Category: Challenges

Creative Circle November Blog Hop and FREE pattern!

box, Challenges, Christmas, Holiday Mini, Merry Everything, Peaceful Pines
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Can you believe it’s November and the holidays are just around the corner?  This sweet little box is perfect to help you with your holiday gift giving.  And the best part – it’s free!  Hop along with us and see lots of great ideas for this pattern.

This is the box filled with cards.  It’s a substantial size and I was able to get 10 2 layer cards and envelopes inside!  I used Cherry Cobbler card stock and the Season of Cheer Designer Series paper for the box and the Merry Everything for the tag.  I die cut the top with the Perfect Pines Framelit Dies and added a piece of window sheet to the opening.

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Here’s the set –

Creative Circle November 2015 set

But it’s not only great for cards – it’s great for gifts too.  I filled mine with chocolate.  Wouldn’t this make a cute gift for a teacher, hair dresser, babysitter, neighbor – anyone you want to remember during the holidays?

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The box opens with a cute fold –

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So now that you’ve seen my ideas for the box, follow along on the Blog Hop and see other ways to use the pattern.  You can get your copy of the pattern here.

 

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

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

Barb     http://www.beelinestamping.com

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

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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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)

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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.

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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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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.

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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 🙂

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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.

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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

 

Creative Circle October Blog Hop

Big Shot Deco Label Framelits, Cards, Challenges, Decor Elements, Halloween, Haunt Ya Later, Holiday Mini, Uncategorized
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This month, Liz has created a Halloween Haunted House file!  It’s a cute decoration that has plenty of room for at least 3 cards.

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I made it up with the Haunt Ya Later stamp set and Happy Haunting Designer Series paper.  Here’s the house, with the sweet vampire at the door.  The ghosts are cut from the DSP.

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My cards are all shakers.  After doing this card, I couldn’t resist doing more!  The shaker piece is cut using the Deco Label Collection and filled with sequins, stars and more of that glitter thread stuff (technical term!)

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I cut a spider web doily into quarters (just like the Haunted House) and used the pieces inside of the shakers.

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You can purchase the pattern here and/or leave a comment here for a chance to win a cut out kit of your own.  What was your favorite Halloween costume?  Winner announced in 2 weeks.

I have several favorite costumes – my children have always loved to dress up.  But the most unique costume was the year my youngest went as a pin cushion.  I’ll have to find a picture 🙂

Now hop on over to see the other creations on this blog hop!  You don’t want to miss it!

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

Barb     http://www.beelinestamping.com

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

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

 

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C305 – Show Me the Blue

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Crazy 4 Challenges, Holiday House, Holiday Mini, House Pivot Card, Snow Place
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Time for Crazy 4 Challenges!  September’s birthstone in Sapphire – Show me the blue!

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My blue is Soft Sky and Night of Navy – and Christmas!  I used the Pop It Ups House Pivot card, Holiday House and the Stampin Up Snow Place set from the Holiday Mini catalog.

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I added an extra 1 3/4″ to the side to make a fold in piece for the sentiment.  It tucks right up to the fence so it’s hidden when the card is closed.  The cute snowmen are out decorating with some Night of Navy light covered in Dazzling Details.  Make sure to check out all the cards for this challenge – and play along!  Hugs, Fran

    

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C304 – Sketch

Birthday, Brownie the Cow, Cards, Challenges, Crazy 4 Challenges, Rectangular Pull Card
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 Time for another challenge with Crazy 4 Challenges group!  This time it’s a sketch – one of my favorite type of challenges.  Here’s the sketch.
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And here’s my card –

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Good ol’ Brownie the Cow on a Pop It Ups Rectangular Pull Card!  He’s celebrating !  The background stamp is Stampin UP’s Hardwood.  Love the barbed wire – it’s the Pop It Ups Western Edges.

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The party’s gotten out of control and Brownie’s having a good time!  His costume is from the Pop It Ups Props 1 and 2.  The stamps are Karen Burniston’s  Farm Greetings and the balloons are from the Spiral Pull Card.  Check out the other cards for this challenge – and play along!  Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston Design Challenge Day Two

Cards, Challenges, Christmas, Gift Card Holder, Sleigh Gift Card
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Let’s Celebrate!  I used the Sleigh Gift Card die flat on the front of the soon-to-be-released Gift Card Holder Acordion die.  The beautiful frame fits as one piece on the front.  The sleigh is done in Stampin Up’s Silver Foil and Red Glimmer paper.  It really shines.

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The inside holds a gift card!  The tabs to hold the card are built in so there’s no guess work involved.  I love to give gift cards!  Pop over to Karen’s Facebook page to see the rest of the designs for this month.  Hugs, Fran

Karen Burniston September Challenge Day One

Cards, Challenges, Halloween, Haunt Ya Later, Holiday Mini, Katie Label Accordion
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This month’s Karen Burniston’s Design Challenge is Celebrate – with Frame Edges! I chose the Katie Label Accordion Album with the matching Katie Stars Frame Edges – and it’s a shaker card!  This “too cute to be scary” vampire is from the Haunt Ya Later set in the Holiday Mini.  He’s surrounded by Black Glimmer paper stars – the same stars from the frame – sequins, and some long glitter.  (I”m not really sure what to call it!)  The vampire is colored with Copics. I used the retired SU bat punch with more Glimmer paper and a BIG jewel!

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The colors are a bit muted in the pictures because of the glare from the window sheet on the shaker.  The purple is Elegant Eggplant.  I love how the space on the Katie Label die accommodates so many things!  Check out Karen’s Facebook Page to see the rest of the team’s designs!  Hugs, Fran

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C303 – Grandparent’s Day

Bloom WIth Hope, Cards, Challenges, Oval Accordion
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It’s challenge time with Crazies!  This week the challenge is to create a card to celebrate Grandparents Day. I used Karen Burniston’s Oval Accordion, Saturated Canary’s Hair image and Stampin Up’s Bloom With Hope sentiment and English Garden Designer Series paper.

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The image was colored with Copics and the Happy Grandparents Day was computer generated.  Make sure to check out the other cards for this challenge!  Hugs, Fran

Kind Koala

Cards, Challenges, Creative Circle, Kind Koala
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I forgot to add these photos to this post!  These are the close ups of the cards in the backpack.  I used Kind Koala, colored them with Copics – changing the color and buttons on the flowers for each one.  The paper in the Schoolhouse DSP.

Happy Labor Day!  I hope you’re not laboring – but enjoying the time with family and friends 🙂  Hugs, Fran