Merry Christmas Puddin'

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

A few years ago, Sam Calcott released a set that featured the mechanism for pull cards in both 5 x 7 and 6 x 6 format along with Christmas themed stamps/dies that featured images like an Elf, Santa, Christmas Pudding, Chimney etc. Unfortunately other than getting the stamps in digital format, the rest of the set are no longer available. I was able to purchase the pull card die set a few months back which was rereleased as a set called Everyday Pop-ups, but I couldn't find the dies to create the pudding etc and I so wanted to create those card. Well joy of joys in the Papercraft Essentials Magazine Issue 217, the kit included in this magazine were of these images. Of course I ordered it ... at the time of making this card mine is somewhere ... who knows where, I know the parcel arrived in Australia according to tracking but it hasn't arrived here yet. Fingers crossed it does, so I decided to buy the digital version of the magazine so I could at least print out the images and play.

As I have the Pull Card dies in the Everyday Pop-up die set, I decided not to use the template included in the kit for that portion of the card. The dies are slightly larger than the template, but it was easy enough to cut the square done once I had die cut the mechanism.

I used one of the papers included in the kit along with the pudding and elf images to create my card.

Here you can see my card, with the "Pull Tab" fully extended which reveals the cute elf. I used the Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott's Push Me Pull Me Stamp set to add the word "pull" to the top of the tab.

For the inside of my card, I added another of the elf images and also a gift image. I added the sentiment which is from the Christmas Fun stamp set.

Other Supplies:

Complete Pop-up Card Kit - Papercraft Essentials Magazine Issue 217

Everyday Pop-up Die Set - Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott.

Ho Ho Ho

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas card I created using the Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott Card Kit included in the Papercraft Essentials #217 Magazine. I am still waiting for my kit to arrive, but while I am waiting I decided to get the digital version of the magazine which comes with download of the papers and images, so that I was able to get some cards made before this Christmas.

Earlier in the year, Sam shared a card she had made where she combined one of her Terrific Tower cards with the pull tab mechanism from the Everyday Pop Up die set. As I was looking for something different to do with the kit, I decided to combine the two for my card.  It is good to be able to use both of these dies in a different way for a different look.

I used the 6 x 6 Tower Card die set for the base of my card. I used one of the papers in the card kit for the layers of my card.

When you "pull" the tab, it reveals Santa who is either going down or up the chimney. I used the Push Me Pull Me Stamp set to add the word "pull" to the pull tab.

As the centre panel is narrower than a normal card, I trimmed the sides of the chimney, and the top of the chimney down. I also printed out a slightly smaller snow image to put on the top of the chimney ... the advantage of having the digital set.

I used the "Ho" from the Christmas Fun Sentiment set, to add the 

Ho Ho Ho to each of the speech bubbles and then adhered them towards the top of the card. I guess Santa can be saying it when he is in the chimney.

As well as adding Santa inside the chimney, I added Rudolph, Santa's Sack and a present to the front of the chimney.

And finally the back of the card. I added a white panel to the centre, to add a sentiment and a place to write a personal greeting. I also added more images from the Card Kit. The sentiment is also from the Card Kit.

Other Supplies:

Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott Pop-up Card Kit - Papercraft Essentials #217

Everyday Pop-ups Die Set - Made to Surprise by Sam Calcott

Dog-Gone Happy Birthday

 

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Being a brand new month, it's time to introduce our new challenge hostess which is Maryann Einam.

According to the days of the year calendar it is walk your dog week. Walk you dog week is a week holiday dedicated to bringing your dog a healthier lifestyle. Make a card with your furry friend in mind.

For my card today, I have created a pull card using Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Everyday Pop Up die set. I recently also got the coordinating Perky Pooches die set that coordinates with the Everyday Pop Up die set and the Perky Pooches stamp set which is now only available as a digital stamp set. I did end up ordering the digital set seeing I had the dies and I was originally going to use that on my card but decided to go with these cute Gerda Steiner Dachshunds instead.

This is a 5 x 7 inch card. I die cut the grass included in the Perky Pooches die set twice from green cardstock to create the layered grass look on the front of the card.

I used three of the dachshunds on the front of the card with one of the dogs playing with a ball.

When you pull the tab at the top of the card, it reveals a bunch of colourful balloons and other of the dachshunds. I added some acetate on the back of the balloons/dog, to help give this piece a little strength and to help it more smoothly. 

I added a birthday sentiment using one of the sentiments from the LDRS Designs Essential Birthday Sentiments stamp set, this is one of my new favourite birthday sentiment sets. I also added a couple of birds using Hero Arts Beach Heroscape stamp set.

On the inside of the card, I added some more of the grass along the bottom of the card. I then added another of the dachshunds.

The birthday sentiment is an older Penny Black wood mounted stamp I have had in my stash for years.

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

Other Supplies:

Everyday Pop Ups 6 x 6 & 5 x 7 Pop Up die set - Made to Surprise

Dog Gone Birthday - Penny Black (discontinued)

I Sea

 

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 continues to issue the challenges.

Apparently today, October 13 is the birthday of the U.S. Navy. To celebrate the men and women who have served in the navy since its inception, create a card with a nautical theme.

For my card today, I have created a pull card using Made To Surprise by Sam Calcott's Everyday Pop Up die set. When I first planned this card, I was going to put the yacht in the lower portion of the card with a whale or dolphin popping up, but they were to big in relation to the yacht that I had to go to plan b.

For the sea creatures etc I used stamps and dies also from Made to Surprise, I have listed what I used in the supply list below. 

When you pull the tab at the top of the card, it reveals the yacht sailing on the waves. The yacht is an older die from Elizabeth Craft Designs. As the yacht is made of die cut pieces I decided to adhere it to a piece of acetate which I then cut around the outline of the yacht, this. gives the yacht some strength and prevents it from being caught when it is pulled up and down in the card.

For the inside of the card, I added a piece of blue card along the bottom of the card which has been die cut using the wave die included in the yacht die set. I then added the whale and another stamped sentiment, both of which are also from Made To Surprise.

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

Other Supplies:

Everyday Pop Ups die set - Made To Surprise

Bumping By

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a Pull card I created recently.

To create this card I used the Rectangle Pull Card die set which is an older die set designed by Karen Burniston when she was designing for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

To decorate my card I used Avery Elle's Peek-a-Boo Fair Clear stamp set. I stamped the bumper car, unicorn, flag, fairy floss and stars from the stamp set.

When you 'pull' the left side of the card it reveals a sentiment. I used a birthday sentiment from Catherine Pooler Designs Say It In Diamonds 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.

Rectangle Pull Card - Designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs (retired)

Happiness is a Cup of Coffee

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I have pulled out an older Karen Burniston die from a few years back which is no longer available. This is the Oval Pull Card die set. I don't use it much seeing it isn't available anymore, but I do like to get it out and play every so often.

To decorate my card I used two coffee themed stamps from Picket Fence Studios which I picked up recently at a craft show. The Brew A Cup Stamp, which is the coffee cup background, is a square stamp which is approximately 3 1/2 inches square. The pattern is repetitive, so with careful lining up, you can stamp the image to cover a larger piece of cardstock, which is what I did to create my side panels on this card.

This owl stamp was on special when I purchased it, so of course I needed to add it to my stash, seeing it was owl and coffee themed!

When you "pull" the card open, it reveals to oval panels. The one on the left, I stamped a coffee themed sentiment which is from La-La Land Crafts Coffee Marci which was part of one of the monthly kits last year. I left the oval on the right blank, to allow a personal greeting.

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.

Coffee Marci - La-La Land Crafts (only available through their Monthly kit)

Pull Card Die Set - Elizabeth Craft Designs (retired)

GNOEL

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. As challenge hostess for the month, I finish off the month with one last challenge.

November is also known as Movember which is a time to celebrate and raise funds for male issues. For our challenge this month include a Moustache (Mo) on your card in some way.

Being just under a month until Christmas, I am in Christmas card mode right now. I don't really need anymore, but I still have stamps and dies I want to play with so I might as well keep making and start on my stash for next year. I was happy when I saw that the gnomes in the new Honey Bee Stamps Gnome Place Like Home stamp set had moustaches, so of course that is what I have used for my card today.

I pulled out my Karen Burniston Rectangle Pull Card die set to create a Pull Card, it has been a while since I have used these dies seeing they are now discontinued, but I do love using them.

For the layers on the sides of the card, I used Altenew's Classic Pine Stencils A & B. This is an amazing stencil and I love how each it is to get a beautiful and colored background.

When you "pull" the card open, it reveals a sentiment and tree image. 

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.

Pop It Ups Rectangle Pull Card -  Elizabeth Craft Designs (discontinued)
Pop It Ups Rectangle Accordion Card - Elizabeth Craft Designs (discontinued)

Thanks A Latte

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing my second card for the  Fall/Winter 2019 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop which is being held from Friday 1st November to Friday 8th November.

Last week I picked up my Concord & 9th Coffee Blend Turnabout stamp set and coordinating dies which I had preordered at a local stamp store, so of course I had to make a card using it for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop!

Yesterday I was playing with the Rectangle Pull Card die set, which is an older die by Karen Burniston from when she was designing for Elizabeth Craft Designs for a challenge coming up at the end of the month. As I had the die set on my table, I decided to make use of it again for my card today.

On the front of the card I added the Coffee Cup which comes with the turnabout stamp set. I also added a spoon which is die cut using a die from Karen Burniston's Ice Cream Sundae die set.

I stamped the Coffee Blend Turnabout stamp onto white cardstock, using Catherine Pooler inks in Over Coffee, Icing on The Cake, Daydream and Orange Peel. After cutting the stamped panel, to create my two panels for my card, I sponged around the edges using the Over Coffee ink.

When you "pull" the card open, it reveals a sentiment and two coffee themed images which are all also included in the turnabout 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.

Butterfly Wishes

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog.  Vicky Gould our challenge hostess for July, finishes off the month with one last challenge.

Apparently July 20 - 28 is National Moth Week. Who knew the moth would have a whole week dedicated to it.  Use a moth (or butterfly) on your card today.  Extra credit if you actually have a moth stamp/digital you can use. This is an opportunity to add to your Birthday Thank you, Thinking of you or just all-occasion card stash!  Let the bugs fly.

For my card today, I was inspired by a card I made a few years ago. I used Karen Burniston's Oval Pull Card die set for the base of the card, this is a die which was created under license and sold via Elizabeth Craft Designs and is no longer available.

 One of the fun things about Karen's dies is you get to decide what size to make your card, so I was able to make this a little long than I normally make them. I used designer paper to to create the pull card and then backed this with the aqua cardstock.

Along the right hand edges I used the Memory Box Kensington Border die set to die cut the aqua cardstock before adhering the panel behind the pull card. I die cut  two more of these borders using purple cardstock and cut out the butterflies and adhering them to the butterflies on the border.

Along the left hand side I die cut a scallop border also from aqua cardstock adding it to the left hand side.

I used the butterflies from the ModaScrap Butterflies die set which I added randomly over the card. 

I added glitter dot peel off stickers to the centres of all the butterflies.

The birthday sentiment on the front of the card is an older one from Me and Carrie Lou, which has been in my stash for years.

When you 'pull' the card open it reveals the two oval panels, one with a sentiment from Impression Obsession and the other left blank for a handwritten message.

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. Please note I only use and share products I love.

This Butterfly Brings Rubber Stamp - Me and Carrie Lou
Le Petit Jardin Collection Designer Paper - Couture Creations