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“Summer” mini-album

June 25, 2016

Happy first week of Summer to my Northern Hemisphere crafty friends! Summer is easily my favorite season and it always seems that the time flies by. This year I decided to create a little mini album to capture some of the happy summer memories. The album is the first album I have created and it was so much fun…I know I will make more! Perhaps some of my family and friends will see a mini album in their future. (big smile!)

The mini album was not designed by me (I found the instructions on Pinterest) so I will provide a link to the album instruction at the end of this post. However, I can share photos of my take on the album…and I have many to share…so let’s start!

The front of the album with Suzanne Cannon’s lovely Summer die and bright and cheerful Graphic 45 papers:

The back of the album has Celebrate (because I think every summer day is a celebration of season):

The mini album is accordion style…so neat!

The album contains panels for photos or journaling.

Following the cheerful theme I used the “happy” die on the front inside panel:

“Remember” definitely had to be used on this wee album…

…as did “Memories” (so pretty!!)

The heart is elegant and happy (had to be added!)…

…and “Dream” (one of my favorite dies!) will be used with a photo of my sweet puppy sleeping…

Here are the outside panels…

…and the inside panels…

Oh – I so look forward to adding all my photos, journaling and embellishments to this cheerful album! (Can you tell I enjoyed making it?)

Elizabeth Craft Designs products:

“Summer” die from the 4 Seasons die set
“Remember” die
“Memories” die
“happy” die from the Happy Birthday 2 die set
“Dream” die
Heart die from the Calligraphic Elements 1 die set

Other products used:

Graphic 45 Mother Goose papers
Card stock in black and ivory
Black sheer polka dot ribbon
Wet glue
Embellishments of your choice

As promised, here is the link to the album instructions: http://embrace-serendipity.blogspot.ca/2016/04/baby-boy-girl-accordion-zig-zag-mini.html

Thank you for stopping by! I do hope you enjoyed the album.

Big hugs,

Kathy Jo

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How Does Your Garden Grow

June 21, 2016

Hi Everyone,

It’s Tina here and I have some wonderful news to share. Today is my first official post as one of Susan’s Designers for Susan’s Garden Club. Yeah!!! I am super excited to be joining her wonderful team.

My card for today was inspired by Spring which has finally arrived here in Canada. It took its sweet time. Everywhere I go I am seeing gardens bloom. I knew my first card would have to be a garden.

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Hydrangea Birthday Card

June 13, 2016

Mary here to share a card with a lot of dimension. The hydrangea flowers are on dome shaped platforms to pop them up; the shaped petals make them look more realistic. I coated the sentiment with puff paint, then mounted it on a popped up label. I added texture to the paper using clear embossing powder. I also added subtle designs to the label with glitter embossing powder through a Stage It Stencil. Note: the flowers on the card may not exactly match those found in nature.

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Shimmer Sheetz Cupcake Birthday Cards

June 5, 2016

Shimmer Sheetz Cupcake Birthday Cards
By Judi Kauffman

Cupcake 3

Hello, everybody, I’m back as today’s guest designer with a recipe for zero-calorie cupcakes! They’re not as yummy as the ones my neighbor bakes, of course, but hers can’t be attached to a birthday card and sent through the mail while these are just perfect for that purpose…

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Wishing You a Colorful Day

June 2, 2016

Hi everyone,

It’s my turn to post a tutorial on the Elizabeth Craft Designs blog today. This time around I am playing with a couple of the new dies. I used the new Pinwheel die set from the Joset Designs collection to create double pinwheels.

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A Hoppy Little Birthday Card By Kelly!

April 15, 2016

Hi Kelly Booth here, I’ve recently been inspired by all the Springtime flowers popping up all over and so I decided to make a birthday card using some colorful flowers using the tiny flower from the Fence Pop Stand die set, Lucky the Rabbit and the Hanging Charm Pull Tab die set. I also used some paper from Through The Lens – Wood , the Flower Stage It Stencil , Lucky Birthday clear stamps and the Stitched Rectangles die set.

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Pop It Ups Wednesday with Kelly – Happy Birthday

March 23, 2016

Hi It’s Kelly Booth

One of my very favorite things to do with cardstock that has a white core (White on one side and colored on the other) such as the New colored Soft Finish Cardstock, is to emboss it and then lightly sand the surface. I am just loving all the fun colors of the Soft Finish Cardstock so thought I would play with this favorite technique of mine.

Here is the front of the card with fun colors and Happy Balloons!

And the inside with more of the embossed and sanded cardstock around the Happy Birthday Pop Up:

Watermarked Photo (2016-03-09-1307)

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Spring Birthday Wishes

March 7, 2016

Hello, everyone. Christine Pooler here from Susan Tierney-Cockburn’s Design Team. Spring is in the air, although here in Maine it is still a bit away from us.

My post today is a 6 X 6 card with spring flowers made from some of Susan’s Garden Notes dies. I have also added some pussy willow branches, a sure sign of spring.

Let’s get started!

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Birthday Butterfly Headband

March 5, 2016

Hi there! It’s Suzanne dropping in today to share a fun project with you!

In January, I was at CHA (the Craft and Hobby Association trade show) doing Make n’ Takes in the Elizabeth Craft Designs booth to showcase the newly-released A Way With Words Live, Love and Laugh dies. I had an extra Live cut from Shimmer Sheetz. Because it was already backed with Clear Double Sided Adhesive I used it to embellish my headband! But the word was hard to see in that version because it was flat against the band so I devised a new approach and today I’m taking things to the next level: A dimensional headband with a bow, a butterfly, and a different die cut.

The word is now “Birthday” and it stands up like part of a tiara or crown. I used clear acetate to hold the butterfly aloft, making it look like she’s fluttering above the headband, just about to land! I think this project would be adorable for a little girl to wear to her party, don’t you? It’s simple, only takes a few minutes to assemble and is so bright and happy.

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Spring Birthday Card

February 29, 2016

By Jeanette Horner

Hello, Jeanette Horner here, sharing a card made for a dear friend of mine. She will celebrate her birthday on the first day of March. Happy Birthday, Kay! I hope you will enjoy this card as much as I did creating it. Spring is just around the corner. I can almost smell the flowers, can’t you?

Let’s go!

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