Elizabeth Craft Designs December Challenge Creating Backgrounds

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Welcome back to the last Elizabeth Craft Designs Challenge for 2017. Boy where did the time go. The challenge is Backgrounds - There are so many ways to create a background. You can use large background dies, smaller dies or stamps. Backgrounds can add so much interest to your card or home decor.

Before we get started did you know there is a chance for you to win a $20 gift card. Visit the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. Answer this question by leaving a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use to create a background on something you were creating? 3 lucky winners will be chosen in a random drawing.

Below you will find the steps to replicate my card. 

• Step 1 - Cut White Soft Finish Cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Score and fold in half to form a vertical side-fold card base. Finished size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2)
• Step 2 - Diecut Kaleidoscope Background using a Scrap piece of cardstock to create a stencil. 

• Step 3 - Trim White Soft Finish Cardstock to 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” and place the Kaleidoscope Stencil you created on top. Using a sponge dauber or ink applicator start to Color over the stencil. I used 4 colours in Distress Oxide Inks as they are easy to blend colours together. 

• Step 4 - You can remove the stencil and use as below but I wanted less white showing. Using a strong glue on the back adhere the stencil to the background by offsetting it 1mm. See below for visual. Trim to 4” x 5 1/4” and adhere the whole background panel to the card using a sheet of fun Foam by using Clear Double Sided Adhesive sheets on both sides.  

• Step 5 - Diecut Stitched Fishtail Banners using White Soft Finish Cardstock. Keep the die on top of the Diecut and ink inside. Again I used Distress Oxide Ink. 
• Step 6 - Stamp Sentiments 1 - Celebration Clear Stamp in left side of Stitched Fishtail Banners Diecut with Black Ink. 
• Step 7 - Stamp Sentiments 1 - Celebration Clear Stamp on White Soft Finish Cardstock with Black Ink.  Diecut the stamped image with matching Die. (Tip: Diecut a Scrap piece to use as a template. Use the negative piece to make sure the stamped area is inside the Diecut. Add a piece of masking tape to hold in place then pass through the Diecut machine.) Adhere to the right side of Stitched Fishtail Banner. Now adhere the whole banner to the card using Foam Tape. 

Thanks for stopping by. Below is a link of all Elizabeth Craft Designs Product Used for your easy convenience. 

Elizabeth Craft Designs Poinsettia Christmas Greetings card

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Below is a card that took little time to make and yet looks intricate. Below are the easy steps to replicate this card.

• Step 1 - Cut Kraft Cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Score and fold in half to form a vertical side-fold card base. Finished size: 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" (A2)
• Step 2 - Emboss the front of card using Stitched Ovals Die (you will not be diecutting but embossing with the embossing matte). This will give an embossed impression of the Stitched Oval.
• Step 3 - Stamp Concord & 9th Plaid Background Clear Stamp on Kraft Cardstock with a Red Pigment Ink. Let dry or use Heat Gun to speed up the drying time. Once dry use an anti-static powder bag then stamp the Concord & 9th Plaid Background Clear Stamp double lines repeatedly with Embossing Ink. Sprinkle Ranger Copper Embossing Powder and heat with Heat Gun. See below photo for before and after.

• Step 4 - Diecut Stitched Ovals (one smaller than the die you used for embossing) the Plaid Background and adhere to the center of card using 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape.
• Step 5 - Diecut Small Poinsettia in red cardstock & green cardstock (or ink Kraft Cardstock with Distress Ink Festive Berries & Evergreen Bough then let dry). Assemble the Poinsettia. If you need help with the assembly here is a video from Susan's Garden Club to help you out. Once assembled add Prills Third Place to the center. Adhere to bottom right of card using Kids Choice Glue.
• Step 6 - Diecut Berry Branch 3 times in brown cardstock. Add Crystal Nuvo Drops of all the Berry (circles). 2 branches in Autumn Red and 1 branch in Bottle Green. You will need to let this dry completely. Once dry cut sections and begin adhering all around the Poinsettia. I used Kids Choice Glue.
• Stamp on Kraft Cardstock with embossing ink the sentiment from Winter Sentiments Clear Stamp and sprinkle Copper Embossing Powder. Heat set with Heat Gun.
• Diecut the sentiment with Stitched Fishtails Banner. Adhere to the card using foam tape or pop-ups.

The fun thing about this card is that it can also be used for any occasion by changing the plaid colors, the poinsettia to a flower as well as changing the sentiment. Thank you for stopping by.

Below are links to the Elizabeth Craft Designs Products Used & Simon Says Stamp Products Used for your easy convenience.

Club Scrap Scandinavian Holiday Blog Hop And Linky Party

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It's the Club Scrap Scandinavian Holiday Linky Party.  I used the Digital Kit for my cards. I decided for a clean and simple look. All designs were printed on white cardstock and used like a paper kit. The base of the cards are 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” folded.

Thanks for stopping by! See you soon. 

A Night At The Met Digital Kit from Club Scrap With Case This Sketch #249

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Today I am showing you a card I made using 2 of my favorite crafting companies. Club Scrap and Elizabeth Craft Designs and combined their product using Sketch #249 from Case This Sketch. Below you will find the steps to replicate this card.

Sketch #249

Finished card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" folded

The base of card is using white cardstock from Club Scrap from the Paris Flea Market Kit. Using black cardstock from the same kit I diecut with Stitched Rectangles from Elizabeth Craft Designs. I adhered it to the front of card using 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape. I trimmed the background from the A Night At The Met digital kit and adhered using 3mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape. Using black cardstock I diecut Dotted Scallop Squares from Elizabeth Craft Designs and trimmed the bottom piece and adhered towards the bottom of the card. I trimmed a piece of the cut-a-part from the digital kit and adhered to the card leaving 1/4” of the Dotted Scallop Square. The sentiment is from the Sentimental set from Avery Elle.





Thank you for stopping by. Below you will find a link to all the Elizabeth Craft Designs Product used for your easy convenience.

Club Scrap Trattoria Kit Blog Hop

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Now first things first if you came from Lisa's Blog you came from the right place. If you didn't you can start at the beginning with Karen from Club Scrap's Blog.

Finished card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” folded

The base of card is using plain cardstock. I trimmed the patterned paper to 4” x 5 1/4”. I stamped the sentiment using 2 colours. A brown and green ink. Dried it then used embossing ink and sprinkled Clear embossing powder and heat set. I tied a ribbon to the bottom and matted the panel to plain cardstock and adhered to front of card.

Finished card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” folded

The base of the card is plain cardstock. I trimmed a cut-a-part and adhered to front of card. I stamped the sentiment on the top right above the cut-a-part. 

Thanks for stopping by. Your next stop is Julie's Blog.

Club Scrap November Artist Team Challenge

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Welcome back to the Club Scrap Artist Team Challenge. This month we were challenged to utilize items from at least 3 past kits in one project. First things first if you came from Roni's Blog then you came from the rights place. If you didn't you can start at the beginning with Karen from Club Scrap's Blog.

Finished card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”

The base of card, patterned paper, cut out and stamped sentiment are from the Trattoria Kit. I added a button from the Sunflower Kit and tied it with the fiber from the Vintage Botany Kit.


Thanks for stopping by. Your next stop is Lisa's Blog.

Elizabeth Craft Designs November Artist Team Challenge

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Welcome back to another Artist Team Challenge. This month we were challenged to create a Pop Up Card using the fabulous new General Pop Ups Dies. This is a must set because you have 8 different dies to create many different fun Pop Up Cards.

Did you know there is a chance for you to win a $20 gift card. Visit the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. Answer this question by leaving a comment on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. What Elizabeth Craft Designs dies or stamp sets would you use with the General Pop Ups die set if you were making a Pop Up Card? 3 lucky winners will be chosen in a random drawing.

Below you will find the easy steps to replicate my card. And it is just in time for those holiday cards.

• Step 1 - Cut White Soft Finish Cardstock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2". Score and fold in half to form a vertical top-fold card base. Finished size: 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" (A2)
• Step 2 - At the center of the fold line diecut General Pop Up. Shape the score lines created and bring out the Pop Ups.
• Step 3 - Stamp sentiment at the center front top of card with Holiday Cheer Clear Stamps in black ink.
• Step 4 - Repeat Step 2 (2 times) to create background in the inside of card. This time after you diecut you will cut the bottom of the crease for top of card and cut upper crease for bottom of card. See card below for visual. You can always use one patterned paper and repeat Step 2 exactly. Adhere to inside card using 3mm Clear double Sided Adhesive Tape.
• Step 5 - Stamp Winter Bears on White Soft Finish Cardstock. Color in with coloring medium of your choice (I used Promarkers) and diecut with matching Winter Bears dies. Adhere to card to create your scene using 3mm Clear double Sided Adhesive Tape.
• Step 6 - Diecut Adventure Edges with White Soft Finish Cardstock and adhere to inside of card. I diecut clouds for the top and hills for the bottom. This gives you plenty of space to write inside the card. You can choose to diecut one instead of two. Adhere to card using 6mm Clear Double Sided Adhesive Tape.
• Step 7 - Trim patterned paper to 4 1/4" x 4 1/8" and adhere to front of card using 3mm Clear double Sided Adhesive Tape.

Thank you for stopping by. Be sure to check out what the rest of the team did by going here. See below for direct links to the product used for your easy convenience.

The winners will be announced on Friday, November 24th on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Product Used

Club Scrap October Artist Team Challenge

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Today is the Club Scrap October Artist Team Challenge. This month the Artist Team was asked to select a video from Club Scrap’s YouTube Channel and make a project using that inspiration. I chose the Pocket Planner Project. Tricia's video is very clear with her instructions and for the first time ever I created my first Pocket Planner. Before we get started if you came from Roni's Blog then you came from the right place.  If you didn't you can start at the beginning with Karen from Club Scrap's Blog.

I used the Literature Planner Pocket Project for the manila envelopes, chipboard and library Pocket. I used the Orchard patterned paper and cut-a-part to decorate my Pocket Planner covers and inside pages. The title for my Planner Pocket is the sentiment from the Orchard Kit embossed in Gold. 

Thanks for stopping by. Your next stop is Lisa's Blog. For more Club Scrap YouTube inspiration please go here.

Club Scrap Scandinavia Blog Hop and Linky Party

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Welcome to the Club Scrap Scandinavia Blog Hop and Linky Party.  Before we started started let's take care of business.  If you came from Lisa's Blog then you came from the right place. If you didn't you can start at the beginning with Karen from Club Scrap's Blog.

Finished card measures 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” folded

I just love the flowers from the Scandinavia kit and wanted to showcase them so I decided to create a Pop-Up card. I have a wonderful die to help with the cut but if you don’t have a die it is quite easy. Your inside panel with the pop up will be 4" x 5 1/4". Fold your inside panel in half, on the fold line find your middle point. It will be 2” for this card. On either side mark at 1/2” from center point. From those points go up and down 1/2” from fold line and mark it. You will now cut 2 vertical lines on either side of the center mark. Fold your panel in half and now fold the center slit you created going in opposite direction. Open the panel and bring the center piece out. Now adhere the panel to the card base.

I kept the front simple with a sentiment and two strips of design from the Scandinavia Digital Kit. The inside two flowers were trimmed with my scanncut and adhered to the pop up. I added a cut-a-part piece on the inside bottom to write on the card. 

Finished card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" folded

For this card the base of the card is plain cardstock trimmed to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", then folded in half. I trimmed a panel 3 7/8" x 5 1/8" and matted it with white cardstock 4" x 5 1/4" and adhered to front of card. I cut the felt doily in half and adhered the half on the left and right side. I heat embossed in white the sentiment. I stamped two flowers on a post it to create a mask so I could stamp sections using different colors. I had to use my Misti for this. I trimmed them out with my scanncut and adhered it to the pop up.

Finished card measures 41/4” x 5 1/2”

For this card I used plain cardstock for the base of my card. The front panel is from the patterned paper trimmed to 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”. I stamped the image of the bird with Club Scrap Carnation ink. I stamped the sentiment in India Black ink. I matted the panel and adhered to the front of the card.

Thanks for stopping by. To continue the hop your next stop is Julie's Blog.