Pop it Ups Designer Challenge - Red, White, or Blue

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing a card I made for this month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge. For November, the DC team could choose to make an all-white, red, or blue card. I had these snowy, glittery trees on my mind, so I chose white. An all-white card was definitely a challenge for this grungy girl - not a trace of brown ink anywhere!

I thought Karen's Accordion Circle Card die might just be the perfect size for the trees and I was right! I started by cutting the panels from Elizabeth Craft Designs' 100 lb soft finish cardstock (this weight is perfect for Pop it Ups cards). Next, I used the included circle die to cut out the center of the card, creating a thin frame.

To make the trees, I covered both sides of a piece of white cardstock with adhesive using my Xyron, then cut 8 trees using the largest tree die from Karen's Evergreen Pivot card set. I scored them down the center, then folded them and removed the release paper from the mountain fold side. I adhered them to each other (4 die cuts = 1 tree), carefully aligning the edges. After the trees were assembled, I removed the inside release paper and covered them with glitter. The silk microfine glitter is so fine that it adheres to the Xyron adhesive perfectly. No mess!

I created the filigree frames the same way, cutting them from cardstock that had adhesive on both sides, then adhering one side to the card. After all the frames were in place, I removed the top layer of release paper and covered the frames with glitter. I have to give full credit to Karen for this brilliant idea. It makes sticking down intricate dies so easy.

To complete my card, I adhered a transparency window to the center frame. The sentiment was stamped using gray StazOn. I stamped the deer with the same ink, then cut him out and adhered him to the card. Finally, I added my trees, which are suspended on silver cord that hides perfectly behind the top fold.

I hope you can see how pretty all that glitter is. Be sure and click on the photos for larger views. It's one of those cards that just lights up in person!

All the supplies I used to make my card are available at Elizabeth Craft Designs and Simon Says Stamp.

Styled Woodlands Handwritten Holidays 2 Karen Burniston Accordion Circle Card Square With Circle Frame Edges Karen Burniston Evergreen Pivot Card EDC Silk Microfine Glitter - Warm Diamond Neenah Solar White Cardstock Inkssentials Wonder Tape 1/4" Sizzix Magnetic Platform Vagabond

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Thanks so much for stopping by! Don't forget to check the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog on Wednesday, when Karen will be sharing a stunning card technique!