Karen Burniston Designer Challenge for April 2015

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No post from me today, instead I'm sending you over to Jackie's Blog (www.stamping4you.blogspot.com) so you can see the amazing Paris Themed Accordion Card she made for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge  this month.

I'll be back tomorrow, and Karen Burniston will have her post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog tomorrow as well.

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Designer Challenge Accordion Card - April 2015

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Today is Day 1 of the April 2015 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge. It's a fun one too - here is Karen's challenge:

APRIL - ACCORDIONS WITH DC TEAM & FRIENDS - April 13, 14, 15  Between us and your guests we'll have 21 albums for the post! The theme is wide open and you can decide if you and your guest are coordinating your projects or not. Any Accordion die, any number of pages. Stacked, doubled, etc. - all fair game. Fun! You and your guest post April 13-14. My post will be on the 15th.

I chose my former Elizabeth Craft Designs Teammate Jackie Smith (a fellow Canadian), and you will see her Accordion tomorrow. Her blog is: Stamping 4 You   I always looked forward to Jackie's posts on the ECD Blog, as she has amazing way with texture and layers on her cards. 

Since we are both dog people, we decided we'd both use Buster the Dog and I went with a beach theme. Jackie has a new puppy - Gracie - and I styled Buster to resemble not-so-little Gracie! Here is the accordion card opened up so you can see all 4 pages ...

... and here it is closed and ready to pop in an envelope. Actually, I will be putting this one in a clear envelope as it's just to cool to hide in a solid white envelope!

I chose not to use any Accordion Frame Edges for this card, instead cutting the Accordion again from patterned paper and trimming it down on each side.

The first two pages feature beach necessities using different Props dies. I'd like to point on the beer/soda bottles in the pail though, because I made them using the bottom of the party blower from the Props 2 set. Once they were attached to the card, I realized they would have looked better with the edges inked, and even better with glossy accents!  Next time.  :-) The bottle caps were quickly added with a silver marker, and the labels are simply white pencil crayon outlined with a fine black pen.

The H B D was computer generated, then cut out with the banner from Lots of Pops and adhered over Bakers Twine. Teammate Helen Cryer is the Queen of Bunting in my opinion, and I borrowed this idea from her.

Below are the last two pages. We have 'Gracie' sitting on the beach with palm fronts that were cut from the Palm Tree and adhere to the rectangle. The bow, collar and nose were cut from scraps of glitter paper from my stash.  I computer generated the words on the final panel.

Here you can see the back side of the Accordion.

Remember to check out Jackie's blog tomorrow (click HERE) and Karen Burniston will have her post up on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog on Wednesday morning.

Supplies:
972 Accordion Rectangle, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
984 Buster the Dog, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
911 Props 1 (Sunglasses), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
949 Props 2, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
981 Beach Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
987 Palm Tree and Pail, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
781 All Seasons Tree (Clouds), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
778 Lots of Pops (Banner), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
974 Rectangle Pull card (Rectangles), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
506 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape, 6mm (1/4")
7018 Glitter Dots Peel-Off's in black - Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Patterned paper - Carta Bella
Blue card stock - Stampin' Up
Green card stock - Stampin' UIp
Brown card stock - Stampin' Up
Cloud patterned paper - American Crafts
Polka Dot Patterned paper - The Paper Studio
Kraft Card stock - scraps
Silver Sharpie Marker
White pencil crayon - Prismacolor
Black fine point pen - American Crafts
Bakers Twine - American Crafts
Black and Orange sparkle card stock - scraps
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Bath Tub Trough, a Pop Stand Card

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Today I can share some of Karen Burniston's new Pop it Ups dies!!!  They were released at the Collins show this past weekend, and this is one of the cards I made for the show. Can you guess the theme of the new release? Ha!

Oh. My. Goodness, you have to see what the Designer Challenge Team has been coming up with using this new Barn Pop Stand. AMAZING! Karen Burniston thinks of everything when she is designing the Pop it Ups dies and the barn doors even open and close. Yes they do.

However, I used the barn differently for this card, adhering it directly to the back of the card and using the Bathtub Pop Stand as a trough.  Brownie the Cow (one of the new Characters) is attached to the Bathtub with the spinner from the Rectangle Pull card. The Pop it Ups collection all works together seamlessly.

I'm partial to cows. There is absolutely no reason for this, but I even love watching them when we are driving in the country. Brownie the Cow Character has such a cute expression - you are going to be seeing her a lot from me. Don't say I didn't warn you! I've already made a Mother's Day and a Birthday card with her and there are lots more ideas in the works.

I used woodgrain patterned paper for the trough and filled it with the  little hay bales.  Below you can see how I positioned the spinner. To get the cowhide look, I printed paper from a digital scrapbooking kit. Then attached it to the ECD Double Sided Adhesive tape and die cut Brownie's detail layer. Easy Peasy, and each (Holstein) Brownie cow looks slightly different.

This is such a fun release - make sure you check out what the rest of the Designer Challenge Team has been coming up with!!

Supplies: (the new Pop-it-Ups will be available at the end of May 2015 so they are not yet linked)

980 Bathtub Pop Stand, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
1022 Brownie the Cow, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
1025 Hay There Pop Stand Accessories, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
974 Rectangle Pull Card (Spinner), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
914 Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
1023 Cheepers the Chicken (Egg), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
1021 Barn Pop Stand, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
780 Garden Bench (Grass clump), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
781 All Seasons Tree (Clouds), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
909 Hoppy the Frog (Fly), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
509 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape, 64mm (6")
506 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape 6mm (1/4")
967 Alphabet Caps 1 - Elizabeth Craft Designs
968 Numbers & More 1 - Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Woodgrain patterned paper - MME
Digital Scrapbooking Kit - Little Tumbleweeds, Nitwit Collections (Cow Print)
Kraft card stock
Black card stock
Red card stock
Textured red card stock - Bazzill
Green patterned paper for grass, and for the card front - Crate Paper
Gingham Ribbon
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C4C281 National Pet Day

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It's Saturday, and that means a new challenge at the Crazy4Challenges Blog.  Lynn Put is our hostess for April, and this is her challenge:

11th April (C4C281) - Did you know that today is National Pet Day? For our challenge this week, create a card or project using some type of pet as your inspiration. 

I have another "Pull Card Turned Stand-Up/Easel Card" to share today. You can see my post on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog HERE for another version.  This is the card in the closed position ...

When you open the card, this cute scene is revealed and the puppy spins up and into view.

I bought this fence die because I knew it would work really well with Karen Burniston's new release and I'm finding lots of uses for it! I really like these Puppy Peel-Off's that Els designed and have quite a few sheets of them.  I used one of the puppies for this card, adhering the Peel-Off to double sided adhesive and adding the Silk microfine Glitter. Then I coloured the image with Copics and fussy cut it.

Lots of Karen Burniston dies were used for this card ... the Rectangle Pull Card, the All Seasons Tree (clouds), the Beach Edges (hills) and the Happy Birthday Pop Up (Happy). The word Happy and the letters were cut from white card stock that has the Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Adhesive Tape on the back. Which makes adhering letters and script words a breeze.

Below you can see how I positioned the spinner.

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 C4C281.


Supplies:
974 Rectangle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
972 Accordion Rectangle (Rectangles) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
781 All Seasons Tree (Clouds) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
981 Beach Edges (hills) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
947 Happy Birthday Pop Up (Happy) Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
967 Alphabet 1 Caps - Elizabeth Craft Designs
990 CountryScapes - Country Fence 1 -  - Elizabeth Craft Designs
2584 Puppy Peel-Off's  - Elizabeth Craft Designs
508 Elizabeth Craft Designs Transparent Double Sided Tape 64mm (2-1/2")
641 Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Green card stock - Stampin' Up
Copic markers
Cloud Patterned paper - American Crafts
White card stock
Green patterned paper - Bella Blvd
Bakers Twine - American Crafts

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Belated Birthday Pull Card

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I have a belated Birthday card to share today, that I made using only one die set ... the Spiral Circle Pull Card (SCPC) by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. Below is the card in the closed position.

The tuck slots (that cut with the die) keep the card closed until the recipient pulls the sides to open it.

And here is the card open! The balloons come with the SCPC, so I cut several from scraps in the same paper stack and mounted them onto the spiral. The spiral also comes with the SCPC and is optional to use. I was sending this to a friend who had likely not seen a Spiral Circle Pull card before, so I wanted to use it.

One die set, one stamp, some card stock and patterned paper equals a fun Birthday Card. Even if it was late.

Supplies:
916 Spiral Circle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - DCWV
White card stock
Stamp on front - Stampin' Up
Stickles
Card size - 4 x 6" (folded), 7 x 6" (unfolded)

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Cupcake Birthday Cards

It's Throwback Thursday here on my blog and I have a trio of Birthday cards to share, that I donated to Seniors Secret Service last fall.

I cut a 12 x 12" patterned paper sheet into three 4 x 6" folded cards, then die cut a white circle to mount the die cut cupcakes to.

Because the patterned paper was double sided, I added a white card stock 'liner' which is where I stamped the Birthday verse.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Colorbok
Circle - Spellbinders
Cupcake - Stamps of Life
Cherry - Doodlebug
Words inside - unknown

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Wednesday With Pop it Ups ... a Stand-Up Pull Card

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I'm posting on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog for "Wednesday With Pop it Ups". Today I'm sharing how to turn your Rectangle Pull Card into a fun Stand-Up card.

Hope to see you at the ECD Blog!

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