C4C266 - Winter Birthday Card

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It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog.  Our hostess Heather asked us to create A Winter Themed Birthday Card.

My brother has a December birthday, and he loves wolves so I thought I'd make him a special wintry card with the Accordion Circle die by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs.

All the Frame Edges were embossed with the new Snowflakes embossing folder at ECD. It's SO pretty!

I used some lovely, heavy textured card stock I had in my stash and the die cut snowflakes come with the Spiral Circle Pull card (also by Karen Burniston for ECD).

As hard as it was for me, I refrained from adding any Glitter Dots to this masculine card. I embossed one circle on the back side of the Accordion, and we will write our message on the other one.

Check out the blog to see how the Crazies have been inspired by the challenge.  We'd sure love to see your take on it, so be sure to stop by the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and link up your creations. If you are uploading to an online gallery, please use the keyword C4C266.

Supplies:
769 Accordion Circle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
770 Square with Circle Frame Edges Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
917 Clock and Gears (Circle) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
916 Spiral Circle Pull Card (Snowflakes) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
E-126 Snowflake Embossing Folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs
506 Double sided tape - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Textured white card stock
White card stock
Fun foam (adhesive backed)
Word stamp - Avery Elle
Wolf sticker - PSX

Father's Day Card

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It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I have an older card to share today ... it was a card I made for Father's Day and didn't get posted.

Supplies:
Dies - Blue Prints #13,MFT
Patterned paper - Colorbok
Tan textured card stock
Sharpie Marker
Beige astroparche card stock

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Gopher Masculine Birthday Card

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Today's share for Masculine Card Monday is one I made for Seniors Secret Service.  That little Paper Smooches gopher just cracks me up.  I paired him with the Outdoor Edges, a die set by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. It's one of those die sets that I turn to again and again.

Supplies:
Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
Printed journal card's - Echo Park? (not sure)
Green card stock
white card stock
Gopher stamp - Paper Smooches
Word stamp inside - MFT

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Fall Hello Card

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Yesterday I found my printer cables in a box in the garage. I'm so excited! I used to do a lot of digital work to compliment my cards, but when I moved our computer from the dining room upstairs to the home office I stopped doing that. It just didn't make sense to go up two flights of stairs every time I wanted to print something for one of my cards.

In our new house, my printer is in the studio ... so to find the cables and get it all set up to print whenever I want is VERY exciting.  Of course I have no idea what box the printer ink refills are in though ...

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and this the final card I made for our Grandkids for Thanksgiving.

I decorated a journal card that was trimmed from one of the sheets in the paper stack, by adding orange seam binding, a die cut 'hello' and a popped up acorn sticker.

Supplies:
White card stock
Patterned paper, journal card and stickers - Doodlebug Design
Orange Seam Binding
Hello die - Paper Smooches
Scalloped panel and stitched panel - MFT

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Foxy Thanksgiving Card

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The past week has brought lots of progress in my studio.  I have been picking away at the boxes in the garage, and have a bin with handles that I bring out with me. If I find something in a box that MUST come into the studio, it goes into the bin and when it's full I bring it in and unpack it.  My tables and drawers have all been assembled and I'm afraid that even the MUST have stuff isn't all going to fit.

However - yesterday's haul included my brads and eyelets AND ink pads. Woot!

I have enough supplies unpacked that I've been able to make a few cards for upcoming challenges and blog posts!.

Yesterday, our eldest daughter and family came out for a visit. Then they all went for a walk with the dogs, leaving me home with our Olivia. We got lots of playtime and cuddling in and my heart is truly happy.

I had visited the Dollar Store this week and picked up a bunch of little gifts for Olivia. She will need her medicine pump swapped out every week and she is SO upset about it. It's something that will have to be done for the rest of her life, so we all want the experience to be as positive as it can be. Heather had the brilliant idea to create a Treasure Chest ... they were going to go home and paint and decorate a wooden mitten box I had, then fill it with the Treasures for her to choose something from. I was going to say that it's funny the things that make a 3 year old happy ... but who wouldn't love a Treasure Chest filled with things selected just for you!

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I have a Thanksgiving card to share that I made for our Grandson Ethan (2).

Loving this 'Dutch the Fox'  character die set by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. I cut him out of patterned paper, which is my favourite way to use all the Characters dies.

The green gingham is a fabric Washi Tape, a supply I'm really enjoying these days.  Ethan loves to dance to the song "What Does The Fox Say", so I penned that inside and added ... Happy Thanksgiving.

Supplies used:
Dutch the Fox, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Patterned paper and stickers - Doodlebug Designs
Stitched panel - MFT Blueprints #1
Green/white gingham Washi Tape - stash
Polka dot paper - Bo Bunny
Black card stock

Card size - standard A2 (4-1/4 x 5-1/2")

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A Little Birdie Told Me ...

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I thought you might like an update on our little Olivia, who was recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension.  This is a degenerative disease with no cure, but we are all hopeful that advancements will be made in treatment.  The Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada calls people with the disease PHighters.

Three year old Olivia has a medicine pump (similar to an insulin pump) which is keeping her alive, and right now she is her happy, vibrant self in between the days where they have to up the medicine dose (once or twice a week).

The Children's Wish Foundation will grant Olivia a wish, so when that has been determined I'll be sure to share. Our daughter, her husband, and Olivia could sure use something joyful to look forward to these days.

Also, we want to send a huge THANK YOU to my friend J, who has dropped everything to make a couple of prototype 'pump holsters' for our Olivia. She can wear it under her clothes and it keeps the pump and tubes close to her so they can't get tangled (or fall in the toilet!!). J is more than happy to keep making adjustments to the design until they have the perfect ones.  Replacing a pump is $5000, but more than that - if the hose gets tangled in bed sheets, or caught on something and tugged loose, there is only 30 minutes to get a new one in and working before Olivia's lungs completely collapse. This is Serious Stuff, and we are grateful to everyone who is so willing to help.

Onto today's post - it's Flip-It Friday here on my blog and I have a masculine Birthday card to share today.

I cut the patterned paper incorrectly for this one, but simply flipped the black card base around so the the card flips opposite to how is usually opens. Ha!  The little foil owl is a sticker from a sheet of them I got in Arizona last Spring. They are SO cute!

Olivia spied them when she came to visit us last week, and she thought they were amazing. Which means, I'll have to make her a Love Note using them - and maybe even tuck a couple into her card for her to use. That girl loves to make cards.

The words on the flip side were hand lettered, then I tucked this card into my last donation box for Seniors Secret Service.

Supplies:
Black card stock
Patterned paper - The Paper Studio
Square Flip-It Framelit - Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix
Banner punch - Stampin' Up
Word Balloon stamp - Stampin' Up
Foil Owl sticker - The Paper Studio

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Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge Card #2

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I have a second card to share for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge for October 2014 - 'Make it Manly'.

I used some fabric wash tape, Bakers Twine and a strip of sparkly paper for the front of my pop up card.

Here is a peek at the inside - I've been wanting to play with the brand new Puppy Peel-Offs at Elizabeth Craft Designs, and now that my markers have been unpacked I decided to start my card with a puppy embellishment.  This card is more for a BOY than a MAN, but it still counts - right?

I cut a double Lorna Label, but didn't line it up properly so ended up with this extra fold. It took some creative scoring to get it to open right, but in the end I was happy with it and decided to use it rather than cut another one (properly).

The script words come from the Happy Birthday Pop Up die - another new Pop it Ups by Karen Burniston. The black is velvet adhesive - love the way it looks in real life.

This cute water coloured puppy is sporting a sparkling party hat and holding a party blower - all from Karen Burniston's new Props 2 die set which is birthday themed. (Happy Dance)

Tomorrow Karen Burniston will have her post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog - make sure to check that out!!

Supplies - Elizabeth Craft Designs products are linked
915 Lorna Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
947 Happy Birthday Pop Up Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
949 Props 2 Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
2584 Puppies Peel Off's, Elizabeth Craft Designs
WP903 Water colour paper, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Tombow markers
Patterned paper - DCWV
Cream textured card stock - recollections
Kraft card stock
Red card stock
Yellow gingham fabric Washi Tape - unknown
Red Bakers Twine - Ruby Rock-It (Handi Scandi line)
Score Tape

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge, October 2014

Good morning friends - and welcome to Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge for October.  This month the challenge is 'Make it Manly'.  I really enjoy making masculine cards - this is one I made for our son's birthday.

I took artistic license colouring the motorcycle Peel-Off, which was applied to water colour paper then coloured with Tombow Markers.  The little Kraft star on the hand cut banner is one of the leftover bits from the star border which you can see inside the card.

I have no idea where I got this roadway Washi Tape from - but I am having fun with it.

Inside the card, I used Karen Burniston's BRAND NEW Happy Birthday Pop Up die!

To make the words stand out a little more, I outlined them with a fine point brown marker, and added a white rectangle behind the words. (White rectangle cut to 3-1/4 x 2-1/8").  It slid nicely in behind the words, above the platform and below the top 'lid'.

I used the Lorna Label dies for the labels on the inside front, and the Outdoor Edges to create the wavy border.

Make sure to check back tomorrow for my 2nd card for the challenge, and also check out the rest of the Designer Challenge Team to see what they've come up with. Karen Burniston will be posting her take on the challenge on Wednesday October 15th, on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog so you won't want to miss that!

Supplies (Elizabeth Craft Designs products are linked)
947 Happy Birthday Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
915 Lorna Label Pop Up (Labels), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
914 Outdoor Edges (Border), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs
1009 Cards, Planes & Motor (Motorcycle) Peel-Off - Elizabeth Craft Designs
WP903 Water Colour Paper - Elizabeath Craft Designs
Patterned paper - Carta Bella
Tombow Markers
Copic Markers
Brown fine tip marker - LePen (Marvy)
Road strip wash tape - unknown
Birthday words - MFT
Card size - 4-1/2 x 6"

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Masculine Birthday Card Pair

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So I had my first dose of the chemo medication Saturday - it's once a week - and yesterday was the Folic Acid which should help prevent or reduce the severity of mouth sores. Yikes. The good news, is that I seem to be tolerating it fairly well. Wasn't sure how it would go last night with how I was beginning to feel, and I took a bucket to keep at our bedside. But I was fine! The cortisone is working as well, and as of yesterday morning I could straighten out my left leg.

The packing is going much better with improved mobility and I actually have the upstairs almost completely done. I would be done, except hubby is holding out thinking it can all be done the day the movers arrive. I'll be packing his stuff up on him before that, ha ha.

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I have 2 masculine birthday cards to share today. I'm still rooting through my older card pictures, as with the upcoming move I don't have much in the way of playtime. In just a few days we will be in our new house!!!

I had made these to donate to Seniors Secret Service back in the Spring.

Supplies:
Journal card die - Technique Tuesday
Patterned paper - The Paper Studio
White card stock
Kraft card stock
Border stamp - Avery Elle
Birthday stamp on the front - Hero Arts
Birthday stamp on the inside - The Stamps Of Life
Button twine - PTI
Card size - standard A2

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Leaves Flip-It card

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Yesterday there were no contractors in the house, and no barking dogs. It was so nice and peaceful! Except for the fact that there were no contractor because they didn't order all the cabinets so he will have to come back when they come in and get that all done. The house may even be listed by then, but I will put a folded card on the counter stating that this company IS coming to fix the mistake. AARRGGHH.

There is good news today though. I get to see the specialist today! After 8 months of getting worse every week, lots of pain and not much mobility, there is hope for learning about recovery today. At any rate, I know I will be under the specialists care now and that is HUGE!

It's Flip-It Friday here on my blog, and today I have a couple of Flip-It Cards that I donated to Seniors Secret Service.

I added the punched label as a place for them to sign, and used a couple of different dies to make the leaves etc.

These plastic leaves I've had in my stash for a couple of years, so I thought it was time to actually USE a couple of them. :-)

Supplies used:
Circle Flip-It - Sizzix (Stephanie Barnard)
Patterned paper - K&Co
Circle dies - Spellbinders
Words & Banners, stamps & dies - Sizzix (Banners 2 die)
Leaf and acorn die - Stampin' Up
Plastic leaf - my stash
Words - Stampin' Up
Custom background stamp (on leaf dies)

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'Hello There Hoppy'

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I am happy to report that I have one room - one complete room - done and ready for the movers. It's a room we can add packed boxes too as we finish them, and keep them out of our way - I'm SO excited. It may not sound like much, but with all the renovations and all the moving of furniture and boxes that has been going on -- finally getting one complete room FINISHED gives me hope.

There are two more that are close to being done - the spare bedroom and spare bathroom. However, we will have a house guest for the next 10 days so those two rooms need to be functional. I should have them completely ready in a couple of hours after our guest leaves, so I'm not too worried about them.

It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I have a quick and easy card to share today. The critter is printed right on the patterned paper, so I cut that to be my card front.

Inside, I cut the Lucy Label Pop Up but chose not to use the optional bump out. I cut a Hoppy the Frog to add to the bump, and stamped the greeting above him.  The grass, clouds and little bird were also printed on the paper so that helped make this a quick and easy card.

I have so much fun cutting the Character dies out of patterned paper, in fact it's my favourite way to make them!

Tomorrow I hope to have another room ready - or at least close to being packed. Our daughter is coming to help, even though she is 38 weeks pregnant. :-)

Supplies:
Card size: 4-1/2 x 6"
Lucy Label Pop Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hoppy the Frog Character Die, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hello there stamp - Stampin' Up
Patterned paper - DCWV
Blue card stock scrap

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