Halloween Fun!

Howdy Y'all!
There is beginning to be a slight coolness in the air here in Texas, a few leaves are dropping and the stores are full of candy- must mean Halloween is around the corner! Today I'd like to share two cards we made in my DistINKtive cards class last week at Scrapp'n Savvy. They were lots of fun to make!

The first card is a Tag Card inspired by Raquel Mason's card found here on the ECD Blog. I absolutely loved the idea of the tag card and wanted to use it in class. My version is very similar-imitation is the highest form of flattery, right! :-) I had a lot of fun coloring on the glittered Peel-Off and trying to get some distinct shading. I love how the hat turned out! This witchy is so fun to color!

Inside I made use of all the adorable little accessory images and stars on the Peel-Off sheet.. there is so much to play with!

The second card uses Karen Burniston's new Honey the Bear die. He's so cute and you can do so much with him! I used more of the stars and a candy corn from the Halloween in Frames Peel-Off. I even found a pair of stars that made perfect glasses for Honey's costume. The hat is from the Snowman die and the grass is from Outdoor Edges Die.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great week and try making your version of one of these fun cards!

Elizabeth Craft Products used:

914 Outdoor Edges 

929 Snowman

948 Honey the Bear

951 Tag 1

2585 Halloween in Frame

Owl's it going?

Hi Everyone!
Just a short post today to share one of the cards we made in my Copic Cards class at Scrapp'n Savvy. I found this delightful owl image free on the web and thought it would be lots of fun to color. It was a great image to practice flicking- the most important technique for coloring with Copic Markers.

Copic Marker Colors used: Y23, Y26, W3, E31, E23, E25, E27, YG06, YG07, YG09, B00, B02

Thanks for stopping by!

Debra

Elizabeth Craft Designs and Ruby Rock-it Blog Hop

Hello Ruby Rock-It and Elizabeth Craft Designs Fans! We are very excited to be partnering together this month, and to bring you this fun blog hop!

Each of our companies is offering a beautiful prize! Here's all the fun details on how you will be eligible to win!

Start at the beginning of our hop right here! And then simply follow the order listed below, making sure you stop and leave some love in the comments section for each designer! Please make sure to include your email in the comments section, so we will be able to contact you should you win!  

For additional chances to win:

"Like" Ruby Rock-It and Elizabeth Craft Designs on Facebook, and leave a comment, letting us know you came from our blog hop.

Comments will close Friday, October 10th at 11:59pm PST, and we will announce our winners the following week! Be sure to come back next week to see if you have won!

Ruby Rock-It

Elizabeth Craft Designs

Karen Aicken

Erin Yamabe

Kelly Booth

June Goh

Frances Byrne

Beckie Dreyer

Rita Edwards

Pattie Beltran

Debra Hensley   (That's Me!)

Candice Elliott

Raquel Mason

Jenifer Cowles

Mary Prasad

Jacqueline Smith

Kaka Costa

Candy Spiegel

Ruby Rock-It is offering our beautiful Essence Empire Bebe collection to one lucky winner!

And the Elizabeth Craft Designs prize is a package full of fun Peel-Offs from their new collection, Stand Up Helpers Set 2 and a pack of Watercolor paper.

Hello and Welcome to the Blog Hop. I'm so excited to share the cards I created with the wonderful Ruby Rock-It papers and embellishments and the Elizabeth Craft Designs Products! 

For my first card, I decided to use the Lorna Label Pop Up Die to make a fun Happy Birthday Card. The Ruby Rock-It glittered embellishment diecuts needed lots of space to shine and the Loran Label Pop Up is the perfect base to do that. 

Here is the front of the card.

Here is the inside where the party begins!

To make this card, cut a standard A2 size, 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, cardbase from red cardstock. Fold in half. Diecut the Lorna Label from the Meadow pattern paper from the Ruby Rock-It Handi Scandi Paper line. The trees are so cute!! Pop out the pop ups, trim a to fit inside the card base and adhere, making sure not to get adhesive on the actual pop up elements. Die cut a large Lorna Decorator Label in red and a small one in yellow cardstock. Adhere the Happy Birthday Peel-Off to the small yellow label. Adhere both to the pop up label with the yellow one on pop dots.  Add various diecuts to decorate. Diecut the Birthday Hat in yellow, blue and red from the new Props 2 die .Adhere to the bears head. Cut a piece of yellow cardstock to 5 1/4 by 2. Tie blue and white twine around it with a bow in the front. Adhere to bottom of inside card on pop dots. Add mushrooms. Decorate the card front with a 5 1/4 x 2 piece of Meadow pattern paper with a piece of yellow, red and blue twine tied in a bow on the front. Add on pop dots. Add mushrooms and bird to finish off.

Here is a close up of the pop-ups

My Second card is also a Birthday Card using the Ruby Rock-It Floriade Pattern Paper from the Handi Scandi Line. I love the blue floral print so much I had to make a card out of it. I used the  Accordion Oval Card Die to frame and highlight the embellishments.

To make this card emboss the front of a standard A2 size card made from white cardstock with the Lots of Dots Embossing Folder from Elizabeth Craft Designs. I love this folder and use it a lot! Diecut one Accordion Oval Card panel from the pattern paper and trimmed out the center and cut off the tabs from the oval and the panel.  Tie a length of red and white twine around the right side of the oval frame with a bow in the front and then adhere the frame on pop dots to the card front. Adhere the pattern oval directly to the center of the card and add a smaller oval in red on pop dots. Add the adorable glittered Owl and Flowers to the center for the focal point. To complete the card  diecut Happy Birthday in white cardstock and adhered it above the oval following the curve. 

Thanks for stopping by the Elizabeth Craft Designs and Ruby Rock-It Blog Hop! I hope you enjoyed my cards and got a little inspiration to use all these amazing products! Don't forget to visit all the other Designer's Blogs in the Blog Hope and leave a comment with your email address to qualify to win the fantastic prizes!

Elizabeth Craft Products Used:

949 Props 2 die

915 Lorna Label Pop Up die

772 Accordion Oval Card die

717 Happy Birthday die

E114 Lots of Dots Embossing Folder

300 Happy Birthday Peel-Off/ Black

Other Products

Ruby Rock-It Handi Scandi paper line and embellishments.

Ruby Rock-It twine

Pop Dots

Brown Ink

Tombow Mono Adhesive

Elizabeth Craft Designs- September Design Team Challenge -Fall, Harvest. Halloween

Hi Friends!
Today is the day to share projects created for the Elizabeth Craft Designs September Design Team Challenge. The theme is Fall, Harvest or Halloween cards. You can check out all the wonderful creations from the whole DT on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog HERE. You will be inspired!

For the challenge I created three different cards.

The first one is a fun Halloween Card. I used Karen Burniston's Katie Label die with some Authentique paper. I colored 2 of the adorable images from the new Halloween in Frames Peel-off with  Copic Markers after adhering them to glittered adhesive on cardstock. You can see how to do this technique in this great video from Els HERE

The front

The back

Front closed

Back closed

The second card I created is a Fall card. I loved how the torn technique turned out on my By The Shore card and wanted to use it again in a different way- this time with white core paper. Love the look so much against the white embossed background. The leaves are the Fall Leaves in Gold Peel-Off on different colors of Shimmer Sheetz with the main Maple leaf inked with red Stazon to give it more depth and texture. The new large size Thinking of you Peel- Off in Gold worked perfectly for the sentiment.

A close up of the Peel-Off on the Inked Shimmer Sheetz

And last but not least, this adorable,quick and easy Pumpkin Card. I used the largest decorator oval from the Oval Accordion Card die and cut three ovals from three different pattern paper. I overlapped them to form the pumpkin and did some free hand stitching at the seams for a more country look. The stem is freehand cut and the leaves are from the Pumpkin Die. I diecut the large Hello from brown cardstock to finish off the card. The completed pumpkin is adhere to a circle cardbase. This design would also make an adorable tag to attach to some pumpkin cookies or bread for a friend!

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you enjoyed my cards today. They were lots of fun to create! Make sure and visit the ECD Blog to see the other Designers projects too- They are all amazing!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Debra

Elizabeth Craft Products Used:

Card 1

903 Katie Label Accordion

2585 Halloween in Frame Peel- Off

Card 2

1029 Fall Leaves Peel- Off Gold

E114 Lots of Dots embossing Folder

2580 Thinking of You Large Peel-Off Gold

Shimmer Sheetz - Gold Metallic, Fire Opal Iridescent, Orange Iridescent

Card 3

787 Hello die

772 Oval Accordion Card

764 Pumpkin die

ECD Blogpost today!

Hi All!
Just a quick note to let you know I am featured on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today with this fun card. Come see how I made it and leave me some love in the comments! Have a great day!!

Let Your Light Shine!

* Before I begin my post I want to take a moment to honor those lives that were lost 13 years ago today. I send prayers of peace and comfort for the families and ask that God Bless our great nation with protection and continued freedom. Never Forget 9-11*

Hi Everyone!
I have a cute card to share with you that I created for my DistINKtive cards class at Scrapp'n Savvy this month. It was so fun to make!

I created this card with Karen Burniston's adorable die "Hoppy The Frog"! He's so cute! I knew I wanted to do something with fireflies and it just so happens that Hoppy comes with a fly die. After a lot of contemplation I figured out how to transform the fly to a firefly by adding a yellow circle of "light" behind the fly and a small yellow circle with a transparent glitter dot over it on its tummy for the glowing part.  I think they turned out cute! The jar was purchased on the Silhouette website and converted into a shaker by my dear sweet hubby. I really loved how this one turned out- Hoppy is definitely a Happy card!

Thanks for stopping by today! I'd love to here what you think! Have a great day!
Debra

Supplies used:
909 Hoppy the Frog
911 Props 1
7018 Glitter Dots Assorted
E114 Lots of Dots Embossing Folder
Jar- Silhouette Studio
Pattern Paper-My Minds Eye- Now and Then Collection
Cardstock- Bazzill

ECD Design Team Challenge- Asian Themed Cards

Hello everyone! I hope you are having a beautiful weekend! It's the last day of the month and that means it's DT challenge day! This months theme was a really fun one- Asian themed cards. Elizabeth Craft Designs has some great Asian themed dies and Peel-Offs that make such beautiful cards! Please visit the ECD Blog for links to all the Design Teams Asian inspiration.

I made two cards for this challenge:

 This first card uses the the beautiful Lotus Flower Peel-Off colored with Copic Marker on Glittered cardstock with doubled sided adhesive- one of my all time favorite things to do with a Peel-Off! The card base is embossed with the Flower Mosaic embossing folder. I had a gorgeous piece of gold origami paper that I used for the center panel. I diecut the Ginger Jar base from Gold Shimmer Sheetz and the overlay from the same Pink Bling cardstock used for the base. I colored a little of the overlay with Copics for interest.  I trimmed the colored Lotus Flowers and adhere theme as if the are coming out of the jar- both the jar and flowers are on pop dots. For a final touch I added some Gold corners and two wavy lines. I really love the elegance of the products and how well they came together!

My second card today uses the Koi Fish and Flowers Peel-Offs in Gold. I love how the gold adds that touch of elegance right away. These were also colored with Copic Markers on cardstock with double sided tape that had been glittered with Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. I again used a piece of Origami Paper from my stash for the background. I thought the design went so well with the Koi. The image is from Red Rubber Designs colored with Copics. She, the Koi and the flower are all on pop dots. I added some of  gold bubbles from the Peel-Off in a few spots on the background for some added interest. I think this one turned out nice too! 

For more Asian Inspiration don't forget to visit the Elizabeth Crafts Designs Blog and check out all the other Designers creations. You will be truly inspired!

Thanks for stopping by today. I'd love to hear from you- what did you think?

Have a great day!!!

Debra

Elizabeth Craft Products Used
2515 Lotus Flowers
2514 Koi Fish and Flowers
E111 Flower Mosaic Embossing Folder
740 Ginger Jar Die
1034 Corners and Borders- Gold
640 Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter
Double Sided Adhesive
7018 Glitter Dots- red/gold

Copics Used
Lotus: R81, R83, R85, YG11, YG13, YG17
Koi and Flower: YG11, TG17, YR02, YR04, YR09, R27
Girl: E50, E51, E53, YG03, YG17, C3, C5, C7, 100, YR02, YR04, YR07, YG11, YG03

ECD Blogpost- A Little Humor in the House!

Hi Everyone!
I didn't realize how long its been since I posted. Our family took a long road trip to deliver both my kids to different out of state colleges this month and things are just getting back to normal- albeit with an empty nest- boohoo...  I'll definitely be posting more often now that things are settled from the crazy end of summer!

Today is my day for the blog post at Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. I had so much fun creating this card! I was a little down from my kids leaving and wanted to do something humorous and this card is the result. You can see the tutorial and more pictures at the ECD Blog today. Let me know what you think- did it make you smile??

July Design Team Challenge- Stand Up Helpers

Hi Everyone!
This month's Elizabeth Craft Designs Design Team Challenge was to create a card using the new Stand Up Helper Dies. These dies are so much fun and really versatile. They are used to make easel cards "stand up" but you can use them on the edge and also clip them from the tab and use them as a regular word.

I have two cards to share with you today. My first card shows the Boy version of the Pink Ducky Congratulations card I created for my July 10 ECD blogpost.. I used the Congratulations Stand Up Helper on the edge of the white frame and I love the look!

The second card I have for you today uses the Thinking of You Stand Up Helper in the traditional way- as the stopper for my easel card. I also used the new Rainy Day Die with the cute umbrella and rainboots. The image is from Purple Onion. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing two ways to use the Stand Up Helper Dies- give them a try! You can find lots more inspiration from the Design Team by visiting the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog today and checking out the Design Team Challenge Post. Thanks for stopping by!

Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies used:

920 Rubber Ducky

935 Congratulations Stand Up Helper

942 Thinking of You Stand Up Helper

928 Rainy Day

778 Lots of Pops ( Banner)

781 All Seasons Tree ( Clouds)

ECD Blogpost- Spooky Card Candle

Hi Friends!
Today is my day to share a blogpost on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. I've taken a familiar sketch, the Candle and Holly Leaf and Berries die and created a fun Halloween Card- a little break from Christmas in July. Pop on over and let me know what you think!