Category: Cards

Creative Circle September Blog Hop and Giveaway

Cards, Challenges, Creative Circle, Uncategorized
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Welcome to the Creative Circle September Blog Hop!  This month we are using the Backpack #2 pattern.  You will have a chance to win this pattern at the end of this post.

It’s a fun, easy pattern that holds 3 cards with envelopes.  I chose to use the Schoolhouse Designer Series paper and Kind Koala stamp set. The cards are the same design in different colors.  They were so much fun to color 🙂

Creative Circle September 2015

 

The backpack is large enough to be used for more things than cards.  It could easily hold a gift – and be decorated to suit your recipient!

Creative Circle September 2015 front

 

I put a gift card size pocket on the back –

Creative Circle September 2015 back

 

And now for your chance to win this month’s pattern!  My question is – What is your favorite Fall color combination?  Comment below for a chance to win.  Winners will be announced on September 20th.

 

Check out the other designs on this hop for some great inspiration and more chances to win!

 

Sandy   http://www.thescrapnstampshop.blogspot.com

Fran      http://www.fransabad.com  (You are here!)

Liz        http://www.lizhollowaydesign.blogspot.ca

Barb     http://www.beelinestamping.com

Dashing Through the Vellum

Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Sleigh Ride Edgelits, Versatile Christmas
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Versatile Christmas 01

 

This is a case of a card in the back of the Holiday Mini,  Fun to do – but I had to do some “figuring” to get the look I wanted.  The new Sleigh Ride Edgelit Dies are cut in Vellum card stock.  With the way the card ended up – I think I’d use the Holiday Fancy Foil Designer Vellum that is the first mat on the card.  But……Then I cut the Edgelit dies in Whisper White and just cut off the small images and adhered the to the card behind each image.  Does that make any sense?  I used Versatile Christmas for the sentiment. This will be my “go-to” set this season!  The little embellishment is small and light.  You’ll love them!  Hugs, Fran

Embellished Ornaments

Big Shot, Big Shot Delicate Ornaments, Cards, Christmas, Embellished Ornaments, Holiday Mini, Holidays, Mini Catalogs, Sneak Peek
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Embellished Ornaments 01

 

Here’s my Holiday catalog case of Embellished Ornaments.  I used Mossy Meadow and Red Foil to make the ornaments – and the new Precision Base Plate.  Wow!  It’s amazing!  Just a forward and back pass through my Big Shot and all those tiny pieces in the ornament die cut clean.  The bottom piece on the card is the new Holidays Fancy Foil Vellum.  Hint – it’s thin.  Be careful to only have one sheet in your hand when you cut it!

Crafting today will be at a minimum so I can clean out the garage for our upcoming Rubber Stamp Garage Sale!  Once a year my garage gets a good cleaning 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston August Challenge 3

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Circle Accordion Album, Pop It Ups, Ring Accordion, Wondrous Wreath
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PIU Circle Accordion 01

One more Inspiration Challenge card!  This one is inspired by Frances Byrne (and her amazing scenes!)  I did a mixed Circle/Ring Accordion Album using some Mo Manning digital stamps, Stampin Up sentiment, punches and paper.

PIU Cirlce Accordion 01 open

 

I also used some Ring Frame Edges on the middle pieces.  The flag at the top is shown on both sides and makes the card measure 5 1/2 x 5 1/2.

PIU Circle Accordion 01 details

 

Then I sprinkles stars all around – various punches and dies 🙂  Make sure to hop over to Karen’s Facebook page to check out all the challenge pieces!  They really are inspiring!.

Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston August Challenge Day 2

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Holidays, Jolly the Mouse, Sleigh Gift Card, Uncategorized
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PIU Sleigh 01

 

This card is fashioned after one Caz Counsell made when these dies were first introduced.  I used the Merry & Bright stamp on the front and…

PIU Seligh 01 inside

 

2 Jollys on the inside!  They are loading Santa’s sleigh – with a gift card behind them.  This Sleigh die is so much fun and I just love Jolly!  On the right “Jolly”, I snipped off his tail (“cut off his tail with a carving knife” – sorry, couldn’t help it!) and tucked it in behind him so it wouldn’t stick out of the card.

PIU Sleigh 01 inside detail

 

I could have made a card for each member of the team and hopefully we’ll do something like this again.  In the meantime, check out everyone’s creations on Karen’s Facebook page!  Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston August Challenge Day 1

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Christmas Trees Pop Stand, Circle Accordion Album, Rudy the Reindeer
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This month’s challenge for the Karen Burniston Design Team may be the hardest challenge we’ve ever done – select another DT member’s card to case!  There are SO many great cards and it was so hard to make a choice!  For today’s card, I chose one from the Red, White or Blue challenge that Shelly Hickox  did in all white!

PIU Ruby Ring Accordion 01

 

I did it up in color using the same Circle Accordion Album die  – but I used the new Merry Christmas Pop Stand die to create the trees in the middle.

PIU Ruby RIng Accordion 01 open

 

When you open it up – there’s Ruby waiting to greet you!  The wreath in the middle is Stampin UP’s Wondrous Wreath, stamped twice so it shows on both sides.

PIU Ruby RIng Accordion 01 detail

 

The little trees are hanging from fishing line and there is lots of Crystal Effects on the wreath, Rudys’ nose and wreath.

PIU Ruby Ring Accordion 01 detail right

 

I also added a banner to the last panel so you can write a greeting.  The stamp is Karen’s Merry & Bright!

Make sure you check Karen’s Facebook page to see all the creations this month!  Hugs, Fran

Bright Sympathy

An Open Heart, Cards, Stamp Sets
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An Open Heart 02

 

A Watermelon Wonder splash of color across this sympathy card!  The stamp set An Open Heart and the design was cased from a card I saw on Pinterest done by Lee Ann Pugliese.  I changed up the colors, the stamp set and added an extra tulip. The tulips are made with the Bird Punch.   Is it too bright for sympathy/concern?  BTW – I’m loving the new heavier weight white card stock in the catalog!  Hugs, Fran

Full Swing Summertime

Cards, Stamp Sets, Traveler
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Traveler 01

 

Summer’s in full swing around here, blocks of crafting time seem to sail right out the door!  Don’t get me wrong – I LOVE having family and friends around!  I’m just not quite organized enough to get everything done!  But here’s a 4 x 4 card made with the Traveler  stamp set.  It has some really awesome, old fashioned designs.  They are perfect for masculine cards, scrapbooking and journals.  This is a case from the catalog (page 82) with just a few changes to ramp it up a bit.  (I like this sentiment better with the image 🙂 )  Hope you’re getting some extra special summer time too!  Hugs, Fran

Feeling Jolly Day 2

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Christmas Messages, Christmas Trees Pop Stand, Evergreen Tree Pivot Card, Holidays, Jolly the Mouse, Pop It Ups, Stamp Sets
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PIU Jolly 02 front

 

The mice are still decorating!  Today is day 2 of Karen Burniston’s Design Teams Christmas in July and I’m still playing with Jolly the Mouse.  This card is a 4 1/2 x 6 1/2 card in Real Red with the little mice stacked up high to put the star on top of the tree.  The tree is from the Christmas Trees Pop Stand.  I just die cut and embossed 4 of them and stacked them off the side of the paper.  The present is from the Evergreen Pivot card and was cut in Merry Moments Designer Series paper.  The Santa hat is from Props 5 – lots of cute, cute, cute props!

PIU Jolly 02 inside

 

Inside I used the same stamp set, Christmas Messages, as yesterday.  There are so many great dies in this collection.  To see more amazing creations, go to Karen’s Facebook page!  Hugs, Fran