Halloween Owl Card

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Last year I purchased a cute Halloween paper stack along with a coordinating stamp set and cat punch. I set about making some cards but I didn't need them for last year so will be sending them out this Halloween.

I love owl images, so no way I could resist this stamp set and the owl fits perfectly on this 3 x 3" patterned paper moon/tree panel. I added some wiggly eyes to the owl as well.

Here is a peek at the inside - the cat was fussy cut from a different patterned paper set and was sitting on my stamping table so I added it to the inside along with the same sweet black crochet trim that I used on the card front. The little pumpkins were also fussy cut from a sheet of paper in the package.

Supplies:
Black and cream card stocks
Patterned paper - Stampin' Up
Crochet trim - Stampin' Up
Stamps - Stampin' Up
Stitched oval dies - MFT Stamps

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C4C457 Thanksgiving Sketch Card

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It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy4Challenges Blog. Our October Hostess is Kathleen Adams and since it's the third Saturday of the month it's a Sketch Challenge. Here is Kathleen's sketch: 

This is another fun sketch and I think it will come in handy when making several cards at once. I'm always looking for different layouts I can use for the Birthday cards I donate to my Mom's nursing home. 

For my card this week I made a Pop-Up Thanksgiving card, using the Pop-Up die included with the Explosion Card die set by Karen Burniston. The sketch is on the front of the card ...

... and on the inside too!

I picked up these cute turkey stamps by Pink and Main at the Mesa Rubber Stamp Show back in March. I'm such a sucker for cute Thanksgiving images! The sweet patterned paper is also by Pink and Main - it's the first and only pad I have but  I will be ordering more for sure. They come in 6 x 6" pads which is different for me as I usually go for the 12 x 12". Oh, and the large Fishtail Banner on the card front is also by Pink and Main. Can you tell I'm a fan?

YEAH for Taylored Expressions stamp set that actually has verses you can put inside your Thanksgiving cards. So many company's have words for the card front but nothing for the inside. I also love the sentiment on this stamp so added it to my card along with some glittered stickers.

Finally, for those that like to pin group shots to their Pinterest boards ... here you go!

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 C4C457.

Supplies:
Brown and white card stocks
Patterned paper - Pink and Main
Large Fishtail Banner dies - Pink and Main
Derwent Water Colour Pencils
Water Brush
Prismacolour Pencils
Wink of Stella
Copic Marker
Sakura Glaze Pen
Stamps - Turkey Day, Pink and Main
1069 Explosion Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Nuvo Shimmer Pen, gold
Stickers - Paper Studio
Word stamp inside - Taylored Expressions

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Halloween Frame Pull Pop-Up

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It's Fun Fold Friday here on my blog, and today's share uses Karen Burniston's Frame Pull Pop-Up die set in a Halloween theme.

This large Happy Halloween die is so detailed and I adore the font that Karen Burniston uses for her Word Sets. This one would coordinate with any one of the sets if you wanted to add more to the greeting. To highlight the bat that cuts with the words, I went over it with a black glaze pen.

There are a couple of ways to add colour to your arrow to make it stand out - for this one I simply cut that piece from a scrap of pumpkin card stock and inlaid it back into the opening on the black strip.

When the recipient slides the tab towards the bottom of the card, it releases the Pop-Up, which springs open to reveal this cute pumpkin scene.

The patterned paper was a hot item in last years Stampin' Up holiday catalogue and I managed to snag myself a package. It has these 3 x 3" tree/moon printed panels, which I trimmed down to work for my Frame Pull Card. I added a die cut pumpkin wearing a witches hat, and the creepy hands from the Halloween Elements die set.

Finally, here is a side view so you can see the pop-up a little better.

I prefer to make cards like this post card style, and while I decorate the back side I also keep the embellishments and layers flat so the card lays nicely. For the back of this card, I added some matting and a die cut BOO!

As usual with Karen Burniston's Pop-Up dies, you get to choose the size of card. For my card today, I went with a standard A2 card, adhering the Frame Pull Pop-Up to the front side.

Supplies:

Black card stock

Patterned paper - Stampin' Up

1054 Rectangles, Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

1070 Frame Pull Pop-Up - Karen Burniston

1013 Halloween Elements - Karen Burniston

1058 Halloween Charms - Karen Burniston

Sakura black glaze pen and gel pens

1055 Ovals Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

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Halloween Bridge Card

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Today's share is a Halloween card I made last year. I was having so much fun with these (then) new Stampin' Up products, I kept making cards even after I had enough for both myself and my Mom to send out. This one is a Bridge Card, also known as a U Card. 

 The pumpkins and witches hat were fussy cut from patterned paper in the stack, and the cat was punched out from another piece of the patterned paper. I used the little word balloon from the Lorna Label Pop-Up and stamped a spider and the words on it.

The card folds flat for easy mailing in a standard A2 envelope.

I added some stamps on the back, and there is lots of room for us to sign our names.

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Stampin' Up

Black and cream card stocks

Cat punch - Stampin' Up

Grass 'stencil' - Karen Burniston (retired), 

Wink of stella

1014 Halloween Scene - Karen Burniston

Glitter Dots

Boo to you! stamp - Simon Says Stamp

Lorna Label Pop-Up (Word Balloon) - Karen Burniston (retired)

Spider, bat and word stamps - Halloween Clear stamps, Karen Burniston (retired)

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Double Z-Fold Birthday Card Group

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I've been wanting to make this style of card for a long time. A really long time. But I just never got around to figuring out the measurements, or watching the YouTube videos showing them. Well, I did watch one but it required too many 3/8" type measurements, and I just left it for another day. So while it's not a new idea, the talented Jennifer McGuire's video last week was on making these cards - complete with all the measurements for this wide A2, a regular A2 and a square card. Waaa hooo - I headed straight into my craft room and got these 6 cards made.

I have had the patterned paper for years - so making these 6 cards made a good dent in finishing off the package. I love the yellow with the grey and teal. Karen Burniston's Happy Birthday die worked perfect on the fronts as well. This grey one has a white panel behind the Happy Birthday as there wasn't enough contrast without it.

You can see the teal patterned paper in the group photo at the top of this post, which you do notice when you open the card - so the stamped greeting on the middle panel actually coordinates really well. It just doesn't look like it does in the photo below.

Since I'm making so many birthday cards, I ordered this fun birthday stamp set by Stampin' Up. I love that I can coordinate the images with any patterned paper I'm using and they are easy to fussy cut.

I did add a stamped, stitched circle to the centre panel of each card to break up all the rectangle shapes.

Finally, for those that like to pin group shots to their Pinterest boards - here you go!

After making these cards, I cut all the pieces for several other (different) cards, so by the end of the week I will have used up this patterned paper package! And I LOVE to use things up!! All six of these cards are going into my Nursing Home donation bags but I think this design would make some cute birthday cards for kids too.

Supplies:
1030 Happy Birthday die- Karen Burniston
White and grey card stocks
Patterned paper - Stampin' Up
Bow and party horn stamps - Stampin' Up
Stitched circle dies - MFT Stamps
Hooray stamp - MFT Stamps

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Ten Panda Aperture Birthday Cards

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I made these cards last month, but am just getting them posted today. I love this panda die by Neat and Tangled, and I think this might be my favourite way to use it!

This is what the card looks like when you take it out of the envelope ...

... but as you can see, the face has been die cut from the front and there is a black panel inside the card that shows through the panda face/ear openings. Honestly, I think what makes this design work so well is that I used a nice heavyweight white card stock for my card base. It was not as effective with a regular weight card stock; with a CAS style card it's the small details that make or break a design.

The inside panels were die cut with stitched rectangles to give some interest, and of course I used my MISTI stamping tool so all the images were stamped perfectly and perfectly straight. Love that tool, especially when working on multiple cards. There is room below the stamped words for a handwritten message and signature too.

I actually made ten of this design, but gave four to our eldest daughter for her birthday last month as she was running low on kids birthday cards. She needed them before I was able to take the photos, ha ha. I think this design works for kids and adults, female AND male! These remaining six went into my donation bags for my Mom's nursing home.  I will make more of these in the summer, so they will go to a different group of residents. These cards just make me happy.

Supplies:

Heavyweight white card stock - Michaels

Black and white card stocks

Panda die - Neat and Tangled

Stitched rectangle die - Elizabeth Craft Designs

MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

Happy Birthday - Papertrey Ink

Inside words - MFT Stamps

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Four Masculine Birthday Cards

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It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I'm sharing four nearly identical cards that I made to donate to my Mom's nursing home. Since I want the residents to feel special when they get their Birthday card, I don't put too many of the same design in each month. I have sturdy paper bags that I use for my donation cards and I put one of these cards in each of the 4 bags I'm currently working on. That way I can still work assembly line style but each bag of 25 cards will have a good variety of designs inside.

Now this is not an original idea, there are similar cards all over the internet. And I've been wanting to try them out, since I adore both the woodgrain patterned paper and this stamp/die set from Stampin' Up. I will say I checked out the specific design by 'Kings on Paddington' for my card inspiration.

Of course, using the MISTI made the stamping so easy. Not a single mis-stamped or crooked image in the bunch.

Supplies:

White, black, kraft and brown card stocks

Patterned paper - Stampin' Up

Leaf stamps and dies - Stampin' Up

Nuvo Shimmer pen - gold

Happy Birthday stamp - Stampin' Up

Wonky Stitched Rectangle dies - MFT Stamps

Twine - Stampin' Up

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Celebrate stamp - Ranger

MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

Card size - 4 x 6" (because I have lots of envelopes for this size)

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Teapotters Challenge Card for 'Carol'.

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This Splitcoast Teapotters Challenge had several elements to it:  Use something recycled and have it be vintage, with Carol's favourite colours olive green & browns, no bling, and a shabby chic style. I was good with everything but the no bling! However, I refrained from adding any as this card was meant to make her happy not me.

The recycled part of the card is the brown layer behind the butterfly. That is from some Tim Holtz stencil packaging.

Inside I used the Katherine Label Pop-Up to animate the vintage die cut butterfly, adding a fishtail banner and the Hello from Word Set 6 Summer.

I hope Carol liked her card, and it helped bring her some happiness.

For those that like to pin group shots - here you go!

Supplies:

1011 Katherine Label Pop-Up - Karen Burniston

Patterned paper - K & Company

Vertical Stitched Strips dies - MFT Stamps

1054 Rectangles, Crosshatch - Karen Burniston

Stacked deckle die - Tim Holtz, Sizzix

Butterfly dies - Stampin' Up

Recycled portion - Tim Holtz Packaging

1052 Word Set 6 Summer (hello) - Karen Burniston

Fishtail banner - MFT Stamps

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C4C456 "Be Brave Card"

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It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy4Challenges Blog. Our October Hostess is Kathleen Adams and here is Kathleen's challenge for this week:  "Today is CANCER AWARENESS DAY! You can make a support card for someone who is currently fighting cancer, or a card of cheer for someone who has won his or her battle!"

I have always liked these stamps by Verve so pulled them out again for my challenge card. I also stamped the background! I really liked Concord & 9th's "Lovely Blossoms Turnabout" stamp and can see me using it quite often. 

The sentiment was stamped on a large stitched fish tail banner by Pink and Main, and the gloves were water coloured with dye ink and a water brush then fussy cut.

Here is a peek at the inside:

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 C4C456.

Supplies:
Lovely Blossoms Turnabout stamp - Concord & 9th
White card stock, pinks
Stitched Rectangle dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Stamps - Verve
Large Fishtail Banner dies - Pink and Main
Aztec Gold Nuvo Glitter Pen
Sakura White Gel Pen
Dot stamp - Stamps by Judith

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Turkey Peek Thanksgiving Card

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Today's share is another card I made last year but didn't get posted. I have been going through the photo file, finding those older projects, and getting them posted. I had these printed embellishments out, and thought this turkey would be fun peeking through a window in the front of the card.

Inside I used Karen Burniston's Katherine Label Pop-Up. When the card opens the entire turkey is revealed as he raises up. This card is quick and easy, and probably the one that made me realize how versatile the Katherine Label Pop-Up is!

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