Trees and Sweet Squirrel Card

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When we were visiting Arizona this Fall, I was poking around Scrapbook.com's clearance section. This cute tree die set was in there and I knew how much I'd use it. I had purchased the Lawn Fawn Portrait Tree Backdrop and love that - so this one gives me the same idea in a landscape format. The leaves partially cut so you can lift them with your finger for added dimension.

There is also a 'clothesline' that can be strung between the two trees, and a little accessory die set that my Mom gave me in my Christmas stocking! This card is going into my stash for when I need a little 'Love Note' to send out.

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca.  I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already watermarked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with a Painted Mountain Card watermark. 

Supplies:
Tree die, On the Line - Taylored Expressions
Grass die - MFT Stamps
Polka Dot Patterned paper - Doodlebug Designs
White card stock
Sticker - Sticko
General Sentiments stamp - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Kraft card stock
Fine point marker
Fun foam

Card size - A2

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Chevron Sympathy Card Trio

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One of my fall purchases was Els' Chevron Background Die. I have had some fun with it and I think it is a classic design that I'll be able to use for years.

While we were in Arizona, my neighbour lost a dear friend and I wanted to make her a sympathy card. My Mom is often needing sympathy cards so I ended up making three nearly identical ones. One for my neighbour and two to tuck into my Mom's Christmas stocking.

I really like the tone on tone look of the first card. I added some crisp white stitched leaves for some contrast.

Here is a peek at the inside - all three cards were done the same.

On this final card, I went over the 'with sympathy' die with a Wink of Stella pen.

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca   I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already water marked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with the Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:
White card stock
Blue card stock - Stampin' Up
Chevron background die - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Blueprints #28 (banner die) - MFT Stamps
With Sympathy word stamps and dies - Avery Elle
Fun foam
Stitched leaves - Lawn Fawn
Wink of Stella

Card size - all, A2

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Baby Card for Alma

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Today's share is the baby card I made for our newest Grandbaby, Alma.

Inside I made it a Pop-Up card using the Lorna Label Pop-Up by Karen Burniston. The sweet little lamb was in my stash, cut eons ago and stored.

I sprinkled some Glitter Flower Peel-Off's ...

... and added some hand lettering to the label.

Here is a side view so you can see the Pop-Up portion a little better.

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca   I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already water marked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with the Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:

Lamb - Cricut cut

Lorna Label Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Patterned paper - DCWV

Stitched puffy clouds die - MFT Stamps

White card stock

7048 Glitter Flower Peel-Off's - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Pink sheer ribbon - Creative Packaging

Labels and Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Glitter Dots

Alpha dies - Stampin' Up

Bic fine markers

Fine point black marker

Card size - 5 x 6"

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'I'll Be Yours' Valentine Card

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I have a little Valentine to share today. Not sure where I got the word piece, but I added it with Els' Lace Circles to the card with a die cut flower.

The flower has a puffy, sparkly heart sticker in the centre and there are glitter dots on the red circle frame.

This was a quick card to make, and I got to use up something from my stash. Win win!

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca .  I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already water marked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with a Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:
White and red card stock
Pink card stock - Stampin' Up
Fitted Frames 5 - Lace Circles - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Puffy Sticker - Recollections
7018 Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Word circle - stash
Banner sticker inside - Recollections

Card size - A2

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C4C-368 Worlds Best Mom Card

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It's Saturday so that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog. Our January 2017 Hostess is Caz Counsell, and our guest designer is Lynn Anderson (Craft & Waffle).

Caz' challenge is a fun one - Today is organize your Home Day - Create a card suitable for NEW HOME or something within the home.

Hmmmmm ... of course I immediately thought of Karen Burniston's House Pivot die but realized that many people think of their clothes when they want to get organized. So instead of using the House Pivot, I made a card using a tee shirt on the front. 

When I took out the package of patterned paper, there was a stitched strip, a semi circle and  another piece that looks like it was cut with the Pull Card Edges, but not needed. I teamed up all three scraps on the left of my card. The tee shirt was stamped and fussy cut, then mounted to the front with an Action Wobble. I adore the heart from the Spiral Circle Pull Card, so adhered it to the front of the flowered tee.

Here is a look at all the action going on inside the card!

It was made with the Anita Frames Pop-Up by Karen Burniston, and I decided to work ahead and make a Mother's Day card.

The crown is a Decorator Die that comes with the Anita Frames Pop-Up, and after cutting it from gold glitter paper I further embellished it with orange Glitter Dots. If you look closely at the decorative labels, you'll see I've stamped with with a clothes hanger in a light colour.

Check out the C4C blog to see how the Crazies have been inspired by the challenge. We'd  love to see your take on it, so be sure to stop by the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and link up your creations. If you are uploading to an online gallery, please use the keyword C4C368.

Supplies:
Tee shirt stamp and words - the Stamps of Life
Patterned papers - My Minds Eye
Anita Frames Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Spiral Circle Pull Card (heart die), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Blue card stock - Bazzill
White card stock
Pull Card Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Blueprints #1 (stitched strip die) - MFT Stamps
Blueprints #21 (semi circle die) - MFT Stamps
Action Wobble
Clear double sided adhesive, 1/8" width - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Orange glitter dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Gold glitter paper - Stampin' Up

Card size - A2

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Pull Card iTunes Gift Card Holder

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It's Flip-It Friday here on my blog, and I have a Z-fold to share today using Karen Burniston's Rectangle Pull Card. With Pop it Ups dies, you get to choose the size of card and this one is 5 x 6" which fits nicely in a 5 x 7 envelope.

I always enjoy the bright cheerful colours on the iTunes gift card, so decided to use similar colours and Washi Tape to create a quick and easy iTunes Gift Card Holder. I adhered the Washi Tape to white card stock, then adhered those strips on either side of the pull card.

The arrow is an older Sizzix die that came in a set.  I decided to use the little pocket that detaches from the gift card packaging, and taped it to the front rectangle with removable tape.

This was so fast and easy to make, but made the gift card feel more special to give.

Supplies:
Teal card stock - Stamping' Up
Rectangle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Washi Tape
Arrow die - Sizzix
White card stock
Clear bag envy - Crystal Bags.com

Card size - 5 x 6, fits in a 5 x 7 envelope.

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Hedgehugs Card for Ilai

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Today's share is a Love Note I sent to Ilai when we were in Arizona this fall. He is only 2 but he sure loves to get mail. He sits and 'reads' it out loud over and over again. 

After the Hedgehogs were stamped, coloured and fussy cut - I added some black glaze pen to their eyes for a bit of shine. 

... and a peek at the inside.

Haha, apparently after he got the card, he kept trying to pull off the hedgehogs so he could play with them. :-)

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca .  I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already water marked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with a Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:
Hedgehog stamps (no dies) - MFT Stamps
Coloured Pencils - Prismacolor
Gamsol and blending stump
Black Glaze Pen
Stitched circle dies - MFT Stamps
Grass die- MFT Stamps
Dots stamp - Stamps by Judith
E-125 Embossing folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Wink of Stella

Card size - standard A2

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Paris Themed Pivot Card

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Today's card was made months ago. Initially I made it as a second card for a Designer Challenge by Karen Burniston (Charmed) ... then I didn't end up posting it.

The paper is a lovely teal metallic, but no way I could capture it in a photo. It looks great in real life though!

As I do quite often, I cut the outer card wider than I desired, then folded over the pattern to the inside. This not only stabilizes the Pivot Card, but brings the pattern and colour inside the card as well.

I hung an Eiffel Tower charm on either side, and added little flourishes above each pivot shape.

The Paris edges and the Beach edges were used along the bottom of the card, cut from black card stock.

Finally, here is a view of the card from the top. The design on the front and back pivot to the inside as the card is opened.

Note, you can find my cards from July 2011 - December 2016 on Alteredscrapbooking.blogspot.ca .  I had a bunch of cards made ahead, which are already water marked with alteredscrapbooking and I'm choosing not to re-do all those photos with a Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:
Katie Label Pivot, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Oval Landscape Accordion (flourishes), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Paris Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Beach Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Tags Pivot (embellishment), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hanging Charm Pull Tab, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Just a Note Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Copic Markers
Patterned paper - Me & My Big Ideas
Elizabeth Craft Designs Clear Double Sided Adhesive, 6" and 1/8" widths
White card stock
Black card stock

Card size - 5 x 5"

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Pink Hedge-HUG Card

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I made this card for a friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Thus the pink Hedgehog. :-)

I used Lawn Fawn's Leafy Backdrop for the card front - adding in a green patterned paper as the tree foliage. While I hadn't been doing a lot of A2 cards, I do like a full frame die like this. It works on larger cards as well, but perfectly on an A2 card.

Love these sweet hedgehogs ... now to get the card in the mail!

I know these photos are water marked with my old blog (alteredscrapbooking) but I'm chosing not to re-do all the photos with a Painted Mountain Cards watermark instead.

Supplies:
Brown plaid patterned paper - Lawn Fawn
Leafy Tree Backdrop die, Portrait - Lawn Fawn
Hedgehog Stamps - MFT Stamps
Water Colours
Glaze Pen - Sakura
Blue Cloud patterned paper - Doodlebug
Green patterned paper - Crate Paper
White card stock

Card size - Standard A2

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Dogs and Trees Birthday Card

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Today's share is a Birthday card I made for my Father-In Law. It was sort of a joke, as he is not a fan of our Jasper (a barking Sheltie) and their squirrels can make him crazy. Ha!

 I stamped the party hat randomly around the card front  to create the pattern.

I cut Lawn Fawn's Tree Backdrop twice, then flipped the second one to have a reverse image, and adhered it under the first one.

I heard that the card made him laugh, so that made me happy.

I know these photos are water marked with my old blog (alteredscrapbooking) but I'm chosing not to re-do all the photos with Painted Mountain Cards watermark.

Supplies:
Brown card stock
Leafy Tree Backdrop die, Portrait - Lawn Fawn
Dog, Squirrel and word stamps - Lawn Fawn
Sheltie stamp and die - MFT Stamps
Hat stamp - Lawn Fawn
Glaze Pen
Stickles
Prismacolor pencils
Gamsol and blending stump
Beige card stock - Bazzill
Blue card stock - Stampin' Up
Black card stock
Tombow Markers
Card base and envelope - Michaels

Card size - 5 x 6-1/2"

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