Make a Splash - Birthday Card Request!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have a very special card for you today. I will not be linking anything I used to make this card because of the circumstances for this card. Mary Gunn, from Craft Roulette sent out a message on the Craft Roulette Facebook page asking for cards for a special little girls 4th birthday. The family recently lost their 2 year old son because of a drunk driver accident. This little girl loves going to the mailbox every day and Mary thought why not fill her mailbox with birthday cards from all of us. How could I not brighten her day even just a little! Mary said that she loved Mermaids, so I had to make her an amazing Mermaid card!

For this card, I used Karen Burniston's Rockin' Rectangle die. I started with an A2 sized card base using heavy weight smooth white cardstock. I created the backgrounds using a very light weight cardstock and Distress Oxide Ink in Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon and Chipped Sapphire. Then I sprayed the background with water and dabbed them dry. 

I used MFT - Mermazing stamp set to create my Mermaids with. I colored them in with various Copic markers. I also used this stamp set to stamp the little fish in the background. I used Distress Oxide Ink in Chipped Sapphire for this. 

For the front of the card, I made a window card so you could see the Mermaid on the pop-up rectangle. 

I used Karen Burniston's Alphabet dies to cut the word "splash" which I cut from a glitter blue cardstock and a dark blue cardstock. 

I added a light pink frame around both sides of the window. 

I really hope this card brings a smile to Addi's face. Even for a minute. I have two kids of my own and my heart absolutely breaks for this family. 

Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting. 

Spook-tacular Halloween Card using Karen Burniston's Lorna Label and Explosion Pop-Up

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! I have a fun Halloween card for you today, using Karen Burniston's Lorna Label Pop-Up and Explosion Pop-Up!

For this card, I started with a 5.5 x 5.5 sized card base using a light weight black cardstock (65lb). Then I used some new patterned paper I just picked up from Michaels. If you are in Canada, they currently have some of their seasonal patterned paper packs buy one get one free! I cut the patterned paper 1/8" smaller than the card base, then used double sided adhesive to tape it down to the base. 

I also picked up some really pretty thin patterned paper that was double sided and perfect for the Explosion Pop-Up because it's so thin. I die cut the two explosion sides and folded as per Karen Burniston's instructional video, which you can watch by clicking here. I glued these into my card using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive and my fine tip bottle. 

I then added two 3 x 3 pieces of pumpkin patterned paper to the centre. This was to give the card some more color and to cover the edges of the explosion pieces. 

I then added the Lorna Label Pop-Up. I die cut the centre out of it so that I could hang a charm! I added some black sparkly cardstock to the front, not only to add dimension but to glue the charm in place. For the charm, I used the ghost from the Halloween Charms. I die cut the ghost twice so that if the charm spun you would see the ghost on both sides. 

I then added a skull border to the top and bottom to hide the paper lines. I used the Halloween Borders die to do this. 

I die cut the sentiment "Spook" using the Alphabet die set and the word "tacular" using the Mini Alphabet and Numbers die set. I die cut this from gold glitter cardstock and black cardstock for the word Spook, then black glitter cardstock for the tacular. 

Then I added some more ghosts and cobwebs using pieces from the Halloween Elements and Halloween Scene dies. Lastly, I added a place to sign the card using a rectangle from the Short Rectangles - Crosshatch die set. 

For the front of my card, I continued the same patterned paper as the inside. Then I added a scene using the Halloween Scenes die set. 

I die cut a circle using the Circles - Crosshatch die and added some moon detail to it using a moon stencil from Tim Holtz called Moon Mask. 

I glued everything down, then I die the sentiment on the front using the Halloween sentiment die and mixing Carved Pumpkin and Candied Apple Distress Oxide Ink. 

I added some glitter gel to the sentiment to make it pop! 

I just love this card!! Thank you so much for stopping by. To see the whole video on how I made this card, click the clip below to visit my YouTube Channel. Be sure to subscribe and like. Happy Crafting!

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September 2024 Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Four Seasons!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Designer Challenge time and our theme for September 2024 is Four Seasons! For this card, I used the Waterfall Card die set along with the Trees Add-On to create this seasonal card!

I started with an A2 sized card base using Lawn Fawn Kraft Cardstock. I added some pretty patterned paper I had from Echo Park called New Day to the front and inside of the card. I used the half circle die to cut a notch in the side of the card to make it easier to pull the mechanism. Then I die cut the pull tab and base from dark blue cardstock. 

I found four different colors of cardstock that matched with my patterned paper and used them for the flaps on the Waterfall card. For the sentiments in this card, I used the new Seasons Sentiments stamp that came out in the last release!

For the first flap, I chose yellow cardstock to represent spring. I added the bee from the Flutter Charms and the flowers from the Twist Flower Pop-Up. On the back of the first flap, I added a spring themed tree with little pink and white blossoms on it. 

For the second flap, I used Apricot Cardstock from Lawn Fawn to represent summer! Then I added flowers and the butterfly from the Fun Flowers die set. On the back of the second flap, I added a summer themed tree with a bird and hearts. 

For the third flap, I chose a dark peach colored cardstock. I'm sorry, I can't remember what this one is called. I added some flowers from the Fun Flowers and from the Flower Pot Pop-Up. I also added the pumpkin from the Halloween Elements. On the back of the third flap, I added a fall tree with falling leaves which I die cut from the Tiny Trees Pop-Up. 

For my last flap, I added a plain tree and die cut glitter snowflakes! I just love how this card came out. It is a little bulky, and if you were to make it for yourself and mail it, it would probably require more postage. But those little trees from the Tree Add-On fit perfectly!!! Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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Happy Halloween using Karen Burniston Twist Panel Pop-Up!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today uses Karen Burniston's Twist Panel Pop-Up along with several of her fantastic Halloween themed dies!

I was never much into making Halloween cards, but last year, I really got into making them and now I have to admit, they're my favorite!!! The colors, the fun, the spooky characters!!

For this card, I wanted to make something using the Twist Panel Pop-Up. I started with an A2 sized card base using a light weight black cardstock. Then I found this fun Halloween themed patterned paper in my stash and used it for the background. I really liked the colors in the paper, so I created a blue cloud background for the card using MFT - Mini Clouds Stencil and Simon Says Stamps Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Seafoam, Surf and Ocean. 

I then die cut the mechanism pieces from the same light weight black cardstock as the card base. I die cut all the characters to add to my twist panel using Karen Burniston's Witch and Cauldron, Skeleton and Bat, Halloween Elements and Halloween Charms. 

I then used Border Blends - Trims to create the fun spiral border in orange and purple cardstock. I added two pieces of black cardstock to add a sentiment and a place to sign the card. I die cut the white rectangle using the scalloped border in the Twist Panel Pop-Up. Then I added two pumpkins from the Autumn Elements die using heavy weight smooth white cardstock and colored them in with Copic markers. 

For the front of the card, I cut a rectangle from smooth white cardstock just big enough to fit the Slim Pattern Plate - Spiders die. I created the cloud background the same way I did for the inside. 

I die cut the spider pattern from a glitter cardstock and then glued it down to the cloud background. 

I added a piece of orange cardstock that was just a 1/8in larger on both sides to create a border along the sides. Then I added that to the front panel of the card. 

I used Distress Oxide Ink in Carved Pumpkin and Candied Apple on smooth white cardstock, then I die cut the Happy Halloween sentiment from the Happy Halloween die set. I cut a glitter purple cardstock background for the sentiment. 

How cool is this Halloween card! I just love the background and all the fun characters on the inside. Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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8 Fun Christmas Tags using Karen Burniston's Topper Tags!

Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! This year has gone by super fast! Before you know it, it will be Christmas time again. So today I am showing you 8 different Christmas tags using Karen Burniston's Topper Tags die set along with several other of her wonderful die sets. I made two different tags for each sized tag die. 

Our first tag uses the Sleigh Pop-Up as well as the Winter Animals and Christmas Animals dies to create this scene!

 I won't be going through all the steps I did to make these tags on my blog today because I have a great video on how I made each one of these tags which you can view below. 

For my second tag, I used the Fireplace Pop-Up and Fireplace Add-On's 1 and 2. 

The next two tags use the second largest die in the Topper Tags set. For this first tag, I used the Holiday House die set. 

The next tag, I used the Winter Charms and Holiday Charms to create this fun gingerbread cookie tag!

The next set of tags uses the Outdoor Scene dies to create this wintery scene. I also used the Small Script - Christmas die set to create my sentiment!

My next tag uses the Snowman die set to create this cute little snowman scene!

My last two tags use the Holiday Charms and the Fun Flowers die sets to create a beautiful poinsettia and a hanging ornament tag!

To see how I made these tags, click on the video below! Be sure to subscribe and like and click notifications as I try very hard to post a video or two once a week. Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!!

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Spellbinders Large Die of the Month - July 2024 - Christmas Birdhouse Card!

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! My card for you today features Spellbinders Large Die of the Month for July - Snowcapped Holidays! This fantastic die set comes with everything you need to create a beautiful Christmas themed birdhouse card. 

For this card, I went with a 5x7 sized card base. This was so I could fit more foliage into the background to showcase all the great pieces that come with this die set!

I cut a piece of smooth white cardstock just slightly smaller than the card base, then using Distress Oxide Ink in Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean and Chipped Sapphire, created a snow sky background. Once my ink was dry, I used Copic Opaque ink with some water and splattered it with a small paint brush to look like falling snow!

I then die cut all the pieces for the birdhouse using cardstock in the following colors. (Most of this is using scrap cardstock that I saved)

• kraft
• light red
• dark red
• white 
• dark brown

I added Distress Ink in Vintage Photo to the edges of the birdhouse to add some dimension. I also added some shadow detail using Copic markers. 

I die cut all the foliage using smooth white heavy weight cardstock and colored it all in with Copic markers. Yes, this is time consuming but it add so much detail to the card!! I feel like it is well worth it. The only thing I didn't cut and color was the pine cones. 

I added everything together and glued it all down using Lineco Neutral pH adhesive in a fine tip bottle. This is my most favorite glue. 

I added the sentiment by die cutting an oval using Karen Burniston's Oval - Crosshatch dies and stamping a sentiment from Spellbinders "Santa's Sippin' Sayings" stamp set. I used VersaMark ink and gold embossing powder. 

I also die cut the birds from scrap cardstock in reds, black and orange then added some glitter gel to the belly of each bird. I also added glitter gel to the little red berries in the foliage. 

I really love this die set! It works so well for a 5x7 card, which I wish more companies would do as you can really get a lot of detail into a 5x7 card! Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - August 2024 - Let The Music Play

 Hello Crafty Friends and welcome! It's Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge for the month of August and our theme this month is "Let the Music Play!". For my card, I used the new Piano Keys Pop-Up die along with the Music Charms to create this Phantom of the Opera card!

The Phantom of the Opera is hands down my most favorite musical. I've seen it twice and the first time I was so mesmerized, I don't even remember some of it. The singing, the way they made the boat seemingly float along the stage, it was all incredible!

For this card, I started with an A2 sized top fold card using a heavy weight black cardstock. I then cut two rectangles just slightly smaller then my card base from a light weight smooth white cardstock and stamped a rose background on them using MFT - Roses All Over stamp. 

I colored some of the roses on the top background using Copic markers. I only did a few because I wanted to keep the black and white but with a pop of color!

I used Karen Burniston's Parcel Pop-Up to make the Phantoms mask rise up from back. For this I used black cardstock. Then I die cut the square "parcel" piece and colored it to look aged, using Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Simon Says Stamps Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Mocha. I added a die cut piece to act like the stand to hold the sheet music. This is a die in the Parcel Pop-Up set. I die cut it three times (twice from black cardstock and once from kraft cardstock which I then added ink to) then added it to the bottom of the Parcel Pop-Up. 

I printed off the sheet music that I found online onto to printer paper and added Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Antique Linen to it to give it an aged look as well. 

I die cut the Piano Pop-Up from smooth white cardstock and black cardstock and added it to the front of the Parcel Pop-Up. If you would like to see the assembly video for how to put the Piano Pop-Up together, click here to see Karen Burniston's video!

Lastly, I printed out the Phantoms mask onto heavy weight cardstock and then carefully trimmed it and added it to the back of the card. I found this image on Google and then printed it out first on printer paper to make sure it was the right size. I then added a place to sign the card, using labels from the Lorna Label Pop-Up die set. 

For the front of the card, I stamped the background using a light grey ink (SSS - Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Flannel). 

I die cut the music notes and bars using the Music Charms and black cardstock. I added Glossy Accents to the music notes to add some dimension. 

I stamped the sentiment "You make my heart sing" on to the background using Karen Burniston's new Music Sentiments clear stamp set.

I kept the front of this card simple as there is so much going on in the inside. 

I am so pleased with how this card turned out. Also it's a great way to show that the Piano Pop-Up can mix and match with other dies that Karen makes!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

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