Snowman Christmas

Hi everyone,

It’s my turn to post a project on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today. Just over a month to go until Christmas, so it is time to think about Christmas cards and also presents for family and friends. Sometimes it we decided to purchase a gift card as a present so the recipient can buy what they really want after Christmas and we want to present it in a special way. Today’s card using the new Sleigh Gift Card Pop Up Card die set, I have substituted the sleigh for Bianca Petroschi’s cute Daisy Hedgehog with Snowman. I have also used the Tags & More 9 Sparkle die set to create the base of my card.

Here is how I created the card:

1. Cut a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock so it measures 4 1/4 inches x 11 inches.

• Using the tag edge from the Tags & More 9 – Sparkle die set place this as close as you can to one edge of the card and run through die cutting machine.
• Fold the tag edge down to the straight edge at the bottom of the card and score in half.

• Open up the white card, place the pop up die from the Sleigh Gift Card Pop Up Card die set so that the centre nubs of the die are lined up with the centre fold of the card. Run through die cutting machine.

2. Using the cloud die from the Country Scapes Cloud & Grass die set, die cut the cloud die from a piece of scrap cardstock.

• Use the cloud shaped cardstock as a stencil and sponge Turquoise PanPastel over the top part of the white card.
• Sponge around the edge of the bottom portion of the card.

3. Using the Hedgehog with Snowman stamp from the Hedgehog Daisy All Seasons Clear stamp set, stamp image onto Soft Finish Cardstock using black ink.

• Cut out image and color using copic markers.
• Attach the image to the pop up panel of the card.

4. Cut a piece of green card that measures 4 1/4 inches x 1 3/4 inches.

• Place the snowflake decorative die from the Tags & More 9 – Sparkle die set onto the card and run through die cutting machine.
• Adhere panel to the bottom edge of card.
• Cut a thin strip of red card and attach this at the top of the green panel.

5. Adhere a piece of Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the back of a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock.

• Die cut the two smaller snowflakes from the Snowflakes die set. (Note: Place die so that the protective edge of the adhesive sheet is facing the die.) You will need a total of 5 of one snowflake and 4 of the other.
• Remove the protective backing from each snowflake and cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish glitter with finger.
• Attach a Transparent/Gold Glitter Dot Peel Offs Sticker to the centre of each snowflake.
• Attach 6 of the snowflakes to the inside of the card as per photo above.

6. Using black ink, stamp “Merry Christmas” and “from Our Family to Yours” to the open space on the base of the card.

7. Outside of Card:

• Cut a piece of red card so it measures 4 1/4 inches x 11 inches.
• Using the tag edge from the Tags & More 9 – Sparkle die set place this as close as you can to one edge of the card and run through die cutting machine.
• Place the snowflake decorative die from the Tags & More 9 – Sparkle die set onto the card so it lines up with the curve created from the tag edge die and run through die cutting machine.
• Fold the tag edge down to the straight edge at the bottom of the card and score in half.

• Take a scrap of green cardstock which is 4 1/4 inches x approx 2 1/2 inches.
•  Using the tag edge from the Tags & More 9 – Sparkle die set place this as close as you can to one edge of the card and run through die cutting machine.
• Adhere the green card behind the snowflakes on the red card so the green shows through the snowflakes on the red card.

8. Adhere the inside pop up card to the red card ensuring to line up edges. (Note: ensure that you do not place any adhesive near the gift card area. Tip: I normally add an old gift card into the gift card area prior to adhering to the the front card so that I know where the adhesive needs to be placed.)

9. Adhere a piece of Transparent Double Sided Adhesive to the back of a piece of green card stock that is large enough to die cut the Quietfire “Merry Christmas”.

• Adhere sentiment to front of card referring to photo above for placement.
• Attach the remaining snowflakes to card referring to photo above for placement.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

 

1077 Tags & More 9 – Sparkle

1042 Pop It Ups Sleigh Gift Card Holder

1094 Country Scapes Clouds & Grass

757 Snowflakes

1056 Quietfire “Merry Christmas”

CS007 Hedgehog Daisy All Seasons Clear Stamp Set

CS003 Merry & Bright Clear  Stamp Set

PSF102 Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ 100lb

30116 Susan’s Garden PanPastel Flower Coloring Kit 2

640 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 

7018 Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers

510 Transparent Double Sided Tape 101mm 

  

Other:

Cardstock: Red; Green

Black Ink

Foam Tape

Santa Hedgehog

Hi everyone,

It's my turn to post a project on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today. Just one more month and then we will be needing to post our Christmas cards out to family and friends, so I thought I would create another  Christmas card today to add to my stash. This one uses another of the Hedgehog Daisy images designed by Bianca Petroschi for Elizabeth Craft Designs. This design would be easy to convert to a shaker card if you wished by just adding a few more layers of the green grids, some acetate and whatever you wished to be your shaking element.

Here is how I created the card:

1. Cut a piece of burgundy cardstock so it measures 4 1/4 inches x 11 inches. Score along the 11 inch side at 5 1/2 inches and fold along the score line. This will be the base of your card.

• Use the Snowflakes Embossing Folder and place the front of the base card into the embossing folder and run through die cutting machine.
• Add color to the embossed snowflakes by using Picket Fence Distress Paint and a blending tool. Blend gently so not to get paint onto the recessed areas of the embossing.

2. Cut a piece of designer paper 2 3/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches. Layer this onto a piece of green cardstock which is 3 inches x 5 1/2 inches.

• Die cut the Merry Christmas Stand Up Helper Word die from green card. Adhere the sentiment to the top right hand side of the designer paper panel. The sentiment will be adhered under the green layer so that the top of the green panel is level with the bottom of the words.
• Adhere the designer paper panel so it is centred to the burgundy base card.

3. Using the grid die from the Garden Patch – 1 1/2 inch & Mini Roses die set. Die  cut one grid from green card and one from White Soft Finish Cardstock.

• Select 3 of the white squares from the white piece and cut down the green piece so it is only one row of 3 squares. (see photos above)
• Adhere the green grid panel to a piece of green card and trim around the edges so it is the same size as the grid.
• Stamp the Santa Hedgehog in Chimney from the Hedgehog Daisy – Christmas Clear Stamp set onto the white squares so that the Santa is in different positions on each square.
• Color images using Copic Markers or whatever you prefer to use.
• Adhere the 3 decorated squares into the grid panel.
• Add Transparent/Silver Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers around each image on the squares to look like snow.
• Use a glue pen to add adhesive to the white portions of the Santa’s hat and button on his suit, cover the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Allow adhesive to dry.
• Adhere grid panel to card using foam tape.

4. The inside of the card:

• Cut a piece of white Soft Finish Cardstock so it is 3 inches x 5 1/2 inches. Layer onto a piece of green card that is 3 1/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches.
• Stamp the Santa Hedgehog in Chimney from the Hedgehog Daisy – Christmas Clear Stamp set onto the left side of the white card using black ink.
• Stamp the three sentiments from the Merry & Bright Clear Stamp set using black ink so that it is centred between the hedgehog and the right hand edge of the card.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

CS005 Hedgehog Daisy Christmas Clear Stamp Set

CS003 Merry & Bright Clear Stamp Set

1001 Garden Patch – 1 1/2 inch & Mini Roses

939 Merry Christmas Stand Up Helper

E126 Snowflake Embossing Folder

7018 Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers Transparent/Silver

 

PSF102 Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ 270gr/100lb 10 Pack

639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

506 Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape 6mm

 

 

Other:

Cardstock: Burgundy; Green

Designer Paper: Craft Smith Holiday Basics 6 x 6 Designer Paper Pad

Black Ink

Copics

Picket Fence Distress Paint

Blending Tool

Fall Time

Hi everyone,

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

This time round Jessie has given us a color challenge using the colours Rust, Hunter Green, and Sun Yellow(think Fall leaves)

Jessie told us to think Fall Leaves so that is exactly what I did haha! First up I grabbed card that matched the colours I needed to use and added bands of color to the inside and front of my card. I use versa mark ink to add the acorn images onto the card on the inside of my card.

As you can see I have created a Pop Up Card using the Lots of Pops Pop Up Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

The cute hedgehog image is one of the new stamps designed by Bianca Petroschi for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I also die cut a whole bunch of leaves from the new Woodland leaves die set designed by Susan's Garden also for ECD. I cut the leaves from white card and then added yellow, green and rust colours to get the autumn leaf look.

Here is another view of the inside of my card taken at an angle so you can see the pop up portion of my card.

For the outside of my card I added bands of the three colours I needed to use onto a piece of card and then used a new Woven Embossing Folder from We R Memory Keepers to emboss the colors, I love the texture this gives. I also rubbed a little gold over the card for a bit of shimmer, it may be hard to see in the photo but it is there and I added a little more after I took the photo too.

I added a sentiment on the front of the card and some more leaves. I layered most to the bottom of the card so it looks like they have landed on the ground after falling from the trees.

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.

Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Danielle Lounds
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Kelli Hull
Vicki Burdick
Peggy McCurry
Raquel Mason
Tangii Crain (October Guest Designer)

Stamps: Daisy Hedgehog All Seasons; All Things in Nature - Elizabeth Craft Designs; Fall Time - CC Rubber Stamps

Paper: Soft Finish Cardstock 100lb - ECD; Rust; Green; Yellow

Dies: Lots of Pops Pop Up Card; Lorna Label Pop Up Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Susan's Garden Woodland Leaves - Elizabeth Craft Designs; Vertical Stitched Stripes - MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Versamark Ink; Barn Door Distress Ink; Peel Paint Distress Ink; Fossilised Amber Distress Ink; Woven Embossing Folder - We R Memory Keepers; Foam Tape

Hello

Hi everyone,

My card today is for a challenge I am doing with a couple of friends of mine. Each month we get together and go to our favorite stamp/scrapbook store and come home with one or two new goodies. So we decided to also challenge ourselves each month using a product we all have.

This time around we challenged each other to use one of the new Quietfire/A Way with Words sentiment Dies available from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

About a month ago, my friend Kelly Booth created this card using the Inlaid Die Cutting Technique. I loved her card so much that I had to create something similar.

I used the Quietfire Hello sentiment die along with the Robin 2 Flower Branch designed by Bianca Petroschi.

As you can see on the inside I created a Pop Up Card using the Lorna Label Pop Up Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I have decorated the top and bottom edges of my card using the Paris Edges die set.

Here is another view of my card at an angle, so you can see the pop up portion of the card. I have also added flowers using the Bunch of Flowers 2 die set.

Stamps: Robin 2 Flower Branch - Elizabeth Craft Designs; To Say Hi - Penny Black

Paper: White; Black; Botanical Tea Collection Just Because DP - Graphic 45

Dies: Lorna Label Pop Up Card; Paris Edges - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Quietfire Hello; Bunch of Flowers 2 - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; ECD Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape 101mm; Gold Glitter Dot Peel Off Stickers - ECD; Copics

Believe

Hi everyone,

Today I am sharing a Christmas card I created using some of the new stamps and dies recently released by Elizabeth Craft Designs.

The Santa Hedgehog is from the Hedgehog Daisy Christmas stamp set designed by Petroschi Designs by Bianca for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

To create my card I started with blue cardstock.. I used the new cloud die from the CountryScapes Clouds & Grass die set to create the cloud background which was sponged using white PanPastels.

I then die cut the rolling hills from the Outdoor Edges die set from white card that had Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the front and then added Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.

Next I added the stone wall from the CountryScapes New England Stone Wall & Gate die set. I used foam tape when I added this.

I also added the tree from the CountryScapes Woods 4 Holiday Evergreen & Trimmings die set. I die cut two trees from Soft Touch Card and then used PanPastels to add color to the tree. I applied glue to the truck of one of the trees and joined them together to give a more 3D look. I cut off the lower branches and truck of the tree and then attached it to my card so it was behind the stone wall. 

Finally I added the Santa Hedgehog and the Merry Christmas sentiment.

On the inside of my card I added the Santa Hedgehog in Chimney to the lower left side of my card and added the Quietfire Believe sentiment.

Stamps: Hedgehog Daisy Christmas - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Paper: Soft Touch Paper; White; Red; Blue

Dies: CountryScapes Clouds & Grass; CountryScapes Woods 4 Holiday Evergreen & Trimmings; CountryScapes Backyard 4 Snow Décor; CountryScapes New England Stone Wall & Gate; Outdoor Edges; Merry Christmas(745); Quietfire Believe - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other ECD Products: Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape 64mm; Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter; PanPastels Flower Coloring Kit 1; PanPastels Flower Coloring Kit 2

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

Sleeping Hedgehog Shaker Card

Hi everyone,

It’s my turn to post a project on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.  Today I am sharing a Shaker Card I created using the Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles die and one of the sweet Daisy Hedgehog images from Elizabeth Craft Designs newest Designer Bianca Petroschi.

Here is how I created the card:

1. Cut a piece of white card so it is 5 1/2 inches x 8 1/2 inches. Score along the the 8 1/2 inch side at 4 1/4 inches and fold card in half.

• Cover the front of the card with floral designer paper which is 4 1/4 inches x 5 1/2 inches.
• Cut a coordinating piece of designer paper which is 4 1/4 inches square. Adhere and centre this panel to the front of the card.

2. Cut a piece of Soft Finish Cardstock (100b) and also a piece of designer paper that matches the paper on the front of the card they are 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches.

• Using black ink stamp the Sleeping Hedgehog from the Hedgehog Daisy All Seasons stamp set onto both pieces.
• Color the image on the white card using the medium of choice ( I used Copic Markers)
• From the designer paper image cut out the blanket and paper piece this over the image on the white card.

3. Cut a piece of pink card stock so it is 6 inches x 12 inches. Adhere Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the back of the card.

• Cut the card  into pieces that measure 3 inches x 12 inches.
• Using the Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles die cut six frames (Note: As we don’t need the outer frames from the die, we have cut down our card to the size needed and then placed the card so it is positioned on the centre of the die).
• Carefully remove the curvy frame (Fourth frame from centre) and also the heart strings from the centre and set aside.

4. Cut a piece of acetate 2 1/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches. Remove the protective backing from one of the frames and adhere the acetate so it is under the frame. Set this piece aside.

• Layer the remaining frames on top of each other. (Note: These frames are not symmetrical, so ensure that you have the curves matching prior to removing the protective backing from the back of each frame and layering up).
• Adhere the stamped Sleeping Hedgehog image to the bottom of the layered frames.

5.  Adhere the stacked layered image to the centre of your card.

• Add tiny beads or sequins to the inner portion of the stacked frames on the card.
• Adhere the frame with acetate over the stacked frames so that the beads can not get out.

6. Adhere the heart strings we set aside earlier after die cutting the frames so that the 'string' that joins each heart is along the edge of the coordinating designer paper panel we attached in step 1. (See photo above for placement).

• Add a Pink/Silver Glitter Dots Peel Off Sticker to the centre of each heart.

7. The inside of the card:

• Take one of the frames which are left over when you cut all the frames for the shaker part of the card (the third frame from the centre) and attach this to the centre of the inside of the card.
• Using scraps of pink card that have Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape adhered to the back, die cut two more of the heart strings from the centre of the Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles die. Attach these to the card as per photo above. Add Pink/Silver Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers to the centre of each heart.

8.  Roughly trim around the sentiment Thinking of You from the Thinking of You Large Peel Off Stickers. Peel off any excess black peel-off sticker that may be around your image until you just have the sentiment as per photo above.

•  Cut a piece of Transfer Sheet large enough to fit over the sentiment. Remove the protective backing and place the tacky side of the Transfer Sheet onto the word “Thinking”. Burnish with a bone folder or your fingers and carefully lift the Transfer Sheet checking to ensure that all of the pieces lift at once. You can see Els’ video using this technique HERE.
•  Now move the Transfer Sheet with sentiment attached to it over to the card. When it is in the right spot, place it down onto the card and rub the front of the Transfer Sheet to release the pieces onto the card. Carefully lift the Transfer Sheet to check and make sure all of the sentiment pieces are now on the card. (Don’t remove the Transfer sheet until all pieces are in place). Repeat this process to place the words “of You” underneath the word “Thinking”.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my tutorial.

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

1063 Fitted Frames 3 Curvy Rectangles

CS007 Hedgehog Daisy All Seasons

2580 Thinking of You Large Peel Off Stickers Black

7018 Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers Pink/Silver

600 Transfer Sheet 

PSF102 Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5″ x 11″ 270gr/100lb 10 Pack

509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 152mm

 

 

Other:

Cardstock: White; Pink

Designer Paper: Kaisercraft Secret Garden 6 1/2″ Paper Pad

Black Ink

Copics

A Little Birdie Told Me ...

Hi everyone,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. This week our challenge hostess for October, Maryann Einam is back with another fun challenge for us all.

Maryann tells us that ... We couldn't be female without some Chocolate in our lives, make a card using chocolate combination. - Chocolate  & Pink, Chocolate & Green, Chocolate and Vanilla.

One of my favorite color combos is Brown (chocolate) and Blue, so that is what I went with for my challenge this week and I dug out some of my favorite designer paper from way back when to use on my card.

As you can see I have created an Accordion card using the Oval Accordion Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. On the edges of the blue designer paper pages I have added a brown corner which is from the Tags & More 2 Deco die set from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I used the Bluebird stamp on my the two end pages which is one of the new stamps from ECD's newest designer Bianca Petroschi. I am loving all the new stamp designs Bianca has created.

Here is my card when it is closed ready to be placed in an envelope.

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:

Amber Hillman
Anne Harmon
Joanne Grzelak
Liz Williams
Lois Bak
Lynn McAuley
Maryann Einam
Sabrina Friel
Vicky Gould

Stamps: Bluebird - Elizabeth Craft Designs; Homespun Birdhouse - MFT Stamps

Paper: Soft Touch Card; Blue; Brown; DP - Basic Grey

Dies: Oval Accordion Card; Fancy Seasons Frame Edges - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Tags & More 2 Deco - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Susan's Garden PanPastel Flower Coloring Kit 2 - ECD; Foam Tape; Copics

A Halloween Treat

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Being a brand new month it is time to introduce our October Challenge Hostess which is Jessie Rone.

With Halloween only a few weeks away, Jessie has challenged us to ... Halloween Treats- either cards with treats on them, or Halloween items that you can give treats in.

I wanted to play with the new Halloween stamp set from the new Elizabeth Craft Designs designer Petroschi Designs by Bianca. The set called Hedgehog Daisy Halloween. For my project I decided to create a Doorhanger Treat box using the ECD Tags & More 9 Sparkle die set.

To create my Halloween scene I first sponge some black card using Tim Holtz Spider Web Stencil and White Picket Fence Distress Paint. I also cut two rolling hills using Karen Burniston's Outdoor Edges die set which I also sponged with white. I then added my Halloween Hedgehog characters and the cauldron, pumpkin (this is cut in half and placed on either side of my doorhanger) and bat. 

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.

Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Danielle Lounds
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Kelli Hull
Vicki Burdick
Peggy McCurry
Raquel Mason

Tangii Crain (October Guest Designer)

Stamps: Hedgehog Daisy Halloween - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Paper: White Soft Finish Cardstock 85lb; Black; Magic Spell DP - Graphic 45

Dies: Outdoor Edges; Circle Accordion Card - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Tags & More 9 - Sparkle - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Picket Fence Distress Stain; Tim Holtz Spider Web Stencil;  Foam Tape; Copics