Quick Sneak Peek

 Here is another card showing some new dies that Elizabeth Craft Designs is releasing 43 new dies and dies sets (including 16 designed by Karen Burniston), two new Shimmer Sheetz colors, and a new Shimmer Sheetz Sampler Pack. Dies will be available in stores mid July. Please check out Elizabeth Craft Designs FaceBook page here.

Instructions:
1. Create card base from brown cardstock. Cut 7"x 10" rectangle; score and fold in half (5"x 7" finished card size.)
2. Cut Brown text paper 4 3/4"x 6 3/4". Attach using Double-sided Adhesive sheets to base.
3. Cut Green flower paper 4 1/2"x 6 1/2". Attach using Double-sided Adhesive sheets.
4. Cut Coral dot paper 4 1/4" x 6 1/4". Attach using Double-sided Adhesive sheets.
5. Cut Green/Coral flower paper 4"x 6". Place Karen Burniston's Accordion Oval Card die in the middle. Run it thru Big Shot machine. Cut out middle as Karen Burniston's YouTube video here. Place oval that is cut out in the middle using pop up dots.

6. Cut out Large Flower solid (3 times) from the Crystal Flower Set 1(924) using cardstock vellum. Cut out 1 Large Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1 using Light Blue Velvet Adhesive sheet. Cut out 1 Large Crystal Flower Overlay Set 2 using Pink Velvet Adhesive sheet. Adhere light blue and pink Velvet Adhesive  sheet  overlays onto large vellum flower as shown. 

7. Cut out small flower solid (3 times) from the Crystal Flower Set 1(924) using cardstock Vellum. Cut out 3 Overlays from the small Crystal Flower Overlay Set 2 using Light Blue Velvet, Pink Velvet and Light Green Velvet Adhesive Sheets. Adhere to the small vellum flowers. Cut out 3 small overlays from the set Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1 using cardstock vellum as shown. Place the 3 vellum overlays on top of all 3 flowers as shown.

8. Layer smaller flowers on top of bigger flowers using Pop up Dots. Adhere flowers as shown on card. Add liquid glue to each of the center of flowers, using Peony Pink, Leaf Green and Turquoise Silk Microfine Glitter.

9. Stamp 'Take Time to Enjoy" sentiment using black pigment ink and emboss using clear embossing powder. Cut it out using the largest decorative die from the set Accordion Oval Card. Sponge pink and green inks along the edge. Pop it up using pop up dots.
10. Add Transparent Gold Glitter borders as well as Transparent Gold Glitter Hearts as shown.  

Supply List:
Elizabeth Craft Designs

924 - Crystal Flower Set 1
923 - Crystal Flower Overlay Set 2
922 - Crystal Flower Overlay Set 1
sku 7010 - Transparent Gold Glitter Borders
sku 1139 - Transparent Gold Glitter Hearts
616 - Peony Pink Silk Microfine Glitter
626 - Turquoise Silk Microfine Glitter
634 - Leaf Green Silk Microfine Glitter
772 - Accordion Oval Card
502 - Double-sided Adhesive sheet
410 - Light Green Velvet Adhesive sheets
408 - Light Blue Velvet Adhesive sheets
409 - Pink Velvet Adhesive sheets

Cardstock - Early Espresso paper, Dimensionals - Stampin' Up!, Botanical Tea - Graphic 45
Other - F1843 Time To Enjoy - Hero Arts, Big Shot machine (Ellison/Sizzix);Black Pigment ink, Clear Embossing Powder - Clearsnap, Quickie Glue Pen -Sakura

Sneak Peek #4 for Elizabeth Craft Designs

We are excited to announce the release of 43 new dies and dies sets (including 16 designed by Karen Burniston), two new Shimmer Sheetz colors, and a new Shimmer Sheetz Sampler Pack. Dies will be available in stores mid July.

Instructions:
1. Create card base using gold paper 7"x 10". Score and fold in half (5"x 7" finished card size).
2. Cut "My True Love" paper 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" using the gold side.
3. Cut red paper 4 1/2" x 6 1/2". Place Karen Burniston's Accordion Oval card in the middle. Run it thru a Big Shot machine.
4. Cut Candle from the new Candle die (919) using White Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz.Place it in Damask embossing folder. Using the ink applicator tool, alter the embossed Shimmer Sheetz with Metallic Mixatives in Gold and Silver. Using Pop up Dots, adhere to center of oval.
5. Cut flames out using Yellow Velvet paper, Orange Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz and Red Velvet paper. Apply Double-sided Adhesive sheets to white paper. Cut out Candle dripping using the die that comes with the new Candle die. Apply True Red Silk Microfine Glitter and burnish with finger
6. Cut leaves out using the Sprig die that come with the new Candle die using the green paper and Periodot Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz (SS 0220)
7. Apply Double-sided Adhesive sheets to white paper. Cut out leaves using the Holly leaves die that comes with the Candle die. Apply Leaf Green and Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter and burnish with finger. Cut berries using Red Velvet paper using the die that comes with the Candle die.
8. Cut out Season's Greetings using the new Season's Greeting Stand Up Helper using Black Velvet Paper. Add Gold bow as shown.

Supplies Needed:

Elizabeth Craft Designs
919 - Candle
940 - Season's Greeting Stand Up Helper
772 - Accordion Oval Card
SS 0109 - Orange Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0102 - White Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0220 - Peridot Gemstone Shimmer Sheetz
406 - Black Velvet Paper
401 - Yellow Velvet Paper
402 - Red Velvet Paper
 614 - True Red Silk Microfine Glitter
634 - Leaf Green Silk Microfine Glitter
633 - Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter
502 - Double-sided Adhesive

Cardstock- Shimmery White, Gold, Always Artichoke - Stampin'Up!, 12 Days of Christmas -Graphic 45
Other - Glue Dots, Pop up dots - Stampin'Up!, Gold Ribbon - Michael's, Tim Holtz Metallic Mixatives in Gold and Silver, Ink Applicator Tool (Ranger Industries;Big Shot machine (Ellison/Sizzix); 

Sneak Peak #3 for Elizabeth Craft Designs

So here is another card showing some new dies that Elizabeth Craft Designs is releasing 43 new dies and dies sets (including 16 designed by Karen Burniston), two new Shimmer Sheetz colors, and a new Shimmer Sheetz Sampler Pack. Dies will be available in stores mid July. Please check out Elizabeth Craft Designs FaceBook page here

Instructions: 
1. Create card base from purple card stock. Cut 7"x 10" rectangle; score and fold in half.
2. Cut purple paper from 'NutCracker Sweet' 
4 3/4" x 6 3/4". Adhere to purple base.
3. Cut stripe paper 4 1/2"x 6 1/2" and adhere on slant. Cut red word paper 4 1/4" x 6 1/4" and adhere on slant as shown.
4. Adhere 'Christmas' chipboard on top of red paper as shown.
5. Cut 3 large Sprigs using green paper using the die called "Sprig with Berries' (765). Add smaller sprigs cut out from the new Candle die (919). Using a liquid glue and add Leaf Green Silk Microfine Glitter and Forest Glitter Microfine Glitter to add some bling.
6. Apply Double-sided Adhesive to white cardstock. Cut out 2 solid ornaments from the new Ornament set 3 (927). Apply Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.  Color with Tombow markers. Cut out 2 overlays from the same die set using black velvet paper. Cut out 2 bows using gold paper from the same die set. Add string by using Gold Corners & Borders straight Peel-Offs (sku 842).
7. Cut out Merry Christmas from the new die set Merry Christmas (944) using black velvet paper.

Supplies Used:

Elizabeth Craft Designs
*944 - Merry Christmas
*927 - Ornament Set 3
765 - Sprig with Berries
*919 - Candle 
sku 842 - Corners & Borders Straight
406 - Black Velvet paper
502 - Double-sided Adhesive
633 - Forest Green Silk Microfine Glitter
634 - Leaf Green Silk Microfine Glitter

Cardstock- purple cardstock- Stampin'Up, Nutcracker - Graphic 45
Other - Tombow Markers-725,055,062, 679, 620, 335, 371, N00
              Pop up dots, Big Shot machine (Ellison/Sizzix)

* Shipping Mid-July

Another Sneak Peek - Elizabeth Craft Designs

I am really excited to announce that Elizabeth Craft Designs will be releasing 43 new dies and dies sets (including 16 designed by Karen Burniston), two new Shimmer Sheetz colors, and a new Shimmer Sheetz Sampler Pack. Dies will be available in stores mid July.
Elizabeth Craft Designs has started to reveal their new release dies on Facebook, so if you would like to see what's coming, please check out Elizabeth Craft Designs Facebook page here.

Instructions:
1. Create card base from red cardstock. Cut 7" x 10" rectangle; score and fold in half. 
2. Cut black cardstock 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" and adhere  to base.
3. Cut brown paper 1 1/2" x 6 3/4". Take Woodgrain stamp and stamp using brown, white and black ink. Adhere to black paper.
4. Cut white paper 4 5/8" x 5 3/4", place 3"x 3" scrap paper in the middle. Stamp using brick stamp using brown ink. Begin stamping at the top and then along the sides. Sponge brown and black ink to add more depth. Remove scrap paper and add a 3" black square for the fireplace.
5. Cut logs using the paper left over from #3 using the Rubber Ducky (920) floatation device. I sniped the ends off to look like logs. Add flames by cutting out Orange, Yellow and Red Shimmer Sheetz using grass die from Karen Burniston's "Garden Bench" die.
6. Cut out solid stockings using Green Iridescent and Red Iris Shimmer Sheetz using the new solid Stocking Die. Cut out overlay using black velvet paper and using the 2 new overlays. Cut out 2 Stocking Cuffs that come with the Overlay die and solid stocking die using white velvet paper. I added 2 brads for nails and used 2 gold straight lines from Corners & Borders Straight (sku 842) which I made a loop over the brads.
7. Cut out Merry Christmas using the new Merry Christmas (944) die using black velvet paper onto white paper (1"x 4 3/4"). Adhere to brown paper as shown.

Supply List:

Elizabeth Craft Designs
*932 - Stocking Solid
*931 - Stocking OverLay Set 1
*944 - Merry Christmas
*920 - Rubber Ducky
780 - Garden Bench
sku 842 - Corners & Borders Straight
405 - White Velvet Adhesive Sheet
406 - Black Velvet Adhesive Sheet
SS 0109 - Orange Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0107 - Green Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0226 - Red Iris Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0108 - Yellow Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
502- Double-sided Adhesive Sheets
* Coming Mid-July 2014

Cardstock - red, black, white and brown - Stampin' Up! 
Other - Woodgrain stamp Stampin' Up!, Artistic Brick Stamp - Christy Tomlinson by Unity Stamp Company
Ink - White, Black, and Brown- Stampin' Up!
Pop up dots, Big Shot machine (Ellison/ Sizzix)

I was Published!!!

HAPPY CANADA DAY to all my family and friends!!

 As a designer for Elizabeth Craft Designs we were asked to make a plain and fancy place cards. These place cards are elegant enough for a wedding, simple enough to star at a bridal shower or luncheon. Size them up and add a photo as well as the person’s name! 

So here is my plain version of a place card. 

Instructions: 

1. Cut white cardstock 4 1/2" x 5". Score at 2 1/2" on the 5" side (lengthwise), fold to make a top-fold base for each place card. 

2. Cut cream color embossed cardstock 2 1/4" x 4 1/4". Using strips cut from Double-sided Adhesive Sheets, adhere the cream rectangle, centered. Option: Instead of using purchased embossed cardstock, use an Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folder and emboss your own. 

3. Cut white cardstock 2"x 4". Using same adhesive as in step 2, adhere the rectangle, centered. 

4. Choose a font for the names. Print on inexpensive computer paper to be sure you like the look and to ensure that the size is right. Print onto white shimmery paper, and cut to fit the place card. Center and adhere as shown (Font used for samples: Segoe Script, 48 pt). An alternative to computer-generated names: Hand lettering! 

5. Option: Instead of using purchased embossed cardstock, emboss your own with one of Elizabeth Craft Designs’ embossing folders. 

Here is a more elaborate place card.

Instructions: 

1. Cut white cardstock 4 1/2" x 5". Score at 2 1/2" on the 5" side (lengthwise), fold to make a top-fold base for each place card. 

2. Apply a strip of 1/4" Double-side Adhesive around the front. Remove release sheet to expose the adhesive, apply Solar Gold Silk Microfine Glitter. Polish well with your fingertip. 

3. Cut embossed cream color cardstock 2 1/4" x 4 1/4". Using strips cut from Double-sided Adhesive Sheets, adhere the cream rectangle, centered. Option: Instead of using purchased embossed cardstock, use an Elizabeth Craft Designs embossing folder and emboss your own. 

4. Cut White Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz 2"x 4". Place it in Damask embossing folder). Using the ink applicator tool, alter the embossed Shimmer Sheetz with Metallic Mixatives in Gold and Silver. Using Double-sided Adhesive sheets, adhere to place card, centered. 

5. Follow step 4 for Plain Place Cards to print names. For added dimension, use foam tape or dots to adhere. 

6. Add Transparent/Gold Glitter Borders around the edge name rectangle. 

7. Cut flowers from Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz, white metallic stripe cardstock and white metallic paper. (Reminder: You need a metal adapter plate to cut Shimmer Sheetz – Watch Els van de Burgt’s YouTube video to see it in action). Layer the flowers as shown or as you prefer, using foam dots to add dimension between the layers. Add Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots to the center of each flower. 

8. Die cut leaves from Gold Metallic and White Iris Shimmer Sheetz. 

9. Arrange and adhere the leaves and flowers as shown, using strong hold adhesive (Glue Dots or Tombow Power Tabs). 

Supplies for both Plain and Fancy Flowers and Leaves Place Cards:

• Elizabeth Craft Designs –
• 638 Solar Gold Silk Microfine Glitter
• KB104 Damask Embossing Folder
• SS 0102 White Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
• SS 0212 Gold Metallic Shimmer Sheetz
• 7010 Transparent/Gold Glitter Borders
• 7018 Transparent/Gold Glitter Dots
• 730 Curvy Leaves Die
• 728 Bunch of Flowers 1 Die Set
• 502 Double-sided Adhesive
• 803 Metal Adapter Plate
• Other-Laser Silver Lustre text weight paper and Iridescent Cryogen White Cardstock (Paper Temptress); Cream color embossed cardstock (Manufacturer of choice); Shimmery White Cardstock #101910(Stampin' Up!); Tim Holtz Metallic Mixatives in Gold and Silver, Ink Applicator Tool (Ranger Industries; Dimensionals (Stampin’ Up!); Big Shot machine (Ellison/Sizzix); Computer printer (of choice); Strong hold adhesive – Glue Dots (Glue Dots International) or Power Tabs (Tombow)

You can see the article here and see the rest of the team's creation!

Elizabeth Craft Designs June Challenge - To use a Repositional Sticker

 I'm back with another project for Elizabeth Craft Designs June Challenge. This month's challenge is to create a project using a repositionable sticker. This could be a home décor creation, window card, Stand-up Helper card, etc. Watch Els demo how to create a repositional sticker here. I decided to do a chalkboard Grocery list.

Instructions:
1. Took a wooden frame, applied Broken China Distress paint to frame. Let it dry.
 
2. Can add texture to frame using Light Modeling Paste and stencils before applying color. Used the following colors by Lindy's Stamp Gang and sprayed the frame as shown. Let dry.

3. Add 3 coats of Black Chalkboard paint by Faber Castell to a piece of light chipboard. Let dry in between coats as shown.

4. Take Double-side Adhesive sheets (sku 502) place on Transfer Sheet (sku 600). Remove backing of Double-side Adhesive and place black Ladybug Peel-Offs on adhesive.  Add Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter. Burnish with finger. Color with Tombow Markers.

5. Do this with black butterfly Peel-Off as well.


6. Again do the same technique with the black Hydrangea Peel-Off. Take backing off Transfer Sheet, now you have a repositional sticker. Apply stickers to frame to decorate as shown.

Guess What... New Dies coming to Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hi Everyone, have you heard the news... Elizabeth Craft Designs is so excited to announce the release of 43 new dies and dies sets (including 16 designed by Karen Burniston), two new Shimmer Sheetz colors, and a new Shimmer Sheetz Sampler Pack. Dies will be available in stores mid July. Elizabeth Craft Designs has started to reveal their new release dies on Facebook, so if you want to see more of what is coming check out Elizabeth Craft Designs Facebook page here.
So here  is my project using the new wheelbarrow die, new Congratulations (stand up helper) die along with using the All Seasons Tree and Bunches of Flowers 1.

Instructions:
1. Create card base from brown cardstock. Cut 7"x 10" rectangle; score & fold in half.
2. Cut blue dot paper 4 3/4"x 6 3/4".
3. Cut fence from Bo Bunny paper 'Picket Fence' from the  collection called 'Welcome Home'.
4. Trace hills onto scrap paper to make stencil, then flip the stencil over onto the backside from various green papers from Bo Bunny 'Welcome Home' collection. Cut out.
5. Cut large & small clouds using die from the All Seasons Tree using Velvet Adhesive Sheet White. Sponge blue ink over clouds. Pop up small clouds and use Double-side Adhesive sheets for large clouds.
6. Cut tree from All Seasons Tree die using brown cardstock. Stamp texture using Woodgrain stamp using black and white ink.
7. Cut leaves from small cloud from All Seasons Tree die using various green papers. Sponge green  ink along edges.
8. Cut out Wheelbarrow using the new Wheelbarrow die. Stamp texture with a Woodgrain stamp using black and white ink.

9. Cut flowers out using Bunches of Flowers 1 using Yellow, Orange Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz and Red Iris Shimmer Sheetz. Add Black/Silver Glitter Dots to centre of flowers.
10. Cut out Congratulations using the new Congratulations Stand Up die using blue dot paper.

Supply List:
Elizabeth Craft Designs
781- All Seasons Tree
935 - Congratulations Stand Up
933 - Wheelbarrow
502 - Double-sided Adhesive
405 - Velvet Adhesive Sheet White
SS 0108 - Yellow Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0109 - Orange Iridescent Shimmer Sheetz
SS 0226 - Red Iris Shimmer Sheetz
sku 7018 - Black/Silver Glitter Dots


Cardstock and patterned paper- Bo Bunny 'Welcome Home' Collection, Early Espresso - Stampin' Up!

Other: Paper Trimmer, Pop Up dots, Glue dots