Crazy 4 Challenges - Pink

It's a pink day with Crazy 4 Challenges!  Since October is breast cancer month, the team is bringing on the pink in support.  I was looking through my stash and found this die cut chevron border and my card took off from there.  Whilst looking in my stash I also found some stickers and bubble shakers.  I used Karen Burniston's Word Set 2 - Birthday for the sentiment.

What fun!  I used the Twist Circle Pop Up for this inside of my pink card.  I also added more of the chevron die cut and lots of those stickers I found.  I think this is a super cheerful birthday card don't you?  I mean look at those bubble shakers with little birds in them!

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Halloween Twist Circle

I found some Halloween stash and decided to try out a technique that Shelly Hickox did of making flying ghosts.  I have a lead in on the front of my card to the fun that's on the inside.  I used several dies from Karen Burniston's Snowman Twist Circle to decorate the front.

BOO!  There's flying cats up in here!  I really had fun making this card as Halloween is my favorite holiday and there's purple in this card.  As you open the card the center oval and cats twist and then open fully.

When fully open, the cats move a little bit as they are attached to acetate.  I used a tiny stapler to adhere the acetate to the oval and also the oval to the mechanism.  

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stamp Camp

I will be teaching how to make these cards at my Pompano Beach stamp camp on Saturday October 21st at 10am.  Please email me for more information on attending.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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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 fun masculine card.....well I'm thinking masculine because of the colors LOL.

I stamped the image, colored him and then cut around the tail a bit.  Then I placed an oval die around the image with the tail portion on top of the die - so the little tail part wouldn't be cut off.  I hadn't colored in a long time and boy was it fun.

I decorated the inside just a bit with some more pattern paper the same as the front and a sentiment.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Supplies are from my stash.

Crazy 4 Challenges - National Desert Day

Did you know that today is National Desert Day?  So you know what that means?  It means that the Crazy 4 Challenges Design Team are making cards with any sort of yummy dessert on it.

I had these cake Peel-Off-Stickers from Elizabeth Craft Designs and thought they would be the perfect yummy treat for this challenge.  I placed Clear Double Sided Adhesive onto white cardstock, removed the liner and placed the sticker (sticky side up) onto the liner and then put the sticky white cardstock on top.  Doing it this way ensures that your sticker stays flat to the sticky white cardstock.  Then I covered it all with Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter and colored with markers.  Add a die cut sentiment from Karen Burniston Word Set 2 Birthday - and the front is done.

I wanted to use the negative portion of the peel-off-sticker so to do that, I used a Transfer Sheet.  Basically you pick up the peel-off-sticker with the sticky Transfer Sheet and then burnish it onto your project.  To burnish it, I used a bone folder.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stampin' Up! supplies
Stampin' Write Markers

Karen Burniston
Dies - Word Set 2 Birthday

Elizabeth Craft Designs
Dies - Stitched Rectangle, Dotted Scallop Rectangle
Other -0379 Peel Off Sticker, Transfer Sheet, Clear Double Sided Adhesive, Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter

Karen Burniston Paper Pros - Holiday Cards

It's time for the Holiday themed Paper Pros challenge.  Caz Council set the challenge this month to make a holiday themed card.  With some help from Karen Burniston's Snowman, I chose Christmas themed card.

I had just enough room on my snowman's body to stamp a sentiment from Stampin Up!'s  Season Like Christmas stamp set. 

Oh what's that on the inside?  Well keep opening the card and you will see lots of snowmen!

I used the Christmas Tree Pop Up as a base for all those snowmen (8 to be exact).  I did snip a little bit of the bottom of the tree off, otherwise they fit on there very nicely.  I followed the guidelines for a tree with a star because I wasn't sure how much room I needed for the hats.  To ensure that the hats were within the confines of the card, I adhered them while the card was slightly closed.  You can see the hats aren't taller than the tree itself; however, they are wider.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stampin' Up! supplies
Stamps - Season Like Christmas

Karen Burniston
Dies - Snowman, Christmas Tree Pop Up

Elizabeth Craft Designs
Dies - Dotted Scallop Rectangles, Stitched Rectangles
Other - Glitter Dots

Crazy 4 Challenges - Make a Card

Today is World Card Making Day, so the Crazy 4 Challenges Design Team members are making cards of any design, any shape!

I had this piece of inked paper laying around so that was my starting point.  To make the paper, I used Rich Razzelberry, Pumpkin Pie, and Daffodil Delight Classic Ink Pads.  I smeared each color ink onto my craft mat, spritzed with water and dragged the paper through all the ink.  I stamped a sentiment from Five for All onto a Katherine Label die cut.

The inside is very simple (as you can see).

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Stampin' Up! supplies
Stamps - Five for All
Classic Ink Pads - Rich Razzelberry, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight
Cardstock - Pumpkin Pie, Rich Razzelberry, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Karen Burniston 
Dies - Gift Card Label, Katherine Label Pop Up

Designer Series Paper Sale

World Card Making Day Sale at Stampin' Up!

EM	DESCRIPTION	COORDINATING DESIGNER SERIES PAPER (NOT PART OF THE WORLD CARD MAKING DAY SALE. GET DETAILS HERE.)
131527 (Whisper White)/ 144236 (Very Vanilla)	Note Cards & Envelopes	N/A
143931 (W)/ 143934 (C)	Just Add Text	Just Add Color Specialty Designer Series Paper
143669	Daisy Delight	Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper
143660	Birthday Delivery	Birthday Memories Designer Series Paper
143650 (W)/ 143655 (C)	Merry Mistletoe	Be Merry Designer Series Paper
143840 (W)/ 143843 (C)	Pieces & Patterns	Pick A Pattern Designer Series Paper
143677	Coffee Café	Coffee Break Designer Series Paper
143937 (W)/ 143940 (C)	Oh So Eclectic	Naturally Eclectic Designer Series Paper
143799 (W)/ 143802 (C)	Lots Of Love	Whole Lot Of Lovely Designer Series Paper
143846 (W)/ 143849 (C)	Graceful Garden	Petal Garden Designer Series Paper
143726	Colorful Seasons	Color Theory Designer Series Paper
143925 (W)/143928 (C)	Wood Words	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper
144807	Brightly Lit Christmas	Christmas Around The World Designer Series Paper