This challenge uses the sketch (which I sort of followed!) I started with a huge 6 x 8 card and Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups Midnight the Bat and Halloween Scene dies. He is hanging out on Stampin Up’s Sliding Star Framelits so he spins around the tree branch.
Spinners are hard to put down!
The sentiment is from Stampin Up’s Spooky fun and the DSP is the new Halloween Night Specialty paper. Check out the other Crazies designs for this sketch! Hugs, Fran
Halloween! Spooky or cute? That’s today’s Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.
I started with a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card the Karen Burniston’s new Labels and Circle die and her Halloween Clear stamp with the new Stampin Up Halloween Night Specialty Designer Series Paper. I stamped the sentiment on 3 layers of the Labels and Circles dies and re-stacked them for the front.
And when you open the card –
A cute little Trick or Treat scene featuring the Twist Circle Pop Up die. The ghosts and pumpkins are from the Halloween Charms die set. I left the ghost as 3-D pieces so the pop up (!)
The little Trick or Treat bags are hand cut. So I guess my answer to the challenge question – spooky or cute – is cute! Make sure to check out the rest of the designer cards by going to Karen’s blog or Facebook page. Hugs, Fran
Twas the night before Christmas and the mice were getting ready to Deck the Halls! The Challenge today at Crazy 4 Challenges is to put 10 of anything on your card. I started with a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card decorated for Christmas using Stampin Up’s Merry Mice.
Inside you find 10 mice getting ready to celebrate along with Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups Twist Circle and Clocks & Gears.
I colored the little mice with my Copic markers – the left side is just stamped as is. But the right side……
was stamped on a window sheet and flipped over so they could all face towards the clock! Have fun seeing what all the Crazies did for this 10 challenge! Hugs, Fran
I am the guest player at Crazy 4 Challenges this month and the theme for today is “Don’t Wear White after Labor Day!” So we were challenged to make an all white card 🙂 I started with a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 card base (5 1/2 x 11) and embossed the background layer with Stampin Up’s Gently Falling embossing folder. The beautiful layered sleigh from Karen Burniston’s Pop It Ups Sleigh Gift Card Holder and some snow flakes from her All Season Tree.
Inside is a winter white scene adding in Pop It Ups Iron Fence and Holiday House. The sentiment is from Stampin Up’s new Holly Berry Happiness
It’s hard to see the sparkle but trust me, it’s there! I went kind of crazy with the glitter!
All the Crazies have created beautiful white cards so make sure to check them out! And let me know if you follow the “don’t wear white” rule. (I do – at least with shoes and purses!) Have a great day – Hugs, Fran
There is an amazing die on page 11 of the Holiday Mini – Detailed Santa Thinlits dies – that cuts this swirly Santa. I’ve cased the card in the catalog and it really shows off how spectacular this die really is. The die is the full square – it’s so easy to use. I added the stars, edge and sentiment and this card is finished! The best part? It comes as a bundle! Imagine the Santa fun! Hugs, Fran
It’s almost time for the Holiday Mini catalog to be released! This little card is made with the Shake & Celebrate set for the sentiment. Since this set is photopolymer, it’s easy to bend it slightly on the block to fit it in the Bunch of Banners die. The star is cut with with the Star die and outlined with a gel pen. I used the Cable Knit Dynamic embossing folder for the background and some burlap behind the star. The little berries are pearls colored with an alcohol marker. Very simple but very sweet. Hugs, Fran
I say “Ghouly!”
This challenge is a Halloween challenge – Girly or Ghouly. I started with the Karen Burniston Pop It Ups Accordion Circle Card die, the Bat Stencil, Iron Fence Pop Up AND the Halloween Scene die! Yep – I went a little crazy!
And as you peer through the card, you’ll see it just gets worse 🙂
On the left inside panel I continued with the fence and spider – cutting out the center of the Accordion Circle die.
The center panel uses the Halloween Charms dies – ghost and pumpkins. Love the 3-D ghost!
The bats and spiders are cut from Stampin UP’s Black Glimmer paper and the sentiment is from Spooky Fun. And it was fun putting this scene together. Make sure you check out Karen’s Facebook page and blog for more spooky or girly inspiration! Hugs, Fran
I’ve combined some of my favorite things on this card – Christmas, Pop It Ups and Gingerbread Men! The front of this card uses some of the new Stampin Up Holiday Mini sets – Candy Cane Christmas and Cookie Cutter Christmas and a new Pop It Ups die – Anita Frames Pop It Ups!
Isn’t the Anita Frames Pop It Ups fun? And it’s really easy to assemble – love that! My gingerbread men are enjoying it too 🙂 They come with a matching punch that made this card super easy to put together! Hugs, Fran
This is one of the cards we are making this morning in my Christmas Stamp a Stack. It uses the soon to be released Hang Your Stockings and matching die. The colors are Emerald Envy, Real Red and Mint Macaron – which I wasn’t sure about but is very pretty. There is a sweet holly trinket attached to the top of the stocking. The stocking dies will be a favorite! Hugs, Fran
Christmas Pines is a huge set – 22 pieces – with a matching die! There are several different sizes of pine boughs and pine cones. It also has some very pretty sentiments. This simple card also uses a cut out from the Presents & Pinecones Designer Series paper. Hugs, Fran
