Karen Burniston September Designer Challenge - HOUSE

Can I start this blog post by saying that I am so excited to be part of the Karen Burniston Design Team and being able to play along with the rest of the very talented ladies on the team?  The September Designer Challenge is entitled HOUSE.  As a new member of the team, I don't yet have the dies from the new September release, which includes a really cool "house" die; but I was able to play along in this month's challenge by using a house stamp and a couple of other Karen Burniston dies -- the Fancy Label Accordion die and the Fancy Flourish Frames.  I used just a simple sentiment from the Sunny Studio Christmas Home stamp set on the front, which in reality is actually the back!

But when you open this accordion, you'll find my houses.

I love the way the Fancy Flourish Frames accent the edges so nicely.  Of course, I spent more time popping out those cut-out sections than I did stamping!

The dies used on this card are:

CCEE1610 Johnny Appleseed

Frances continues as hostess for the CCEE Stampers this month.  She let us know that tomorrow is Johnny Appleseed Day and asked us to include an apple on our card.  Frances is the queen of the fun fold cards, so I made an accordion card in her honor and had some alphabet fun in the process.

Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog to see what else has come out of the apple orchard today.

MFP Stamp Shop Fall Blog Hop - Day 2

WELCOME TO MFP STAMP SHOP

 

EVERYTHING FALL BLOG HOP

Join us each day, September 22 - 25, for Autumn Time Fun.  We'll have tutorials and DT inspiration.  There will be prizes for leaving comments on the Design Team members' blogs and prizes for trying our tutorials.  You will have two weeks to add your project to the September 25th post for us to see, so there will be no excuse not to join in the fun!

Please Hop along with us!! 

 You could win one of the MFP Stamp Shop FALL STAMP SETS Just comment on the participating blogs (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win!  (You do NOT need to comment on on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly.) Try one of the tutorials shown during the Hop and add your photo to the Inlinkz at the bottom of the MFP Stamp Shop Blog post. The winners will be announced on October 10, 2015,  on the MFP Stamp Shop Blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day. (HINT: The more you comment the more chances you have to win. And comments on the MFP Blog count twice.) The deadline for commenting and posting pics of your projects is Friday, October 9, 2015, at 10:00 PM EST.

Tutorials
SEPT. 22- MAKING ATC CARDS
SEPT. 24- MAKING FALL DP

Let's get started !!

My card today is an accordion card, in which I used images from Autumn Friendships and Autumn Glory, along with some autumn patterned paper.

Here are the two sets used on this card.  They can be found at MFP Stamp Shop.

Autumn Friendships



Autumn Glory

Here's the Design Team.  Check out their blogs and comment often for a chance to win a free stamp set.

Jane

 Karen
Kren
Lois  (that's me)
Marilynn

Pat
Pam
Sandy 

Sue

Toni

Vickie

MFP Stamp Shop 

Enjoy the Hop. Come back each day for more Fall Time fun. We hope 
to inspire you to start your own Fall projects.  Get to work on the 
tutorials, show us what you made by October 9th, and check back 
on October 10th to see if you are a winner. 

CCEE 1443 - Fall Colors

Liz and Lynn asked the CCEE Stampers to put on their Fall Colors this week.  I used a Karen Burniston accordion circle die and the Mark's Finest Papers Scarecrow stamp set to make my card today.

Check out the rest of the cards on the CCEE Stampers blog.

CCEE1407 - Punch Art

Vicky wanted the CCEE Stampers to make a card using punch art (use at least three punches and no dies).  I think my very favorite punch is the Martha Stewart branch punch -- so that was the main punch I used on this card.  I punched many, many branches out to make the wreath.  I used a couple of other punches on the wreath too -- the bow and the tiny flowers. You can't see it, but under the branches is a frame that I punched using two circle punches.  In addition, I punched out the oval for the sentiment.

Stop over at the CCEE Stampers blog and see what the rest of the team did with their punches.

Stamp:  Mark's Finest Papers - Umbrellas and Fans
Ink:  Ranger Weathered Wood
Paper:  Mark's Finest Papers - Hurricane Gray, English Stone, Snow Storm Smooth
Accessories:  Sizzix Bricked embossing folder, Martha Stewart Branch punch and Bow punch, Fiskars small Flower punch, EK Success Oval punch and Circle punches, Mini brads, Sponge applicator, Foam Pop dots

MFP Blog Hop Day One - Garden Bunny

March Blog Hop! 

This month's New Stamp Set Releases are

 Featured March 19
Garden Bunny

Featured March 20
 Spring Things
 

Featured March 21
 Glad Glads
 

Featured March 22
Seed Packets

Please hop along with us! You have a chance to win one of the above stamp sets! Just comment on the blogs listed below (don't forget this one) each day for more chances to win! (You do NOT have to comment on all the blogs each day! The names are drawn randomly!) All four winners will be announced on March 23, 2013, on the Mark's Finest Papers blog. You can go back and comment if you missed a day.   (HINT: The more you comment, the more chances you have to win. and comments on the MFP blog count twice!)  The deadline for commenting is 11 PM EST on Friday, March 22, 2013.

 The special stamp set we have for you this month is:

"News From The Woods"

 The mini stamp set we have for you this month is

                                                         "Corn Ears"

Several of my cards for this month's blog hop were made using directions from some of the cards I found in a new issue of Just Cards 3D.  My first card today is one of them -- an accordion-fold card.  It folds up to a 4 1/4" x 4" card.  I adjusted the directions from the card in the magazine.  That one measured 3" x 5 1/4" when folded up.

 

I started with a 4 1/4" x 11" piece of cardstock for the base and scored it at 1 3/4", 3", 5", and 7".

The extra set for this month is called News from the Woods.  I made a very simple card using this set for you to see today.

There are actually three different "critters" you can choose from (the owl, a bear, and a cute little raccoon) -- all of which will peek out of that center birch tree.

Be sure to check out all the cards in today's Blog Hop and comment on as many as you can.  Remember the more you comment, the more chances you have to win a free set of stamps.

Patty, Lois  (that's me), Vicky (go here next),  Jane,  Debbie,  Pam, Pat,  Thrifty Stamper, 

MariLynn,  Karen,  Bonnie,  Kathy,  Angela,  Cathy,  Toni,  Sue,  Janine,  An'jenic,  Kate, 
Shirley,  Marks Finest Papers, a Heinrich Co 

Card 1
Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - Garden Bunny
Paper:  MFP Lily Pad, Natural Vanilla Bean; DCWV The Natural Matstack DP
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
Accessories:  Copic markers

Card 2
Stamps:  Mark's Finest Papers - News from the Woods
Paper:  MFP Hurricane Gray, Licorice Whips, Snow Storm Smooth
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  Copic markers, Die-Namics Word Bubble die, Die-Namics Clouds Trio die