See You Later, Alligator

Hi Crafty Friends,

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

Liz tells us that she has had all her vaccines, so maybe this year can mean a road trip. May 28this National Road Trip day.  Your creation might include a map, a wonderful scene, an exhausting shopping spree to out of town spots you haven’t ventured to in quite some time. You might want to include a car if you would like on your card. Have fun, and if a road trip is not on your agenda, take a virtual one in your imagination.

I recently purchased Lawn Fawn's new Slimline Road Border dies, so of course I wanted to use them for my card along with a number of other Slimline dies from Lawn Fawn. The full list of dies used is included in my supply list below.

To decorate my card, I used the alligator driving the card from Craftin' Desert Divas and also one from Hello  Bluebird.

For the inside of the card I used more Slimline dies from Lawn Fawn to create the grass and road on the card.

I left the sentiment out of this card, so I can add something to it when I know what this card would be used for.

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

Kelly McKown-Santi

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - May 2021

Welcome to our April Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

Check out Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday (US Time) when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen will have an amazing video tutorial to share with us all.

Our challenge theme this month is ... "NEW DIES!" - make a card of any theme that uses any of the April release dies.

For my card today I decided to use three of the new dies that were released last month ... the Slim Flaps and Frames; Tiny House Pop-up and Tiny Trees Pop-up die sets to create a Slimline card.

There are a number of different configurations you can create using the Slim Flaps and Frames die set. I decided to do something similar to a card Karen Burniston made recently, which was to position two of the flaps together to make a larger flap.

For the front of my card I used the Happy Birthday die set which I adhered to the larger centre flap of my card.

The fence is from the Farm Edges die set.

To help keep my card closed, I used to circular paperclips.

The top flap lifts up, and it reveals the scarecrow and lion from the Wizard of Oz. The stamps I used are a set called Trolls of Oz made by Craftin Desert Divas, this company is no longer in business so the stamps have been discontinued.

I used the larger of the angled platforms included in the Mini Pops Pop-up die set to pop up these two images.

I also added the "Make a Wish" sentiment which is from Word Set 2 - Birthday die set.

The next flap opens up to the left and is a double flap. I added two of the smaller flaps next to each other and then covered them with the layers to make them into one large flap. When you open the flap it reveals the scene from the Wizard of Oz where the house has landed on the Bad Witch and Dorothy and Toto have arrived in Oz. This idea was inspired by a comment left on one of Karen Burniston's Facebook pages by former DT member Shelly Hickox. The was created using the new Tiny House Pop-up die set.

I added the fence from the Farm Edges die set to the back of the house, which helps keep Dorothy upright.

The final flap opens up to the right and this time it reveals a tree which I created using the Tiny Trees Pop-up die set. I also added a blank white rectangle over the centre panel for a hand written message.

On the inside of the bottom flap I also added the Tin Man.

Here is another photo of my card when it is fully opened, to help you see all the different elements of the card.

Other Supplies:

Trolls of Oz - Craftin Desert Divas (discontinued)

May 2020 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge

Welcome to our May Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

Check out Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday (US Time) when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen will have an amazing video tutorial to share with us all.

Our challenge theme this month is ....  "TREASURE" - make a card that uses the Treasure Chest and/or Treasure Charms.

Karen Burniston (KB Riley LLC)  released 8 new dies last month. One of the dies that was released is the Treasure Chest die set which can be used as a stand alone die or used in conjunction with the Parcel Pop-up die set to create a fun pop-up card.  For my card today I have used it both ways. You can see a quick video of my card in action above.



Who wouldn't love to find a treasure chest with all those goodies inside! I used Kraft cardstock for the base of my card and added a patterned paper from Echo Park's Pirate Tales 6 x 6 paper pad for the back panel to create my sky.

To create the treasure chest pop-up, I used the Treasure Chest and Parcel Pop-up die sets and adhered it to the centre of my card.

I used the Palm Tree Pop-up die set to create the palm trees on either side of the treasure chest. the trunk of the palm tree was traced using a die cut of the stand alone palm tree trunk and extended so I had the correct height I needed. 

Along the front portion of the card I added waves using the waves dies from the Tropical Scene die set.

The sentiment "You Are Treasured"  is from the new Word Set 11 - Treasure die set. This was layered onto an oval using the Crosshatch - Ovals die set.



Here is a close up of the treasure chest and all it's treasures. The Treasure Chest die set also comes with a sand bank to use in the front of the treasure chest. I also used it on the bottom of the back panel to add sand to this panel.

 I used the coins, pearls and jewels dies from the Treasure Chest die set to add most of the contents of the chest. The coins were die cut using gold mirror foil cardstock. 

The silver cup (buried partially in the sand at the front) and the large coin in the treasure chest are both from the Treasure Charms die set.

I also added the anchor and chain too the front of the treasure chest which is from the Cruise Charms die set.



To give my card a bit of a pirate feel, I added the skull and crossbones from MFT Stamps Party Like a Pirate stamp set and the map in the bottle from Craftin Desert Diva's Pirate Pals stamp set. Unfortunately the later company went out of business last year.



For the front of the card I used the sand border from the Nature Edges die set to use along the bottom of the patterned paper panel.

I added the treasure chest to the left side of the card, keeping it closed. The pirate on the right side of the chest is a stamp I have had in my stash for a few years now from Magnolia Rubber Stamps.

I added the cute pirate parrot to the top of the chest, this is also from the Craftin Desert Diva's Pirate Pals stamp set.

The sentiment is from MFT Stamps Party Like a Pirate stamp set.

Don't forget to visit Karen Burniston's blog on Wednesday when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month.

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.

Pirate Pals Stamp Set (Parrot) - Craftin Desert Divas (retired)

Captain Edwin Stamp - Magnolia

Space-tacular Birthday

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today is May the 4th ... which means it is Star Wars Day and also International Space Day .... May the 4th Be With You! To celebrate the day I decided to create a space themed card.

I created a U Fold or Bridge Card. For the background I used blue cardstock and then blended on Chipped Sapphire & Black Soot Distress Oxide inks. I then splattered on white & gold paints to create a starry background.

I used Whimsy Stamps Moon Background for the base of my card.

I decorated the card using Craftin Desert Divas Far Out stamp set. The sentiment is also included this this set.

I added a white panel to the back of my card for another sentiment and a couple more images from the Far Out stamp set.

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.

Far Out Stamp Set - Craftin Desert Divas (no longer in business)

Rain or Shine

Hi Crafty Friends,

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

April showers bring May flowers, make a card with rain or a rainbow on it.

For this card I am using another of the Hello Bluebird scenic dies I purchased recently. I really don't know what took me so long to get these, I just ordered a few more and some stamps sets for my upcoming birthday. 

The die I used for this card is called Winter Woods Overlay and comes with a snowman and accessories for building the snowman to go in the middle of the scene. But this die set can be used in so many different ways. I die cut the overlay using white cardstock and colored the trees using Copic markers. I then die cut some grass from green cardstock using the grass die included in the Pond Builder die set, also from Hello Bluebird. I wanted my trees to be full of leaves, so I used the cloud die included in Elizabeth Craft Designs Adventure Edges 2 die set to create the trees greenery.

As I was using critters wearing raincoats and a "Rain or Shine" sentiment, I layered the scene onto some raindrop patterned paper from Honey Bee Stamps Over The Rainbow Paper Pad.

The sentiment and critters are from Craftin' Desert Diva's Rainy Days stamp set, this is another of the stamp sets I ordered before this company went out of business last year.

For the inside of the card, I used Lawn Fawn's Pop-up Hello & Oliver's Stitched ABCs to create the pop-up portion of the card. As the challenge mentioned rainbows, I added the letters on the word "Hello" in rainbow colors.

I added one of the characters to the pop-up panel and a sentiment to the grassy area on the base of the card.

Here is another photo of the inside of my card, taken at a different angle so you can see the pop-up portion of the card a little easier.

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.

Rainy Days Clear Stamp Set - Craftin Desert Diva (company no longer in business)

Black, White and Gold Hexagon Wedding Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Maryann Einam our challenge hostess for the month continues to issue the challenges.

Maryann seems to have weddings on her mind this month .... I wonder why ;)

So for our challenge this week she has requested we create a Wedding card, an Anniversary or a Celebration card in white and black plus one other colour.

Back in February I posted a wedding card that used the Bright Rosa Hexagon Card die set which I liked so I decided to pull out the die set again to make my card today. 

I decided to use the colors white and black with my extra color being gold.

I die cut the base of the card in black cardstock, I then used gold pearlescent cardstock to die cut the decorative elements. I die cut the decorative elements a second time, this time from white pearlescent cardstock and filled in a few of the segments that looked like stars/flowers. I also added Gold Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers to the centre of each of these areas.

I added an image from Craftin Desert Diva's Hitched stamp set to the centre of the card front.

This time around I decided to decorate the left side of the inside of the card as well as the right side. So I added the decorative overlay to this side of the card using gold and white pearlescent cardstock.

I used the hexagon panels included in the die set to add the panels to the right hand side of the card. I added two sentiments, the "Congratulations & Best Wishes" is from Avery Elle's Loads of Wishes stamp set. The sentiment underneath this is from the Craftin Desert Diva's Hitched stamp set.

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:

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.

Hitched Stamp Set - Craftin Desert Diva (retired)

You're A Classic

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Slimline Card I created recently.

To create my card I used Trinity Stamps Slimline Stitched Card Panels and Windows die set along with their Slimline Scenic Border die set.

I used the windows die with the smaller of the rectangle panels from the Slimline Stitched Card Panels & Windows die set, coloring the smaller squares using Tumbled Glass & Broken China Distress Oxide inks. I used the middle sized rectangle panel for the red panel. All these were layered onto a top folding blue card measuring 8 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches.

To decorate my card I used two of the cars and "you're a Classic" sentiment from Craftin' Desert Diva's Classic Cars stamp set.

For the inside of the card I die cut a couple of the rectangle panels for the layers using the Slimline Stitched Card Panels & Windows. I also added the road using one of the dies from Slimline Scenic Borders die set.

I added another of the cards and the gas pump from the Classic Cars die set. The sentiment is one I found included in a freebie stamp set from a magazine.

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.

Classic Cars stamp set - Craftin Desert Divas (no longer in business)

Enjoy the Journey Bumper die & stamp set - Practical Publishing

Cheer Up!

Hi Crafty Friends,

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

For our challenge this week, Karen has asked us to use ribbon somewhere in our projects.

There was a time some years back, when nearly every card I made had ribbon somewhere on the card ... when adding ribbon to a card was popular. These days I seldom add it, so when I was trying to figure out what to do for this challenge ... I decided the easiest way to add ribbon to something was by adding it to a tag card. 

So for my card today I have created a Circle Tag Pop-up Card using Karen Burniston's Circle Tag Pop-up die set.

To decorate my card, I pulled out some stamps from Craftin' Desert Diva's that I had purchased when they had their closing down sale. I had put the stamps away for Christmas, so can finally start using them. The cute critters are from the Stormy Weather stamp set and the sentiment from the Rainy Days stamp set.

I used some fun rainbow paper from a paper pad from Sunny Studio Stamps.

Here is a close up view of the right hand side of my card.

For the front of my card I created a scene using the base of the tag for the sky. I used the sand/snow border from the Nature Edges die set for the grass. I then added a few more of the images from the Stormy Weather stamp set. The puddle comes from the Rainy Days stamp set.

While I was looking through my ribbon stash, I found some rainbow ribbon which was just perfect to use for this card to coordinate with all the rainbows on the card already.

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.

Stormy Weather Stamp Set - Craftin' Desert Divas (No Longer in Business)
Rainy Days Stamp Set -  - Craftin' Desert Divas (No Longer in Business)