Karen Burniston's designer challenge day 2

Here with my second card for the designer challenge and for this one I have used the Rectangle Pull Card from  Karen Burniston.  I cut a rectangular window from the pull card and used acetate to suspend a butterfly in it.

You can see a whole host of inspiration on the links top left for all the designers.

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Pull it!

This months challenge was :

Pull it! Use any of the Pull Cards OR the Hanging Charm Pull Tab for a card of any style, any theme.

I needed a card for my husband's birthday this week so I made sure that one of my challenge cards was with him in mind.  Having just received the Elizabeth Craft Designs "Through the lense" papers I was inspired by the colours with one of the designs.

I chose a lovely blue and brown stone paper and chosen the soft finish cardstock accordingly.

Now how to decorate... Hmm I challenged myself to make this not too cute, no characters!! what! But I did think of what Darren loves and he loves cake!  Happy Cake Day was the perfect sentiment and I made it using the Happy Birth(day) Pop it up and the single letters.

I used the RECTANGLE PULL CARD with no other insert so it just opens up

and on the inside I used the CAKE POP IT UP

as you can see I kept the colours the same inside and I used a metallic cream to

highlight the TRENDY TILES EMBOSSING FOLDER

All these dies of course make fantastic pop up and interactive cards but look how fabulous the

cake looks flat inside the card.

Dies can of course be purchased from  Crafts U Love in the UK

or American friends who prefer to purchase from the USA via

the Elizabeth Craft Designs Website.

I will be back tomorrow with another PULL IT! card

Cheepers and the amazing egg

I made this card for a create and take at Crafts U Love the other week.

I did a little trimming to make cheepers more feminine and added a bow on her head.  

Cut the legs apart and placed them wider so it looked like she was sitting

on their rather marvellous egg she'd just layed!

Cheepers the Chicken from Karen Burniston

Easter Eggs from Elizabeth Craft Designs

Echo Park papers

Burlap Embossing Folder

Tim Holtz Happy Easter Wording

A cute little card for Easter.

I have a TEENAGER!!

Its Harvey's 13th Birthday today.  How the heck did that happen?!

I have always made the boys cards and as they get older it gets a bit challenging but Harvey LOVES Warhammer and it's always easier if the kids have a hobby so I set about making Harvey's card.  

First thing... Hmmm he waffles A LOT about Warhammer.  "yes, Mmm, interesting, that's good" I make all the right sounds whilst he waffles on but "oh cr*p" do I actually remember what faction he likes?  I knew it was 40 k, I knew it was Space Marines... "Fist...Hmmm work brain work" YES!  Imperial Fists - they are Yellow and I know I have purchased several pots of Yellow paint.

Of course I LOVE to make Pop it Ups cards with Karen Burniston's designs so I reached for the trusty "Lots of Pops" die to make this card for Harvey.   A quick google and I was all set with printed images.

On the whole card I used the A4 Sizzix spotty Embossing Folder

and swiped a metallic ink pad on it to make it DIRTY and BOYISH :)

The Happy Birthday Corner was a DIE-VERSIONS die

The 13 was the MARIANNE Numbers.

Inside the card I used the KAREN BURNISTON LOTS OF POPS DIE

and the cogs are from the CLOCKS AND GEARS SET

Taylored Expressions Embossing Folder - BURLAP

Heaps more Metallic Ink

And a side view to show the depth of the card.

I must say I was so pleased with the card that I made that I shared on a Warhammer

Facebook group and I must say it was the first time EVER that I had 108 Responses and 

I would say 95% of those were male!! Guess I knew my audience who would appreciate

the card :) 

Today Harvey has gone to school and is making a cake in Cooking.  It will be his Birthday cake so I hope he is doing a good job.  I am cooking pulled pork for his Birthday tea (as requested)

I hope you are inspired by the card.  In effect anything that the kids are into

now days can be found with a quick google and if you print bits out you can make

a one of a kind card that they are sure to appreciate.

Caz

The crazy cats

The crazt cats

Had a little time tonight  to make my first  card with the Crazy Cats stamps and dies from Tim Holtz and they were great fun.

I've also included a picture of the way as Mark my dies with different nail varnish to keep the dies in groups.  I hope this might help some of you find all the bits for these dies.

Crazy Cats

Poppy Box

Needed a little box for a gift for a friend and since I had my soft finish cardstock, Distress Ink Pads and Poppy die to hand I decided to use this.

I used sponge daubers to apply the inks.  

The soft Finish cardstock will be in stock at Crafts U Love soon.

Poppy - Karen Burniston Die

Tim Holtz Distress Inks in

Carved Pumpkin

Twisted Citron

 and Mermaid Lagoon

Karen Burniston's visit

Very excited for this weekend when all our Crafts U Love customers  are invited into the store to meet Karen Burniston who is demoing on Saturday.   I'm actually  off this Saturday, on a day holiday and going with the family to Warhammer World in Nottingham for Harveys birthday  treat.
But I'll get to meet Karen on Sunday at the trade show at the NEC.

I've been working on this banner for a couple of evenings and just need to string it up to welcome Karen to the store.

Don't forget if you are coming along register your interest at customerservices@craftsulove.co.uk  to receive a £5 gift  voucher to spend that day  *terms apply

Karen Burniston Designer Challenge day 2 - GLITTER

I am here with another blingtastic creation and if you see a lady walking about tomorrow in Redhill sparkling like Diamonds that will be me :)

Today I have made a flat card and used one of the new Karen Burniston stencils along with some white paste and glitter.

This card has so much sparkle but sadly my phone didnt want to pick it up very much

Items Used are :

Eiffel Tower Pop Stand Die

Medallion Stencil

White Stencil Paste

Glitter Mixes   read more about the mixes here   I used Lavender Ice and Diva

and also Silver on its own on the tower.

Just a note clear stamps from Karen Burniston

Josets Banners Elizabeth Craft Designs

Here you can see a bit more detail on the card.

I hope you have enjoyed my cards these past 2 days and I hope you check out the

other ladies on the teams cards.  They have all done a great job.

Until next time.

Caz x

Karen Burniston - Designer Challenge - GLITTER

Hi Crafters and I am here today with a new challenge from Karen Burniston and this month it is GLITTER!  Slightly earlier than normal in the month due to the fact the Karen is coming over to the UK in a few weeks!!  yes you heard right.  Karen is coming over to the NEC for a trade show and I will get to meet her when she is there.  YOU could get to meet her to at Crafts U Love in Charlwood Surrey as Karen has kindly agreed to come along to Crafts U Love for a demonstration day.  Saturday 20th Feb and you can see more about it HERE.

Elizabeth Craft Designs has the most gorgeous selection of super super fine, smooth glitter in lots of lovely colours and I used three different colours on this card today.

I call this card  BE Mine.  BE Happy..... Be.......  and you'll have to see the inside to see the next BE word! I made this with hubby in mind for Valentines and I thought a play on words would be funny with BAKER the Beaver taking centre stage inside the HEART PIVOT card.

I have tried to capture the glitter but it was really hard tonight, it is blowing a gale out

there tonight with storm "Imogen" hitting us and gusty rain hitting my Crafty Palace.  It was nice to be pugged up inside there all safe and warm (actually too hot) and watching my neighbours gazebo bouncing up and down, good job they have it tied down or else it might end up in Timbuktoo!

Here you can see the card opened out to see little Baker holding a silver glitter heart.

Materials Used :

Baker the Beaver - Karen Burniston - Crafts U Love

Heart Pivot Card - Karen Burniston - Crafts U Love

Alphabet - Elizabeth Craft Designs - Crafts U Love

Flower from Fitted Frames 5 Lace Circles - From ECD not currently stock at Crafts U Love

Red, Silver and White Silk Microfine glitters- ECD - Crafts U Love.

As usual please check out the links on the left of my blog for all my lovely DT friends and their amazing cards.  Its safe to say we will all be sparkling for the rest of the week with this challenge, but its fun and looks beautiful!

Create & Takes

Here I am with a create and take from a couple of weeks ago.

 Sorry its late card made using the Woodware stamp called

Whimsical Flower Daisy May

Aww a sweet name, my cat is called Daisy Mae :)

The shaped card was made using the Marianne Label XL

Sorry the pictures are a bit rubbish, I never think to get better photos.

I will be back tomorrow with the first day of the Karen Burniston Designer Challenge day.

Caz x