It’s A Boy!

Hi everyone,

It’s time for our March Karen Burniston Designer Challenge, this time round our theme is Mamas and Babies - Use Pop it Ups to celebrate Mom for Mother's Day OR make a Baby card. You decide!

Check out the Elizabeth Crafts Designs blog on Wednesday when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month, plus Karen Burniston will have another of her amazing video tutorials for us.

I have made two card for this challenge … the second one I will post on my blog tomorrow.

As you can see, my card today is a baby scene. I used the Oval Accordion Card and Oval Dots Frame Edges die sets designed by Karen Burniston’s for Elizabeth Crafts Designs.

For my card I used stamps from Lili of the Valley on both of the end panels. The sentiment is from a cheapy baby set I found in my stash.

I have a mix of designer papers to decorate my pages and the oval dotted frame edge. As you can see I also embellished some of the panels with some baby themed buttons.

Here is a close up of the middle and end panels of my card. The circle dies on the centre panel are from the Circle Accordion Card die set.

Here is the front of my card when it is closed ready to be placed in a envelope so it can be given to someone.

I don’t often decorate the back of the accordion cards I create, but sometimes for those special cards you may want to. This gives me space to add a sentiment and also a place for someone to write a greeting to whoever this will be going to eventually.

One tip of you do want to decorate the back of your accordions … do so BEFORE you join all the centre ovals together. Don’t ask me how I know hehe! Yeap I decided after mine were joined and for once I used really strong adhesive so couldn’t pull them apart … but I did get there.

If you are looking to purchase Karen’s Pop It Ups dies in Australia you can find them at Photo Continental.

Don’t forget to check out the Elizabeth Crafts Designs blog on Wednesday when you will be able to see what all the designers created for the challenge this month. I will also be back tomorrow with another card to share with you for this challenge.

Here are the products I used to create my card:

Accordion Oval Card (772)

Oval Dots Frame Edges (776)

Accordion Circle Card

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Stamps: Baby with Teddy; All Our Dreams – Lili of the Valley; It’s A Boy – Unknown

Paper: White; Blue; Special Delivery DP – Pebbles Inc

Dies: Accordion Oval Card; Oval Dots Frame Edges; Accordion Circle Card – designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Baby Themed Buttons; Foam Tape; Copics

 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Class Cards

Hi everyone,

Some of you may be aware that Els Van de Burgt and her daughter Joset from Elizabeth Craft Designs were recently down here in Australia teaching classes at stamp stores and craft shows.

As I am on the design team for Elizabeth Craft Designs, I was super excited that they both would be at our recent Brisbane Craft show demoing and teaching classes. As soon as I got my email from the company organising the classes for the show, I was on the phone booking my spot … I believe I was #1 haha!

As the classes were so popular, I didn’t actually get to do the classes at the show. Instead I got to help Els will the class which was just as much fun if not more so. I still got both of the kits for both classes, so I was able to make my cards up at home. I even got to go back the next day to help Els with the classes. Of course I also got to see lots of wonderful techniques demoed by Els at the stand.

For the first class we made two Stand Up cards using Elizabeth Craft Designs Stand Up Helpers die.

For the first card we also used the  Big Flower Set 1; Big Triple Leaves and the Bee die. Students also learnt how to use Shimmer Sheetz; Adhesive Velvet paper and the Silk Microfine Glitter.

For our second card we used the Butterfly Silhouette and the Butterfly Overlay 2. I forgot to get a sentiment for this one so I stamped a sentiment instead.

For the second class in the afternoon, everyone got to make two Oval Accordion cards … using the Oval Accordion Card die set designed by Karen Burniston. Students got to see how you can decorate the card using either the frame edge dies or die cutting designer paper with the Oval Accordion Card page die.

For the first card we used the Roses in Oval Peel-Off Stickers along with adhesive paper and Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and copics to color. I love this technique!

The second card in the afternoon was created using the Daisy Die and Ladybug Die along with Velvet Adhesive Paper and Shimmer Sheetz … both fun products to use!

Here is a photo of Els demoing on the stand between classes. The exciting thing about this photo is that many of those cards on the front of the table are mine!

And here is a photo of the three of us at the stand. Joset, Me and Els. Not the greatest photo of me … but then most aren’t!!!!!!!!

I had a fun time and can’t wait for Els to come back again!

Dies: Stand Up Helpers; Big Flower 1; Big Triple Leaf; Bees; Butterfly Silhouette; Butterfly Overlay 2; Curvy Leaves; Ladybug; Daisy; Oval Accordion Card (designed by Karen Burniston) – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Shimmer Sheetz; Adhesive Velvet Paper; Silk Microfine Glitter; Rose in Oval Peel-off Stickers; ECD Embossing Folder; various other ECD products – All Elizabeth Craft Designs.

Happy Easter

Hello everyone,

It is my turn to post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today. Hop on over to the blog to find out how I create my card … I have step by step instructions which you can find here.

It’s also challenge time with the “Crazies” over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  Our challenge hostess for the month, Joanne Grzelak continues to bring us fun challenges.

This week Joanne has challenged us …. April 20th will be Easter Sunday. As a child eggs were something we colored and ‘hunted’. It was also part of our traditional foods on the holiday. However, through my heritage and travels I have grown to appreciate the various egg decorating arts around the world. In honor of that, we will have eggs on our cards/projects. They can be simple, elaborate, fun, funky, or elegant. Just think EGG!!!



As you can see I have created another pop up card … I love creating pop up cards.

The eggs are Peel-Off Stickers from Elizabeth Craft Designs, which I have covered with double sided adhesive and glittered with Cool Diamond Microfine Glitter.  I have used the Lots of Pops Pop-up die set designed by Karen Burniston’s for Elizabeth Crafts Designs. I have also used various dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs as well as Velvet Adhesive Paper and Shimmer Sheetz.

Check out the  Elizabeth Craft Designs blog for more details.



Here is another view of the inside so you can see the pop up piece a little easier.



And let’s not forget the front of my card. I kept this fairly simple as the focus is on the inside of my card.

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

Betty Wright

Heather Pulvirenti

Helen Cryer

Jessie Rone

Joanne Grzelak

Kelli Hull

Kristine Reynolds

Peggy McCurry

Brenda O’Rear 

Here are the products I used to create my card:

Lots Of Pops (778)	Garden Bench (780)	Bamboo Trellis Die	Four Bows Die	Small Egg Peel-Off Stickers
Swirly Curves Embossing Folder	Blue Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz	Light Blue Velvet Sheet	Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

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Stamps: Happy Easter – Penny Black

Paper: White; Orange; Bread Basket Plaid DP – The C-Thru Ruler Co

Dies: Lots of Pops Pop-Up; Garden Bench Pop-Up; Circle Accordion Die  – designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Bamboo Trellis Die; Four Bows Die – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; ECD Small Eggs Peel-Off Stickers; ECD Swirly Curves Embossing Folder; ECD Blue Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz; ECD Light Blue Velvet Paper; ECD Cool Diamond Silke Microfine Glitter; Foam Tape; Copics

Hey Booty-ful!

Hi everyone,

My card today is for a challenge with a stamp group I attend each month. This month we had to create a card using the color purple.

I decided to create a Flip-its card using the Sizzix Majestic Flip-its Die. I also used one of the new Art Impressions Shake Your Booty stamps … this one is the Dancer Set.

Here is the “flip” side of my card … I love these stamps they are hilarious LOL! I paper pieced the woman’s top and skirt using designer paper. The image on this side is attached to the card using an action wobble so when you touch the image it wobbles.

 

Stamps: Shake Your Booty Dancer Set – Art Impressions

Paper: White; Purple; Velvet Crush DP – Kaisercraft

Other: Black Ink; Sizzix Majestic Flip-its Bigz Die; Sizzix Majestic #2 Framelits; PTI Bubble  Talk; Foam Tape; Copics

Happy Easter

Hi everyone,

It’s challenge time with my friends over on the CCEE Stampers challenge blog. Being a brand new month, we have a new challenge hostess which is Kathy Bradley.

For our challenge this week Kathy has tells us that … The Easter Bunny is coming to town on  April 20^th – make a card using a bunny or an egg – or both if you like!



As you can see, I decided to use a bunny on my card for this week’s challenge. This is one I have had for a number of years and hadn’t gotten around to using yet … I am not sure why as it is one of my favorite Bunny stamps.

I have made another pivot card using the Katie Label Pivot Card die set designed by Karen Burniston’s for Elizabeth Crafts Designs. I seem to always be using this die lately for CCEE challenges, I don’t purposely do that … it is just the way it happens LOL! Maybe next week I should do another style of card haha! We will see … I do love using this die as it is so versatile!




Here is the front of my card … I decided it needed something on the right hand side, but didn’t want to add another bunny or anything else Easter related. I searched through my Elizabeth Craft Designs dies and decided to use the Flourish with Flowers die which I cut from black card and adhered to my card.



Here is the back of my card … nothing too special here. But it is still a lot less boring then most backs of cards .

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

Lois Bak

Sabrina Friel

Shirley Quarry

Vicky Gould 

 
Here are the products I used to create my card:

Katie Label Pivot Card (768)

Flourish With Flowers Die

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Stamps: Huggin’ Bunny – Inky Antics; Happy Easter – Penny Black

Paper: White; Orange; Black; Scoot DP – Echo Park

Dies: Katie Label Pivot Card Die – designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Flourish with Flowers – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; Foam Tape; Copics

You’re a Doll!

Hi everyone,

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

For our challenge this month, we had to create an Oval Accordion Card using the Oval Accordion Card die set designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Crafts Designs.

One of my friends who plays along in this challenge gave me a Prima Doll stamp set as part of my birthday present last month, so I decided to use that on my card as well. I paper pieced the girls dress using designer paper.

Here is the front of my card when it is closed. I added a flower to the top right hand side of my card. This is Elizabeth Crafts Designs Big Flower Set 1.

 

Here are the products I used to create my card:

Accordion Oval Card (772)

Oval Dots Frame Edges (776)

Big Flower Set 1

Pink Velvet Sheet

Light Green Velvet Sheet

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Stamps: Doll – Julie Nutting for Prima

Paper: White; Pink; True Friends DP – Carta Bella

Die: Oval Accordion Card Die; Oval Dots Frame Edges – designed by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Big Flower Set 1 – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Other: Black Ink; ECD Pink Velvet Paper; ECD Green Velvet Paper; Foam Tape; Copics