Lettuce Be Friends Forever

Hi Crafty Friends,

According to the Days of the Year web site, today (16th July) is Guinea Pig Appreciation Day.

I recently purchased this fun Guinea Pig themed stamp set from Gerda Steiner. As it has been sitting on my desk waiting to be used, I thought it was the perfect excuse to play with the stamp set.

I created a Gatefold Shutter card using the Nellie Snellen Magic Card Round die set. When you open the card, the circle at the centre top opens up to reveal an image and/or sentiment.

Here is the front of my card when it is closed. I added two more of the guinea pigs which are layered onto two circles. I also added a sentiment which is included in the stamp set.

Here you can see when the card is partially open and the image in the top centre circle is only partly seen.

Here is another view of the inside of my card as the card is in the process of opening. Here you can see a little more of the image/sentiment in the centre panel.

One final photo of my card when it is closed laying on my desk.

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Hi-Ya

Hi-Ya Everyone!

For my card today I am playing with my new Nellie Snellen Pop-Ups Sharp die which I received recently for my birthday. To decorate my card I used the Ninja-amazing stamp set from MFT Stamps.

You can see by the photo above how the centre part of the card is raised. it folds flat when it needs to be placed in an envelope.

Here is another look at the front of my card so you can see the folds of my card.

I decided to create a reversed gatefold card, so that the card had something at the back to help keep it upright. 

Here is the back of my card, as you an see I decorate both of the panels with designer paper, which I probably didn't need to do seeing it was the back.

When you open the back panels it reveals the inside of the card. As you can see I added another Ninja and sentiment from the stamp set.

Stamps:  Ninja-mazing - MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Black; Red; Little Stars DP - CocoaVanilla

Dies: Pop Ups Die Sharp - Nellie Snellen; Stitched Squares; Fitted Squares; ModaScrap Stitched Fishtail Banners - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Black/Silver Glitter Dots; Foam Tape; Copics

A Little Bird Told Me

Hi everyone,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Our challenge hostess Joanne Grzelak continues to issue the challenges.

The month of April is National Humor Month. There are many occasions when a funny image or sentiment can make the day of someone facing some type of a challenge (or an 'aged' birthday). So for our challenge this week make a card using humor.



For my card this week I used a Penny Black stamp set ... love that sentiment and it is perfect for an 'aged' birthday.

I also used a new (for me) Nellie Snellen Pop-Ups 3 Stars die which I received for my birthday recently. I love how it creates a 3D panel and there are so many different ways it can be used.



For the inside of my card I used the A Way with Stencils - Feather stencil to create the feather and then stamped the Happy Birthday over the top of it using black ink.

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

Joanne Grzelak

Liz Williams

Lois Bak

Lynn McAuley

Maryann Einam

Vicky Gould

Stamps:  A Little Bird - Penny Black

Paper: White; Pink; Green; The Birthday Wishes Stack - DCWV

Dies: Stitched Ovals; Dotted Scallop Ovals; ModaScrap Stitched Fishtail Banners - Elizabeth Craft Designs; 3 Stars Pop Up Dies; Straight Star Multi Frames - Nellie Snellen; Pop It Ups Outdoor Edges - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; VersaMark Ink; White Embossing Powder; Rhinestones; Foam Tape; Copics

Relax

Hi everyone,

I am still playing with dies I received for my birthday recently. For this card I used the Nellie Snellen Pop-Ups Square die to create the two die panels of this card. While I was searching on Pinterest to find ideas on how to use this die, I came across a card that used this layout. Unfortunately I didn't pin the link, so when I went back to look for it I couldn't find it.

To decorate my card I used one of the Heartfelt Creations monkeys and some dies from La La Land Crafts.

Here is another view of my card, so you can see the folds a little better.

Stamps: Relaxin' Monkeys - Heartfelt Creations;

Paper: Whitel Green; Beach Therapy Paradise DP - Bo Bunny; Sand DP - Kaisercraft

Dies: POP003 Sharp Pop Up Dies - Nellie Snellen; Palm Tree; Large Flourish - La La Lands Craft; ModaScrap Stitched Fishtail Banners - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; VersaMark ; White Embossing Powder; Foam Tape; Copics