Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Accordions with Friends

This months challenge is Accordions with Friends, you saw my friend Debra's post yesterday and now here's mine.  I used the Oval Accordion and Oval Dots Frame Edges for the base.  For the front, I used Karen's new Farm Grettings Clear Stamp set and colored the key words with Stampin' Write Markers.

Open up the card to reveal 4 panels of fun animals that are ready to celebrate your birthday!

Here's Brownie the Cow with a red glittered party hat & noise maker from Props 2.  Yes that's an actual metal earring....ok jump ring.

Cheepers the Chicken is holding a present from Evergreen Pivot card and a glittered balloon from Props 2.

Virgil the Pig is ready to party with his glittered sunglasses and bow tie from Props 1.  Let's not forget his party hat too!

I invited one more friend to join in on the fun!  My 12 year old neighbor Alicia made this card.  I enjoy crafting with Alicia because she's so eager to learn and loves glitter just as much as I do.

Alicia used the Accordion Star die - just like Debra my other friend.  If you're wondering, they didn't consult each other on what die they were going to use.

Notice the beautiful Amethyst Silk Microfine Glitter on the center star!  The Happy Birthday Pop Up die set provided the perfect sentiment.  Glitter flower dots helps to hold the string in place for the banners.

 

I hope you enjoyed the Accordions with Friends challenge and check out Karen Burniston's post tomorrow on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.



Happy Crafting,

Raquel

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New Products: Virgil the Pig 1024, Brownie the Cow 1022, Cheepers the Chicken 1023, Farm Greetings Clear Stamp SC001



Karen's Katie Label

This is a birthday card I made for the one and only most awesome Pop It Ups designer, Karen Burniston herself.  I used Katie Accordion, Butterfly Pivot Card, Butterfly Accessories and Oval Accordion.  The sentiment was computer generated.

I used Elizabeth Craft Designs' Happy Birthday die to make the "Birthday Hi".  The cute little flowers are from Spiral Circle Pull Card and I have added glitter dots to all of them.

I cut the spiral from acetate and attached it to the last two panels.  I glued little butterflies and flowers to the spiral pull so they all move when the card is opened.  I got that idea when Karen did a video on combining a pivot and an accordion -Pivot Accordion Card.  I wanted to combine Katie Accordion with the Butterfly Pivot, the Butterfly Pivot was too large and just didn't look right.  I had this beautiful paper & I wanted butterflies on the card - I was determined to get butterflies on there somewhere so I decided to try to merge Katie Accordion with Spiral Circle Pull Card.

Here you can see the spiral and all those beautiful butterflies fluttering around.

So much fun!  I hope you enjoyed this very special for an extraordinary lady.

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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Supplies
Dies: Katie Accordion, Butterfly Pivot, Butterfly Accessories, Spiral Circle Pull Card, Oval Accordion (Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs); Happy Birthday (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Paper: from my stash
Other: Glitter Dots (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Katie Accordion with Spiral Circle Pull

I was inspired by Karen Burniston's July Designer Challenge video to merge an Accordion with another die.... we'll get to that once the card is opened.  I die cut 2 white and 1 yellow Kaite Accordions for the base.  I also cut 2 of each patterned paper, cut out the Katie Label to create a frame.  I stapled 3 scallop circles together to make a cloud template then sponged with Broken China Distress Ink.  The image was colored with Spectrum Noir markers & fussy cut.

I thought this card would be great to give a teacher.  I used several companion dies from Katie Pivot to stamp the inside sentiment on.  On the front & back panel, I used the grass from Outdoor Edges.  The All Seasons Tree fits perfectly and looks so pretty with lots of little flowers from that same die set.  I added Glitter Dots to the centers of all the flowers.

Here's where I attached the acetate spiral from Spiral Circle Pull.  I put lots of flowers & some apples on the spiral - and they all move when the card is opened.

And a view from the top.  

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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Supplies
Dies: Katie Accordion, Katie Pivot, Spiral Circle Pull Card, Outdoor Edges, All Seasons Tree (Karen Burniston designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stamps: CC Designs
Ink: Black Tuxedo (Memento); Broken China Distress Ink (Ranger)
Other: 7018 Glitter Dots Pink/Silver (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Spectrum Noir markers: face FS1, FS4, FS5, FS8, TN4; hair GB3, OR1, TN4, TN8; basket EB2, EB3, EB4, EB8; dress PP3, PP4, CR6, DR6, LY3, GB4, GB7, TN4, TN8; apples CR5, CR11, DR6, DR7, EB1, EB3, LG1, CG3, DG3

For the Love of Chocoate

I will be teaching how to make these cards at Stamp Boutique

Thursday July 31st at 11am

and

Saturday August 2nd at 10:30 am

Happy Stamping,

Raquel



Pop It Ups Katie Accordion Surfer Anya

 

 

I am entering this Pop It Ups Katie Accordion in the Spectrum Noir Backgrounds June Challenge.  The base is made using Karen Burniston's Pop It Ups Katie Accordion and Katie Stars Frame Edges.  The image is from The Greeting Farm called Surfer Anya - a gift from Carol at Stamp Boutique.  Carol gave me this stamp so I could practice my coloring as we are taking a coloring class called Skin & Hair class through Kit & Clowder (Alyce Keegan is amazing - you should check her out).

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color Anya and used the dotting technique for the background.  The dotting technique is where you make dots all around you image in several colors.

 

I used a retired Stampin' Up! set called Congratulations for the "Let the relaxation begin!" and the other stamp I found in my stash.  The flowers have double sided adhesive & Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter on them and then I colored them with Spectrum Noir markers - lOVE IT!  Who doesn't like sparkly flowers?

And a close up of Anya & those beautiful glittery flowers.  I chose this image not even thinking about curly hair - as I haven't gotten to that part of the Skin & Hair class yet.

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

Supplies
Spectrum Noir:
face FS1, FS4, FS9, FS5, TN4
hair LY3, GB4, GB7, TN4, TN8
flower & bathingsuit FS5, CR1, OR3, TN4, Tn8
background & flowers BT3, BT6, BT7, BT8 & blender
Dies: 903 Katie Accordion, 913 Katie Stars Frame Edges, 768 Katie Label Pivot Card (Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs); 726 balloons, 919 candle (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Paper: from my stash
Stamp: Surfer Anya (The Greeting Farm)
Other: 639 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, 7048 Transparent Glitter/Silver flowers, Double Sided Adhesive (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Hoppy is a poisonous dart frog

I love how versatile Hoppy the Frog can be!  Hoppy is one the new characters from Karen Burniston.  I can see he'll be "hopping" into a lot of my cards.
I cut Hoppy from blue textured card stock & used markers to make spots to resemble a poisonous dart frog.  I cut the dragonfly from Turquoise Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz and Basic Black cardstock.

I used Lots of Pops to animate the flagpoles, "Birthday" and Hoppy.  Did I mention how much I adore Hoppy?  He also comes with those flies and a lily pad - super cute.  The "Birthday" is a die cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I used a larger stitched Katie Label for the signature area.
If you have any questions, please ask in the comments - I do read them all.

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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Supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Dies: Hoppy the Frog, Accordion Katie, Lots of Pops, Katie Pivot  (Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs; Happy Birthday, Dragonfly Silhouette, Dragonfly Overlay (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Paper: Wild Wasabi and from my stash
Ink: Basic Black & Pacific Point Stampin' Write Marker
Stamps: Halloween Frog (Inky Antics)
Other: Turquoise Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Poppy's Halloween

Aren't these new dies by Karen Burniston FUN?  I love Halloween and I just couldn't wait to make Poppy into a Halloween owl complete with witches hat.
I cut 2 layers of Early Espresso Coredinations using the All Seasons Tree for the front, I trimmed it just a bit shorter to fit the branch over the moon.  Those ghost Peel-Offs sure look like they're having fun.  I used a stiteched & sponged Katie Label behind the tree.  The new Oval Clouds Frame Edges make this card really pop.  I used Orange/Silver Glitter lines to hide the seams of the Frame Edges.

Here's some of the pieces I used to make this card.

In the center panel, I used an oval die from the Oval Accordion to cut out the middle so I could put Poppy in the center & be able to spin around.  I die cut 2 of Poppy & sandwiched the fishing line in the middle - you can see it hanging out from the bottom, I forgot to cut the excess off before taking the picture oops.  I love the spider web in the top right corner.

I stamped the sentiment from Delightful Dozen onto an oval & kept the die on top of the paper while tracing around with a Basic Black & Tangerine Tango Stampin' Write Marker.  The purple flourish comes with the Katie Accordion and would also make a great crown for Poppy.

I stuck Double Sided Adhesive to Whisper White then die cut Poppy, removed the release sheet & sprinkled with Saffron Silk Microfine Glitter - he's really sparkly!  I made the witch hat from the Accessories die.  I die cut the hat & just trimmed to top to a triangle shape.

Here's the back of the card.  I used Yello Silk Microfine Glitter on his eyes, beak & feet....ohh I should've glittered his hat too.  Glitter is good!

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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Supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted

Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Paper: Basic Black, Orchid Oppulence, Tangerine Tango, Gable Green, Pumpkin Pie, Creamy Caramel, Early Espresso Coredinations, Always Artichoke & Daffodil Delight.
Ink: Old Olive & Tangelo Twist Classic Ink
Stampin' Write Markers: Basic Black & Tangerine Tango
Dies: Accordion Katie Label, Oval Clouds Frame Edges, Props Die, 772 Oval Accordion, 769 Accordion Circle, 781 All Seasons Tree (Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Other: 7010 Glitter Borders Orange/Silver; 7018 Gold/Silver Dots; 919 Halloween Peel-Off; 612 Saffron, 636 yellow, 604 white, 601 black Silk Microfine Glitter; 114 Lots of Dots embossing folder

Hoppy the Frog

I love the little details in Hoppy the Frog!  You can emboss him to get the spots on his legs, nostrils & chin.  When I say that Karen Burniston did an excellent job designing him, well that's an understatement!  There's not a lot of fiddly little parts to glue together on this frog - lovin' that.  In Hoppy the Frog set you get the frog, fly, lily & eyes.....so much fun.

To decorate Hoppy's mouth, I cut the frog again in red so I would have the mouth area to simply glue into the open green mouth area.  While I was doing that I thought it would be fun to give him a curly tongue to catch those flies with.  I covered the flies & the sentiment with Crystal Effects. 

To make the sentiment, I used Happy Birthday & Good Luck dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I cut the "A" out of "Happy" & replaced it with the "O" from "Good".  To make the lilly, I cut 3 lilies from green, white & yellow.  Next, I staggered the green & white on top of each other, then I trimmed the yellow lilly to fit on the top.  I cut the dragonfly from black cardstock & Fire Opal Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz.  I made a wobbler by coiling up some thin wire & glued it to the back of the dragonfly so he will move when you touch his body - super fun!



I used the embossing feature in the Accordion Katie Label & kept the die on after embossing & used a Signo White Gel Pen to accentuate the stitching.  The little flourishes in the corners comes with the Accordion Katie Label along with several layering dies for Katie.

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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All Supplies Stampin' Up! unless noted

Paper: Gumball Green, Basic Black, Daffodil Delight, Real Red cardstock
Dies: Hoppy the Frog, Accordion Katie Label (Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs)
         Good Luck #786, Happy Birthday #783, Dragonfly Overlay #708, Dragonfly Silhouette #707,
         Heart with Wings #794 (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Other: Crystal Effects, Signo White Gel Pen
          Fire Opal Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz SS0218, Gold Glitter Dots #7018 (Elizabeth Craft Designs)