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!

ECD Summer Release - Available for Purchase!

Hi Everyone,
Yesterday was the big day- the Elizabeth Craft Designs Summer Release dies and products are now available for purchase! It's been so fun to share some sneak peeks with you over the last few weeks and now you can make your own creations with these amazing dies!  I have a couple more cards that I made to share with you for a little inspiration. If you would like to purchase the dies you can find them HERE and don't forget to keep checking the ECD Blog for more incredible inspiration!

Candle Card

919 Candle

926 Holly Leaves and Berries

772 Accordion Oval Card

E119 Swirly Curves Embossing Folder

Crystal Flower Card

937 Happy Birthday Stand Up Helper

924 Crystal Flower Set 1

922 Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1

797 Flourish with Flowers

E109 Fleur De Lis Embossing Folder

Snowman Card

929 Snowman

940 Seasons Greetings Stand Up Helper

755 5 Part Pine

8528 Deer Peel Off

June Copic Cards

Hi Everyone!
Today I wanted to share with you the two cards we made in my June Copic Cards class at Scrapp'n Savvy. It's a great class to practice your Copic coloring skills, learn new techniques and get instant feedback and help from me while you are coloring. I've been so amazed and impressed by how quickly everyone is improving!.

The first card we worked on used an image from Tiddly Inks. The focus was to work on the hair and work on blending the red and blue on her bathing suite, which can be a challenge because those colors are highly pigmented. She was so much fun to color!

 The second card we did used a free image from Beccysplace. We focused on learning woodgrain and stone texture. We really had to work on long thin flicking strokes to get the texture. I love how it turned out and again everyone did so well!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!!
Debra

ECD Blogpost today! Pink Ducky Congratulations!

Hi Everyone!
Today is my day for a project on the Elizabeth Craft Designs Blog. I made an adorable Baby card using the soon to be released Rubber Ducky die. Head on over to the Blog and see how I made this card and let me know what you think!