This is a fun card that I made a while back, I really like how the yellow pops against the black, and the cute little bee. It has a fun fold which piqued my interest back when I made it. This card was made before I knew about pop up cards, back before I knew what could be done with cardstock, so it may seem pretty simple compared to what I generally make now but I think it’s still pretty cute.
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This week’s Crazy 4 Challenge had me shopping at the hardware store lol. The challenge was a beachy theme and to incorporate sand, I could have used real sand, sandpaper, sand stamps or sand images, I choose SANDPAPER, I thought the texture would add to the overall effect of the card and would be a little less messy than real sand. This is a belated birthday card for my Mom and one thing that she enjoys is her almost daily walks on the beach with my Dad and their 2 dogs, Cinnamon and Molly. This is my representation of their beach, with the waves rolling in and the woods in the background.
to see the other sandy, beachy cards from the rest of the talented design team check this out Crazy 4 Challenges
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Accordion cards make such an impact and are fun to open, they are also very easy to display as they stand up very nice. Here is an accordion card that I made a little while back, I hope you like it.
All the cardstock used to make this card is from Stampin Up. The colours used are Not Quite Navy, Buckaroo Blue, Basic Grey, and silver. The panels are cut out of the Basic Grey and the edges were sponged with Basic grey. The blue panels were sponged with Not quite Navy ink., All the clock pieces and gears were cut out of silver with the exception of the hands on the front clock.
To create this card I used Karen Burnistons “Gift Card Accordion” die set and followed these directions https://youtu.be/bzB7Auai1QU my card has 4 panels so you would just keep adding panels as needed. The clock and some of the gears are also an older Karen Burniston die set. The die on the second panel I lucked out and found at Thrift store.
I decorated the panels with the clocks, gears and a few rectangle dies. I printed the greeting “Time Flies” on the front and “when you’re getting old” on the inside.
to see other accordion cards check these out
Under the Sea Baby Accordion Card
Today I have a clean and simple Fathers Day Card, I made a few years ago for my darling hubby
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so I’m not exactly sure how to post this properly, but I am pretty excited, I was chosen to be the featured artist on SplitcoastStampers for their Featured stamper challenge this week. Pretty excite to see other people’s takes on my cards 😀
Here is link to the challenge https://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/featured-stamper-f132/fs643-%5B6-2-19%5D-nickel-pickle-t629368.html
Feel free to comment on the cards posted, it is quite a honour to me to be chosen and would like their feedback to be positive.
Edit-I forgot that SplitcoastStampers link may not work as you have to be a member to login. If you are crafty stamper and you’re not a member please feel free to join the group as there are some amazing card ideas that can be found there
My Messy Craft Room 
