Hi Crafty Friends,
It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Maryann Einam our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.
Being the third Saturday of the month it is time for a sketch challenge.
For my card I used Concord & 9th's Posie Fill-Ins Clear Stamp set with coordinating dies to created the patterned panel on the left hand side. I stamped an additional flower and leaves and popped it up (the one on the top left).
For the striped panel I used Altenew's Classy Stripes stencil to sponge peach ink over the cardstock.
To finish off the card I added a birthday sentiment.
To decorate the inside of my card I again used the Posie Fill-In stamp set and the Classy Stripes stencil to decorate.
To create a pop-up for my sentiment, I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up die set.
Here is another look at the inside of my card taken at a different angle so you can see the pop up piece a little better.
Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.
Supplies:  Other:
Stamps: Birthday Messages 3 x 4 - Simon Says Stamp | Paper: White; Black; Peach | Dies: Stitched Scallop Basic Edge - MFT Stamps; Wonderful Words Birthday - PTI | Catherine Pooler Inks: Bellini; Polished; Seafoam; Eucalyptus; Aquatini; Midnight | Other: Foam Tape |
Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a card I created using some dies from the Susan's Garden collection available from Elizabeth Craft designs.
I have been wanting to create a card using the Black Eyed Susan die set for a while. For this card I also used the Gathering Basket, Maidenhair Fern and Leafy Berry Branch 1 die sets. For instructions on how to create the Black Eyed Susan flower check out Susan Tierney-Cockburn's Facebook Live Video here. The details for the flower is near the end of the video.
For the berries on the Leafy Berry Branch, I added Nuvo Drops to the berry area, covering the berries on both sides of the branch so when you see the back of the berries when you move the card you see berries on both sides.
For the basket I die cut from White Soft Finish Cardstock and then colored with Copics. I then rubbed on some brown Metallic rub ons over the basket which brought out the texture on the basket.
For the background of my card I die cut a square using the largest square from the Dashing Squares die set. I then used Simon Says Stamp Folk Dance Stencil to emboss texture paste through it. I have been wanting this stencil for some time and I received it for my birthday from a friend :). I mixed a few drops of Antique Linen Distress ink to the paste to give it an off white color.
I added a sentiment from the A Way With Words Happy Birthday Collection Clear Stamp set to the lower right hand corner of the card.
For the inside of the card, I added another flower and a sentiment from the A Way With Words Happy Birthday Collection Clear Stamp set.
Supplies:  Other:
Cardstock - Black; Brown; Yellow; Green; Dark BrownFoam Tape
Hi Crafty Friends,
It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Lois Bak our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.
Apparently today is Bicycle Day. Put a bicycle on your card. If you don’t have a bicycle, use anything with wheels.
For my card today I decided to pull out Lawn Fawn's Bicycle for You and Waffle Flower's Pull Tab die set to create a pull tab card.
Here is a short video to see my card in action.
To create the hillside the little girl is riding on I used Lawn Fawns Stitched Hillside Borders and Little Picket Fence Border die sets. I colored the hillside using Catherine Pooler inks.
For the sentiments I used stamps from The Stamps of Life Bicycle2stamp Clear Stamp set.
Because the bike is a fairly long image, I cut two tabs into the sliding tab part of the card so that each wheel could be attached. This was fairly simple to do by just placing the cutting plate just short of the end of the die when I die cut the second tab.
As I had some images left over, I created another scene on the inside of my card and added two more sentiments.
Don't forget to check out the CCEE Stampers blog (goes live 12 AM EST) to see the rest of the creations the CCEE Stampers created this week. You can also see more details of their creations on their individual blogs:
 Other:
Stamps: Bicycle2stamp - The Stamps of Life | Paper: White | Inks: Garden Party; Grass Skirt; It's A Boy; Rockin' Red - Catherine Pooler; | Other: Foam Tape; Copics |
Hi Crafty Friends,
It's time for our April Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team Designer challenge. Check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today to see what our talented designers created for the challenge.
Our challenge this month is ..... Scissor Spring Mechanism - Spring has sprung and to celebrate we are adding some spring to our projects this month in a slightly different way! By adding the Scissor Spring Mechanism to our stamped or die cut images, it gives the effect of springing or bouncing and can be lots of fun! Add some spring/bounce to your card, Scrapbook layout, etc., by including the Scissor Spring Mechanism to your project.
For today's challenge Elizabeth Craft Designs are giving away a $20 Gift Card to use on our website to 3 winners.
To enter simply leave a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Facebook Giveaway Blog Post or the Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge post and tell us What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use with the Scissor Spring Mechanism die set to create a card, scrapbook layout of home decor item?
We will select 3 lucky winners in a random drawing
For my card today I used the Scissor Spring Mechanism with the hot air balloons from the Vintage Balloon Race die set to pop up them up. It's lots of fun to play with the hot air balloons and watch them bounce around.
You can see the Scissor Spring Mechanism under the hot air balloons in the photo above.
Check out the video above to see how easy it is to assemble the Scissor Spring Mechanism.
I added the sentiment from the A Way With Words - Soar Collection Clear Stamp set. The sentiment is actually one long line which didn't fit on my card, so I masked the sentiment to enable me to create a two line sentiment and omit the word "soar" from the end.
On the bottom left hand corner I completed the sentiment by adding the A Way With Words - Soar sentiment die.
For the inside of my card, I added a sentiment from the Plant, Bloom & Grow Clear Stamp set and added the smallest hot air balloon from the Vintage Balloon Race die set.
I hope you enjoyed my project today. Don't forget to check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog to see all the wonderful creations by our talented designers and for a change to win the giveaway.
Supplies:
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Hi Crafty Friends,
Today I am sharing a floral card using a new stamp set I received as an Easter present as I didn't want chocolates. This stamp set is from a Aussie company called Uniquely Creative.
Seeing I have finally found a watercolor cardstock that will work well with Zig Clear Color Real Brush Markers, I pulled out my zigs to color the images .... much better results and they were easy to use with this cardstock. If you are interested the Canson XL Cold Press Watercolor paper.
I wanted to use one of the sentiments from the stamp set, so I die cut the word "Smile" from both black & pink cardstock, layered the sentiments together offsetting slightly so you get a black shadow. I stamped the sentiment onto black cardstock and embossed in white and cut off the "smile" which is also on the sentiment.
To finish off the card I used clear and pink transparent crystals randomly over the card.
For the inside of the card I added a sentiment using Avery Elle's Sentimental Too Clear Stamp set and added another flower.
Supplies:  Other:Stamps: Spring Bouquet - Uniquely Creative | Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper; Pink; Dark Pink; Black | Other: Studio Katia Cupid's Kiss Crystal Mix; Foam Tape |
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