaurs to share. The one they sent (from their design team) was great, but it was huge and more complicated/realistic than what I was going for. (I wanted it to be similar in style to the three I already made for my other kids.) Honestly, I was half hoping they would design an add-on, but they didn’t take the bait – lol!

After much trial and error, I came up with this guy. (Not quite as impressive as Nicky’s creation, but…) I used the Bitty Ball Pop-Up set and adapted pieces from the alligator in the Animal Add-Ons 4 (#1185) set.

Paper from the “Greens” card stock pack from The Paper Studio was used. I added texture to the body panels with the “Reptile 3-D Texture Fades” embossing folder by Tim Holtz/Sizzix, and inked the edges of the layering pieces (I should have done them all) with Gina K Designs Dark Sage ink. The black circles for the eyes and nose were punched with my Fiskars “Bubbles Border Punch” (retired?)

The card stock I used is white core. I would NOT use this in the future as you can see the white on all the edges and in the cracks of the embossed panels. 😦

If placing in a card, he folds flat for mailing.

As with the others I made, this was just flattened and placed inside the card (not attached) and “jumps out” when the card is opened. The card base has a 1/4 inch gusset to accommodate the extra bulk.

He’s fun to just play with too!! 🙂

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8Oct2025

Another Photo Collage Pop-up Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Interactive by lisababitz

Another Photo Collage Pop-up Card

Several years ago, I made photo collage pop-up cards for my triplets when they turned 21 and decided to make one for my older son for his 30th birthday. Happy Birthday, Eric!!

This fun (A2 sized) card was made with Karen Burniston’s “Photo Collage Pop-up” die set and a bunch of (mini) photos of Eric at various ages.

The hardest (and most fun!) part of making this card was choosing which photos to use – I’ve taken so many over the years!!

I ordered the photos as 4×4 collage sheets (the 3 x 3 pic option) from Walgreens. (HERE is a video showing how to order the collage photos.)

The card front was made with “Cheers to You Dude” two-sided paper from the “Birthday Bash Collection” by PhotoPlay. The “30” was created with dies from Amazon. The greeting is from the “Itty Bitty Birthdays” stamp set from Stampin’ Up (retired?) and was stamped with SU Blackberry Bliss ink. The inside text was computer generated.

HERE is Karen’s video tutorial on how to create the pop-up photo collage.

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27Aug2025

Idyllic Lighthouse Scene

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Idyllic Lighthouse Scene

(Inside: enjoy your day)

This card features a stamp from the Idyllic Floral Scenes series called “Lighthouse” (#IFS040) by Nellie Snellen and a greeting from GKD’s Birthday Blessings (retired?) both stamped in GKD Chocolate Truffle amalgam ink on Recollections White Dove card stock. I matted the stamped images with GKD Chocolate Truffle and Sea Glass card stock and then with a sheet from The Paper Studio’s Dalmuti paper pad.

I was going for a “sketched feel” so I left the image uncolored and chose a greeting stamp that looked handwritten. The inside sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s “Two-Step Stampin’ Riveted” set (retired).

This is a quarter of the 12×12 patterned sheet that I used:

It’s a bit busy for me, but I think it makes an interesting mat. I can check off another sheet in my self-imposed challenge to use this patterned paper!

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15Jun2025

Monstera Leaves for Father’s Day

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Monstera Leaves for Father’s Day

(inside:

This card features a few of the leaves from the “Monstera” 3D die set from Altenew and some handmade metallic paper.

I used “Foundry Bronze” Guilder’s Paste Wax on black card stock to create the metallic panel and added a touch of texture to the background and leaf layers with the Stampin’ Up “Subtle” embossing folder.

The greeting die was unbranded, and my “dots” were punched with my Fiskars “Bubbles Border Punch” (retired?). The black and kraft card stock were by Recollections.

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15May2025

Purple Birthday Fan Card

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Purple Birthday Fan Card

I saw this technique HERE for an A2 sized fan card and thought I’d give it a try!

I recently cleaned/reorganized my craft room and discovered LOTS of (probably discontinued by now?) paper that I forgot I had or couldn’t get to easily enough to bother with. Hmmm… maybe I never have to buy another piece of paper again???… Anyway, it was fun “shopping my stash,” and I came up with two prints for my fan card. The lighter print is “Soft Purple Ferns” from Hot Off the Press/Paper Pizzazz, and the darker one is “Fairy Tale” from Recollections. The solid card stock is “Edible Eggplant” (not black!!) from Gina K Designs (no longer available?).

The greeting is computer generated (font: CK Curly, 18 pt) , and I cut apart bits from a die cut called “Vignette Floral Branch” from Memory Box to tuck around it.

Deb pops her fan panels up with foam dimensionals, but I just glued mine down flat.

When the card is folded closed, the fan pieces line up with the edges of the card front, but as it opens, it appears to hang over until you can see the cut out shape.