Let's have some "baking" fun -

Hi friends and welcome back, 

 

Although it's still pretty hot here in Arizona I've been thinking of Christmas and have a fun Gingerbread Man card to share with you today.  For this card I used the new Gingerbread Man die from Joset Designs for Elizabeth Craft Designs.  This great die set includes the bow tie, buttons, scarf and even a candy cane, a detail die that cuts the face as well as the little wiggly frosting for the arms and legs.  I thought we could bake up some fun today

 

For the base of this card I used the Rectangle Pull Card from Karen Burnistion's Pop it Ups collection.  The cute little chef hat, the spoon and spatula are from the Props 8 set.  It's always fun to find new uses for a die and that is just what I did with the bowl, it's the Beehive die.  I used the Dotted Scalloped Rectangles for the white panel and Dotted Scalloped Ovals from Els van de Burgt  Studio for the stamped greeting that is from Joset's new clear stamp set - Winter Sentiments.  

 

Simply give the card a little tug and it opens up to reveal even more Gingerbread Men.

Another stamp from the Winter Sentiments and some hearts from the Oval Pull Card and these cute little guys are ready to go.

Hope to see you on Monday when it's the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge.  The team has been preparing a Halloween treat for you.

Have a great weekend,
S@ndy

 

Elizabeth Craft Designs - Gingerbread Man 1246	Winter Sentiments	Props 8	Karen Burniston Pop It Up Elizabeth Craft Design - Rectangle Pull Card 974	Elizabeth Craft Designs - Beehive 1176
Dotted Scallop Rectangles	Karen Burniston Pop It Up Elizabeth Craft Design - Oval Pull Card 1109	Elizabeth Craft Designs - Dotted Scallop Ovals 1173

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Costume Party @ Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi friends -

Hope you will come by the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today where I have a complete tutorial on how I made this fun card.  Who doesn't love a costume party?  Some of the fun characters from Karen Burniston's collection of Pop it Ups are showing their spooky style.  See you there.

Spooky Greetings,

S@ndy

Create Inside a Frame @ A Vintage Journey

Hi friends and welcome back,

There is a new challenge starting today at A Vintage Journey and our lovely hostess, Julia, is asking us to show something "Created Inside a Frame". 

I hate to admit it but, the truth is, I have a stash of stuff in my studio as well as a stash of stuff in the garage.  For this project I decided to go to the garage.  What I came out with was an old circuit board from a computer and a cheap picture frame that I've been saving for awhile.  When I put them all together with a piece using a techniqe from the Tim Holtz Creative Chemistry 103, I ended up with this.  It was fun to create and I hope you enjoy it.

Here's how it came together:

 

Tim Holtz is using this technique for his September tag that shows how to make these prints that look somewhat like an old negative.  I used his Evolution stamp set here.

I removed the glass and back from the frame and then covered it and the circuit board with gesso.

 

Next came placement of these elements.  When I was happy with the composition I started adding the color and the rest of the pieces (as shown below).

I used Lindy's Stamp Gang Sprays and some Black Soot Distress Paint for the finishing color.  After finding things from my studio stash that I wanted, I simply started placing objects where I liked them.

Hope you will stop by the Vintage Journey blog to see what the team made - they are a very talented group of ladies and I'm sure you will be WOWED!!

I see that there is a new challenge at SanDee & amelie's Steampunk Challenge blog.  Anything goes - steampunk/industrial so this definitely fits.

 

Have a creative weekend,

S@ndy

The Witch Is In -

Hi Friends,

Today I had some play time in my studio and decided to play with some alcohol inks and Yupo paper.   I made a couple of tag backgrounds and then went looking for some fun inspiration on Pinterest.  Well, guess what? It worked. I found some fun tags and cards to inspire me.

 

I used Cheepers the Chicken from Karen Burniston's fun character collection.  Since I've been in a Halloween mood lately I decided to make Cheepers into a witch.  The Witch Is In!!

 

Hope you enjoy ---

Have a creative week,

S@ndy

Karen Burniston Pop It Ups Elizabeth Craft Design - Cheepers the Chicken	Halloween Clear Stamp	Karen Burniston Pop It Ups Elizabeth Craft Designs - Props 9 1204	Karen Burniston Pop It Ups Elizabeth Craft Designs - Halloween Charms 1200	Elizabeth Craft Design Karen Burniston Stage It Stencil - Bat KB S013
Tim Holtz® Alcohol Ink Yupo	Tim Holtz® Alcohol Ink Kits

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Wishing you a colorful day -

Hi everyone and welcome,  I have a fun card to share with you today.  I used the new Macaron die from Joset Designs along with the Canning Jar die from Susan's Garden Club, all for Elizabeth Craft Designs.   I had fun with this one, who wouldn't love a macaron?, you may notice that someone has been sampling the yellow one. 

After coloring and assembling the macarons I simply put two in the canning jar and stamped a greeting from Joset's clear stamps on a white Dotted Scallop Rectangle from Els van de Burgt Studio.  Quick, easy and oh so delicious.

 

To see the details on these great dies and more from the new release simply click here and here.

 

Have a fabulous week and stay crafty,

S@ndy

Designers Challenge - Make it Ghouly!

Hi my friends and welcome to the second Karen Burniston Designers Challenge for the month.  This time our challenge was issued by Shelly Hickox who said "make it girly" or "make it ghouly".   I combined my love of Steampunk with Halloween for this one.

  

 I began with the Hanging Charm Pull Tab card and added some gears from the Steampunk Charms and the Clock and Gears die.  I used the spider web and spider both from the  Halloween Scene die set.  The bat wings on the side of the clock (Clocks and Gears die) are also from the new Halloween Scene.  That adorable witch hat is from the Props 9 and the little bat on top of the tag is one of Midnight the Bat's buddies. 

 

 The jack-o-lantern, from the Halloween Charms, is happily smiling in the center of this fun card. The greeting was created with the Steampunk Clear Stamps and the new Halloween Clear Stamps.

 

 "Steampunk Halloween Greetings"

To see details on all these great new dies, available now, simply click here.

To see daily inspiration visit Karen Burniston Designer on Facebook and don't forget to stop by her blog tomorrow for a new video.

Have a crafty Week,
S@ndy

 

 

 

 

A trip to the Pumpkin Patch

Hi everyone, 

Have you heard the news?  The new release of  "Pop it Ups" from  Karen Burniston is now shipping to retailers near you.  Or you can order them from Elizabeth Craft Designs and It's Cheaper than Therapy now.  This great new collection is so fun with the spooky Halloween dies and charms.  If you like cards that move - check out the Twist Circle Pop-Up, the Iron Fence Pop-Up and the Flower Pot Pop Stand, which I'm sharing today.

Let's take a little trip to the pumpkin patch.

 

 

For the front of this card I used the Halloween Clear Stamps for the greeting - stamped on the Labels and Circles die.  The cute little pumpkins are from the Halloween Charms - they can be used as a plain ole pumpkin or a fun jack -o- lantern.   You're gonna love the surprise waiting for you when you open this card - so let's take a look.

 

 

The flower pot pops up when the card is opened.  It comes with flowers but, as you can see, it can be used for anything you can think of.  You can see a video from Karen on how to assemble this by clicking here.

 

You can see the entire collection including new Stage it Stencils, Christmas Stamps and Charms as well as a fun set of Sports Charms.

 

Simply click here.

 

Hope you will stop by on Monday for the Designers Challenge.  The challenge was set by Shelly Hickox and she wants the team to Make it Girly or Make it Ghouly.  I have my card done and can't wait to share it with you.

 

See you on Monday,

S@ndy