Coffee and more Coffee

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by. Today I am excited to be sharing a card created using the KAREN BURNISTON DIE COFFEE POP UP - and I have to say I am more than impressed with the mechanisms used to create this Die Set - along with the others I have in my 'hot little hands! you can see my first card HERE

I have used Kaisercraft and DCWV for my patterned paper and- a perfect match-the colours could not co-ordinate more perfectly.

My sentiments are  from the Spellbinders Enjoy Expression stamp and Die set and the coffee cup patterned paper is an older paper from Canvas Corp.

You can find Karen's Video Tutorial HERE - it is so easy to follow

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: CIRCLES (on the coffee cup)

Creative Fingers - ALWAYS  ANYTHING GOES

Scrapper’s Delights Challenge Blog - Father's Day or Anything Goes

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes & A Sentiment

Crafting With An Attitude - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Creative Moments - Anything Goes 

Paper Shelter Challenge - Stripes and/or Dots

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Cuttlebug Mania - Tic Tac Toe* (Die Cut - Faux or real stitching - Polka Dots)

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional spots and/or stripes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

Daisy Chain Challenges - Monochrome

Dream Factory - Breakfast at Tiffany's

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}} and happy creating!!

                                               

You Bring Me Joy

Hello friends - welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I hope your week has been relaxed and you are 'winding' down for the weekend. It is going to be a cold one here so we won't be venturing too day from the heating - which means time in The Studio for me.  I am feeding a little like I earned some extra time as I helped my DH clean out one of the Chicken Coops and also cleaned the oven - I am not sure what came over me! LOL! 

For my card today I have used an older Spellbinders 3D Embossing Folder and shimmery gold card stock.  I have also used an older image from Stampin' Up! I love this Ferris Wheel - only on paper through - not in real life!  The image has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black.  The whole panel has been sponged using Imagine Radiant Neon Inks in Electric Yellow, Blue, Pink and Coral, using a Sponge Dauber.  It has then been spritzed using stamp cleaner liquid to give a splattered effect.

The smaller inked panel has been popped up onto the embossed card front using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L 3D Foam Squares and onto a slightly larger pre-cut white card base.  Next Self Adhesive White Photo Corners have been added to each corner of the smaller panel and Want2Scrap Baby Bling in Black Rhinestones have been randomly added around the image.  

The Penny Black Inc. sentiment has been stamped onto black card stock. using Imagine VersaMark  Ink, and heat embossed using White Embossing Powder and a Heat Tool.  Next it has been trimmed and glued onto the lower portion of the embossed card front.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Always Anything Goes 

Creative Moments - Anything Goes  

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Summer colors, themes or treats 

Little Red Wagon - Summer fun 

The Crafty Addicts - Anything Goes/Optional cat whiskers

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

A Inky Mess - Anything Mixed Media Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

Sparkles Forum Challenges - No patterned paper

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

                                      

Wishing You Sunshine - Rocking Rectangle

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by. Today I am excited to be sharing a card created using the Karen Burniston Rocking Rectangle Pop Up Die - and I have to say I am more than impressed with the mechanisms used to create this Die Set - along with the others I have in my 'hot little hands!

I have used Kaisercraft Misty Mountain Collection for my patterned paper and Little Birdie Crafts Flowers - a perfect match-the colours could not co-ordinate more perfectly.

My sentiments are also from the Kaisercraft Misty Mountain Collection and the beautiful bling is from Want2Scrap.  

You can find Karen's Video Tutorial HERE - it is so easy to follow

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Crafts Galore Encore - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes with Patterned Paper

Cuttlebug Mania - Tic Tac Toe (top line, Sentiment, Image, Die cut)

Creatalicious Challenges - Anything Goes + optional spots and/or stripes

Through The Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Create With TLC - Anything Goes 

Everybody Art Challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Craft Cottage Challenges - Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge - Anything Goes

DL.Art Linky Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Digi Chooseday - Anything Goes

Morgan's ArtWorld Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Papercraft Business Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

                                      

Tilda - A Sweet Wish

Hello friends, welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  I have been doing a little colouring as a friend came over with a few Magnolia's stamped off - not something I have coloured much at all, but had a lot of fun - I know these images are either YES or No for people, but she is cute and I enjoyed the process of this card.

Tilda has been stamped using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black onto white card stock. Next she has been coloured using Chameleon Pens - they certainly made getting the different tones easy.  The coloured image has been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Ovals Etched Dies and the  Platinum Die Cutting Machine.  

The die has been used as s stencil and sponged inside the cutting edge using Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink.  This has been popped up onto a card front that has been cut/embossed using Spellbinders Nestabilities Scored and Pierced Rectangles Etched Dies and randomly stamped using postmarks from a Penny Black Inc. stamp set.  The card front has been layered onto a slightly larger teal pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

Small Mulberry Paper Roses have been added to the top right of the Oval and a double Teal Seam Binding Bow glued to the lower left of the die cut oval.  A lace flower, along with a small Mulberry Rose flower have been adhered to the knot of the bow, finishing with Want2Scrap Baby Bling in Turquoise Rhinestones adhered to opposite corners.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES

Colouring in Scrapland - ANYTHING GOES OPTIONAL USE WATERCOLORS

Creativ Fusion Arts & Crafts Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Cutie Pie Challenge - RIBBONS AND BOWS

Make My Monday - LOTS OF FLOWERS

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Colour Crazy Challenge - ALWAYS COLORING & ANYTHING GOES  

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Scrapper’s Delights Challenge Blog - Mother's Day or Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Always Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes & A Sentiment

CCEE Stamper - Stitching Faux Or Real

Paper Shelter Challenge - Ribbons and Buttons

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Happy First Birthday

Hello friends,welcome and thanks so much for stopping by.  It is Monday here - it come around all too quickly don't you think?!  Today I have a 'Fancy Fold' card to share with you a 'Pop and Twist' card- so much easier to create than you first think and such a fun fold. I have made a fun and whimsical card using Kaisercraft papers and Collectibles for a friend of the family and my DD1's BFF - she wanted something special to mark his first birthday - and he just loved cars.

Cut a card base and score half way; fold the card stock into an A-frame card base. Decorate the card front as desired, it is so much easier to do before the inside is added, adding bulk.

I have used patterned paper from Kaisercraft adhering to the pre-cut white card base using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. The sentiment has been cut/embossed using a Spellbinders Alphabet and adhered using liquid glue. The banner is also from Spellbinders, the die has been used as a stencil and the inside of the die sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Teal Zeal and a sponge dauber.  The age has been cut/embossed using Shapeabilities Filigree Numbers Etched Dies Elegant 3D Vignettes by Becca Feeken and corrugated card stock. The scalloped border is also from Kaisercraft and has been adhered to the base of the patterned paper using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

A Belly Band has been created using a strip of teal card stock 5cm wide.  Make sure it goes around the middle of the whole card with 2cm extra to allow for adhering.  Add a slightly smaller strip of patterned paper to the centre of the Belly Band using double sided tape - use strong tape to secure the Belly Band together.  Cut/emboss a Spellbinders Nestabilities Fancy Edged Circles Etched Dies using the 4th smallest die and yellow card stock.  Adhere the Lion embellishment to the circle, adhere the layered lion to the Belly Band.

Cut card stock for the pop-up mechanism, 8cm x 24cm.  Score down the centre of the card both lengthwise and width (or the long side and the short side)   Fold the right hand side towards the centre to where the score lines meet, check they line up on both sides before burnishing,.  Repeat this with the left hand side - to give an 'x in the centre.  Fold the paper on the score lines to make a tent shape Burnish all folds. This piece becomes the pop-up mechanism for the card.  Place the point of the mechanism centred just below the fold on the card base, Place tape on the top of the mechanism  Close the card to adhere the top panel to the pop-up mechanism.

Cut another piece of  white card stock 8cm x 24cm. Score on the short side at 4cm and burnish. Fold each side towards the centre fold and burnish the folds.  Decorate each panel inside the card by cutting two pieces of  Kaisercraft patterned paper to 9cm x 9.5cm, adhering onto the top and bottom panels. 

Open the card. The pop-up mechanism will unfold. Place Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra on the top right corner and the bottom left corner back of the "tent" pop-up mechanism and center the accordion fold piece over the pop-up mechanism and attach.

Cut four Kaisercraft patterned paper to 5.5cm x 8.5cm and attach to each panel of the accordion portion using Scrapbook Adhesives BY 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra. Decorate the panels using Spellbinders Die D-Lites Little Guy Etched Dies including the clouds.  Add Rickrack, Die cut Balloons and a rainbow to the top panel of the card, and embellish both edges of the bottom panel.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

A Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes

Allsorts - Travel

Crafty Calendar - Masculine

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: MALE/FATHERS 

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes & A Sentiment

Crafty Gals Corner - Masculine 

Creative Moments - Anything Goes 

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes

Die Cuttin' Divas - Masculine or Father's Day

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes 

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: More than One Fold

Dragonfly Dreams - For a Man/Boy

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Z-Fold Dog-Gone Birthday

Hello friends, welcome and thanks for stopping by.  I have had a couple of days off the computer, simply because life got busy and that happens doesn't it!!  Nothing bad - just busy, even some creative stuff happening!  I have been having a lot of fun creating a Z-Fold card and bringing out stamps I have been wanting to use for so-o-o long - who doesn't love these Crazy Dogs by Stampers Anonymous.

I have also used Kaisercraft patterned papers, Spellbinders Dies and Chameleon Pens.

My white card base measures 28cm x 10cm and the second piece measures 28cm x 5cm. Score the card base at 7cm and 14cm.  Make a mountain fold on the first score line and a valley fold on the second score line so that you have a basic Z-Fold card.   Repeat the scoring and folding on the smaller piece of card stock.

Turn the smaller piece of card stock over so that the long section is on the left hand side the folded sections are on the right hand side. Adhere Kaisercraft patterned paper to each portion of the card base and the smaller strip using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra - cut slightly smaller to allow a white border around each piece. 

NOTE: Make sure you have the two sections facing the right way before adding patterned papers and embellishments. 

Attach the smaller piece to the large piece. Apply Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra to the left half only of the long section. and secure it to the left hand side of the larger piece of card stock. I placed mine about  1cm from the base, but  it can be higher if you like.  Secure the right side between the last score line and the right hand edge also using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L E-Z Adhesive Runner Ultra.

Now to decorate - I have stamped the images using Imagine Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, coloured using Chameleon Pens.  Each of the gorgeous dogs have been fussy cut/hand cut out using scissors and popped up onto the card using Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L  3D Foam Squares.

The happy birthday sentiment has been cut/embossed using Spellbinders Shapeabilities Happy Birthday w/Numbers Etched Dies Special Moments Collection by Marisa Job.  The Banners cut/embossed using the Die D-Lites Amused 1 Etched Dies and the Balloons from a Die D-Lie Etched Die.  All of the images and decorations are visible when the card is open. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Colour Crazy Challenge - ALWAYS COLORING & ANYTHING GOES

Crafty Catz - ANYTHING GOES WITH OPTIONAL TWIST: MALE/FATHERS 

Creative Fingers - always ANYTHING GOES  

QKR Stampede - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

STAMPlorations Challenge Blog - STAMPS & BIRTHDAYS* and/or SKETCH* 

As You Like It Challenge - Favourite Stamp Brand (and why) Stampers Anonymous - what is not to love about these adorable and CRAZY animals 

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Anything Goes & A Sentiment

Creative Moments - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesdays - Anything Goes 

Digi Choosday Challenge - Anything Goes

Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything Goes

Ike's World - F for Fold/ Anything Goes 

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Artistic Inspirations - ANYTHING GOES

Creativ Fusion Arts & Crafts Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

613 Avenue Create - Anything Goes w/Optional Twist: More than One Fold

Stamping Sensations - Very Colorful

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

                                                          {{{hugs}}} and happy crafting