Birthday Tag Book -

 Hey all, 

Happy Spring!  I have a birthday card for you today that has all the fun, festive colors of Spring.  I used the Karen Burniston Tag Book Pop-up die set to create my card.  Hope you enjoy!  I have many birthdays to celebrate in March and I love these colors.

You can see all the products I used Linked below -

Thanks for stopping by

S@ndy

It's Peeps Season - YAY!!

 Hello Crafty Friends,

Today I have something fun for you.  I love me some Peeps and they going to be available soon if they aren't already.  My Peeps are fun to make and the best part is - they are not fattening.  I tried to make mine look as authentic as possible but if you have some ideas, let me know.

 I used the Slider Box to construct the box and Small Scenes Bam Box Pop-up to make the Peeps pop up.  Both die sets are from Karen Burniston.

When making the box I tried a few different things before coming up with my final design. Start with the Slider Box making a few alterations as shown below.

To assemble the sleeve - cut two and find and fold all the creases - same assembly as shown (I added a window) in Karen's instruction video linked below.

Instead of one slider tray, cut two and make alterations as shown in the photos above.

 

To make the Peeps, in your browser type:  free clipart peeps.  There I found many images, these are the ones I used. No one hates fussy cutting more than I do but it was necessary for the logo.  I created a Scan N Cut file for the peeps, but they are easy to cut out by hand or with a die.

I did not have glitter paper so I made my own by cutting the peeps with double sided adhesive on one side of the paper.  If you are using solid colors, it does not matter which side you place the tape.  When I peeled the release sheet from the peep, I added Warm Diamond Mico Fine Glitter from Elizabeth Craft Designs to the sticky side.  The glitter is transparent so the color of the paper comes through. 

See my video above for all the details of how I made a template for the eyes and nose.  I also cut the bottom flat so it works in the box best.

Thanks for stopping by today,

S@ndy

Happy St. Patrick's Day

 Hi friends,

It's almost time for the wearing of the green.  I thought I would share a fun card with you that features Karen Burniston's Triple Platform Pop-up.

This card celebrates all the fun of St. Patrick's Day along with the rainbow 

Bouquet Bits.

Thanks for stopping by,

S@ndy

Designer Challenge - Lake or Ocean

 It's Designer Challenge Day once again and this time we are to make a project with the theme of "Lake or Ocean".   I had lots of fun making this one because each animal made me smile.  I had all the right animals and, of course, the Paper People to make Noah.  The ark seems a little crowded but that's what makes it fun, and the snails are the last to arrive. You can see all the products linked below - simply click on the photo to get more info.

The rainbow is made from inked vellum and then attached to the ark - so they move together.

Thanks for stopping by,

S@ndy

Happy Birthday & Bon Voyage

Howdy friends,

Today I have a fun card to share with you - it has a bit of a funny greeting.  This combination seems strange but my friend left on a trip to Antarctica on her birthday. 

 I used the Boat Pop Up with the new Cruise Ship Add-ons.  Since she is going to Antarctica I thought a penguin would be fun sitting on an ice burg with his gift. 

Thanks for stopping by,

S@ndy

Just Popping Up To Say -

 Hello Crafty Friends,

My card for today is best described as "Clean & Simple".  The new Popcorn die set from Karen Burniston is so much fun that not much else is needed (except for some fun stamps).

You will need to have the Flower Pot Pop-Up die set as a foundation to use the Popcorn set.  I have 

linked all the products I used below as well as Karen's instruction video for the Flower Pot.

Thanks for stopping by,

S@ndy

Take Me Out To The Ball Game!

 Hello friends,

Today I'm sharing a card I made using the Popcorn die set in a different way.  I decided to go with the lyrics to "Take Me Out To The Ball Game". My focus is on the Crackerjacks as in "buy me some peanuts and Cracker Jacks".

For the front of my card I used the Paper People and gave each of them their own personality.

I used the Postage Pop-Up to make the box pop up.  For the box I used some free clipart online.  I made the Popcorn the color of Cracker Jacks and then embossed them with clear embossing powder to make them appear shinny.  The peanuts are lemons from the Tiny Trees Pop-up. To create the seats in the stadium I used the chair from the Family Room die set.

All the products I used are linked below.

Thanks for stopping by,

S@ndy