Elizabeth Craft Designs - June 2014 Designer Challenge

Good morning friends!

It's time for the Designer Challenge at Elizabeth Craft Designs, and this month Joset challenged us to create a 're-positionable sticker'. You are going to want to check out all the designers blogs for this challenge for sure - SO many great ideas for this technique.

I was a little unsure of what I wanted to create as with my knees in such bad shape, shopping for an item to use was not an option. I decided not to worry about making a home decor item but instead, make one that would work on something that I get a lot of pleasure from using ... my iPad!

Els has a video showing all the different steps HERE. I waited until I had a chunk of free time, but honestly? Creating the re-positionable sticker was really really fast. I couldn't believe it! Of course I had to go around slapping it on all kinds of things.  :-)

I use an Art Bin and magnet sheets to store my dies, so I even put the re-positionable sticker on the front of the Art Bin to show the ladies at my Paper Pastimes demo earlier this month. (Yes, they did get a sneak peak, but I didn't tell them exactly what it was for. Ha!)

I have some plain tin gift card holders, and I'm thinking that this would be a wonderful way to dress them up and the recipient can then use the decoration on a mirror or votive holder or ...

Joset will have a big group post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog later today, so be sure to check it out and see all the different ideas that will be shown..

Supplies used:
Peel-Off -  2569
600 Transfer Sheet
639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Copic Markers
 

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Gold and Pink Hello Card

Good morning friends!

I have a Pivot Card to share today, using lots of products from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  These Pivot Dies make it SO fast and easy to create animated cards!  {The Pop it Ups Pivot dies are by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs - ask your local retailer for them - they ship world wide.}

Since gold is so IN right now, I decided to use gold Peel-Off stickers instead of the black ones I usually go for. I love the shimmer and shine they add to a card. Of course, I also added Glitter Dots.

For the inside, I used the Agatha Edge die to cut two additional patterned paper strips and added more of the gold Peel-Off borders to them. The bird Peel-Off was adhered to the same patterned paper and fussy cut.

Sometimes I find that a patterned paper isn't as sturdy as I would like for a Pivot card, so to remedy this you can cut a 1-3/4" wide strip of card stock or patterned paper and adhere it in behind one of the pivots, right against the fold line. Makes all the difference!

The Pop it Ups dies are unique in that you can choose the size of card you want to make, and where on the fold you wish to place your animation. So that 1-3/4" wide strip would be as high as your card is; for mine it is 4-1/4" high as I made an A2 sized card.

The 'hello' was cut from Shimmer Sheets, using a metal shim.

 

I had a strip of the patterned paper leftover &I thought I would try the ECD Silk Microfine Glitter technique on the paper. LOVED the way it turned out!!  I'm going to have to look through my stash of patterned papers for more to use with the double sided adhesive and glitter.

Here I added just a touch of shading with my Tombow markers ...

Now I have this sweet embellishment to use on a different card!

Before I sign off, I wanted to show you Karen Burniston's entire Summer 2014 Die Release:

Head on over to Karen's blog (click HERE) to see an introductory video on the latest dies. I love them all - and have trouble deciding what to play with first when I go to make a card! There is something for everyone with this release, and the fact that everything works with the previously released sets is a bonus.

Supplies used:
Card size - standard A2 (5-1/2 x 4-1/4")
Katie Label Pivot - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Agatha Edges - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Bird Peel-Off - 0414, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Border Peel-Off - 1279, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots -7018, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Shimmer Sheetz, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Hello die - 787, Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Patterned paper - American Crafts (Dear Lizzy
Warm Diamond Microfine Silk Glitter, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Double sided adhesive, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Tombow markers

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Crazy 4 Challenges (C4C242) What Season Is It?

Good morning friends!

Over at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog, our hostess Peggy McCurry has a new challenge for us: "what season is it in your corner of the world".  I decided to go with what the calendar says the season is, not what our weather might be doing.

This was a quick and easy card to make, but I think it's one of my very favourite ones because the colours just make me happy! The front was cut from patterned paper and I added a die cut butterfly with foam tape. That's it!

I used older dies by Karen Burniston to create the pop up inside, again letting the cheerful patterned paper take center stage ...

The words were stamped with different coloured inks ...

 ... and I added another die cut butterfly on the inside.

We would sure love you to play along with the challenge, and link up your project. Be sure to check out what the rest of the Crazies have come up with for the challenge, at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  (If you link up to an on-line gallery, please use the keyword C4C242.)

• Anja de Regt
• Barbara Anders 
• Danielle Lounds
• Frances Byrne
• Heather Pulvirenti
• Helen Cryer
• Jessie Rone
• Joanne Grzelak
• Karen Aicken  - that's me!
• Kelli Hull
• Kristine Reynolds
• Peggy McCurry
• Mary Marsh - June Guest Designer

Supplies used:
Card size - standard A2, 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
A2 Pop N Cut base with Sassy Label Insert - Karen Burniston (Sizzix)
Sassy Label coordinating dies -Karen Burniston (Sizzix)
Scalloped border die - The Stamps of Life
Patterned paper - Colorbok
Butterflly die - Sizzix
Happy Birthday stamp -Just Rite
Enjoy Your Day stamp - Just Rite

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Sneak Peek ... Holly Die and Word Stand-Up Helpers

Good morning friends!

Elizabeth Craft Designs has LOTS of new dies being released, that will be shipping mid-July.  For my Sneak Peak card today, I am using the new Holly & Berry dies, as well as one of the new word Stand-Up Helpers. Those are going to be SO much fun, and they are very versatile. Here, I used the 'Seasons Greetings' Stand-Up Helper to cut the words from the top of the rectangle. There are lots of different of different word Stand-Up Helpers too, in addition to a set of holiday shapes. Get ready to see lots of Stand-Up (or Easel) cards from the Design Team.

I added some gold Peel-Off's for holiday shimmer & shine, and one of the Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folders to add texture to the back panel.

Here is a peek at the inside, where I added another holly leaf.  The holly was cut from green pearlized card stock, and each one was raised up in the center with a double layer of foam tape. The top and bottom edges have just a single layer.

Now that the Design Team is officially sharing Elizabeth Craft Designs Sneak Peeks, be sure to check out their blogs to see some wonderful samples of what you have to look forward to! Also LIKE the Elizabeth Craft Designs FaceBook page as they will be sharing lots of samples and ideas there.

Supplies used:
Card size - Standard A2 (4-1/4 x 5-1/2)
**Holly Leaves and Berries - 926 Holly Leaves and Berries, Elizabeth Craft Designs
**Seasons Greetings Stand-Up Dies - 940 Seasons Greetings Stand Up Helper, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Embossing folder - E103 Berry Branch, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Gold border Peel-Offs - 1167 Assorted Borders, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Gold Flourish Peel-Offs - 1283 Elegant Swirls, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - 7018, Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Burgundy card stock
White Bazzill card stock

** Shipping mid July. Be sure to contact your local retailer to pre-order the new designs.

Smart A$$ Hoppy Card

Good morning friends!

I have a fun card to share today, using one of Karen Burniston's new Character dies. Karen's Design Team has been having SO much fun with these dies and we know they will be very popular. They will be shipping mid-July and they ship world-wide.

For the front of this card, I trimmed just Hoppy's head and popped it up with a double layer of foam tape. Those little fly's are SO much fun ... and that die comes with Hoppy!

I also used one of Karen Burniston's embossing folders ... there are lots of great embossing folders at Elizabeth Craft Designs, and you can check them out HERE.  I've been playing with different card sizes lately, since the Pop it Ups dies allow YOU to choose the size of your card. This one is not quite an A2. It's 4-1/4" wide, but only 5" tall. Still fits in a standard A2 envelope and mails for a single stamp.

I made an accordion card for my Elizabeth Craft Designs demo at Paper Pastimes and used black card stock to cut polka dot Frame Edgers. I had added double sided adhesive to the card stock before cutting them, and I was left with a bunch of black self-adhesive dot scraps. Ah HAH - perfect for character eyes!

For the inside, I used the Lucy Label Pop Up die, and added Hoppy to the top bump that cuts with the die. Hoppy is cut from a green velvet sheet - such a fun way to use those!

Just a fun card for my stash ...

Supplies used:

Card size - 4-1/4 x 5"

Lucy Label Pop Up - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Hoppy Character Die - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Agatha Edges - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Fancy Label Accordion (Label) - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Butterfly Pivot (small butterfly) - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Embossing folder - KB102 Trendy Tiles 1, Elizabeth Craft Designs

Green Velvet adhesive sheets - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Black border Peel-Off (butterfly body) - 1167 Elizabeth Craft Designs

Patterned paper - Lawn Fawn

Word stamp - Funny Bones (Riley & Co)

Teal card stock (Hoppy's shadow) - Bazzill

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Goodbye to our Brandi-girl

There is nothing like a one-eyed dog in a party hat, is there? This picture was taken a couple of years ago by the boarding staff. We were on vacation for Brandi's birthday, so they threw her a little party. Just one of the reasons our dogs love going to Bow Bottom Veterinarian Clinic & Boarding/Daycare.

Even though it was brutally hard, we took her there today for the last time. We take comfort knowing she was surrounded by people who truly cared for her; Gregg & I and the staff at the clinic.  Life had just become too hard on our Old Girl, and rather than let her carry on being in pain and knowing that things were only going to get worse we made the choice to let her go to Doggie Heaven. I know Sasha would have been right there to greet her.

There will never be another dog like Brandi, she was truly one of a kind. She will be missed more than you can imagine.

 

Diva Poppy - An Accordion Card

Good morning friends!

Today I wanted to share a humorous card made with some of Karen Burniston's new Pop it Ups dies. These will be shipping to independent retailers mid-July so be sure to ask your local store to place a pre-order through Elizabeth Craft Designs!

The Katie Label Accordion can be paired with the existing Oval Accordion if you like to combine shapes, and both give you that extra height for decorating.  This card is a 2 page one, with both pages using the Katie Label Accordion.  I also used one of her new Character dies -Poppy the Owl, which will also be shipping mid-July.

The damask die comes with the Katie Label Accordion set, and works great in the corners or at the top/bottom of the label. It also works as a crown!

The sentiment just cracked me up, and I had to use it on this card. Poppy can be such a diva!

Supplies used:
Katie Label Accordion - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Character die: Poppy - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned Paper - Heidi Grace
White card stock
Brown card stock - scraps
Border Peel-Off (silver) - 1134, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - 7018, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Words - computer generated

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Tea Time Accordion Card

Good morning friends!

I have a three panel Accordion card to share today, using the Fancy Label Accordion by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I actually made this quite awhile ago, and sent it to Karen B to take to CHA in the Spring. It was the first Fancy Label Accordion I made!

This is the card closed ...

 

The felt teapot sticker had a little felt flower on it, that I peeled off and replaced with die cut flowers using an Elizabeth Craft Designs flower die. I actually cut several of these flowers and sprinkled them around the Accordion.

I added some hand lettering to the layers, and Glitter Dots.

 

 

This is the back of the card closed ...

 

Here is the back of the Accordion Card...

Supplies used:
Fancy Label Accordion - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Oval Accordion (scalloped oval) - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Fancy Frame Edges - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Flower die - 728 Bunch of Flowers, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Pink Glitter Dots - 7018 Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Patterned paper - Prima
Felt sticker - American Crafts

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C4C241 - Sketch Challenge Card

Good morning friends!

It's time for another challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog and this week our hostess Peggy McCurry has a sketch for us ...

Since I don't have a Chevron anything, I used the Snowflakes die from the All Season's Tree (Pop it Ups by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs) in it's place. I die cut them from the aqua textured card stock letting the white card base show through the openings.

Inside, I used another Pop it Ups - this time the Lots of Pops. I left the side and bottom steps in the closed position though, only using the largest base and the top step to attach my cut-outs to.

I also got to play with one of Karen Burniston's newest dies ... Chilly the Penguin. (Shipping mid-July). The black and white areas were actually cut from Velvet Sheets from Elizabeth Craft Designs. The sheets are self adhesive, and it makes putting the designs together a breeze.

Chilly got some Glossy Accents on his eyes, beak and feet...

When Karen Burniston designed the Character dies (Chilly the Penguin, Poppy the Owl, Hoppy the Frog), she put a lot of thought into them. For instance, the decorator pieces cut TWO eyes, and/or TWO feet at the same time.  The little scarf comes with Chilly, and there is a Props die that works with each of the Characters. The Props die has things like a top hat, and glasses. :-)

We would sure love you to play along with the challenge, and link up your project. Be sure to check out what the rest of the Crazies have come up with for the challenge, at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog.  (If you link up to an on-line gallery, please use the keyword C4C241.)

Anja de Regt
Barbara Anders
Danielle Lounds
Frances Byrne
Heather Pulvirenti
Helen Cryer
Jessie Rone
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken - that's me!
Kelli Hull
Kristine Reynolds
Peggy McCurry
Mary Marsh - June Guest Designer


Supplies used:
Card Size: standard A2 (4-1/4 x 5-1/2")
Chilly the Penguin - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Circle - Ring Accordion - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Small snowflake - All Seasons Tree - Pop it Ups, Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Large snowflake - 757 Elizabeth Craft Designs
White Velvet adhesive sheets - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Light Blue Velvet adhesive sheets - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Black Velvet adhesive sheets - Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock - Bazzill
Patterned paper - Karen Foster
White card stock
White gel pen - Gelly Roll
Green and teal card stocks - Bazzill scraps
Rectangle die - MFT, Blueprints 1Words - unknown
Glossy Accents

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