Boo to You!

Here's a fun Halloween card using Karen Burniston's new collection of dies.  I used Halloween Scene, Halloween Elements, and Word Set 2 to create a spooky scene on the front of my card.  Can you see the jack-o-lantern with his mask?  I borrowed the raccoon's mask from Woodland Animals....I hope he won't mind. 

 For the inside, I sponged Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight and Blackberry Bliss onto a piece of Whisper White.  I used some of the sames dies as the front again to create a similar scene.  I fussy cut some of the skulls from the pattern paper.  I stamped the sentiment from Delightful Dozen onto a label from the Gift Card Label die set.

Happy Stampin', 
Raquel

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Supplies from Stampin' Up!
Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Ink: Tangelo Twist, Daffodil Delight, and Blackberry Bliss
Card stock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Cucumber Crush

Supplies from Karen Burniston
Dies: Halloween Scene, Halloween Elements, Woodland Animals, Word Set 2, and Gift Card Label

Karen Burniston's December Designer Challenge - Honey's Double Heart Pivot



It's time again for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge.  Each member of the team chose 1 or 2 holidays so the entire year will be represented with awesome cards - so much inspiration!

I chose Valentine's Day.  My card was inspired by Karen's recent Pivot Doubling Technique.  Click this link to see Karen in action demonstrating this technique.

I've used the Heart Pivot die for my base.  I cut my patterened paper at 5.5 x 7.5 scored at .5" from each end and then in the middle at 3.25.  The 2 Chocolate Chip panels were cut at 5 x 5.

I also used the new Ring Frame Edges around the pivoting heart on the front.

Inspired by Karen again, I used the shadow layer of Honey the Bear and some of the pieces from the detail layer to make Honey look very different.  I die cut another shadow layer for Honey's head, added eyes, nose & ears to the head then cut just the head portion off & used pop dots to make it more dimensional.  All Chocolate Chip pieces of Honey were sponged with Whisper White Craft Ink.

I stamped the sentiment from Delightful Dozen onto a heart that is also included in the die set.  The key (also included in the Heart Pivot) was cut from Pink Shimmer Sheetz.  To make the heart frames (all 4 of them), I simply nested 2 different sized hearts and die cut at the same time.

Happy Stamping,

Raquel

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Supplies
Stamps: Delightful Dozen (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Whisper White Craft, Stampin' Write Markers in Real Red, Chocolate Chip & Regal Rose (Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Sending Love DSP (Stampin' Up!)
Dies: 775 Heart Pivot, 950 Ring Frame Edges, 772 Oval Accordion (Karen Burniston designed for Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Other: SS0104 Pink 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

Spectrum Noir "Background" Challenge

I made this card for the Spectrum Noir "Background" challenge.  To make this card I colored in a striped pattern all over onto Whisper White using the chisel tip of my Spectrum Noir markers.  I used a medicine dropper to drop lots of rubbing alcohol all over.  The alcohol will soak through the back side of the card stock making these pretty color splotches.  After that dried, I stamped Swallowtail with Versamark, covered with black embossing powder then heat set.
What a great, quick background for any large image.

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Happy Stamping,
Raquel

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Swallowtail, Delightful Dozen
Spectrum Noir: TB4, OR1, CT4, DR1
Cardstock: Barely Banana, Basic Black, Whisper White
Ink: Versamark, Tangelo Twist
Other: rubbing alcohol, black embossing powder, medicine dropper

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Mamas & Babies

It's time for the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge!  This month's theme is to make any Pop It Up for Mamas & Babies.  I used the Heart Pivot Card for my base & some companion dies from Lucy Label for the sentiment.  To get the polka dot paper lined up perfectly, put tape runner all over the DSP, stick it to the base card & then cut.  To make the red heart frame around the glittered heart, I used the Heart Pivot die to cut the shape, left the die on the paper, traced around the edges with a pencil & hand cut where I drew my pencil lines.
To get a portion of the sentiment onto the Lots of Pops label, I used a Basic Black Stampin' Write Marker to ink only the portion I wanted, huffed onto the stamp, stamped onto Whisper White & then die cut.  I traced around the edges of the sentiment with a Spectrum Noir Marker & a blender pen.  For the little hearts, they were cut from glittered paper & colored with Spectrum Noir Markers.

Here's the card view when opened, fun right?  There's lots of little details to talk about, so lets start with the left side.

I used the flagpole from Lots of Pops & covered it with Red Silk Microfine Glitter.  The heart on the flagpole was cut from a die included in the Heart Pivot Card.  The large heart & the heart with the black outline is a Peel-Off Sticker.  I applied Double Sided Adhesive to Whisper White, put the heart stickers on, then sprinkled with Cool Silk Microfine Glitter, then colored with Spectrum Noir Markers & a blender pen.  I used the Heart Pivot Card die to cut the large glittered Heart Peel-Off Sticker to fit the pivot area.
The sentiment is from Delightful Dozen & I used Stampin' Write Markers to ink up the ombre "Mother".  I left the die cut in the die & used my marker to trace around the edge.

I used some of the companion dies included in the Heart Pivot to decorate the right pivot side of my card.  The little tiny heart is from the Oval Accordion Card set.  To attach the twine, I punched a small hole in the top of the pivot heart & tied a knot.  Next I punched little holes in each heart, used a jump ring to attach them to the twine & tying a knot on each so they don't all slide down onto the key.  The end of the twine is hidden behind the other Red glittered flagpole.  Let's talk about the key shall we?  The key was made using a mixture of Black & White Silk Microfine Glitter as Karen Burniston showed on last month's DC card.  I really like how it makes the key & keyhole look rustic.

Here's a top view where you can see how the twine hangs from the center heart.
I hope you enjoyed this card as much as I enjoyed making it.  Thanks for stopping by my blog & all comments are read & appreciated.

Happy Stamping,
Raquel

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To purchase Elizabeth Craft Designs products, please visit your independent local retailer or online.

All supplies are Stampin' Up! unless noted
Stamps: Delightful Dozen
Paper: Real Red, Whisper White, Modern Medley DSP
Stampin' Write Markers: Regal Rose, Basic Black, Real Red
Dies: Heart Pivot Card #775, Lots of Pops #778, Lucy Label Pop Up #779, Oval Accordion Card #782 (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Accessories: Red & Cool Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter, heart Peel-Off Sticker #2553 (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Spectrum Noir Markers