Mummy Halloween Card

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I found this inked and embossed background panel in my stash, and decided to USE it and make a Halloween card. It's always such a good feeling to use something that you've been hanging onto ... done and done!

Inside, rather than have it be a simple flat card, I added the spinner from the Rectangle Pull Card to animate this fun Mummy sticker. Takes only a few minutes, but you get a card with some oomph!

Supplies:
White card stock
Orange card stock
Embossing folder - Cuttlebug
Rectangle Pull Card (Spinner,  Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
3-D Stickers - Recollections
Stamp inside - Michaels

Card size - Standard A2

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C4C360 In a Name

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It's Saturday  so that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog. Our October 2016 hostess is Caz Counsell and our Guest Designer is Heidi Green - The Crafty Goat Girl

Caz's challenge is:  In a name.... using your initials make a card using dies/stamps that start with your letters

Since my first initial is 'K' for Karen, I chose Joset's KITE die and my favourite Pop-it Ups - the Spiral Circle Pull Card.

The card was cut from white card stock - remember with Pop-it Ups you get to choose the size of your card - and the patterned paper was cut with the Pull Card Edges. The little clouds were leftover on my craft table from a different project, but the shape worked perfectly with the paper. Love those happy surprises ... and using things up!

The notches that cut with the SCPC keep the card closed until the sides are pulled.

Check out the C4C blog to see how the Crazies have been inspired by the challenge. We'd  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 C4C360.

Supplies:
Spiral Circle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
White card stock
Pull Card Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Clock and Gears (Circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - American Crafts
Kite - Joset Designs, Elizabeth Craft Designs
Fine point tweezers - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Red card stock
Clear double sided adhesive, 6" width
White pen - Sakura
Clouds - Lawn Fawn
Words - C.C. Designs

Card size - 5 x 6"

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Olivia's Midnight the Bat Card

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Our Granddaughter loves PINK and PURPLE ... and she will tell you with vehemence if you ask her what her favourite colours are. I chose not to add pink onto her Halloween card, but did make a purple pearlized Midnight the Bat!

The background was lightly stencilled with the new Bats Stage it Stencil by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs, then the piece was cut with one of the new Labels and Circles dies. I added some black Glitter Dots on her eyes and stamped Trick or Treat from the Halloween Clear Stamps.

Inside is another stamp from the set. I was so happy that there were words to use inside the card. Everyone seems to make the titles or greetings, but never think of words for inside a card.

Supplies:
Purple card stock - Soft Finish Perfect Purple - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Purple metallic card stock
White card stock
Double Sided Adhesive - 6" width - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Copics
Labels and Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
White Soft Finish Card stock 85#
Bats Stage-it Stencil - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Halloween Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Card size - A2

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Wobbly Ghost Halloween Card

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Today's card is a little bittersweet for me. The ghost was cut from a Hallmark garland and sent to me years ago from my far away friend Impi. Impi wasn't feeling well that July and was gone from us in September - but with letters we got to say a proper goodbye to each other.

Impi was an amazing paper crafter. You see all those people using sponges  & torn paper masks or stencils to create scenes? Yeah - that was her idea. She came up with the technique many many years ago and was featured in RubberStampMadness magazine. She called it SMOOSHING, so to honour her I still refer to it as Smooshing and I smile every time I see someone use the technique.

She created the most amazing scenes using Smooshing and rubber stamps and the large envelopes that made their way to my mailbox were pieces of art. As were the margins of all her letters. Then there were the swaps. She would buy things like these garlands, cut them into pieces and tuck them into her pen-pals envelopes. And we would all do the same for her.

I think of her often, and feel her presence in the quiet when I'm making cards. She would have loved Karen Burniston's Pop it Ups!

Anyhow, I let go of the sentimental reasons to be hanging onto this piece and made a Halloween card for one of our Grandkids.

I stamped the orange banner on white card stock, using the new Occasions Clear stamps then cut them out with the coordinating banner die with the Anita Frames Pop-Up. Then I drew on the letters and hung it from the ghosts hands with twine.

The whole ghost was then adhered to the embossed orange background with an Action Wobble.

Inside is some hand lettering and glittered stickers.

Supplies:
Ghost embellishment - stash
Anita Frames Pop-Up (Banner), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Occasions Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Sakura stardust pen
Bakers Twine
Sticker - Stash
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug
Orange card stock
White card stock
Action Wobble

Card size - A2

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Shaker Tag Duo

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I am still having fun with Karen Burniston's new Labels & Circles dies to make Christmas Tags. These two are shaker tags, with foil confetti as the shaker.

Into my stash with these ones.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Recollections
White card stock
Labels and Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Transparency
Fun foam
Confetti
Circle Accordion (scalloped circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Do Not Open stamp - MFT Stamps
Anita Frames Pop-Up (oval and label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Green card stock - Stampin' Up
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

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Blue Bat Halloween Card

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This Halloween card is for our Grandson Ethan, who loves blue. Blue Blue Blue. Of course, I had to make Midnight the Bat in blue, just for him!

The blue and orange background was done with the new Stage it Stencil by Karen Burniston - stencils make it so easy to customize the colours of your background.

Here is a peek at the inside ...

Supplies:
Midnight the Bat, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
White card stock
Blue, black and orange card stock scraps
Clear double sided adhesive, 6" and 1/8" width's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Fun foam
Iron Fence Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Labels and Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stripes/Plaid Stage it Stencil - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Bat Stage it Stencil - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs

Card size - Standard A2

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October 2016 Team Designer Challenge

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This month, Summer has the theme for our Designer Challenge "Boy oh Boy" ... think rough and tumble, boys will be boys, masculine or manly - no girls allowed! 

Once again I used the Twist Circle Pop-Up with Karen Burniston's adaptation to create a Pop-Up Panel Card for the challenge. (Link to Karen's video at the bottom of the post).

How fun is this type of Pop-Up! I decorated each of the little panels with various clear stamps by Karen Burniston, and stickers from the same package as the boy themed patterned papers.

I'm going to save this card for our Grandson Zachary's birthday as it's just perfect for him.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Designer Challenge Team came up with for the challenge. Karen Burniston will have her post on her BLOG tomorrow (Tuesday).

If you would like to see Karen Burniston's video where she shows how to adapt the Twisted Circle Pop-Up (inspired by her cousin Jessica) - click HERE or check out her YouTube channel.

Supplies:

Brown card stock

Patterned paper and stickers - My Minds Eye

Twist Circle Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Fine point scissors - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Zutter Corner Rounder

Clear double sided adhesive, 1/2" width - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Washi Tape

Occasions Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Farm Greetings Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Confetti card stock

What's Up Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Accordion Rectangle (rectangle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Card size - 6 x 5"

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