C4C415 Sketch Christmas Card

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It's Saturday and that means a new challenge at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Our hostess is Anja De Regt-Hage  "This is the last challenge of 2017, and the tradition is that for this challenge you use one of the past sketches, maybe one you missed or your favourite one. Have fun with it!"

I chose Maryann Einam's sketch from July 2017. There were some great sketches this year and I could have gone with several others too! 

I made a Double Z fold card using the sketch, and the Elizabeth Craft Designs stitched fishtail banner dies. I have used them so much since I purchased them - they stay on my stamping table all the time. 

The deer is an older Tim Holtz die, cut from patterned paper and I added a bow to her neck using the wreath bow from Karen Burniston's Sleigh Pop-Up.

Since I the die cuts two deer at a time, I used the second one on the back of the card, which is also where we will write our message & sign our name.. 

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 C4C 415.

Supplies:
Patterned paper and yardstick embellishments- My Minds Eye
Confetti off white, and brown card stocks
Stitched Fishtail Banner dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Deer die - Tim Holtz
1021 Sleigh Pop-Up (bow) - Karen Burniston
Christmas Cheer Stamp - MFT Stamps
Happy New Year Stamp - Stampin' Up

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Hug In A Mug Card for the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

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Yes, this is my second post for today.  I have my cards ready for next week's posts but I really wanted to play in the Winter 2017 Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

The cute Snowflake Panel die is from a new-to-me- company (Your Next Stamp), in fact this one was the test cut I usually do when I get a new die. It came out so good I decided to go ahead and use it on a card. Perfect timing for the blog hop! Note, YNS is also a Canadian company - gotta love that.

The stamps are by Stampin' Up - their HUG IN A MUG set. For some reason it really appealed to me in the catalogue and I have to say I am having a lot of fun with it. So many cute images!

Supplies:
Snowflake panel die - Your Next Stamp
Cups, Mugs and accessories - Hug In a Mug, Stampin' Up
White, green and red card stocks
Blueprints #24 - Stitched panel inside card - MFT Stamps
Blueprints #12 - Fishtail banner die - MFT Stamps
Copic markers
Wink of Stella
Fun Foam
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
1012 Snowman Twist Circle Pop-Up (snowflake die) - Karen Burniston
White embossing powder - Ranger

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Horizontal Flip-It Holiday Card Duo

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It's Flip-It Friday here on my blog, and I have a pair of Flip-It cards to share today. I turned the Flip-Its horizontally as I was using up bits and pieces, and that is the direction the patterned paper was going.

Both cards are the same inside with a stamped circle at the top and a place to sign our names below. The card base is actually a gold metallic which doesn't show up in the photos. There is also lots of glitter on the border and 3-d stickers.

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Wobbling Snowman Holiday Card

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I have had this stamp for a couple of Christmases now, and haven't used it nearly enough to suit me. What an adorable, happy snowman!

My Mojo was in a bit of a slump, so I turned to a sketch - Mojo Monday sketch #242 - to help. The Lawn Fawn plaid paper is so sweet, and I paired it with die cut words by Karen Burniston.

The snowman's arms and gifts are a separate stamp, and intended to be on an Action Wobble as shown here.

Finally a peek at the inside:

Supplies:

Wobbly snowman stamps- Artistic Impressions

Copic markers

Black glaze pen - Sakura

Wink of Stella pen

Teal, white and red card stocks

Patterned paper - Lawn Fawn

1006 Nature Edges - Karen Burniston

White gel pen - Sakura

Snowflake punch - Martha Stewart

1022 Word set 3 - Holidays - Karen Burniston

1021 Sleigh Pop-Up (small snowflake) - Karen Burniston

Enamel Accents

MISTI - My Sweet Petunia

Stamps inside - Lawn Fawn

Card size - 5 x 7"

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Bright Christmas Twist Panel Pop-Up Card

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I have a cheerful holiday card to share today. Rather than make a belly band, I tied Bakers Twine around it to keep it closed to prevent an accidental reveal. The front has Karen Burniston's Gift Card Label as a place to add a stamped greeting.

Inside I used the Twist Panel Pop-Up and some fun penguin stickers from my stash. At the top is the wreath & bow dies from the Sleigh Pop-Up - it seemed to need something there and the wreath worked perfectly.

I added another wreath to the penguin on the right panel. The snowbanks were cut with the border die included in the Twist Panel Pop-Up die set.

I only have a little bit of this fun mitten paper leftover, as I only purchased a single sheet. WHAT was I thinking? I love the bright happy colours!

Supplies:
1009 Twist Panel Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Green, blue and white card stocks
Striped/Mittens patterned paper - Photo Play
Penguin stickers - The Paper Studio
1011 Katherine Label Pop-Up (labels) - Karen Burniston
Warm wishes stamp  - Avery Elle
1019 Gift Card Label  - Karen Burniston
Words on front - Papertrey Ink
1021 Sleigh Pop-Up (wreath) - Karen Burniston
Til the Season stamp - Taylored Expressions
Nuvo Crystal Drops
Stickles
Bakers Twine

Card size - 5 x 6"

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Karen Burniston's December 2017 Designer Challenge

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Welcome to Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge: "TREES, PLEASE!" - incorporate a tree (any tree) for a card with a winter/holiday theme.

While my obvious choice would be to use the Christmas Tree Pop-Up, I absolutely love the Winter Charms set so decided to use the tree charms for my card instead.

I also really like the sleigh from the Sleigh Pop-Up, so used it on the card front, holding a bunch of trees instead of gifts. Just a couple of quick snips with scissors and the tree charm becomes a sweetly shaped tree! The bow on the sleigh is popped up and shiny from the coating of Glossy Accents.

For the inside, I used the Twist Panel Pop-Up!

I found the lightweight cardstock and patterned paper I used was too flimsy to allow for a smooth movement of the twist panels. Simply adhering a panel of card stock to cover the card back solved that problem by making it nice and sturdy.

The banners come with the Twist Panel Pop-Up, and I added the smallest tree from the Winter Charms above the banners and coated it with Glossy Accents.

While it's hard to see in the photos, each of the trees also got a good coating of Glossy Accents. I used the beaded rectangle frame from the Tag Book Pop-Up on each of the panels. I cut it four times from red and four from white. I put aside the white beaded frames and the red inner panels to use on a different project, and adhered one red beaded frame to each of the Pop-Up panels. Then I inlaid the white centres inside the beaded frames and adhered the trees to the white.

I didn't add any foam tape, keeping the bulk down on the folded card.

The Pop-Up heart die also comes with the Twist Panel Pop-Up. It's such a fun little addition to an already fun Pop-Up card.

Another glossy tree beside the sweet scalloped rectangle, which is where we will sign our names.

The rest of the Design Team is linked on the right side of my blog - be sure to check out what they came up with for the Designer Challenge. Karen Burniston will have her project and a group post tomorrow (Wednesday), and you can find her blog HERE.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - My Minds Eye
1009 Twist Panel Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Green, white and red card stocks
1018 Winter Charms - Karen Burniston
1023 Tag Book Pop-Up (beaded rectangle frame) - Karen Burniston
Xyron
Glossy Accents
1021 Sleigh Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Cardstock embellishments came in the same package as the patterned paper above
Copic markers

Card size - 5 x 6"

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Red and Gold Christmas Tree Pop-Up

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Today's share is the second Christmas Tree Pop-Up I've made, and this time it's an A2 sized card. Yes, the entire Pop-Up tree folds flat and fits in an A2 card!!!

I only had a little bit of this patterned paper left, so wanted to use it for this card and be done with it. I added some gold Glitter Dots and half of a gold foiled doily to the front for some holiday shimmer and shine. Other than that, I kept the outside very simple.

Here is the card fully open! I really liked patterned paper for the trees on my first card (which you can see HERE) so did it again for this card.

I added gold Glitter Dots to the trees and sticker border, and gold foil card stock stitched circles for more holiday sparkle.

This is one of those cards that is going to elicit a gasp from whomever it goes to - the Christmas Tree Pop-Up is an ingenious die set.

Supplies:

1020 Christmas Tree Pop-Up - Karen Burniston

Red, off white confetti card stocks

Patterned paper and stickers - Basic Grey

Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Merry Christmas stamp - unknown

Gold foil card stock - Stampin' Up

Stitched circle die - MFT Stamps

Signo White gel pen

Sparkle gel pen - Sakura

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Pair of Deer Holiday Card

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I have had this die set (and the stamps) from Papertrey Ink for several years. I just adore the shape of this tree! I haven't used them for awhile, so got them out again for this Christmas card.

This one went into the stack of cards for my Mom to send out this year.

Supplies:

Tree and deer dies - Papertrey Ink

Patterned paper - Fancy Pants

Red and off white confetti card stock

Wonky stitched rectangle dies - MFT Stamps

8530 Gold Peel Off Snowflake - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Blueprints #18 (stitched banner)

Words inside - Papertrey Ink

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C4C 414 Christmas Bird Double Z Fold Card

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It's a new month and that means a new hostess at the Crazy 4 Challenges blog. Our December 2017 hostess is Anja De Regt-Hage.

Here is Anja's challenge this week:  Colour your day! December is a busy month for most of us, it is always good to sit down and do something relaxing , for me that is what colouring is....For today, I challenge you to colour something on your card/project. It does not have to be a big, just something. If you don’t colour, try using some different colours of ink, or even some accents.... 

I loved this bird from Stampin' Up and couldn't wait to colour it so the challenge was perfectly timed! I made a Double Z Fold Card and added the bird to the front along with some holly elements. The patterned paper is very sparkly  and I added Wink of Stella on the birds wings. 

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 C4C 414.

Supplies:
Red and white card stocks
Patterned paper - My Minds Eye
Bird stamp - Stampin' Up
Copic markers
Signo White gel pen
Black glaze pen - Sakura
Wink of Stella
Doily die - MFT Stamps
Stitched circle dies - MFT Stamps
Word stamp - Lawn Fawn
Holly graphic - Lettering delights
1011 Katherine Label Pop-Up (small stitched oval) - Karen Burniston

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Sparkling snowman Flip-It Card

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Happy December First! For our family, December First always marks the beginning of the Christmas Season. The grandkids get a gift - holiday PJ's and a Christmas or Hanukkah book. My kids get a gift (usually the same thing, but this year I'm giving the ladies an Advent Calendar by David's Tea).

December is also when I try to keep all my posts Christmas related  I really enjoy making Christmas cards, which is a good thing because I need over a hundred every year. Some of those go to my Mom to send out as she loves to send her friends cards that I've made.

Today is also Flip-It Friday on my blog so I made a festive, sparkling stacked snowman Flip-It card to share today.

Glitter can be iffy to photograph - and this snowman is no exception. I cut it from Stampin' Up's Glimmer paper, which is just gorgeous. I know I say that every time it, but it really is. I make sure to keep some on hand all the time, and if I am getting low then it's worth placing an order just to re-stock. The glitter doesn't fall off and it has so much SHINE!

For the card base I used Stephanie Barnard's Circle Flip-It Framelet die set and patterned paper from my stash. That red snowflake was sitting on my stamping table and after I added it I decided I LOVED red snowflakes. Wish I'd discovered that earlier in my holiday card making this year but you will be seeing a lot of red snowflakes next year.

The snowman is from Karen Burniston's Snowman Twist Circle Pop-Up. A versatile die set, as you can use them together as designed, but without the snowman it becomes a generic Twist Pop-Up that you can embellish with all kinds of things. The snowman works very well on it's own, or as shown here - on other animated cards.

The patterned paper also has embossed and shiny bits in it - I love shimmer and shine for the holidays. Below is the card opened. We will sign our names on the little stitched oval.

However you celebrate the season - and even if you don't - I'd like to wish you all a Happy December First!

Supplies:

Patterned paper - My Minds Eye

1012 Snowman Twist Circle (snowman) - Karen Burniston

Glitter paper - Stampin' Up

Red, brown, black, orange and white card stocks

fun foam

Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Circle Flip-It's #4 - Stephanie Barnard (Sizzix)

Ribbon - Stampin' Up

1011 Katherine Label Pop-Up (labels) - Karen Burniston

Stitched circle - MFT Stamps

Stamps - Hero Arts

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