C4C312 Feminine with Buttons

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It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog:  "Hi......Joanne/jojot here with this week's challenge.  My birthday is November 16.  That day is also Button Day this year.  Your challenge this week is to make a feminine birthday card with buttons on it."

I used one of my favourite Pop it Ups dies - the Spiral Circle Pull Card - and the newest Character, Lucky the Bunny for my card.

This time, I added a panel to the SCPC, giving me lots of room to write a note inside.  The 'thanks' comes with the Flourished Frame, and I added an embossed label from the Katie Label Pivot set.

When you open the folded panel, there are three more 'thanks' ... all of them were cut from white card stock and coloured with PanPastels.

The Props 7 Basket is SO cute ... I filled here with fussy cut flowers from ta scrap the same patterned paper that I used for the card base.

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 C4C312.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye
Spiral Circle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Banner & Borders - Karen Burniston (Sizzix)
Cream card stock
Lucky the Bunny, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Flourished Frame (thanks), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Props 7 (basket), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Buttons - Papertrey Ink
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
PanPastels Kit #1 & 2  - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Hairspray to set pastels
Lucy Label Pivot (label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Transparent Double Sided Adhesive - 6" Width - Elizabeth Craft Designs

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Christmas Pop-Up Cards #1 & 2

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Here are the first two Christmas cards I made using older Karen Burniston Sizzix dies. I had a dozen (or more!) inner and outer cards all cut out and ready for assembly before Karen B moved over to Elizabeth Craft Designs and I fell in love with the Pop it Ups. But I really do need to get things finished in my stamping room ... so here you go.

The word labels on the front have gold foil accents, and I added gold washi tape on the inside top & bottom edges.

The clear stickers inside (both cards are identical inside) are all glittery as well.

Into my Christmas card stash with these ones.

Supplies
A2 Pop 'n Cut with Wavy Label Insert - Karen Burniston (Sizzix)
Gold Washi tape
Clear glittered stickers - Dollar Store
Patterned paper - Momenta
Foiled accents - K & Company

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Rose Sticker Card

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It's Throwback Thursday here on my blog and I have an older birthday card to share today.

I embossed a red panel, then added this beautiful 3-d rose sticker to a Spellbinders label.

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Zentangle Inspired Spiral Circle Pull Card

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Today's share is something a little different. I first learned of Zentangle when we were on a road trip last month. I was hooked immediately. (For more information on the art of Zentangle, click HERE).

I really wanted to try to incorporate Zentangle into a card, so cut an official Zentangle tile (beautiful stuff) into a circle before I started the pen work. Then I attached it to a black Spiral Circle Pull Card.

My friend Sue and I live in different cities, and we often pop something in the mail to each other on the first of each month.  I knew she would appreciate the work that went into drawing the tile, so I embellished the card front a little and decided to give it to her.

I used one of Karen Burniston's embossing folders on the left, and drew lines a white narrow rectangle for the right side.

Inside I tangled the borders on each of the circles and stamped a greeting.

I had the opportunity to hand deliver the card to her as we were passing through her city on our Road Trip, and it turns out she had also been interested in starting with Zentangle. So she REALLY appreciated the card, which made me feel good.

Supplies:
Spiral Circle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
White card stock
Zentangle tile - Zentangle.com
Ring Accordion (Stitched circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Verse stamp - Stampin' Up
Off white textured card stock
KB104 Damask embossing folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs
This is my Zentangle Tile #11

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Acorn Thanksgiving Cards

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My quest to Use Things Up continues, so my share today is completed acorn cards. The acorns had been stamped, water coloured and layered several years ago ... they were just sitting there waiting for me to mount them on a completed card.

The beautiful pre-glittered leaves were in my embellishment stash and they worked out really nicely for these two cards.

I added a little glitter to the acorns once the cards were finished and they were ready to mail out for Thanksgiving this year.


Supplies:
Beige Astroparche card stock
Patterned paper - K & Company
Rectangle and circle dies - Spellbinders
Acorn stamp - PSX?
Water colour pencils
Fun foam
Gold stickles
Glittered leaves - K & Company
Card size - A2

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Pop Up Card For a Pre-Teen

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It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog and I have a quick and easy Pop-Up card to share today. The Happy was cut from the front of the blue card then I backed the opening with the white inner card.

Inside I used the Lucy Label Pop Up, a Pop it Ups by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. The background was sponged with a hand cut cloud stencil and PanPastels, and the words were hand lettered.

This was the first time I used this stamp set, and I've had it quite awhile. I forgot I even had it - how bad is that?

The card is on it's way to Sri Lanka, where we sponsor a boy through World Vision.

Supplies
Blue card stock - Papertrey Ink
White card stock
Happy die - My Favorite Things
Lucy Label Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
PanPastels - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Hairspray (to set pastels)
Stamps - Stampin' Up
Chalks
White gel pen - Inessentials

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1st Birthday In A Box Card

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Today's share is a card I made for our Great Niece for her first birthday.

I used lots of sparkly embellishments and the patterned paper is glittered as well. Fit for a little Princess!

I do love this die, and even though it's a BigZ die and takes up a lot of storage space - I'm glad I bought it.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - DCWV
Card In A Box die - Sizzix
White card stock
Sticker embellishments - Paper House
Cupcake die & polka dot patterned paper  - My Favorite things
Kraft card stock
Stickles
Flourishes - Quick Cutz?
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
7018 Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

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