CCEE2017 - Interactive Cards

Anyone who knows our April CCEE Stampers hostess, Frances Byrne, knows how much she loves cards that pop, slide, or move in any shape or form. For our challenge this week, Frances has asked the CCEE Stampers to make interactive cards.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I avoid them as much as I possibly can. It seems that no matter how carefully I measure, cut, and fold something is always off just a bit which keeps the card for working properly.

I purchased the Karen Burniston Photo Collage Pop-Up dies over a year ago and have used them only once. And not very successfully, I must say. So today I watched this You Tube video over and over and over until I was able to construct the pop-up structure and get it to work correctly.  Below is the Christmas card I ended up designing.

Front of the Card

Inside of the Card

The designer paper is by the Paper Studio and the dies are from Sizzix. The Oh what fun sentiment is by Stampin' Up.

As luck would have it, I attended a Zoom card making event this afternoon hosted by Stampin' Up demonstrator Andi Fazioli and learned another interactive card. I had a lot of fun with this design as well. I chose papers from my favorite paper maker Graphic 45. The inside images are from By the Tide by Stampin' Up and the sentiment is from Hen & Chicks by Power Poppy. I used various punches and dies to create the frilly embellishment behind the 3¢ stamp.

I am entering this card in: 

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #70 - Anything Christmas Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #486 - Anything Goes Christmas

Front of Card

Inside of Card

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge #455 - All Dressed Up - Include a Moving Part

Here are links to the interactive cards created by the CCEE Stampers Design Team:

Kelly McKown-Santi
Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak
Liz Williams

Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

A Fisherman's Anniversary - KSS

While at the CKC Scrapbook Convention in the Woodlands recently, was able to add this  new Photo Collage Pop-up die set by Karen Burniston to my collection.

Today I decided to pull it out and try it for the first time with my Kitchen Sink Stamps sponsored Fisherman's Anniversary Card. There is a learning curve to using this die set, but for my first attempt, I am pretty happy! I know I will get better and faster (it took me 2 and 1/2 hours to stamp and make this card today) with repeated use, because Karen's tutorial is very clear. You can watch it below to see how the card goes together.



Here is the front of my card:

And here is the inside of my card:

Kitchen Sink Stamp Sets Used

Fishing 4 Bass Multi Step Clear Stamps

Fisherman's Hat & Tackle Multi Step Clear Stamps

Fisherman's Creel & Reel Multi Step Clear Stamps

Deep Sea Marlin Multi Step Clear Stamps

Word 4 Celebrating Clear Stamps

The designer papers are from Outfitters by Pink Paislee.

For additional designs featuring Kitchen Sink Stamps, please visit the blogs and YouTube videos of the members of the Kitchen Crew linked below:

Kitchensinkstamps' Weblog by Maria Colosimo,

the owner and creator of KSS

Nancy Stamps by Nancy McCabe

For those wishing to purchase Kitchen Sink Stamps, click SHOP HERE. It will take you directly to the store as well as let Maria know that you are a fan of my work! Thanks so much!!

CCEE1920 - Smoke and Mirrors Day

CCEE March Hostess, Kelly McKown Santi showed up again with another fabulous challenge for the CCEE Stampser.

Next week is National Smoke and Mirrors Day.

The celebration is based on magicians' illusions, 

where magicians make objects appear or disappear with retracting mirrors

and confusing bursts of smoke.

She asked up to wave our magic wands and create cards with a surprise element!

I used the Upsy Daisy Pop Up Dies by Karen Burniston (thank you, Frances) paired with stamps from Unity and Verve to create my card. I may just have to put this in the mail to our wonderful hostess since she is the World's Biggest Coffee Fan!!

Thank for the fun challenge, Kelly!!

Front of Card

Inside of Card

Don't miss the magical cards created by the other members of the CCEE DT. You will find them linked below!

Anne Harmon

Vicky Gould

Lois Bak

Liz Williams
Frances Byrne
Maryann Einam

Kelly McKown-Santi