Karen Burniston Designer Challenge - Ocean or Lake

This month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge theme was "Lake or Ocean."  I chose "Lake."  My late husband was an avid fisherman, so I dedicated this card to him. It's a little larger than most of the cards I make -- 5" x 8" gatefold.  I had participated in Karen's most recent on-line class and had some "bait and tackle" paper left over.  I used it for the front of the card.

When you open the card, you find a campsite by a lake.  The tie-downs for the Tent Pop-up made the wider card necessary, as you can see from the picture below.

Here's a close-up of the happy fisherman -- happy because he has just caught a fish.

The new Fishing Boat Add-ons to the Boat Pop-up is perfect for that outdoors recipient.

CCEE2124 - Great Outdoors Month

 Kelly continues as hostess for the CCEE Stampers and tells us that June is Great Outdoors Month.  She asked us to create a card/project showcasing something fun outdoors -- camping, hiking, biking, picnics, etc.

I've had this Karen Burniston Tent Pop-Up die set for a while, but I don't think I've ever used it before.  So today was the day to pull it out!

Be sure to visit the CCEE Stampers blog for some more outdoor fun!

C4C587 Great Outdoors Month/Camping Month

The Crazies are starting a new month of challenges, and we start off by honoring both Great Outdoors Month and Camping Month.  So we're creating cards inspired by the Great Outdoors.  

My card uses a new die (the Karen Burniston Slip Flaps & Frames) and an old die (the Karen Burniston Camping Pop-Up.  After seeing some cute Flamingo paper clips used by Kelly Booth, I scoured Amazon and found these Deer Head paper clips, which hold the flaps closed.

After removing the paper clips, the flaps will open revealing this campsite.

Be sure to check out the Crazy4Challenges blog for some more homage to the Great Outdoors.