Category: Holidays

Crazy 4 Challenges C4C304 – Sketch

Birthday, Brownie the Cow, Cards, Challenges, Crazy 4 Challenges, Rectangular Pull Card
1 Comment
 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.
Microsoft Word - Crazy 4 Challenges September.docx

And here’s my card –

PIU Brownie 04

 

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.

PIU Brownie 04 open

 

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
1 Comment

PIU GCH Accordion 01 open

 

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.

PIU GCH Accodion 01

 

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
3 Comments

Haunt Ya Later 05

 

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!

Haunt Ya Later 05 open

 

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

Haunt Ya Later

Halloween, Haunt Ya Later, Holiday Mini, Special Projects, Uncategorized
2 Comments

Haunt Ya Later 01

 

A spooky treat!  This candy bar pull up is certainly looking more “cute” than “spook!”  The Mummy is the easiest design to make – strips of card stock, sponge the edges, start layering!   I stamped the sentiment from Haunt Ya Later and added to the front, added some 1″ eyes and little gogglie things – and it’s ready to scare and share 🙂

The Rubber Stamping and Scrapping Garage sale is this Friday and Saturday!  If you’re in Lexington, Ky you need to come check it out!

Hugs, Fran

All Ye Faithful

All Ye Faithful, Big Shot Ornament Thinlit Die, Cards, Christmas, Holiday Mini
2 Comments

All Ye Faithful 01

 

This is a new set in the Holiday Mini called All Ye Faithful.  I saw several cards using the image in a an ornament – all beautiful – and using this piece of vellum from the  Winter Wonderland Designer Vellum Stack.   Using Night of Navy, I made things a bit more “stream line” since we will be doing this card in the September Stamp and Stack.  Hugs, Fran

Halloween Gift Bag

Big Shot Lots of Labels Framelits, box, Gift Bag Punch Board, Halloween, Holiday Mini, Witch's Night
Comments

Witche's Night 01

 

And last but not least, my Halloween version of this bag!  I used the Witch’s Night stamp set and Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper.  The image and matting were cut with the Lots of Labels Framelit die.  This one is my favorite 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Little Christmas Gift Bags

box, Christmas, Cup of Cheer, Gift Bag Punch Board, Holiday Mini
Comments

Cup of Cheer 02

 

Continuing on from yesterday!  This gift bag uses the new Cup of Cheer stamp set and the Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper.  The image was inked with Stampin Write Markers.

Cup of Cheer 01

 

And this one got a big “thumbs down” from my youngest – the critic!  Ha!  But here it is, in case it inspires you to do something else!  Hugs, Fran

Acorny Thank You Bag

Acorny Thank You, box, Gift Bag Punch Board, Holiday Mini, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Project
Comments

Acorny Thank You 01

 

I saw this little bag on Too Cool Stamping – who got it from Dannie Graves!  This is what makes the stamping world go ’round!  This uses Acorny Thank You from the Holiday mini – cute – and the Gift Bag Punch Board.

Acorny Thank You 01 side

 

It’s a two piece gift bag.

Acorny Thank You 01 open

 

Cute!  Tomorrow I’ll show you where I went with this little gem 🙂  Hugs, Fran

Dashing Through the Vellum

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

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
Comments

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