Category: Cards

Karen Burniston December Challenge Day 1

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Holiday House, Holiday Mini, Jolly the Mouse
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This month the Karen Burniston Design Challenge is “Home for the Holidays.”

PIU House Pivot 02

For my first card, I went with the House Pivot die and did a triple pivot.  The papers are EDC Shimmer Sheets on the left and Stampin Up’s Holidays Fancy Foil Designer Vellum.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that the two greens matched perfectly! Since each paper is delicate, I started with a white card base and adhered them to that.  And yes, on the foil vellum I added the tiniest bit of glue under each tree and let it dry!  It’s Christmas!  The greeting is Lots of Joy.  The bottom “snow” is EDC Cool White glitter.

PIU House Pivot 02 open

It’s very shiny!  That’s my reflection in the center 🙂  On the inside we find the neighbors – Jolly and Jolly – singing Christmas carols!

PIU House Pivot 02 tree

The neighborhood has an embossed tree.  Very fancy for these parts!

PIU House Pivot 02 house

The mice live in brick houses- no plain mice holes around here!.

PIU House Pivot 02 Jolly

Each Jolly sports a Santa Hat with a sequin and a hand cut music book.

PIU House Pivot 02 center

The Doily is made with the Paris Edges die.  The Jolly’s are ready for a fun evening!

Make sure to check out all the other Holiday Designs by visiting Karen Burniston’s Facebook page – Karen Burniston, Designer.

  

 

Karen Burniston November Design Team Challenge Day 2

Birthday, Cards, Challenges, Gift Card Holder, Whiskers
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Today I used Karen’s Confetti Tunnel card video to make my card!  This was fun!

PIU Confetti Tunnel 01 front

I started with the Gift Card Accordion die and the Flourishes frame.  Whiskers the Cat is celebrating with a hand cut cake that is spilling over into the confetti tunnel.

PIU Confetti Tunnel 01 open

Here’s the open card.  The paper is a retired (very retired) Stampin Up paper.

PIU Confetti Tunnel 01 left

PIU Confetti Tunnel 01

You just can’t help shaking this card! To coincide with the November Designer Challenge, every purchase made over $40 of Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups will receive a FREE $10 Gift Card. You will receive your Gift Card with your order in the mail and your Gift Card can be used on the Elizabeth Craft Designs website. This offer only applies to purchases made on our website between Tuesday 17th November and Thursday 19th November.

Hop over to Karen’s Facebook page to enjoy all the other amazing creations for this challenge.

Karen Burniston November Design Team Challenge Day 1

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Jolly the Mouse, Spiral Pull Card
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This month’s challenge was to use one of Karen’s videos as the start of our cards!  I chose Karen’s Pop It Ups Spiral Pull Card video for this one.

Spiral Pull Card 03

Here is Jolly the Mouse waiting for Christmas on the front of a Spiral Pull Card and a clock using the Clock and Gears die.  The paper is Stampin Up’s Season of Cheer Designer Series paper. The card size is 6 x 8.

Spiral Pull Card 03 open

When you open the card, candy canes spiral out!  The canes are “double sided” so it looks nice on both sides.

Spiral Pull Card 03 Jolly

Even though Jolly is on both sides, he’s got a candy cane on the front and…..

Spiral Pull Card 03 Jolly 2

a present on the other side.  Doesn’t he look excited!  Make sure you check out the other ideas from the team on Karen’s Facebook page.

Gold Joy

Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Jolly Christmas
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Jolly Christmas 02

This black and gold Winter Wonderland Specialty Designer Series paper is so gorgeous that it can stand alone.  But I added some stamping “just because!” 🙂  I used a sentiment from Jolly Christmas, heat embossed it in gold and added some foil paper and a star.  That’s it!  This will be featured in my Stamp a Stack this week.  Hugs, Fran

Hedgehog Halloween

Cards, Halloween, Rectangular Accordion Die
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PIU Rectangle Accordion 03

My favorite part about Halloween is that there are no “rules” to decorating.  Sequins, cobwebs, princesses and ghouls – all go together to create some spooky fun!  This Pop It Ups Rectangular Accordion card is a perfect example of “everything goes!”  I started with 3 of Karen Burniston’s awesome Rectangular Accordion panels in Smokey Slate card stock and the Katie Frame Star Edges in Basic Black.  I stamped the Hedgehog Daisy Halloween stamp set in Basic Gray and colored it with Copic markers.(W7, W5. W3,W1 and W00)  Then I added some washi tape, sequins, and black glitter stars along with a glitter banner and big jewel.

PIU Rectangle Accordion 03 open

Here it is open.  Each panel has it’s own character. I used the Katie Flourish Frame Edge on the middle Accordion.

PIU Rectangle Accordion 03 left side

The moon is lightly colored with a chalk marker.

PIU Rectangle Accordion 03 middle

The vampire has white chalk marker on the light, cummerbund, and bow tie and the witch has the same marker on her scarf.

PIU Rectangle Accordion 03 right side

The Rectangular Accordion makes scenes come together in such a fun way!  For matting each image, I also used the matting dies from the Rectangular Pull card.  They all work together!  Perfect!

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge Day 2

Cards, Challenges, Cheepers the Chicken, Chilly, Cocoa the Horse, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Lots of Pops, Poppy, William the Goat
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PIU Halloween 01

Characters in Costumes – Day 2 🙂  And which holiday makes us think of costumes more than Halloween?  So starting with a 4 1/2 x 8 1/2 card, stamped with this awesome image from Stampin Up’s Six Sayings (hostess set in the Holiday Mini)

PIU Halloween 01 open

And here are the characters!  Everyone is dressed up in their costume for Halloween and popping up on a Lots of Pops die.   The All Season Tree is in the background.  The wagon is hand cut.

PIU Halloween 01 detail

Cheepers the Chicken is dressed as a cowboy. Chilly the Penguin is wearing an Owl mask.  William the Goat is wearing funny glasses and a bow tie.  And Cocoa the Horse is dressed up as bandit.

Hope there’s lots of chocolate involved!  Take time to check out all the other Characters in Costumes on Karen’s Facebook Page.  Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge Costume Characters Day 1

BYOP, Cards, Challenges, Gift Card Holder, Graduation, Poppy
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BYOP 03

This month’s Karen Burniston Designer challenge is to dressed up some characters!  I’m starting out with Poppy the Owl dressed up for graduation.  I just love how the Pop It Ups Gift Card Holder goes with Stampin Up’s B.Y.O.P stamp set.

BYOP 03 open

I chose a combo of red, white and blue to match one of our local high schools.  Working backwards – I’ll now have to find a matching gift card!  The border on the card comes with the Gift Card Holder die!  That’s easy 🙂

BYOP 03 detail

Poppy’s graduation cap is a small square with a Basic Black Candy dot in the center.  The tassel cord was cut free-hand and the the red tassel is a small piece of Real Red with some slits cut into it, rolled up.  The diploma is a scrap of Whisper White, rolled and tied with Baker’s Twine.

BYOP 03 right

To make the star, punch 3 star.  Hold 2 of them together and cut a sliver out of the center of both at the same time.  Remove the center and alternate the colors.

Hope over to Karen’s Facebook page to see the other characters decked out in their finest!  Hugs, Fran

 

Among the Branches

Among the Branches, Cards, Holiday Mini, Mini Catalogs
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Among the Branches 01

Here’s my version of this card!  The Woodland Textured impressions embossing folder is such a great folder and it works perfectly with Among the Branches.  (That’s why it’s a bundle!)  I used some traditional autumn colors – Early Espresso, Soft Suede, Tangerine Tango and Crushed Curry.  To get the distressed edge on the burlap ribbon, simply trim the edges off of both sides and pull a few threads.  Then send it off to a friend to wish them a Happy Fall!  Hugs, Fran

A Gift for for Baby

BYOP, Cards, Gift Card Holder, Snowball the Sheep
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BYOP 04

A gift card holder for a baby! This uses the fun set B.Y.O.P. (Buy your own present) and Karen Burniston’s new Pop It Ups Gift Card Holder die (coming soon) – with cute, little Snowball the Sheep.  The paper is Watermelon Wonder from the Designer Series Paper Stack with a matching In Color Blossom Accent.

BYOP 04 open

I just mixed and matched the patterns of the DSP and used the matching Watermelon Wonder ink.

BYOP 04 detail

This set goes so well with this die!  Hugs, Fran