Hi Crafty Friends, Today I am sharing a fun 5 x 7 Pop up card with a see through front. This is called a 2 Tier card, you can find the tutorial by Sam Calcott here. 
For my card I started with the background which was created using Hero Arts Lake of Legends Stencil set. To decorate the card I used the Gentle Giant die set. 
I didn’t want to hide too much of the background or the sea creature, so I changed the sizes and number of my tiers. Sam’s card used 3 pop ups, I opted for 2. I used the stencil to continue the water on my pop up panels.
Here you can see my card when it is closed. As it has acetate on the front panel, you can see most of the inside when it is closed.
I added a panel on the back, so I could add a sentiment and have space to write a personal message to the recipient.
Hi Crafty Friends,
Earlier in the month I shared a Box Front card I created inspired by a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire, you can see that tutorial here. Today I am sharing a Chess themed card which uses the same technique.
I used the Harlequin 3D Embossing Folder, Harlequin Layered Stencil & black ink to create the chess board which I added to the front & the two narrower panels which are revealed as the card is opened.
The chess pieces were created using Spellbinders Chess & Checkers die set. I added sentiments using the Well Played Sentiments stamp set.
Here is a photo showing the card from overhead, so you can see the "boxes" that make up this card.
 Today I am sharing the last two cards I created during the Spellbinders Weekender 2026 event held at the end of May. Todays two cards are from the class hosted by Jaycee Gasper. 
The first card is one that is pretty dimensional as it is a diorama style of card, having three layers. This is an A2 card. 
Here you can see the concertinaed sides that the layers are attached to.
For my second and final card I made on the weekend I used the Bird of Paradise die set and the embossing folder which is included in the kit. This is also an A2 sized card. 
And finally the inside of my card. I added a sentiment to the top left area of my card. I also added an embossed strip of card to the right edge of the card.
 Hi Crafty Friends, Today I am sharing two more of the cards I created during Spellbinders Weekender 2026 Virtual Event which was held at the end of May. Today's cards were created in the class hosted by Sara Lihz Staroska. 
Sara is known for her interactive cards, so our first card is interative, you need to pull the semi circle at the top right of the card. This card uses the embossing folder and Huey the Chameleon, both of which are included in the kit. 
When you pull the tab at the top it reveals a secret message.
For the next card, we used the Tiki Toucan die set. Sara's card sample was A2 but as I like 5 x 7 cards I changed mine to that size, which was easy to do and I only had to die cut a few more leaves and flowers. 
For the inside I added a sentiment and a few extra greenery dies.
 Hi Crafty Friends, Today I have two more cards to share with you that I created during Spellbinders Weekender 2026 Virtual event which was held at the end of May. Today's cards were from the class hosted by Nichol Sphor.
My first card in this class used the Tiki Toucan die set ... I just love this die. It was put onto an A2 embossed panel using the embossing folder included in the kit and the Black Out technique.
Again the inside of this card is fairly simple, adding just a sentiment and another embossed panel along the bottom of the card.
For my next card, we just the stencil included in the kit to create the background of this card. The chameleon uses Huey the Chameleon die set. Nichol's card was an A2 card, but it was pretty easy to make this one into a 5 x 7 card so I did. 
For the inside I use part of the stencil to add the leaves to the lower right hand side of the card. I then added two sentiments to the top.
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