Paper Pro's - Tag You're It

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It's time for another Paper Pro's challenge - this month Frances offers the challenge "Tag You're It" - LOL she has had tags on the brain lately as this was also her challenge for last week's Crazy4Challenges post!

Of course I used Karen Burniston's Tag Book Pop-Up for my card, and once again I put the pop-up platform inside a full card. I like that this gives you another way to use the cool pop-up die set!

On the front of the card, I have a glossy fish embellishment that was fussy cut from a sheet of patterned paper in the stack.

I added the "popping up to say" cut from teal card stock, then added glossy accents to the words so they catch the light.

Here is a look at the inside ...

I like that you can see the design of the backing card through the openings. Usually I add a patterned panel that covers this, but on this particular card I liked the openings.

Super hard to photograph, but all of the embellishments were cut from a sheet of patterned paper in the same stack and they are glossy and shiny. Because I kept the embellishments completely flat, this card will easily fit into an envelope and mail for a single stamp.

The Paper Pro's challenge is a casual one, with a varying number of participants each month. This month we have:

Karen Aicken - that's ME!

Frances Byrne 

Raquel Mason

Fran Sabad

Summer Hills Painter

Supplies:

1023 Tag Book Pop-Up - Karen Burniston

Patterned paper - K & Company

Kraft and teal card stocks

1019 - Gift Card Label (labels) - Karen Burniston

1003 Word Set #2 Birthday - Karen Burniston

1027 Word Set #4 Just A Note - Karen Burniston

Glossy Accents

Card size - 4-1/2 x 6"

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Laminated Travellers Journal Gift

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I have made several Travellers Journal style notebooks using Eileen Hull's journal die. I love them, and use mine daily. I've also made several for gifts. In a previous post I mentioned trying a laminated cover but wasn't crazy about how the lamination sheets barely covered them.

When I was poking around my patterned paper I came across this pretty teal and purple print and I knew I would have to use it for my friend Kim. She loves those colours! I made a laminated cover without using a die at all, just laminating the patterned paper then adding score lines. I did use Eileen's journal die for reference for the score lines and punched holes.

Inside I made coordinating notebooks/inserts and a pocket for the inside cover.

Just for fun, I also added a hand made folder that she can use for receipts etc. The bookmarks were cut from patterned paper scraps.

The notebooks all have a dot grid pattern inside, that I printed on my computer.

Kim just loved her Travellers Journal! She was unfamiliar with the concept of being able to slip out a notebook to take with you, then slide it back in the elastic & cover when you are back home. It's such a great idea.

Supplies:
Patterned paper - K & Company
Label dies - MFT Stamps
Ribbon
Laminator
Lamination sheet
Elastic, 2mm
Tag Topper punch

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Party Hat Gatefold Birthday Card

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I wanted to make a Gatefold card, and this patterned paper stack was out for a different reason. So I pulled out some of the papers and this is the card I came up with.

There are foiled bits in the patterned paper, so I added glitter to the party hat and added lots of Glitter Dots. Can't have too much glitter for a birthday card, right?

OK - back to the couch.  My cold is back with a vengeance and my head is woozy. 

Supplies:

Gatefold card die - Sizzix

Corner dies - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Patterned paper - Recollections

White card stock

Label dies - MFT Stamps

Banner punch - Stampin' Up

Magnets

Party Hat dies - Sizzix Triplets by Stephanie Barnard

Glitter paper

Copic markers

Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Wink of Stella

Stickles

Stamped words inside - Avery Elle

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C4C416 Tag You're It

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Welcome to the first Crazy 4 Challenges challenge of 2018. Our hostess this month is Frances Byrne, and our guest designer is Elena Anderson.  Frances Challenge this week is "Tag You're It! - For our first challenge for the year incorporate a tag or  tags some way in your creation."

Karen Burniston released her Tag Book Pop-Up die set in November, which makes a really cool tag shaped pop-up card. I had the idea to insert the pop-up mechanism into a regular card to give you more looks from the same die. It must have been a good idea as other people are doing it now too! Love sharing ideas and ways to get more use from your supplies.

My card front uses a couple of my new Riley and Company stamps. I took advantage of their Black Friday sale and have some fun new humorous stamps to play with.

The coffee embellishments were fussy cut from a sheet of patterned paper in the stack. I didn't use foam tape on the inside embellishments or thick card stock, and this card will easily mail for a single stamp. Once I had the inside pieces folded and adhered together, I found it was catching because of a couple of 'chads' on the arms. I simply rubbed them with my fingernail and the card opens smoothly now.

There is so much dimension in this pop-up!

The die set also comes with a pair of paper clip dies, which are fun little accents.

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 C4C416.

Supplies:
Brown sparkly patterned paper - My Minds Eye
All other patterned paper - Stampin' Up
White card stock
1023 Tag Book Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Wink of Stella
Stitched word bubble die - MFT Stamps
Fun foam
A Yawn stamp - Funny Bones by Riley & Company
Coffee beans stamp - COFFEE CAFE, Stampin' Up
Signo White gel pen
Wonky Circle dies - Your Next Stamp
Ethel stamp - Funny Bones by Riley & Company
Chalks - Stampin' Up
Bakers Twine
Card size - 4-1/2 x 6"

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"Dinos Rock" Flip-It Card

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It's Flip-It Friday here on my blog and I have a fun birthday card for our Grandson Zachary's birthday. I had made one for Ilai for his September birthday and had this piece of the patterned paper leftover. 

The dinosaur's were the last stickers remaining on the sheet so I got to use those up as well. I added a glittery party hat sticker just for fun.

Below is the card opened, and we will sign our name on the blank circle.

I know that Zachary is going to really like this card and that makes me happy.

Supplies:

Orange, turquoise and white card stocks

Patterned paper (double sided) - Echo Park

Circle Flip-Its - Sizzix

Banner punch - Stampin' Up

1012 Snowman Twist Circle (stitched circle) - Karen Burniston

Dino stickers - Paper House

Party hat sticker - Jolee's Boutique

Stitched circle dies - MFT Stamps

Stamps - Stampin' Up

Nuvo Crystal Drops

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Teal Pop-Up Birthday Card

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Today's share uses a combination of both old and new supplies. All the card pieces were in my 'In Progress' bin. It was pretty much finished a long time ago and just needed a greeting. Who knows what interrupted me at that time, and why I didn't leave the card out on my stamping table to finish. 

The patterned paper panel has a label cut from the centre, then it is popped up with foam tape on a white panel. I like that shadowbox look and will have to remember to try it again.

Inside I used the Lorna Label Pop-Up, which sadly has been discontinued. It was one of my favourites so I continue to use it though. The trees and birds (stamps and dies) I've had for several years, and the patterned paper for a lot longer than that.

I used some of Karen Burniston's Word Set dies for the 'Hello' on the front, and 'Happy Birthday' inside.

This one went into my box to donate to Seniors Secret Service.

Supplies:

Teal textured card stock

White and black card stocks

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

Stitched Journal Card - Lawn Fawn

Tree & Bird stamps & dies - Sizzix

Wink of Stella

Outdoor Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Patterned paper - stash

1003 Word Set 2 - Birthday, Karen Burniston

Xyron

1002 Word Set 1 - Greetings, Karen Burniston

Copic Markers

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Doggie Valentine Cards

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I didn't set out to make a Valentine card, but then this happened. Ha!

I woke up way too early on Christmas Eve, so went into my craft room. I didn't have any set plan, but I looked around and spied this patterned paper. I pulled it out and flipped through the pages. Hmmm - I could go with an astronaut card (which is why I purchased the paper in the first place) or do something with the heart patterns. Hearts it is! I turned around and saw the shelf with my Big Z dies on it - and thought it would be fun to use one of the dog dies.

After I made the first doggie Valentine card, I liked it so much I decided to make four more - one for each of the five Grandkids. By the time I was supposed to be waking up, I had most of them finished!

Ilai and Ethan will get the light blue dogs, and Olivia will get the darker one.

Olivia's card has glossy accents on the collar heart, and the little star had fallen off a gift tag under the tree and was sitting on the kitchen counter. So I pressed it into the glossy accents.

I will often make two nearly identical cards for the youngest Grandsons, since they live in different houses. But rather than just change the patterned paper for the next two cards, I pulled out my other Sizzix Dog BigZ die - the Scottie Dog.

Zachary and Alma will get these ones since they live in different houses.

Finally, here are all five Doggie Valentine cards together. I did have fun using these older dies again.

I love that they stand on their own, and I made the cards nice and sturdy so the Grandkids will be able to play with them! I hand wrote a message inside each one and they will each fit in an A2 envelope.

Supplies:
Puppy Dog die - Sizzix (BigZ)
Scottie Dog die - Sizzix (BigZ)
Patterned paper, Moda Scraps - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Signo white gel pen
White, black and red card stocks
Black fine point marker
Gold Sharpie marker
Ribbon scrap
Bakers Twine
Glossy accents

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January 2018 Designer Challenge for Karen Burniston

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Welcome to Karen Burniston's first Designer Challenge of 2018 ... "BIRTHDAY BANNERS!" - Pennants! Bunting! Banners! Flags! Incorporate a fun string of something into a card with a birthday theme". Full disclosure, I had 'Banners and Bunting' on the brain when I made my card, but completely forgot about the birthday part. So my Designer Challenge Card is a Valentine's Card - but I did incorporate lots of Banners!

The front of my card has three banners from the Twist Panel Pop-Up card. I like that you get both the pennant shape and the fishtail one in the set - and I used them both here, adding a heart to the centre one.

Inside I used the floating floor from the House & Fence Pop-Up. That is such a cool little die to animate all kinds of things! It's easy peasy to use, too. I strung another trio of banners across the top alternating with die cut hearts.

Just for fun, I added more fishtail banners along the edge of the floating floor to resemble a picket fence. I added a Dog from the Cat & Dog set to the left support. Love that little bandana!

A little heart-holding-bear is on the right support.

There are hearts in several of Karen Burniston's die sets and here I used the one in the Twist Panel Pop-Up. I've always wanted to do a tree of hearts and I am happy with how it turned out.

The Gift Card label is such a good size, it also works great as a generic label to add a greeting to. Here I trimmed the bottom portion off, added some hand lettering and another heart for good measure.

Tips & Tricks:  

When you are adding layers inside a Pop-Up card, you have to watch for catch points like the layered heart at the top centre banner and the top of the tree. It's also a good idea to place the hearts in the tree one at a time, checking to be sure they don't catch on the picket fence as the card is closing. If you place them but don't press the hearts down firmly you can move them if you need to.

I die cut the animals twice, once out of the patterned paper and once out of black. Once the coloured animals were attached to their supports, I adhered the black one to the back side effectively sandwiching the support in between the animals. The card stock I used wasn't quite sturdy enough for my liking, so adding the backing layer helped with that.

Be sure to check out my fellow Design Team members - their blogs are linked to the right. Karen Burniston will have her blog post/project tomorrow (Wednesday) on her BLOG.

Supplies:

Patterned paper - Prima
1015 House & Fence Pop-Up (floating floor) - Karen Burniston
1005 Tree Pop-Up - Karen Burniston
Black textured card stock, red card stock
1024 Cat & Dog - Karen Burniston
Twine
1009 Twist Panel Pop-Up (banners and hearts) - Karen Burniston
1016 Winter Animals - Karen Burniston
Black fine point marker
Copic markers
1019 Gift Card Label - Karen Burniston
Chalks - Stampin' Up
Sakura black glaze pen
Seam binding
Card size - 4-1/2 x 5-1/2"

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New Years Bridge Card

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Happy New Year!!

Today I have a sparkly card Bridge Card (or U Card) to ring in 2018. I have always been a fan of kraft card stock, and this Stampin' Up patterned paper with the metallic finishes is one I'm really enjoying.

I used Karen Burniston's Word Set 2 for the 'Celebrate', and die cut the numbers from white glittered card stock.

When my Canadian Stampin' Up Demonstrator Sandi MacIver asked me what my favourite sets from the Holiday catalogue were, this HALF FULL set was definitely on the list. I didn't use it for any of my Christmas cards this year because I was pretty much done them by the time I ordered the stamps. But these stamps can be used year round so you will be seeing more with them AND I will use them to make some Christmas cards for 2018 as well!.

This is the back side of the card, and where we signed our names.

Supplies:

Burgundy & white card stocks

Patterned paper - Stampin' Up

Derwent water colour pencils

Water brush

1003 Word Set 2, Birthday - Karen Burniston

Wink of Stella

Number dies - Papertrey Ink

Stamps - Stampin' Up

Glimmer Paper - Stampin' Up

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

Black fine point marker

Crayola markers

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