C4C 354 Halloween Tent Card

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It's Saturday  so that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog. Our September 2016 hostess is Raquel Mason and our Guest Designer is Fran Sabad.

When I saw Raquel's sketch, I immediately thought of doing a Tent Card. Last year fellow Designer  ChallengeTeammate Frances Byrne came up with a way to create a Tent Card using an Accordion die so I went with the Accordion Oval for my card instead of the Circle Accordion. Ha, I usually go my own way with a sketch.

I adore that little expanding ghost from the new Halloween Charms. This card folds completely flat for mailing, then stands open with the little ghost swinging in the centre.

I'm also loving Karen Burniston's new Halloween Scene die set - The spooky branch is SO fun and the graveyard scene is proving to be quite versatile.

I like to add a panel to the back of my Tent Cards, as a place for a greeting and signature. Here I used one of the new Halloween Clear Stamps in orange and went over the web and spider with a fine point black marker.

Check out the C4C 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 C4C354

Supplies:
Black card stock
White card stock
Patterned paper - Recollections
Accordion Oval, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Halloween Charms, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Halloween Scene, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Halloween Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Anita Frames Pop-Up (oval), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Props 9 Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Black ribbon
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Black Ribbon


Card size - standard A2

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Hanukkah Tent Card

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First off, I have to apologize for the horrible photos. The light was bad but I had to take the pictures anyhow. This Hanukkah card is for our middle daughter and her little family. I love using the Accordion Pop it Ups dies to make Tent Cards, so that is what I did for this card.

It's hard to see in the photo's, but I traced around the stitching marks on the die with a sparkly gel pen before removing my piece from the die. The candle for the Menorah is actually the fence picket (or candle) from the House Pivot!

I added a panel of super glittery silver card stock on the back wall of the Tent Card. The stamp was outlined with the same sparkly gel pen and I added a Peel-Off border.

I changed the size of my pleated piece at the bottom so the front bows out a little. The card still stands on it's own, which is such a nice feature of this type of card.

The back has a white stamped panel on it and that is where we signed our name. We will be joining them for one night of Hanukkah this year, to celebrate Ilai's first Hanukkah!

Supplies:
Accordion Rectangle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
House Pivot (Fence Picket/Candle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Blue card stock
White card stock
Happy Hanukkah stamp - MFT
Dreidels and star - CASual Friday's.
7062Glitter Peel-Off Border - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter gel pen - Sakura

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Santa Tent Card

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I have another tent card to share today, using the Gift Card Accordion. I love getting more use out of my dies, and teammate's Frances Byrne's idea of using the Accordions to make Tent Cards is one of my favourites.

The patterned paper has gold flecks in the snowflakes, and it was perfect to use this 3-d sticker from my stash.

I added a stamped greeting on the back, which is where we will sign our names when we go to send the card over the holidays.

Supplies:
Gift Card Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Flourish Frame (Rectangles, Celebrate), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Santa sticker - Stash
White card stock
Patterned paper - DCWV
Words - Papertrey Ink
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

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Heart Pivot Anniversary Card and Tent Gift Card Holder

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I have a gift set to share today, that we gave to our friends who are celebrating their 40th Wedding Anniversary.

For their card, I used the Heart Pivot, a Pop it Ups die by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft designs. While this die works for all kinds of different occasions - it is also perfect for Anniversary cards!

I added some pen work and fussy cut flowers to use as embellishments. Here is the front of the card:

And here is the card opened. I just love how much WOW you get from a Pivot Card! The decorated hearts pivot into the card as it is opened.

The stitched label is where we wrote our message and signed our names.

We also wanted to give them a little something, but we knew they'd be gifted with a lot of wine. Instead we gave them a gift card to a restaurant they go to frequently so they can treat themselves to dessert.

I LOVE the Tent Card that fellow teammate Frances Byrne came up with so wanted to make another one of those. Yet another way to use your Accordion dies! I used the Gift Card Accordion for this one, and a fussy cut flower was the only embellishment.

Usually when I make a Tent Card, I stamp a greeting on a decorated panel on the back. For this one though, I kept it really simple and wrote our message under the gift card.

Remember to check the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog later this morning, when Karen Burniston has her post for the November 2015 Designer Challenge!

Supplies for card:
Patterned paper - We R Memory Keepers
Heart Pivot, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stitched Scallop Border - My Favorite Things
Flourished Frame (Celebrate), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Katie Accordion (Stitched Label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Koh-I-Noor Tri Colour Pencils

Supplies for Gift Card Holder:
Gift Card Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
White card stock
Patterned paper - We R Memory Keepers

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Ice Cream Tent Card

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I have another tent card to share today, this time using Karen Burniston's Fancy Frame Accordion die and dangling the label inside. Teammate Frances Byrne turned me onto these Tent Cards using the Accordion dies and I am hooked!

I couldn't resist these ice cream and cupcake dies from MFT - so used them for this card. I fussy cut the banner from patterned paper in the same stack and stamped the greeting on one of the decorator dies that comes with the Fancy Label Accordion. I rubbed a copper pencil crayon over the ice cream cone embossing to make it pop a little more.

The front edges were bowing a little, so I added narrow strips of card stock to the inside for support. Ha - sorry about the tilted photo below.

On the back I added a stamped panel - again ... a tilted photo. Not sure why I didn't do a better job of cropping the photos.

Supplies:
Fancy Frame Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - DCWV
Cream card stock
Kraft Card stock
Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape - 1/4"
Wish Big - C.C. Designs
Ice Cream Cone and Cupcake dies - My Favorite Things
Pencil Crayons
Stickles
Bakers Twine
Card size - 4-3/4"

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Beach Tent Card

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Designer Challenge Teammate Frances Burne made a Tent Card using one of Karen Burniston's Accordion die sets, and I immediately had to make one as well. I am hooked, and have made several! It's taking awhile for me to get them posted here on my blog though.

My friend Sue and I used to pop something in the mail to each other on the first of each month, but with our move and the severity of my Rheumatism we had to put it on hold. Her life was crazy busy as well but we are both at a point now where we are able to start up again. This is the card I sent her for September 1st.

My first Tent Card (which I haven't shared yet) I did a little differently, leaving the oval piece attached in the centre rather than removing it for a large oval window. But for this one, I thought I would try it with the opening.

I added a bunch of stickers from a 12 x 12 scrapbook kit - ones I didn't think I'd use on a Pop-Up card. They worked perfectly for the Tent Card though!

Here is a side view ...

On the back I added a journal card from one of the patterned papers in the stack, stamping 'Life's a Beach'. I added Pan Pastels around it for a pop of yellow.

I had lot of fun with PanPastels on the envelope as well.

Thankfully, even though summer is nearing an end, she received her card when the weather was still hot and sunny.


Supplies:
Accordion Circle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Beach Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Tape, 1/4" width
White card stock
Patterned paper and stickers - Echo Park
PanPastels
Hairspray (to set Pastels)
Life's a Beach stamp - Michaels

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Sleeping Fox Tent Card

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I was inspired by Designer Challenge Teammate Frances Byrne's Tent Card, and had to make one of my own. This was the first one I made, although it's not the first one I've posted on my blog. I decided not to cut away the centre circle, instead leaving it in place and decorating it.

I love it when my dies can be used more than one way - and these Tent Cards are a great way to use your Accordion dies! I used Karen Burniston's Circle Accordion, a die set available through Elizabeth Craft Designs for the card base. I added the All Seasons Tree, as well as the Grass Clump from the Fence Pop Stand.

Inside the card, there is some patterned paper that you can see from the sides and through the centre areas around the circle.

The sleeping Fox is a Peel-Off by Elizabeth Craft Designs ... so sweet.

The back has a stamped greeting and room to write a message.

I will be making more of these for sure - the Accordion Dies make it so easy!

Supplies:
Accordion Circle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Outdoor Edges (Grass), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
All seasons Tree, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Fence Pop Stand (Grass clump), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Elizabeth Craft Designs Fine Point Tweezers
Blue card stock - Papertrey Ink
Tree patterned paper - DCWV
Water colour paper
2597 Fox Peel-Off's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Water Colour Crayons - Derwent
MISTI - My Sweet Petunia
Words - Stampendous

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