Hop Hop Hooray - It's Designer Challenge Week!!

I love Karen Burniston's Designer Challenge week because there are so many creative cards and projects to see from the design team as well as a new video from Karen.

This time around Karen has asked us to "Pull It" - using any of her great pull cards.  I chose to use the Oval Pull Card from her latest collection.  With Easter so near - Lucky the Rabbit is my choice for a cute character to add some hoppy birthday wishes.

 

 

The fun thing about a pull card is that you can have a hidden message and that is just what I did here.

 

 

When you pull the card open it reveals the fun birthday message.

The balloons are cut from Elizabeth Craft Designs #100 Soft Finish cardstock and then colored with Distress Inks. 
 

I like combining parts and pieces from different die & stamp sets, I have used 9 different ones here, and they are all linked below for you.  Simply click on the photo of the product to get all the details.

These are the colors they are looking for over at the Mixed Media Monthly Challenge Blog.


Have a fabulous week and come back tomorrow for another "Pull It" project.
S@ndy

Oval Pull Card	Lucky the Rabbit (1097)	Pull Card Edges	Spiral Circle Pull Card (916)	Props 2 (949)
Lucky Birthday - 3� x 4� Clear Stamp (CS009)	Stitched Squares	Sleigh Gift Card Holder Pop Up	Whiskers the Cat (983)	Soft Finish Cardstock 8.5" X 11" 270gr /100Lb 10 pack (PSF102)

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Crazy 4 Challenges

 

Today is my second guest spot on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog where we are talking about Pi “π”.  I have to say - being a guest on this blog has been an education for me.  Who knew about all these wonderful celebrations?

  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.
For the challenge this week we were asked to create cards that feature circles and/or pies!

  Monday is Pi Day (π) it's an annual celebration which occurs every

March 14th.
  

With St Patrick's Day being so close, green seemed to be in order. 

 

Have a great day & check out the links below to see the products I used for this card.

 

Happy Weekend,

S@ndy

Ring Accordion (904)

Lucky Birthday - 3� x 4� Clear Stamp (CS009)

Fitted Frames 5 - Lace Circles

All Seasons Tree (781)

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Card 2

Hi and welcome back.  I'm just taking a break from making kits for my class so thought I would share card 2 with you.  So here it is. 

My Barrel of Monkeys Card was very well liked at CHA so thought it would be fun to make it in a class. This paper by Carta Bella is just perfect for these pranksters.  You will recognize Jinks from the Karen Burniston - Pop it Ups collection along with the Props 2 and The Barrel Basket.

These guys just double your fun - all from Elizabeth Craft Designs.

 

If you live in the Phoenix area - hope to see you at The Paper Collage on March 23.

A Little Sneak Peek

Hi all and welcome,  I'll be teaching a class at The Paper Collage on March 23 but I'm only sharing one of the cards today.  With Easter being so early this year - it's time to get in the mood. 

My class features three cards using lots of great products from Elizabeth Craft Designs.  I'll be sharing lots of tips, tricks and shortcuts for making fun cards. 

 Hope to see you there.

 

These colors are perfect for the theme this month at Mixed Media Monthly-

Have a great week,

S@ndy

Guest at Crazy 4 Challenges

Hi everyone - hope you are having the most fabulous weekend.  I'm here today to share a cute project I made for the Crazy 4 Challenges Blog where I will be guest designer each Saturday during the month of March.  I'm so happy that my team mate, the talented, Frances Byrne invited me to play along with the rest of her crazy friends.

 

Did you know there is a month to celebrate the Umbrella? (BTW - it's March).  It was news to me until Frances sent the list for this months challenges. This marvelous invention which prevents us from getting wet, or getting too much sun, or is a fun shelter at the beach, is also a wonderful vessel to hold some lovely flowers or perhaps provide a small pond for our rubber ducks. 
Here is my take on the umbrella!

 

It would be oh so nice if you could stop by to see what the rest of the crazies did with Umbrella Month by clicking here.

 

Happy Crafting,

S@ndy

 

Tags & More 4 - Flourish	Rainy Day	Hot Air Balloon	Bathtub Pop Stand (980)	Props 7
Outdoor Edges (914)	Tim Holtz Cling Mount Stamps: Way With Words

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A look in the travel bag @ A Vintage Journey

Hi fellow travelers - today is the start of a new challenge at A Vintage Journey.  This month Nikki, our lovely hostess, is having the Creative Guides use the items from February's Destination Inspiration.  As we open the bag - we find:

 

Color:  Purple

Technique:  Rust

Product: Metal

Substrate:  Board

 

I've done a page in my Art Journal using these items including the use of the new Distress Crayons.

 

After coloring my pages, including purple, I added corrugated board and colored it as well.  You can see lots of metal in the gears and Word Band.  Since the Word Band says "Always be on the Lookout for Presents of Wonder" a dragonfly was stenciled on with Americana Yellow Light acrylic paint. I did an embossing powder rust technique on the large gear.  I'm happy with my first try at these new crayons, they are fun to use with fast results.

 

Have a lovely weekend and please stop by A Vintage Journey - Today sees us changing things round a bit and introducing new ideas. We are very pleased to announce that we are extending and broadening our challenge themes and also the influences on our styles. Please take time to look at our 'Travelling Instructions' and 'Guide to interpreting our preferred genres' to get a clear understanding of what we try to achieve in our challenge projects and what we hope to see in your entries. You can get a quick feel by reading the explanation under the new blog banner here.

The lucky winner of this months challenge will receive a prize package from the talented
Andy Skinner which will be made up of his brand new stencils and stamps

 Andy's mixed media creations are sensational - if you are not familiar with his work do check out his website here.  

S@ndy

Spring Time Tea Light for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi everyone,

I hope you will come on over to the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog to see how I made this

Spring Time Tea Light.

 

 

Simply click here for a full tutorial-

Have a fabulous weekend,

S@ndy