Pop-Up Celebration

Hello everyone. A new challenge has started at Cardz 4 Galz, Pamela has chosen the theme of ‘celebration’. I believe there is Mother’s Day coming up in the USA, also think graduation, babies, weddings etc…. Here is my card:

Please excuse the angled tweezers, but they are holding the card closed to photograph as the inside is a pop-up:

The inside was so very difficult to photograph, here are my other attempts:

The pop-up dies are from Concord & 9th and a virtual event from 2022. I did have to go back to the videos to see how it was put together, but thankfully they will be available indefinitely.

I first created the background panel for the front of the card by ink blending through a stencil. I then stamped the balloons, heat embossed the sentiment in white, then used the matching dies to cut them out.

Then turning to the inside of the card and the pop-up element, I used the same stencil and all three ink colours to cover the whole of the inside, die cut the letters from some striped rainbow card stock, die cut the pop-up pieces, adhered the letters, then assembled the pop-up as instructed in the videos.

I hope you can come and join us with your creations following our theme. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Avenue 613 Createanything goes -option of splash of colour/colourful

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challengefeminine

Crafty Gals Corner – anything goes

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friendsanything goes

Ally’s Angels anything goes

Dancin’ Gingerbread

Hello. I ma hosting the new challenge at ABC Christmas Challenge. We have reached the letters ‘E’, ‘F’, and ‘G’. The Christmas themes are:

E is for embossing, F is for Faux, and G is for Gingerbread

I have also put a couple of stamp sets for a random winner:

I went with the Gingerbread theme. Here is my card:

The little gingerbread girls are from a Spellbinders die set, and you can make them as is, or you can make them dance. Of course, I made them dance:

I first die cut all the elements, and before gluing together most of the elements.

The background is a hot foiled panel – from Spellbinders – attached with glue.

To assemble the gingerbread so they dance, the head stays in one place. You add 3D foam to the centre of the head, attach the ringed die cut piece to the bodies, place over the 3d foam on the head – and stick that head down…..

Swinging bodies ensue…..

I hope you can come and join us with your Christmas creations following our themes, the Design Team have a variety of inspiration for you. xx

I shall be entering the following challenges:

Peace On Earth Christmas Challengeanything goes Christmas

Lil Patch Of Crafty Friends anything goes

Crafty Catzanything goes – option of monochrome not taken

Creative Fingersanything goes

Ellibelle’s Corneranything goes

Sparkles Forum Christmas ChallengeChristmas with plaid or tartan