Crazy 4 Challenges - Cancer Awareness Day

Today is Cancer Awareness Day.  The Crazy 4 Challenges members are making cards in support for someone who is currently fighting cancer or a card to cheer someone up.  I have stretched the meaning of the theme a little bit to make it a celebration card.  My parents are celebrating 52 years of marriage and if you look hard enough they have survived each other for a really long time.  LOL

I've used Karen Burniston's Spinner Square Pop Up for my card base.  I die cut an opening in the front of the card so the stamped sentiment can be viewed whilst closed.  The "Celebrate" die cut is a framelit from Stampin' Up! called Celebrate You.

When you open the card, you can still see the sentiment and the milestone of 52 years of marriage!  Congrats to my parents!

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps - Petal Palette
Dies - Celebrate You

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Spinner Square Pop Up

Karen Burniston's Paper Pros - Holiday Cheer

It's a "Holiday Cheer" theme today with Karen Burniston's Paper Pros challenge.  I chose to cheer about Halloween!

I used Karen Burniston's Halloween Scene, Halloween Elements and Word Set 2 - Birthday to create the front of my Boo-day card.  I created this card for my co-worker who loves Halloween and it just happens to be her birthday as well.  I wanted to keep the front simple (it was very hard for me not to add more bling)!  I even decorated an envelope to match.

Oh look at those fun hands and the ghost!  Just a little peek of what's coming LOL.

I used the Spinner Square Die to create the base card.  I added several elements that will move when the card opens.  Don't let those hands grab you!  I used the hands again to hold the signature area die cut using the Katherine Label Pop Up.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Halloween Scene

Halloween Elements

Katherine Label

Spinner Square Pop Up

Word Set 2 - Birthday

Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch

It's the third Saturday of the month and that means it's a sketch challenge with Crazy 4 Challenges.  I used a cute stamp set from Stampin' Up! called Hedgehugs, along with the new Tufted embossing folder.  I stamped the squirrel using Early Espresso and used a Sahara Sand Stampin' Write Marker to color him in.

For the inside, I used Karen Burniston's  Spinner Square Pop Up and Word Set 2 - Birthday.  By placing the pop up mechanism to the left, I have a lot of room to sign the card.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Hedgehugs
Dies- Stitched Shapes
Ink- Early Espresso Classic Ink; Pacific Point, Sahara Sand, and Blushing Bride Stampin' Write Markers
Other- Tufted Dynamic Textured Embossing Folder


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Spinner Square Pop Up

Word Set  2 - Birthday

Paper Pros Challenge - Food and Drink

For this months' Paper Pros challenge, the theme of Food and Drink was set by Caz.  I created a window in the front of my card and stamped a sentiment onto a window sheet.  I stamped several flowers from Happiest of Days colored using Stampin' Blends an then fussy cut them out.

A view of the card opening.

I die cut the window 1" from the fold in the card per Karen's video.  I also used the Charm Accordion die for the swirls and the stitched square.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamps- Happiest of Days
Other- Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight, Rich Razzelberry, Pumpkin Pie), StazOn


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Spinner Square Pop Up

Charm Accordion

Crazy 4 Challenges - Stencil and Dies

The Crazy 4 Challenges team are using dies to create a stencil to use on our cards this week.  I used Karen Burniston's Nature Edges to die cut a piece of scrap paper.  I used that wavy piece to sponge different colors all over the Whisper White panel.  I used punched a Starburst and put the raccoon in the opening.

For the inside, I used the Spinner Square Pop Up to animate another animal from the We Must Celebrate stamp set.  I used the punch from the front to adhere the little bear to it.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

To purchase Stampin' Up! products, please visit Stampin' Up! and enter Raquel Mason as your demonstrator.

Stamps- We Must Celebrate
Cardstock - Whisper White
Ink- Daffodil Delight, Peekaboo Peach, Sweet Sugar Plum
Punch- Starburst

Nature Edges

Spinner Square Pop Up

Crazy 4 Challenges - Cutie Patootie

Here's a cutie patootie challenge for you today!  The Crazy 4 Challenges Design Team are making cards or scrapbook pages with a child theme.  Blocks, playground - even a little red wagon if we so desire.
I couldn't help but use this cute Sale-a-bration set called Party Pandas.  I created masks for all 3 pandas, then stamped & masked away.  Aren't they cutie patootie?

For the inside I used Karen Burniston's Spinner Square Pop Up to add a peekaboo panda.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

To purchase Stampin' Up! products, please visit Stampin' Up! and enter Raquel Mason as your demonstrator.

Stamps- Party Pandas (Sale-a-bration), Sprinkles of Life


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Spinner Square Pop Up

Crazy 4 Challenges - Sketch

It's the third Saturday of the month and that means it's sketch time with Crazy 4 Challenges.  I followed the sketch to make this beautiful card using Birthday Blossoms from Stampin' Up!.  The flowers were stamped onto a piece of Whisper White that I had sprinkled with Brusho previously.  The "Celebrate" die cut is a Sale-a-bration item called Celebrate You Thinlits.

 For the inside, I used Karen Burniston's new Spinner Square Pop Up.  Here's a view as the card is opening. 

 I used the coordinating square dies for stamping a sentiment.  I adhered another Brusho flower to the spinner.  I added all those little dots to the centers of all the circles.  The little dots were from the Outline Stickers.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

To purchase Stampin' Up! products, please visit Stampin' Up! and enter Raquel Mason as your demonstrator.

Stamps- Birthday Blossoms
Cardstock - Tutti Fruitti Cards & Envelopes from Sale-a-bration, Lemon Lime Twist, Whisper White
Dies - Celebrate You Thinlits from Sale-a-bration
Other- Brusho

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Spinner Square Pop Up

Crazy 4 Challenges - National Poultry Day

Did you know that it's National Poultry Day?  The Crazy 4 Challenges Design Team were challenged to make a chicken card.  If we didn't have a chicken using any type of fowl - cardinal, robin, flamingo - something with feathers will do.
I knew I had this cute chicken stamp and wanted to play with Karen Burniston's new die called Spinner Square Pop Up.

I die cut a square opening in the front of the card so the chicken will show whilst the card is open or shut - ok I admit I didn't want to have to color this cute chicken twice.  I only used two die sets to make this card and the other set is called Nature Edges (the blue piece)

I love that the square dies in the set have stitch marks - such a great detail.  When you open the card, the sentiment comes down to be revealed.  To give a little bit of color to the bottom of my card, I used the left over piece from the front to adhere to the bottom of the card.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

To purchase Stampin' Up! products, please visit Stampin' Up! and enter Raquel Mason as your demonstrator.


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Spinner Square Pop Up

Nature Edges

Spinner Square Pop Up

I made this card for my cat-loving coworker.  I used an Action Wobler underneath Whiskers the Cat.  I used the Speech Bubble Edgy Options to stamp the sentiment.

Oh what fun awaits inside!  I am using Karen Burniston's new Spinner Square Pop Up for the inside of my card.  You can see Whiskers peeking out from behind the square.

With the card opened fully, Whiskers sits behind the greeting.  This is a very fun interactive die set.  I adhered the spinner portion of the die in the middle of the card.  But, I adhered the square towards the bottom of the card so my other coworkers will have more room to sign their names.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

To purchase Stampin' Up! products, please visit Stampin' Up! and enter Raquel Mason as your demonstrator.

To purchase Karen Burniston's products click here.

Spinner Square Pop Up

Word Set 2 - Birthday

Speech Bubble Edgy Options