Framed pop -up

Welcome to today's card made for the challenge on Crazy 4 Challenges blog.

 Everybody needs a smile now and then - this week lets make a humorous card!

I found this cute little clear stamp set in my supplies, I have had it for ages not sure if it is still available.
But to create my two part humorous card, I used the Karen Burniston Frame pull pop up die.

I suppose the front could be classed as humorous, as I can imagine the statement has been made before but it is when you pull the tab that the second part of the sentiment gives you a laugh, it has probably been said many times before also.

 For instructions on how to use the die and make the pull card, I have linked Karen's tutorials here. 

Supplies
Karen Burniston Frame pull pop-up die
Stitched fishtails die, inkadinkado clear stamp. 

Don't forget to check out the rest of the “Crazies” cards over on the Crazy 4 Challenges blog and also their individual blogs for more details.

Frances Byrne
Joanne Grzelak
Karen Aicken
Rebecca Endie
Kathleen Adams
Amy Ottmers 
Karen Ostergard
Tracey Farr
Maryann Einam- You are here
January Guest Designer Kelly Booth

Thanks for stopping by today....

Red Blue and White

Over on CCEE Stampers we have a new hostess for the Month of July, Shirley Quarry and for this week the challenge is to use Red, Blue and White for the CCEE1427 Challenge.

 Remember to pop over to our blog and see what the other designers have come up with.

Now I intended to go with the non patriotic theme but then I remembered this stamp that I have had for about 10 years [ un-inked as yet] just waiting until it was needed.

 Both my girls in the past few years have lived in America and the Statue of Liberty was one of the sights that they went to see.

I hope you like my card.
Thanks for looking
Maryann

Midnight Dancer

Hi There,
Today I thought I would share a card i made for just to keep on hand. Dear Daughter tends to ask for a card at the last minute. For this card I used the MFT sketch found on SCS. I used spellbinder nestabilities label 5 to cut out the main image, then used the rubber embossing mat. The lines in the background were made using my scor-pal.
Stamps: Inkadinkado- In the Groove, Sentiment - Hanna Stamps
Paper: White, Black, DP Imaginisce - Black tie options
Other: Nestibilities, rubber Embossing mat,brads, scor-pal, ribbon, brilliance ink, Round Tab punch.
TFL
Maryann

RockStar

Last week I was able to attend the local craft show, needless to say I did make some purchases. Having teenage daughters I have plenty of girl stamps, but find it difficult to make cards for boys so when I saw this set from inkadinkado I thought great, it will go with the guitar stamp that I got some time ago. I love the solid stamp great for when you don't have time to colour. i stamped my images in brilliance black ink, the corners were highlighted with thin strips of black card.Stamps: Inkadinkado- In the groove, Fiskars- Rockpile
Paper: White, blue DP- Imaginesce
Other: Small Brads, Brilliance ink, ds tape
TFL
Maryann

Hip Hip Hooray

Yesterday I spent the day with my friends Frances and Gai we went craft shopping not that we needed anything as we all spent up big at the craft show on the weekend.It is Frances's birthday next week and this is the card that I made for her. Frances loves Owls and I couldn't resist putting one in a cupcake. The sketch I have use is MFTSC58.

Recipe:

Stamps: HeroArts - CL155 Playful Animals, Inkadinkado- Birthday Cupcakes

Paper: Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Paper Inspirations - MCS217 Favourite Calligraphics.

Other: Wild Wasbi striped ribbon, chocolate chip ribbon, close to cocoa brads, nestibilities, paper piercing mat and tool, scollop border punch.

I also made this ribbon box for Frances, just somewhere to put her little bits of ribbon.
Again I used Hero Arts - Playful Animals and the paper is from Kaiser Selection - 7 colour schemes, this is a great pack 1 sheet vellum, 3 printed and 3 plain all co-ordinated. I used craft affair flowers, label holder and brads. The ribbon is blue bayou and scollop border punch both from stampin up.

Thanks for looking
Hugs
Maryann

Diamond Fold Basic Grey

The third Wednesday of each month I over to club with friends, this year we have been doing something different and set ourselves homework, just so that we make an effort to stamp something each month even when our life is very busy. Now Frances aka Stampowl is always stamping so she never has our problem so we usually pick something that we like from her blog. This week Gai aka Poppy chose the diamond fold card, I had already cased my diamond fold card from Frances's site several weeks earlier so I chose to make a spring card with a varation. Here are both my cards.

This is the diamond fold.

Stamps: basic grey lotus b2

Paper: dp hiedi grace designs vineyard words, green galore, lavender lace
Ink: brillance pearlescent lavender, victorian violet,bottle green,pearlescent lime
Accessories: jewels, bone folder

This is the spring card varation, you can find the instructions here.

It may not look like it but you use quite a bit of card to make this, I think I may just use this for a special occasion card.

Stamp: Inkadinkado - 97647 You Lucky Duck

Paper: DCWV - the glitter stack, Yoyo Yellow, Green Galore

Other: Nestabilities, foam dots, word window punch, bone scorer

TFL
Maryann

Best Things

I made this card very late last night, I was looking for a stamp to make a male card, but a came across this and since I found out my work friend had a birthday this month I just had to ink it up. My friend is always talking about her weight as we work all day with food it is hard not to be tempted with the goodies that we make.
Sorry about the quality of the photo but last night it didn't look blurry, I did not realize it was until I loaded it up today and I have already given the card away, but I think that you will get the general idea.
The sketch I used for this is from Talyor's Taylored Expressions Cupcake challenge TECC38

Recipe:
Stamps: Inkadinkado - 97648 bad or fattening
Paper: DP- GCD cupcakes, Blue Bayou, Real Red, Marigold Morning
Other: Blue Bayou ribbon, nestabilities, sml circle punch.


TFL
Maryann

Green Cupcakes

Hi there, I thought I would share with you a card that I made for Taylor's cupcake challenge, TECC56. I have just recieved some cupcakes for my birthday so now I have plenty to play with and I am bound to try more of Taylors challenges. I just bought this Designer Paper from Stampin up, it is double sided as most Dp seems to be these days.

Since is was green I thought I would try my first Limited supply challenge, LSC208 over on SCS. I thought I was doing really well until I read the fine print and it said three layers, oops! Oh well I will just have to try again sometime.

Recipe:

Stamps: Inkadinkado clear stamps- Birthday cupcake

Paper: Always Artichoke, certainly celery, Wintergreen DP, white cs

Other: Delish brads, oval punch - su, corner punch, ek sucess, ribbon certainly celery, nestabilities

TFL
Maryann