Rebus - Books Written By Janette Oke

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's time to share another rebus puzzle swap with you. This month the theme is Books Written by Janette Oke.

If you would like to solve my rebus puzzle, why not post a comment on my blog post with your answers. I will let you know what the correct answers are next time I post a rebus card here.

How did you go solving my March Rebus which was "Names Starting with U or V". Here are the correct answers so you can check how you did.

1. Veronica
2. Vincent
3. Vance
4. Victoria
5. Upton
6. Vinnie
7. Violet
8. Vandyke
9. Viking

You can find all my past Rebus Cards here.

Up, Up & Away

Hi Crafty Friends,

One of the things I love about Slimline cards is the extra space to create a scene. 

For my card today I used Slimline dies from Trinity Stamps. I sponged clouds onto the white panel of my card which was created using the Slimline Stitched Card Panels and Windows die set. The grass, fence and tree are from the new Slimline Great Outdoors Borders and Builders.

To decorate my card I used stamps from Hello Bluebird's Fly a Kite stamp set.

For the inside of my card I added the curved ground and tree also from the Trinity Stamps Slimline die set I used on the front of the card.

I added a few more of the cute animals from Hello Bluebird.

The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Sky's the Limit stamp set.

Supplies:

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You Rock My World

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Tracey Farr our challenge hostess for the month finishes off her month with one last challenge.

Get your Retro on! Make a card in a "Retro' theme. Interpret 'Retro' any way you like!

It took me a while to figure out what to do for this challenge. Finally after playing with Trinity Stamps Slimline Room Builder die set, I wondered what it would be like to turn the wood floor into a black and white checkered floor to resemble an old fashioned diner. I added a piece of pink patterned paper to the top portion of the room and then used an old PSX record stamp to decorate the panel.

I used Paper Pretties "Dreamboat" stamp set, or the couple in the centre of the card. The table is an older stamp from EccenTricks. I added a couple of ice creams to the table from an older Crafter's Companion stamp set. I added the jukebox to the right hand side of the card.

For the inside of the card, I added two more pattern paper panels to the top and bottom edges of the card that were stamped using the records I used on the front of the card.

I created a pop-up card using Karen Burniston's Katherine Label pop-up die set. Both sentiments used on this card are from Honey Bee Stamps.

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.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Kathleen Adams

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Nicky Foden

Tracey Farr

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Dream Boat - Paper Pretties (discontinued)

Table - EccenTricks (discontinued)

Records - PSX (discontinued)

Humphrey's Corner Collection Friends Forever - Crafter's Companion (discontinued)

Rainbow Diamond Slimlines

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have two Slimline cards to share with you.

I don't know about you, but with all the card making I do I have acquired a ton of scrap cardstock. It's too good to throw out, but it is starting to get a little over flowing. So when I saw the new Honey Bee Stamps Thin Frames dies I decided to invest in a few. These are great for using up a few scraps.

For my cards today I used the Diamond Thin Frames die and die cut it from 11 different rainbow colors ... all scrap cardstock. I then assembled all the diamonds onto pieces of photocopy paper, I know it sounds a little time consuming die cutting and assembling that many diamonds, but really it took no longer than if I were coloring and cutting out stamped images, in truth maybe a little quicker.

As I am still enjoying making Slimline cards I decided to use these diamonds to create two cards. 

For my first card I decided to place the diamonds so the longest part of the diamond is horizontal. I adhered the first diamond in the centre of the card and then adhered the diamonds around it.

I die cut the "Birthday" from Simon Says Stamp Happy Birthday die set from white and black cardstock and layer together, offsetting slightly. I then white embossed the two sentiments onto black cardstock. These are from The Greetery's Sentiment Suite Birthday Stamp set.

I used two Trinity Stamps Slimline die set to create the white panel and the black layering panel of the card.

To decorate the inside I used two of the diamond panels that I trimmed off when making the front of the card to the bottom edge of the card.

I added another sentiment from The Greetery's Sentiment Suite - Birthday stamp set.

As I still had some diamonds left over after making up the first card, I decided to make another. This time around I changed the orientation of the diamonds. This way probably uses less diamonds to create the pattern.

I added the same sentiments I used on the first card on this one.

I created a border using the leftover scraps to add to the bottom of the inside of the card. I also added the same sentiment on the inside that I used on my first card.

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Foliage Frame Slimline Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog.  Lynn McAuley our challenge hostess for the month finishes off her month with one last challenge.

This week is our final challenge to celebrate the things Liz likes in celebration of her 70th birthday this month. Apparently August is Peach Month. This is one of Liz’s favorite colors and of course, who doesn’t love a great peach to eat, so make use of either the fruit or the color on your card today. 



As you can see I have created another Slimline card ... I am definitely addicted to this style of card right now. Having new Slimline dies, helps feed the addiction because of course I want to use them.

For my card today I used the new Trinity Stamps Slimline Foliage Frame die set. I die cut the frame from white cardstock and clear vellum. I then flipped one around so they were offset and adhered the two together.

I created my peach background using Catherine Pooler Bellini ink onto the front panel of a white Slimline Card. After blending the color onto the card, I then splattered all over the panel Lawn Fawn's Liquid Stardust; White Acrylic Paint and orange ink.

I adhered the frame to the front of the card.

For the sentiment I used the "happy" from Honey Bee Stamps Slimline Sentiments Eyelet die set. I die cut 4 layers in white cardstock and the last I die cut by adhering gold foil to white cardstock prior to die cutting.

I added the "birthday wishes" sentiment which is from Spellbinders Everyday Sentiments 2 Glimmer Hot Glimmer Plate, foiling the sentiment with gold foil. I die cut the sentiment using Honey Bee Stamps Banner Builder die set.



I created a pop up for the inside of the card. I created the same background on the inside panel of my card. I also die cut another of Trinity Stamps Slimline Foliage Frame die. I cut the die in half and adhered the border to each edge of the card.

I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-up die set to create the pop-up for inside the card. I added the gold foiled sentiment using Ultimate Crafts Celebrate Your Birthday Hot Foil Stamp.



Here is a side view of the inside of my card, so you can see the pop-up portion of my card a little better.

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:

Anne Harmon

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Vicky Gould

Kelly McKown-Santi

Supplies:

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Celebrate Your Birthday Hot Foil Stamp - Ultimate Crafts

It's Your Pig Day

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have a Slimline birthday card to share with you. 

This Slimline Card uses Studio Katia's Dotted Slimline Set 2 die set. I die cut the inner panel from white and green cardstock. I sponged clouds over the white panel and I used the grass die from Trinity Stamps The Great Outdoors Borders & Builders die set for the grass. I adhered the white panel to a piece of black cardstock and trimmed close to the edge to create a black border.

I die cut the scalloped panel from pink designer paper and then the large white panel from white cardstock. I assembled all three panels onto a top folding white slimline card, mounting the centre panel with foam tape.

To decorate my card I used the cute pigs from Mama Elephants' Zodiac Pig stamp set.

For the inside of the card I used the two smaller dies from the Studio Katia Dotted Slimline Set 2 die set.

I added the pig I had left over from decorating the front to the right hand side of the panel.

The sentiments are from an older Simon Says Stamp Birthday Farm Animals stamp set.

Supplies:

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Birthday Wishes

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another birthday themed Slimline Card.

I used the Joseph's Coat/Reverse Stencil technique to create the background on my card. I applied colored inks in rainbow order to white cardstock and then applied black ink through a stencil to create the pattern. For this card I used Honey Bee Stamps' Birthday Candle Stencil.

I used Slimline dies from Pinkfresh Studio and Trinity Stamps to cut the slimline panels.

I added the birthday sentiment which is from Kaisercraft.

I created a rainbow strip which I added to the inside of my card and then added sentiments using dies from Pinkfresh Studio. I also added a sentiment strip using stamps/dies from Taylored Expressions.

Supplies:

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Santa Flip Frame Pop-up

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Christmas card I created using some of the new dies from KB Riley - Karen Burniston Products. These dies are available for pre-order now and will be shipping on 3rd August.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action. To create my card I used the new Flip Frame Pop-up for the base of my card, it creates the frame that pops up at the top left side of the card.

To decorate my card I used the new Gnome and Santa die set to create Santa. I also used a Christmas tree from the Christmas Tree Pop Stand die set. The presents around the tree are from the Gnome and Santa die set.

The presents along the edge of the card are from the Gift Pivot Panels die set.

I added ovals to the right hand side of the card using the Crosshatch Ovals die set and added a stamped Christmas sentiment. 

As the focus of this card is on the inside, I kept the front of my card fairly simple. I added the "Merry Christmas" sentiment layering it onto ovals from the Crosshatch Ovals die set.

Supplies:

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Let's Party

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a birthday card I created recently.

This card using The Greetery's Pinwheel Party Stencil with coordinating dies. In real life the pinks are a lot brighter than what is showing on the photo above.

I used the 4 coordinating stencils to create two pinwheel borders on white cardstock using Catherine Pooler ink in Be Mine and Garden Party. I then used the coordinating border die to die cut the stencilled border.

I adhered each of the panels onto a white rectangle panel and layered onto a bright pink top folded card.

I added the "Let's Party" sentiment which is also included in the die set to the centre of the card.

To finish off the front of the card I added clear gems to each of the flower centres.

I created a third stencilled border along the bottom of white rectangle panel and added this to the inside of the card.

To finish my card, I added the birthday sentiment to the centre.

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.

Hello

Hi Crafty Friends,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Tracey Farr our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenge.

Asian Style Card – Let’s use some of our stash that are ‘Asian Style’ and make an ‘Asian Style’ card. You could use a kimono, cheery blossom, pagoda, lanterns, fans, birds, koi etc.

As I had a few Asian themed dies I purchased earlier in the year from Spellbinders I decided to pull one of those out for my card today, the Pagoda die. 

As the pagoda is a tallish die, I created a Slimline Card. I used Pinkfresh Studio's Slim Diagonal Stitched Rectangles die which I die cut from gold pearlescent cardstock, I then used the Herringbone insert from the Sunny Studio's Herringbone Frilly Frames die set to die cut the centre of the rectangle panel. This die fits perfectly the width of the rectangle, but needs to be die cut twice.  For the second die cut, I only partially die cut the panel which left a piece in the middle a little messy. Fortunately the widest section of the pagoda's roof hid that part.

I layered the gold panel onto a piece of cardstock that had double sided adhesive tape on the front and then covered this panel with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. 

The pagoda was die cut from black cardstock and then from red for the red panels of the roof, which I paper pieced into the design. I also added glitter dots peel off stickers to areas around the pagoda.

I added the pagoda towards the upper portion of the card, leaving a space at the bottom of the card for the sentiment which is from The Stamp Market.

For the inside of the card I created a pop-up card using a pop up technique I saw recently on my friend Karen Aicken's blog. The black panel is scored evenly into four panels and then concertina folded, starting with a valley fold. The centre panel I cut two slits about 1 inch in from the fold and then back folded this panel.

I decorated the inside of the card using some older oriental themed stamps I had in my stash. I also found a sentiment for the top left sentiment panel.

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.

Amy Ottmers

Karen Ostergard

Kathleen Adams

Maryann Einam

Rebecca Ednie

Nicky Foden

Tracey Farr

Supplies:

For your shopping convenience, all products are linked below. Compensated affiliate links are used where possible with no extra cost to you. This helps me to continue to share all the projects I include on my blog. For the benefit of my Australia readers, I have started to include some links to Australian stores when available. Please note I only use and share products I love.