Paper Pros Challenge - Spring!

Hi all! It's time again for the Paper Pros monthly challenge. This month's challenge is Spring and was chosen by the wonderfully talented Karen Aiken. We were to use spring blooms and butterflies and I managed to use both in this fun pop-up z fold card.

After making my first card in this style last month, I couldn't wait to make another one. I thought Easter was the perfect theme for this pretty fenced garden card. I used Karen Burniston's Iron Fence die, cut twice from gray cardstock, then swiped with a white dabber, to create the fence. I used clear acetate to create a strip for the girl and tree to attach to. It moves with the card as it opens and closes. The background paper and fussy cut pieces are all by Prima.

My friend Cyndi loaned me this adorable bunny die from Cheery Lynn, which was the inspiration for the whole card. I love Karen's little woven basket die fulled with eggs. So perfect! The swirly flowers are new dies from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

I knew I wanted a little tree in the garden, but I wasn't sure what else to use. When I was searching for an Easter greeting, I came across these sweet stamps from Oxford Impressions and thought the little girl with the chicken was just perfect!! I just love that pretty stamp.

The dies I used are available from Elizabeth Craft Designs via the links below.

Iron Fence Pop-Up Props 7 Karen Burniston All Seasons Tree Happy Flowers

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'm sharing this over at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Hip Hop. Be sure and check out all the wonderful entries! Oh, and speaking of spring and Easter and girls with chickens, check out one of our new babies! We just got them last night and they are all adorable. This one was sweet enough to pose for me while I snapped a quick glamour shot. :)

Have a great week and Happy Easter to my friends who celebrate!

Pop it Ups Double Z Fold Card Tutorial

Hi all! Today I'm over on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog with a tutorial for this cool, double z fold card.

I have been wanting to make one of these for ages and thought the combination of Graphic 45's new Nature Sketchbook paper and Karen Burniston's Iron Fence die would be perfect for this card style.

The best thing is that it folds completely flat for mailing!

Pop on over to the ECD blog to see how to create one yourself!

The supplies I used can be found at ECD and Simon Says Stamp via the links below.

Iron Fence Pop-Up Lovebirds Leafy Branch 4 Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape - 6mm (506) Graphic 45 4501484 Nature Sketchbook 8x8 Pad Graphic 45 NATURE SKETCHBOOK 8 x 8 Paper Pad 4501484 Graphic 45 NATURE SKETCHBOOK 12 x 12 Paper Pad 4501485 EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01

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Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy Pi Day!

Hi all! This month the Paper Pros challenge falls on 3-14, which is Pi day. A quick Google search told me that "Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi (Greek letter “π”) is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159." Whew! What is means for our challenge is that we were to make something that featured either a pie, or a circle. I decided to make an updated version of a card I did a few years ago, this time using Karen Burniston's Twist Circle Pop Up die set.

A few months ago, Karen posted a video featuring a window technique using this die set. I had been dying to try it and this was the perfect opportunity!

The Twist Circle die is just the coolest, isn't it? Amazing how the pop-up element spirals out when the card is opened. I combined it with Karen's Clock and Gears set, another one of my faves. The gears are all cut from Shimmer Sheetz that were lightly sanded, coated with black paint, and then wiped off. I love the rough, vintage look it gives them.

I think this will be the perfect card for my father or brother's birthday - they both have birthdays at the end of the month - I can't decide who will get it!

 

So fun!! Below is a list of the Paper Pros - have a peep and see what they came up with for the challenge.

Caz Counsell

Donna Wright

Fran Sabab

Helen Cryer

Karen Aicken

Karen Burniston 

Kelly Booth

Sandy Diller

Raquel Mason

Summer Hills-Painter

You can find the supplies I used at Elizabeth Craft Designs and Amazon via the links below.

Twist Circle Pop-Up Karen Burniston Clock and Gears Die Set Steampunk Charms Silver Metallic Shimmer Sheetz Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape - 6mm (506) Metal Adaptor Plate Tim Holtz Sizzix BLUEPRINT & GEARS SET Texture Fades 658580 Tim Holtz Distress Paint BLACK SOOT Ranger TDD36302 Ranger METAL FOIL TAPE SHEETS 4.25 x 5.5 ISF30010 Tim Holtz Idea-ology NUMBERS REMNANT RUBS TH93056 Tim Holtz Idea-ology TISSUE TAPE ELEMENTS Washi TH93068 idea-ology Laboratory Tissue Tape Tim Holtz Idea-ology LINEN RIBBON TH93102

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! Check back tomorrow for a fun card I made for the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog - you're going to love it!

Snow Globe Pop it Ups Card

Hi all! It's time again for Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge. For the second challenge of the month, our theme is 'Charmed, I'm Sure!' We could choose from any of Karen's charm die sets to use in our card. I have been dying to make a pop-up snow globe using Karen's dies and decided to use the tree from the new Holiday Charms set for my card.

In addition to using the tree charm on the snow globe portion, I also used it on the front, attaching it with one of Tim Holtz's cute little jingle bell brads. So adorable!

When I was trying to figure out how I'd create a snow globe, I came up with several options before deciding on this one. Can you guess what the base is? It's Karen's Barn Pop Stand set, altered slightly to create a base for the snow globe. So easy and fun! Follow along below to see how to create it.

Begin by die cutting the barn. Then, using the second largest die from the Twist Circle die set, cut out a section of the barn to create a base for the snow globe. To create the 'dam' for the shaker, nest the same die inside the largest circle from the set and cut 3-4 rings from thin chipboard. Glue them together in a stack.

Create a scene using stamps and the tree die from Karen's Outdoor Edges set. Glue stacked rings on top and add snow.

Adhere clear plastic window to rings and top with a frame cut from glitter paper. Cut the tree charm from green paper, and trim hanger from top. Sponge with white paint and adhere to front of snow globe. Adhere snow globe to base.

I embellished my window with snowflake rub ons and one of Tim Holtz's new stickers (do this before you glue everything together!). I also added some gold trim, a deer sticker from Elizabeth Craft Designs, a bit of jute twine, and a bow. The sentiment in the circle is from Karen's new Holiday Clear Stamps.

What's extra cool about this card is that it actually 'snows' as you open the card! I would love to say I planned that, but it was just a happy accident!

You can find the supplies I used at Elizabeth Craft Designs and Simon Says Stamp via the links below.

Karen Burniston Barn Pop Stand Die Set Holiday Charms Twist Circle Pop-Up Holiday Clear Stamp Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamps 2016 SCRIBBLE WOODLAND CMS282 Tim Holtz Idea-ology TIDINGS Mini Stash 8 x 8 Cardstock Pack TH93325 Tim Holtz Idea-ology HOLIDAY Deco Sheets TH93342 Tim Holtz Idea-ology HOLIDAY TALK Metallic Stickers TH93347 Tim Holtz Idea-ology GILDED CHRISTMASTIME Remnant Rubs TH93330 Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMASTIME Ephemera Pack TH93326 Tim Holtz Idea-ology JINGLE BRADS Fasteners TH93331 Tim Holtz Idea-ology CHRISTMAS Jute String TH93344 Tim Holtz Idea-ology CRINKLE RIBBON TH93020 Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival WATERING CAN Ink Pad AID39006 Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival RED GERANIUM Ink Pad AID38993 Sizzix MAGNETIC PLATFORM FOR WAFER THIN DIES Accessory 656499 Tim Holtz Sizzix VAGABOND 2 MACHINE Die Cutting Embossing Alterations 660855

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Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure and check out Karen's blog tomorrow for another great tutorial and lots of charming ideas from the whole team.

Have a great week!