Happy Birthday To You

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing a birthday themed Mini Slimline card I created recently.

To create the background of my card I used Concord & 9th's Birthday Basic Turnabout stamp set. As the background panel, was a little shorter than the size of a Mini Slimline card I added a border to the top of the card leaving some white space at the top.

I used the dies from the coordinating die set to add the balloon.

Along the top of the background panel I added a border using Scrapbook.com's Slim Borders die set.

For the inside of my card I created a pop-up card using the pop-up die included in Karen Burniston's Street Lantern Pop-up die set. 

To decorate my card I used the cute mice from MFT Stamps Mice Day to Celebrate stamp set.

Here is one last photo of the inside of my card, taken at a different angle.

Hello

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two quick cards I created recently, just to say hello!

What better to use for a "Hello" themed card then Concord and 9th's Oh Hello Turnabout stamp set. This background stamp includes various ways to say hello. I wanted a couple of masculine cards, so I used Kraft cardstock for the background panel, stamping the background 4 times using various colors of ink.

I added the "Hello" using Concord and 9th's Everyday Hello die set.

For the inside of my card I used a sentiment from Concord and 9th's Retro Petals Turnabout stamp set. 

I decided to do two cards in landscape format and the other two in portrait style format. This time around I used brighter colors for the card, but otherwise it uses the same things.

I added the same sentiment to the inside of my second set of cards as I did for the first.

Supplies:

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Oh Hello Turnabout Stamp set - Concord and 9th

Walking In A Winter Wonderland

Hi Crafty Friends,

My card today is for a challenge I do with a couple of friends of mine. Each month we challenge each other to create something using supplies we all own.

This month the theme for our challenge is .... Christmas.

For my card today, I decided to create a Shaker Card using MFT Stamps Classic Snow Globe Die-namics and their coordinating Snow Globe Shaker Pouches.

For the background of my card I used Concord & 9th's Holly Berry Turnabout Stamp set, stamping it on white cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks in Mint To Be; It's A Boy; Sage; Aquatini; Polished and Rouge. I used Elizabeth Craft Designs Dashing Squares to die cut my panel.

For the snow globe scene, I applied Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink onto a white panel. I then splattered white paint over the background.  I die cut  the snow hills from white cardstock that had Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the front. I then covered the adhesive with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. I added three trees to the background which are from Karen Burniston's Evergreen Trees Pivot Panels die set. Finally I added the snowman to the scene which also comes with the Snow Globe die set. 

I die cut the snowglobe shape from the Holly Berry background and then added one of the shaker pouches. I then adhered the holly berry background to the panel with the blue sky, snowbanks and trees.

I added three of the sentiment using Taylored Expressions Simple Strips - Christmas and coordinating die set to my card.

For the inside of my card, I added another panel I created using the Holly Berry Turnabout stamp set along the bottom of the card.

The sentiment is also from the Holly Berry Turnabout stamp set.

Here is one last look at my card, this time when it is laying flat and the chunky glitter has been shaken up over the while shaker window.

Supplies:

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Gnoel With Love At Christmas

Hi Craft Friends,

Today I am sharing another Christmas card with you. 

For the background of my card I used Concord & 9th's Holly Berry Turnabout stamp. I stamped this onto white cardstock using Catherine Pooler inks in Sage; Seafoam; Eucalyptus; Spruce; Polished; Rouge; Rockin' Red; Peppermint Scrub.

I added a snowbank to the bottom of the card using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Border and glittered cardstock.

I added three gnomes from Honey Bee Stamps Gnome Place Like Home.

At the top of the card, I added a sentiment using MFT Stamps Bitty Sentiments - Holiday stamp set. I die cut the sentiment using Honey Bee Stamps Banner Builders die set.

For the inside of the card I added another snowbank using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border die set.

I added another of the gnomes and a tree which are both from the Honey Bee Stamps Gnome Place Like Home stamp set.

I finished off the card by adding two sentiments. The "Gnoel" sentiment if from the Honey Bee Stamps stamp set and the other is from MFT Stamps Bitty Holiday Sentiments stamp set.

Supplies:

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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:

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Hello Sweet Friend

Hi Crafty Friends,

Recently my friend, Karen Aicken shared a couple of cards using the Triple Flip Card die set from Karen Burniston. Rather than using them as the Triple Flip, she converted the die cut pieces so that the card had a single flip. I am always looking for different ways to use the dies I own and this was such a clever idea that of course I had to play with this idea. You can see Karen Aicken's cards using the Triple Flip die set on her blog.

Here is a quick video to see my card in action.

For my card I used Concord & 9th's Cool Treats Turnabout Stamp set and the coordinating die set. I have had the turnabout stamp for a while, but was waiting to get the die set to use with it. 

I used four different colors of Catherine Pooler inks, to stamp the turnabout image.

This time around I created a portrait style card rather than a landscape version, which the Triple Flip die set normally creates. I die cut the main die from the Triple Flip die sets and then trimmed of the left hand side (and one of the slots that is on the left side) so it was 4 1/4 inches wide. I then used the centre slot for the flip mechanism. 

I used the Ice Block dies from the Cool Treats coordinating die set to create the ice block image which I attached to the front and back of the flip mechanism. I also stamped the verses onto the ice block images prior to attaching to the card using VersaMark ink and White Embossing Powder.

I used a scallop border die to create the border above and below the panel.

The stripes at the top and bottom of the card are also from the Cool Treats Turnabout Stamp set.

For the inside of the card I added a white panel about the same size as the Triple Flip panel on the front and added the Karen Burniston You're Sweet! sentiment and the small ice block from the Cool Treats die set.

Supplies:

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Hi Friend

Hi Crafty Friend,

Today I am sharing a mostly monochromatic card I created recently.

For the background of this card I used Concord & 9th's Hey There Turnabout Stamp set. This was stamped onto blue cardstock using various blue & a brown ink.

I used one of the borders from MFT Stamps Stitched Scalloped Basic Edges die set to die cut the shape at the bottom of the cardstock, from both the stamped background panel and a piece of brown cardstock. I layered the two together so I had the brown border at the bottom.

I used The Stamp Market's Big Hi die to create the large "hi" sentiment which was die cut using dark blue and brown cardstock and offsetting the panels. Before adhering the sentiments together, I used the background from Altenew's Pinstripe stamp set, stamping it using white ink and then turning the stamp one turn and stamping again to get a crosshatch pattern.

I then stamped the "friend" sentiment to the bottom of the card.

For the inside of the card, I added a light blue panel. I then used Crafter's Companion's Hello Edge'ablities stamp/die set to die cut the "Hello" sentiment on a dark blue cardstock. I masked the bottom wide area on the blue panel and used the pinstripe background to stamp the "Hello" like I did the "hi" on the front of the card. I also die cut the hello a second time, this time using brown cardstock and off set the two slightly. 

To finish off the card I added the sentiment along the bottom panel of the card.

Supplies:

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Marbled Mother's Day Card

Hi Crafty Friends,

Last week I shared two Father's Day cards I created using the Concord & 9th Marbled Turnabout stamp set. Today I have a Mother's Day card using the same stamp set.

For this card I again used Distress Oxide inks to stamp the Turnabout stamp, the colors used are Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral, Warm Lipstick, Candied Apple.

As I had recently received the Best Parents stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps I decided to take the opportunity to make a Mother's Day card, having two daughters one with children I normally have a few Mother's Day cards I need to make each year.

For this card I used the cute Penny Black Happy Heart Day stamp set, this is a Valentine themed stamp set but I thought it would also work for Mother's Day.

In Australia we refer to mother's as mum rather than mom as they do in the USA .... the stamp set being from the US ... said "Mom" .... I decided to give my stamp a little surgery so I could use it for my cards so it says the correct word for me. I probably could have trimmed a little more to change the o to a u ... but I didn't want to risk ruining the stamp so I am happy they way it is now.

For the inside of the card I used the negative piece of marbled cardstock that was left over from die cutting the panel on the front. I also added a sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps stamp set.

Supplies:

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Marbled Father's Day Cards

Hi Crafty Friends,

Today I am sharing two Father's Day Cards I created recently. Father's Day isn't until September down here in Australia, but as I have a number of cards to make each year and these backgrounds looked like they would work well for male cards I decided to get a jump start.

Both cards I am sharing today are pretty much the same other than the colors used.

For my cards today I am playing with my new Concord & 9th Marbled Turnabout Stamp I got recently.

While I was playing I decided to stamp out a few using different colors of inks. For this blue card I used Distress Oxide inks in Cracked Pistachio, Broken China, Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass. I created 4 different backgrounds using this stamp and I think this was my favorite of the 4. I will share cards I made with the other colors at another time.

To decorate my card I added Honey Bee Stamps "Happy" die set and then added the "Father's Day" sentiment which is from a Penny Black Stamp set.

For the inside of the card I added a left over piece of the marbled cardstock I used on the front and then added a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps Best Parents stamp set.

For my second card I used Altenew inks to create my marbled background. The colors used here are Sand Dunes, Orange Cream, Milk Chocolate, Firebrick. I think this is my second favorite on the backgrounds I created.

To decorate the front of this card I use the same stamps/dies I used for the first card shown here.

The layout of this card is a little different to the first seeing this time around I had a colored panel to add my sentiment, but I still used left over marbled cardstock and the same stamp set.

Supplies:

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