As my third guest designer post for Topflight Stamps featuring Katzelkraft stamps, today I’m sharing a doggy-themed slider pop-up card celebrating Christmas using stamps from Katzelkraft Dogs, Katzelkraft Funny Accessories, and Katzelkraft Sleigh Stamps.
I chose the Dalmatian from the Dogs Stamp Set as the focal point of my card. I Copic colored him using the following colors:
White: W0 and W1; Black: W5;
Eyes: B000 and B02 with Signo Uniball White Gel Pen and Black Glaze Pen;
Tongue and Collar: R35 and 37;
Tag: Y15 and Y19
Then I fussy cut him out, taking care to also cut around his eyes about halfway down so that I could position the Santa hat from the Funny Accessories Stamp Set fully onto his head.
For the card front background, I used the Christmas tree base from the Sleigh Stamp Set and using a 0.1 pt Copic Mulit-liner Pen I doodled a bit more of the decorated Christmas tree in order to extend the height of the tree. I also doodled a dog bone hanging from a tree branch as a special doggy-themed Christmas decoration. To fill out a little more of the background scene I added a stack of presents to the right side of the panel from the Funny Accessories Stamp Set, and then Copic colored/drew in a wood floor and the rest of the scene using the following colors:
Santa Hat: R35, R37 and R39 and C1Â Â Â Yellow aura around bone: Y00, Y11, Y13, Y08
Tree: G43, G14, G17Â Â Â Red accents: R35, R37 and R39Â Â Â Teal accents: BG32, BG23, BG45 and BG49
Wall: BG11Â Â Â Wood Floor: E11, E13, E25, E29
The following are the instructions to create the pop-up mechanism:
*Â Â Â Use the decorated card front measuring 4.25″ x 5.5″ (A2 size)
*Â Â Â Use an X-Acto blade and cut 0.75″ from the left, bottom and right sides of the card; take care to leave the top 0.75″ at the top side uncut.
*   Turn the card 90° so the top of the card front is now on the left and use a score board to score at: 0.75″, 2.5″ and 4.25″ between the cut lines.
*Â Â Â Burnish the scored lines so that you form a valley at the 4.25″ line, a hill at the 2.5″ line and a valley at the 0.75″ line.
The following are the directions to create the slider mechanism:
*Â Â Â Cut a smaller slider piece of cardstock to 3.25″ 4.75″
*Â Â Â Use Scor-Tape (glue works too) on the back of the bottom smallest section of the pop-Up mechanism you made above.
*Â Â Â Attach the smaller slider piece of cardstock, centered and lined up to the edge of the bottom smallest section of the pop-Up mechanism.
*Â Â Â Now use Scor-Tape (glue works too) on the back of the card front around the left, bottom and right sides, beyond the center-cut pop-up mechanism area and attach this to an A2 sized card base.
*   Optional: You can cut out a thumb window at the top of the cardfront and/or add a pull tab to the top of the smaller slider piece of cardstock. I did both and took the opportunity to create a pull tab using the Christmas wreath from the Katzelkraft Sleigh Stamp Set.
I hand wrote and used a couple of stamps from a Prima “Merry Nice” Stamp Set to add a sentiment on the top half of the slider piece that says: “Have you been naughty or nice?” and a stamp on the bottom half of the slider piece that says: “Merry Christmas”. For a bit more embellishment inside the card, I also stamped a box full of bones from an old Hampton Art Furry Christmas Stamp Set, and I colored it up to match the stack of presents on the right side of the card.
CLICK THE FOLLOWING PICTURE to watch the process tutorial video of crafting this slider pop up card:
Disclosure: Many of the supplies I’ve used for today’s project are linked. Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!
This card is being entered into the following challenges:
The Corrosive Challenge Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Celebrate it Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Circles Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Fab ‘n’ Funky Christmas Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Clean and Simple Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner 3+ Layers Challenge
Stamp Sensations I Spy Something with a B Challenge – Baubles, Boxes, Bows, Bones
Such a fun creation and it’s is bound to make the recipient smile, many thanks for joining in with our ‘I Spy’ theme at Stamping Sensations challenge. And I think it’s the ‘ B for bone’ we have had.
B x
Thanks so much Brenda!
An adorable pop up Christmas card! A lovely design and great colouring. Thanks for joining our challenge at Stamping Sensations. Marlies
Thanks so much Marlies!
What a fun card. A card that is inter-active is always a winner. Thank you for joining us over at Crafty Gals Corner Challenge. Best of luck this week and hope to see you again soon. DT~Jana Forrest
Thank you so much Jana! I love interactive cards too!
A superb interactive card, I love how the dog stands up once the slider is pulled…. thank you for joining us at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends, good luck in the prize draw… Megan DT LPoCF
Thank you so very much Megan!
A fun card, love the interaction element
Thanks for joining us at stamping Sensations this month
Joan
Thanks so very much Joan! I love interactive cards!
This is so cute! What an adorable project! I love it! Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to seeing you again next challenge.
Judy TTCRD DT
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Awww thanks so very much Judy! I love interactive cards.
Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Regards,
Mia
TTCRD DT
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Thanks so very much Mia!
Great tutorial and fun card – love the 3d pop up.
So glad you stopped by at 613 Avenue Create.
Hugs Sheryl DT member xx
Thanks so very much Sheryl!
Such a talent and the tutorial is fab! Completely adorable card and wonderful colors, well done!! Thanks for playing with us at Creatalicious Challenges!
Thanks so very much! I hope folks give this interactive design a try. 🙂
Love.
Awww thanks so much Cindy!
A lovely card!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with circles” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
Thanks bunches Melanie!