Sweet Fun

Hi everyone,

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.

National Button week is coming up, so make use of buttons or faux buttons on your project or creation. Perhaps that might a specially made box or jar in which to keep some of your favorite buttons. 

For my card today I decided to create a tent card using the Pop it Ups Oval Accordion Card die set, you can see a tutorial I wrote a couple of years ago on how to make this style of card on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog here.

To decorate my card I used the cupcake and macarons from the Krista Schneider Tea Time stamp set. I added a button to cover the cherry in the cupcake for the challenge part of this card. 

For the sentiment I used the 'sweet' from the A Way with Words - Sweet  Smiles and the 'fun' from the A Way with Words - Fun Play die sets covering the sentiments with Soft Green Silk Microfine Glitter.

Here is another photo of my card taken at a different angle, so you can see the folds in the card a little better.

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: Tea Time - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Paper: White; Pink; Sugar & Spice Baby Bunting DP - Doodlebug Inc.

Dies: Pop It Ups Oval Accordion; Tea Time; A Way with Words Sweet Smiles; A Way with Words Fun Play - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other ECD Products: Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape; Soft Green Silk Microfine Glitter; Pink/Silver Glitter Dots Peel Off Stickers

Other: Black Ink; Pink Button; Foam Tape; Copics

Riley and Company New Release Day 1

The Riley and Company Design Team are celebrating the new stamp release by bringing you .....

Inspiration Week with the Design Team

all week the Design Team will be sharing creations they have made using the new stamps.

There are 17 Funny Bones stamps and 9 Inspiration stamps. These stamps are available to purchase on the Riley and Company website  on Friday 13th November!

For my card today I have used one of the new Funny Bones Sentiments .... Age is of no importance. 

Of course I had to create a cheese theme card which I did by turn the Oval Accordion Card designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs into a tent card. I couldn't have a block of cheese without Jolly the Mouse LOL!

Here is another view of my card so you can see how it is folded to create a Tent Card. If you want to see how to create this style of card you can see my tutorial here.

Stamps: Age is No Importance Funny Bones Sentiment - Riley & Company

Paper: White; Yellow; Dark Yellow

Dies: Oval Accordion Card; Oval Dots Frame Edges; Jolly the Mouse - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape

I will be back tomorrow with another card using the new release stamps.

Karen Burniston September Designer Challenge Day 2

Hi everyone,

As promised yesterday, I am back today with my second card for the August Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.

This time around the theme for our challenge is  Celebrate! - interpret the theme however you want. Any type of joyful card meant to celebrate an accomplishment, milestone, birthday, new baby, etc. - also please incorporate any of the Frame Edges as an added twist.

Seeing I created a birthday card yesterday for this challenge, I decided to create a Baby card today. As we had to using Frame Edges, I decided to stick with using the Accordion Card dies but wanted to do something other than an Accordion card. So decided to create a Tent Card using the Oval Accordion Card die set. 

Approximately two months ago I created a tutorial on how to create a Tent Card using the Accordion Card dies over on the Elizabeth Craft Design Blog ... you can find that tutorial here. The only difference between the card I made for the tutorial and this one is that I copied an idea my friend and fellow DT member Karen Aicken did when she made one of these cards by keeping the label section of the accordion in place and using that for my image rather than a swinging image on the inside of the card.

I had planned on using the Oval Cloud Frames around my card, but as I had turned the Accordion Card on it's side that meant the clouds would have been on their side which didn't look good. So I decided to go with the Oval Dot Frame Edges instead.

I used Snowball the Sheep as my main image of the card. For the white layers of the sheep, I adhered Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the front of the card before die cutting and then covered with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. 

Beside the Sheep, I added the It's a Girl sentiment using ECD It's a Boy/Girl sentiment die.

Across the top of the card I used the Quietfire Congratulations. I die cut this about 3 times in white and then once in pale pink (with Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape to the front of the card) and covering with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Layering all 4 layers on top of each other, this helps the sentiment to stand out a little better seeing the whole card is mostly pinks.

To decorate the bottom section of the card, I added a couple of baby images from the Baby Peel-Off Stickers. 

Here is another view of my card, this time so you can see the side of the card and how the folds look.

If you are looking to purchase Karen's Pop It Ups dies in Australia you can find them at Craft Giraffe (formerly Photo Continental).

Don't forget to check out the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog on Wednesday when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus an amazing card/video tutorial from Karen Burniston.

Dies: Oval Accordion Card; Oval Dots Frame Edges; Snowball the Sheep - designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Quietfire Congratulations; It's A Girl - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other ECD Products: Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Paper 64mm; Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter; Baby Peel-Off Stickers; Pink Glitter Dots Peel-Off Stickers

Paper: White; Pale Pink; Pink; Black; Designer Paper - Kaisercraft

Other: Foam Tape

Hello

Hi everyone,

It's Pop It Up Wednesday over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog and this week it is my turn to post a tutorial.

A few weeks ago I set upon trying to reorganise some old cards I created using various technique which I wanted to keep for future reference. While I didn’t get very far with the reorganisation, I did rediscover a few tent cards I had previously created and this lead me to thinking of using the Oval Accordion Card die set which is what I have used for my card today. I love when a die can have more than one purpose for us to use it for.

You can view my tutorial here.

One last photo showing the view of the tent card from the side.

Don't forget you can check out my tutorial on how to create this card over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog  (Blog post goes live 8AM MT).

Supplies:

Elizabeth Craft Designs:

772 Accordion Oval Card

972 Accordion Rectangle Card

776 Oval Dots Frame Edges

2596 Lots of Owls Peel Off Stickers 

509 Transparent Double Sided Tape 152mm

508 Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm

507 Transparent Double Sided Tape 10mm

639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter 

802 Fine Pointed Scissors

  

Other:

Cardstock: white, aqua, teal

Score Board

Hemp Cord

Copic Markers

Foam Tape

MFTeaser Day 2

Hi everyone,

It’s day 2 of the MFTeasers, in preparation of the release of the new stamp sets which are all due to be released by MFT Stamps this coming Tuesday 2nd August.

Today the Design Team are featuring three of the new stamp sets that will be released, these include: “à la modes I Spy”; “à la modes Bundle of Baby” and “Just the Ticket Die-namics and Stamp Set”.

For my card today I used two of the new sets, à la modes Bundle of Baby and the Just the Ticket Die-namics and Stamp Set.

Besides the Just the Ticket Die-namics, I used to other of the new Die-namics dies on this card. These are the Rolled Retro Flower and Fancy Flourish Die.

It is also time for another challenge with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week our challenge hostess Cindy Haffner has challenged us to create a Tent card.  You can find a tutorial on how to create these here.

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.

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lynda Benden
• Maria Bell
• Silke Kittmann
• Silke Ledlow
• Tammy Hershberger
• Vicki Garrett

Here are the details about the upcoming release on August 2 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on August 2 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available August 2 at 10 PM EST.
• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.
• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

Stamps: à la modes Bundle of Baby; Just the Ticket – MFT  Stamps

Paper: White; Orange; Itsy Bitsy DP – K &Co

Die-namics: Just the Ticket; Rolled Retro Flower; Fancy Flourish – MFT Stamps

Other: Black Ink; Circle Nestabilities; Blue Felt; Blue Ribbon; Foam Tape; Copics

Baby Makes Three!

Hi everyone,

It’s that time again when then MFT Stamps designs team begins showing our MFTeasers in preparation of the new stamps which will be released by MFT Stamps this coming Wednesday 2nd June.

Today the MFT Stamps Design Team are featuring 3 of the new stamp sets on their blog. These include “Baby Makes Three”; “Thanks A Bunch” and “What A Day!”.

Being Saturday it is also time for another challenge over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week it is my turn to host the challenge. I have been having fun creating tent cards lately, so I thought this might make a fun challenge. You can find a tutorial on how to create these on the Just Magnolia Blog.

For my tent card I used MFT Stamps new “Baby Makes Three” set … this is such an adorable set and just in time for the birth of my first Grandchild .... William! I colored in the chicks to match the designer paper I used on my card.

Here is another view of my tent card … these are such fun and easy to make.

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.

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lori Boyd
• Lynda Benden
• Mercy Kerin
• Silke Kittmann
• Vicki Garrett

I also created a match bag to go with my card so that I could use it to give a small gift for the new baby.

Before you go .... don't forget this month's MFT Stamps Guest Designer Challenge. This month the challenge theme is "Some Like It Hot", you can use a hot new item, heat tool, hot colors…. etc! Challenge entries will be due Tuesday, June 1st, by 10 pm EST. To be considered, upload to SCS using keyword: MFTGUESTDT0610. The winner will be announced in the release party thread on June 2nd by 8:45 p.m. EST.

Want to see more projects created using the stamp sets we are featuring today??? Then don’t forget to visit Kim’s blog any time after 11AM EST to get the list of which Design Team members are also featuring this set on their blogs today.

Stamps: Baby Makes Three – MFT Stamps

Paper: White; Orange; Blue; DP – Basic Grey

Other: Black Ink; Labels Nestabilities; Orange Button; Blue Grosgrain Ribbon; Fancy Tags Die; Blue Brads; Circle Punch; Foam Tape; Copics

Welcome To The World!

Hi everyone,

Welcome to our Prettie Peeks for Paper Pretties April Release! The new stamp sets and digital stamps will be available to purchase on Monday 1st April. Check out the rest of the Design Teams blogs this week for more sneak peeks.

My card today uses one of the four new digital stamps that Paper Pretties will be releasing. This one is called “Lamb Toy” … and I am sure most of you aren’t surprised that I selected this cute little image to create my card. Yes I am still enjoying creating baby cards hehe … I almost created a pink card, because I also found some cute pink lamb designer paper …. but I just had to make it blue *smile*, luckily I also found some cute blue lamb designer paper as well.

I am having fun playing with the tent cards, so I decided I would create another for this baby card, this time round I used my labels#11 for the image panel and frame around the opening of my card.

The sentiment used on this card is from another of Paper Pretties stamps which is also lamb related as it turns out … it is from the “Happy Birth Day Lamb” 

If you want to see more Prettie Peeks today, head on over to Jane Matsumoto & Julie Masse blogs as they will both be posting something also.

Stamps: Lamb Toy; Happy Birth Day Lamb – Paper Pretties

Paper: White; Blue – Baby Stack DP – DCWV

Other: Black Ink; Labels 11 Nestabilities; Word Window Punch; Blue Brads; Blue Gingham Ribbon; Yellow Button; Copics

It Moooo-st Be Spring!

Can you believe it is Saturday already, it only seems like a day or two ago that it was last Saturday LOL! Of course Saturday’s mean it is challenge time over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. This week our challenge hostess for March, Barb Anders has come up with another fun challenge for us all! Spring is almost here … let’s welcome it with some bright and cheerful projects.

Our sponsor for the next two week’s is Digital Delights by Louby Loo. A

Well it may be almost spring up there in the northern hemisphere, but down here where I live it is now well and truly into autumn … not that we really have an autumn in my part of Australia … they do in the southern states though … so while many of you are anticipating summer, I have winter to look forward to!

Anyway I got to play with one of Digital Delights by Louby Loo’s digi images to create my card, this one is called Claudia Cow … I thought it looked like it might be spring wherever Claudia lives hehe!

I decided to create a tent card, I haven’t made one of these in years so it was fun to play with this one, although it is a bit different to the ones I used to make.

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.

• Barbara Anders
• Cindy Haffner
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Joycelyn Turner
• Lori Boyd
• Lynda Benden
• Mercy Kerin
• Vicki Garrett

Stamps: Claudia Cow Digital Image – Digital Delights by Louby Loo

Paper: White; Pink; DP

Other: Oval Nestabilities; Big Scallop Oval Nestabilities; Scallop Circle Punch; Red Brad; MS Grass Border Punch; Pink Ribbon; Pink Button; Corner Punch; Copics