It's all about π (Pie)

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our Paper Pros challenge for March. This time round our challenge is hosted by me!!!!

This month the date of our challenge in the USA is March 14 (3.14) which also happens to be Pi (π) Day! Pi (Greek letter "π") is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant - the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter - which is approximately 3.14159.  So the theme for our challenge is Pi Day - think pie or circles or both with a little green thrown in for Patrick's Day which is on the 17th. 

As you can see I was thinking "pies" when I made my card for our challenge. I received the oven from Lawn Fawn for a Christmas gift so I knew I wanted to use that with a pie inside. After search for someone holding a pie, I discovered this cute digital stamp from Imagine That of Gertie Goose which also comes with the gooseberry pie sentiment.

I created a kitchen scene using the Pop it Ups Lots of Pops Pop Up Card die behind the oven. I also used the pop up die included in the Hot Air Balloon die set behind the goose, so it looks like the goose is just in front of the oven.

When I created my card I forgot all about the second part of the challenge which was to include green in my card. Fortunately because of the designer paper I selected for the background of my pop up I used a fair bit of green. Phew!!!!!

Here is a look at the pop up card taken at a different angle so you can see the pop up part of the card a little better.

For the front of my card I used a larger pie from a Hero Arts stamp I have in my stash. The sentiment and π symbol are computer generated.

You can see what the other "Paper Pros" created for this challenge on there blogs:

Caz Counsell

Donna Wright

Fran Sabab

Helen Cryer

Karen Aicken

Karen Burniston 

Kelly Booth

Sandy Diller

Raquel Mason

Shelly Hickox

Summer Hills-Painter

Stamps: Sprinkled with Joy - Lawn Fawn; Gertie Goose Pie Digital Stamps - Imagine That; What's the Scoop - Hero Arts

Paper: White; Farmers' Market DP - Graphic 45; Bumper Lane DP - Imaginisce

Dies: Pop it Ups Lots of Pops Pop Up Card; Pop it Ups Hot Air Balloon; Stitched Circles; Dotted Scallop Circles - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

Chuffed It’s Your Birthday!

Hi everyone,

Today I am playing with a digital stamp I discovered recently … as my DH and Grandson both love trains I just had to buy this cute image. The image is from Imagine That! Digis by Kris. This Digital set includes the image in both color & black and white in png & jpg format, various sentiments and also some signs and train track.

As you can see I have created another Centre Step card using the new Step Card Template Die from Cheery Lynn Designs … I am loving this new die. I have always loved creating Centre Step cards but this die makes it even easier … no measuring and cutting what can be better than that.

I used the boy on the train image as well as a sentiment and RR sign which were all included in the digi stamp kit. Along the bottom of my card I added some train tracks using Taylored Expressions Train Track Border die.

Here is the inside of my card … I combined a sentiment and the digi train track image from the digi set for the inside of my card and die cut this using the inside panel from the Step Card Template Die. Along the bottom of my card I added the train tracks (from Taylored Expressions Train Track Border Die) and also added a train which is from Cheery Lynn Designs.

Stamps: L’il Train Conductor Digi Set – Imagine That! Digis By Kris

Paper: White; Blue; On The Go DP – Bo Bunny

Other: MFT Die-namics Circle Stax; MFT Die-namics Fishtail Flags; Taylored Expressions Train Track Border; Cheery Lynn Designs Step Card Template Die; Cheery Lynn Designs Choo Choo; Foam Tape; Copics