New Baby Congrats Pocket Slider Card

My son and daughter-in-law recently shared the wonderful news that they are expecting again in March 2026, so I wanted to make a special congratulations card for them. I saw Susan Campfield's tutorial on this pocket slider card and thought it would work great with the "gift" theme I wanted to use for my card. You can find all the instructions and measurements here: Cute! Spooky Halloween Pocket Slider Card! I just love interactive cards like this one!

Before creating this card, I chose papers from Your Paper Insider's Box 12 that I thought would be fun for the theme I was using. I'm a guest designer again for Box 12 and am having so much fun with these papers! The ones I used for this card are: UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock, Gold Gmund Treasury, and Gold Diamond Glitter. If you'd like to learn more about Your Paper Insider's quarterly subscription boxes, I'd love for you to use my affiliate link at no additional cost to you: Your Paper Insider 

Children are a gift from the Lord, and I thought it would be fun to use a gift theme for my slider card, so I pulled out Altenew's Elegant Bows set to create a background of bows using the stencil set from the set and ink blended through the stencils with Spectrum Noir's Rose Gold metallic pigment ink. The Gold Gmund Treasury paper has specks of gold in it, so this card has a lot of shine in real life that was tough to show in the photos. 

Once I had my background stenciled, I adhered it to the card base (made from the UltraWhite Smooth Cardstock) and cut the slit in the side that allows the slider to move up and down. Then I die cut just a bit of the smallest circle die in Altenew's Fine Rings: Circles die set so it's obvious to pull up on the insert. 

To decorate the card, I die cut several presents using Altenew's Mini Delight: Time To Celebrate Die Set and the Gold Diamond Glitter paper as well as more of the Gold Gmund Treasury paper for the ribbons and bows. I adhered all the pieces together using glue dots and liquid glue. 

I die cut 2 circles using Altenew's Fine Rings: Circles die set and stamped "congrats" on the smaller of the 2 circles using the same Rose Gold ink I had used to stencil the bows on the background. The sentiment is from Altenew's Bouquet of Poppies set. That set has a lot of great sentiments for many occasions, so I use it frequently. For the larger circle, I adhered 2 of the presents to the circle using glue for the one in the back and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape for the one in the front. I adhered the smaller circle to the larger one and then adhered the large circle to the slider mechanism using Instant Dimension Foam Tape. 

For the insert that slides up, I stamped "Sending blessings to your gift from heaven" from Altenew's Gift From Heaven stamp set and added another present to the top of the insert to be the pull tab.  

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Here's a look at the stenciled background I created:

View of the papers I used:

Close up of the sentiments and little presents:

Challenges I'm entering:

Creative Creases #107: I'm on the DT, so I'm entering just for fun and inspiration 

The Creative Crafters: ATG (1/3; ends 10/12/25)

The Crafting Challenge: Wonderful Thought (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (2/5; ends at the end of the month)

Mix It Up Challenge Blog: ATG with option of Fancy Folds (3/5; ends at the end of October)

https://creativefingerschallengeblog.blogspot.com/2025/09/challenge-307.html?m=1: ATG (2/3; ends 9/19/25)

Let's Craft and Create: Lots of layers (2/3; ends at the end of the  month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with die cuts (2/4; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the 10/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

A Cut Above: ATG with die cuts (2/3; ends at the end of the month)

A Place To Start: ATG with option of leaves and circles (3/8; ends at the end of the month)

simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Add some metal (1/5; ends 9/22/25)

We Love Stamping: Make it cute (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Stamping Sensations: CAS or ATG goes (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: #261-Star Stampz: ATG (1/3; ends 9/20/25)

613 Avenue Create: ATG with option of lots of leaves (1/8; ends at the end of the month)

Allsorts challenge blog: Trees, Leaves, or Plants or ATG (1/5; ends 9/26/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (3/4; ends 9/25/25)

Crafty Catz: ATG (1/3; ends 9/25/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (2/3; ends 9/19/25)

As You Like It Challenge: Layered or flat and why: I definitely love to add layers because I'm a big fan of interactive and fun fold cards. I think they make a big impact on the recipient and are so much fun! (2/3; ends 9/17/25)

Creative Inspiration Challenges: ATG (1/2; ends 9/25/25)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends 9/24/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of changing seasons (1/6; ends at the end of the  month)

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges: Cute as a button (Cute and/or use a button) (ends 9/23/25)