Second August 2016 Designer Challenge - Girly Cascading Tag Card

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Today is the second Designer Challenge this month, and it comes from Shelly Hickox "Girly or Ghouly" - think pretty, shabby, feminine or French, OR think creepy, crawly, spooky or eerie."  As much as I wanted to play with the new Halloween release for this challenge, I had already completed this card and it was just too perfect not to use for GIRLY.

I chose to do a Cascading Tag Card, first introduced in June 2016 by Karen Burniston. We all love getting more use out of our dies, and when she turned the Adirondack Chair Pop-Up into a card like this? We were WOWED. Blown away. Totally amazed. 

The front of my card is fairly simple. This beautiful tea/coffee themed paper by Prima was in my stash and is meant for you to add your own colour to it. I loved the simple cream, black and greys though so simply added some gold metallic highlights and did a bunch of fussy cutting.

Here is the view from the top of the card, as it is opening. There is so much dimension in this card!

And here is the card fully open.

I trimmed the bottom of the cup portion off a little, so it would fit between the arms of the chair and I reinforced the Adirondack Chair arms from the back because with all the embellishments I didn't want to put additional stress on them.

I added gold pen work, layered Prima flowers, stamped scalloped circles and the tags were embossed with Karen's Damask embossing folder before attaching them to the chair bases. Gold metallic paper and a gold gel pen and seam binding were also used throughout.

I was happy that this vintage tea kettle worked out right in the centre of the fold!

I also added the spoon from the Cup Pop Stand, and some brads with bling.

Note, you can see Karen Burniston's video for creating the Cascading Tag Card HERE. The rest of the Designer Challenge Team is linked on the right of my blog, and you will want to check out what they have come up with for the challenge. Karen's post will be tomorrow (Tuesday) on her BLOG.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Prima
Adirondack Chair Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Clear Double Sided Adhesive - 1/8 & 4" width's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
KB 104 Damask Embossing Folder - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Heavy cream card stock - Hobby Lobby
Gold metallic card stock - Stardream
Stitched scalloped border - My Favorite Things
Cup Pop Stand (Cup), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Metallic gel pen - Sakura
Copper Sharpie
Jewelled Brads - Stampin' Up
Paper flowers - Prima
Cocoa Western Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Coffee & Tea Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Accordion Circle (scalloped and small circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Ring Accordion (large scalloped circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Bakers Twine
Seam Binding

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Paris Themed Cascading Tag Card

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The Designer Challenge Team has been going crazy for Karen Burniston's Cascading Tag technique using the Adirondack Chair Pop-Up die. You can see one of her amazing cards and the video tutorial by clicking HERE.

Of course I was just itching to make one but we were on the coast and I had to wait until I got home. Let me tell you I was up at the crack of dawn the day after we arrived home and in my craft room. Then I decided to save the finished card until one of the August Designer Challenges. But ... nope ... can't wait to share, so here is my first Cascading Tag Card:

 I used patterned paper from my stash that was just calling to me as well as black card stock to make everything POP.  Note, I did reinforce the chair arms from the back before assembling as I wasn't sure what I'd be adding and I didn't want the chair to 'twist' when it opens.

The first two tags have a Paris Edge, a stamped label, a cloud and small butterfly.

The next two tags continue with a Paris Edge, an Eiffel Tower Charm and more clouds.

For something different, I attached a third Adirondack chair into the fold as another place to add embellishments. My plan at first was to dangle charms but I ended up attaching more Paris themed decorated tags.

The second tag was decorated with the negative pieces that came out of the Paris Edge on the front of the card.

A final view of the card - I used Agatha Edges and a Peel-Off border on the inside front and back panels.

This is a 'Karen Burniston heavy' project, with NINE different Pop it Up products! Pop it Ups all play so nicely together. :-) I didn't plan it that way - this was definitely a create-as-you-go card. I had SO much fun. The Cascading Tag Card lends itself to so many different occasions and themes. I have finished another one and still have ideas for more. Talk about an inspiring technique!! Thanks to the (brilliant) creative mind of Karen Burniston.


Supplies:
Patterned paper - Cloud 9
Adirondack Chair, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Tags Pivot, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Clear Double Sided Adhesive - 6mm, 3mm & 2-1/2" - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Paris Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Black card stock
Xyron
1273 Peel Off Border - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Agatha Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Just a Note Clear Stamps, - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Butterfly Pivot (tiny butterfly), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Cream card stock
Hot Air Balloon Pop-Up (clouds), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Lorna Label Pop-Up (label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hanging Charm Pull Tab (Eiffel Tower Charm), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Bakers Twine

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Karen Burniston's April Designer Challenge Card #1

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Welcome to Karen Burniston's April 2016 Designer Challenge ... The Great Outdoors. There were so many directions I wanted to go for this challenge, but when I spied the BBQ patterned paper in my stash I knew what I wanted to make. That happens frequently, the patterned paper ends up being my inspiration.

With Baker the Beaver holding onto a watermelon slice and the red gingham paper, you get a glimpse of the card theme.

I added some pen-work on the Square with Circle Frame Edges, and the scallop banners were cut twice - once from red card stock and once from green. I saved the green banners for another project, but inlaid the green negative pieces into the red frame for a more solid look.

Inside is the Adirondack Chair Pop-Up. I love that one - it's just so effective! Every single time I give a card with the Adirondack Chair inside people say WOW.  I also love doing it in red and it worked well with the colours of my BBQ themed patterned paper.

Some of the elements were fussy cut from a scrap of the patterned paper and added back onto the card, including the hot dog on a stick that Baker is holding onto. I chuckled all while making this card - Baker is just so fun. He is also wearing sunglasses. The sun is from the Oval Pull Card and the grass is from the Outdoor Edges.

I used the Stage it Stencil Partly Cloudy (yes, again) but this time I used the stencil the way I used to when our kids were little. Simply tracing around the inside edge of the shape. I love the variety of looks you can get from these stencils. After tracing, I added colour with Copics.

Finally, here is the side view so you can see the Pop-Up portion a little better.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Designer Challenge Team has come up with for this fun challenge - their blogs are all linked on the right of my blog. Karen Burniston will have her post on her blog on Wednesday.

Supplies:
Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Adirondack Chair, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Partly Cloudy Stencil, Stage-it - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Oval Pull Card (Sun), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Props 1, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Baker the Beaver, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Cocoa Western Clear Stamps- Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Just a Note Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Katie Label Pivot (Labels), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Ring Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Square with Circle Frame Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - Me & My Big Ideas
White card stock
Red card stock
Copic markers
Copic Multiliner
Vellum
Kraft Card Stock
Charcoal Stardream
Wink of Stella
Gold pan Pastels
Stardust Pen - Sakura
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Adhesive

Card size - 5-1/2" Square

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Karen Burniston's June 2015 Designer Challenge Card #2

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Here is my second card for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge for June ... "What's In A Name".  Here is Karen's challenge:  Everyone has to incorporate two Pop it Ups dies according to your first and last initials.  .   I chose the Katie Label Accordion and the Adirondack Chair for this one, and made a Happy Retirement card for hubby.

Now this is a large card - 8-1/2 x 7". I was able to die cut the larger piece of patterned paper because I have a Crossover die cutting machine but I still needed to hinge the front and back outer card pieces with double sided adhesive.

I used a portion of Karen Burniston's new Farm Greeting stamps for the Huge Congrats, fussy cut it out and popped it up on a Lucy Label ... which is also my middle initial letter.

Once again, I was flipping through some of my patterned paper and when I saw this sheet with the lake reflection I knew exactly what I wanted to make. Sometimes the paper just 'tells me' what to make! It's especially meaningful, as a few years ago we were in the Miskoka's with family and I have a photo of hubby and Brother In Law canoeing on a lake in silhouette very similar to the patterned paper.

The canoe on the paper is glossy, which is a fun touch.

Using the star patterned paper from the same stack, I cut a second Adirondack chair and glued it over the popped up one. Then I stamped another one of the Farm Greetings Clear Stamps (Congratulations), fussy cut it out and adhered it on the top of the chair with foam tape.

I used one of the Agatha Edges to die cut the top banner from white card stock, and also used the Happy from the Happy Birthday Pop Up. To make adhering the word and letters easier, I attached the Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Adhesive to the back of the navy card stock then did my die cutting. The ECD Alphabet 1 - Caps was used for the letters to spell RETIREMENT.

The family all signed his card with a silver sharpie marker, and he really liked it. Really really liked it.

Thank you to Karen Burniston for designing such amazing, creative dies that allow us to make meaningful cards for friends and family.

The rest of the Designer Challenge Team is linked on the right, so check out their creations for this fun challenge, and watch the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog tomorrow for Karen Burniston's post and video.

Supplies:
903 Katie Label Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
975 Adirondack Chair, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
782 Agatha Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
947 Happy Birthday Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
779 Lucy Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Farm Greetings Stamps, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
967 Alphabet 1 Caps, Elizabeth Craft Designs
507 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Adhesive 10mm 
Marker - Stampin' Up
Pencil Crayons
White card stock
Navy card stock - Stampin' Up
Sakura Stardust Pen
MISTI -My Sweet Petunia

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Karen Burniston's March 2015 Designer Challenge ... 'Make Them Laugh"

Today is Day Two of Karen Burniston's March 2015 Designer Challenge, and I have two completely different cards today featuring the same Funnybones stamp.

I had fun creating the front of this card, using the Outdoor Edges and one of the Evergreen trees from the Evergreen Pivot die. I crumpled and inked the top layer of the large Evergreen for additional texture.

Here is a peek at the inside.  The rest of the saying is:  "Preferably in a hotel.  With a pool.  And a spa."  Ahahaha - my kind of camping!  Note, I cut the stamp into two pieces so I didn't have to fuss with masking and smudges.

The Holiday House and two additional trees from the Evergreen Pivot are attached to the Lorna Label Pop Up, so the entire scene pops up as the card is opened.

I cut additional trees for the Tree Line Outdoor Edge, inked and popped them up with foam tape over the original bases. The tree trunks were coloured with a Copic Marker.

For my second - much simpler - card, I used the same Funnybones stamp but a different theme entirely.

Inside I used the new Adirondack chair. I was surprised that this was actually the first time I've used that die as I've been having too much fun with the rest of the CHA Spring 2015 release! It was a snap to put together and I can't wait to play with it more.

The Designer Challenge Team is linked in my Blog Roll on the right - you will want to see what they've come up with this challenge. Also remember to check the Elizabeth Craft Designs BLOG tomorrow morning when Karen Burniston has her post and project.


Supplies for first card:
915 Lorna Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
914 Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
912 Evergreen Pivot (Trees), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
918 Holiday House, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
7018 Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
506 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape 6mm (1/4")
Vanilla card stock - the Paper Studio
Patterned paper - We R Memory Keepers
Green, blue and yellow card stocks - Stampin' Up
Copic Markers
Pearlized red card stock - Stardream scrap
Word stamp - Funny Bones (cut into two sections)

Supplies for second card:
975 Adirondack Chair Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

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

White card stock
Blue card stock - Stampin' Up
Red textured card stock - Bazzill
Stamp - Funnybones
Cloud Paper - American Crafts
Card size - 5" square

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