CCEE2033 - Roses

Liz continues as hostess for the CCEE Stampers and tells us that tomorrow (August 14) is International Rose Day.  Roses are one of Liz's favorite flowers, so she asked us to put some on our cards today.

I just got this cute little Paper Nest Dolls girl, and this is the first time I've used her on a card.  I haven't put a sentiment on it; I'll do that when I use the card.

Check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more roses.

Never Too Early for Christmas Cards

I tend to make Christmas cards all year long, usually winding up with more than I need -- but nothing wrong with that!  Today I have a Christmas card made with the new Karen Burniston Pop 'n Swap die.

The idea for my card popped into my head at 4:00 in the morning.  I've not been sleeping well during my Covid quarantine, and my brain keeps working overtime.

After watching one of Karen Burniston's videos, I wanted to try the "cut down the front" type of card she made.  As you can see, the front of the card is cut down by about 2" so that you can see the angel from the inside of the card.

When you open the card, the angel moves down behind the inside panel and the Nativity scene pops out from behind the panel at the bottom.  The tip of the angel wing does not go completely behind the panel, but I don't sweat the small stuff.

This is such a fun die to work with -- and really pretty easy to construct.   Karen Burniston has videos for each one of her die sets.  Check it out here.

C4C547 - Sweet 16

Tomorrow (8/9) is Crazy4Challenges' DT member's (Tracey Farr) daughter Melissa's 16th birthday.  So she asked the team to make a "Sweet 16" card.

I used the Karen Burniston Ice Cream Sundae die to make my card.

Be sure to check out the Crazy4Challenges blog for some more birthday wishes for Melissa.

CCEE2032 Lighthouse Day

Liz starts off her month as hostess for the CCEE Stampers today.  She tells us that she has lived most of her life near the Gulf of Mexico, so salt water seems to run in her veins.  Since August 7th is Lighthouse Day, she asked us to use a lighthouse on our card and use a scripture or encouraging verse to add to it, letting words be a way to light someone on their path of life.  My encouraging words are on the inside of the card with an additional lighthouse.

Be sure to check out the CCEE Stampers blog for some more encouragement.

Designer Challenge - Wings

The theme of this month's Karen Burniston Designer Challenge is WINGS.  My favorite thing with wings is a butterfly, and I think my all-time favorite Karen Burniston die is the Fancy Label Accordion.  So I combined these two things for my card this month -- along with one of my favorite colors.

I pulled out some old, but still beautiful butterfly stamps for my card.  I stamped the one on the front twice, cutting one of them out so that it has a nice 3-D look to it.

A closer look at the inside panels . . .

 
. . . with the computer-generated sentiment on the first panel.

Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" Challenge - Birthday

It's time again for the Scor-Pal "More Than One Score" challenge, and this month's theme was pretty easy -- Birthday.  I've become enamored with slimline cards lately, and that's what I've done for the challenge.

It's hard to see, but I made diagonal score lines on the background, placing small brads at the intersecting lines.  Then I added the flowers, which have larger brads in the center, and the layered Karen Burniston birthday sentiment.

Stop over at the Scor-Pal blog to see some more creations from our talented team.

C4C546 - Camping

I'm continuing as a guest designer for the Crazy4Challenges challenge again this month.  Apparently, the first Saturday in August is "Campfire Day," so we were to make a card that is camping/campfire themed.

I pulled out an old MFP Stamp Shop set as well as the Karen Burniston Twist Panel die and Camping Charms dies to make my card.

Check out the Crazy4Challenges blog for some more camping fun.