Summer Fun Party Time!

Hi there!  It's Suzanne here today with another of the Elizabeth Craft Designs Group Posts!  This theme is Summer Fun - and it just so happens, I have those words!  Make sure you pop over to their blog to see the other creations! https://blog.elizabethcraftdesigns.com/

I've created this sweet little bunting banner card to share with you today.  This would be an awesome birthday card!  Aren't these polka dots to die for?
Here is what you will need to make this card.



Elizabeth Craft Designs Supplies:

A Way With Words 4 Seasons  or ECD
A Way With Words Fun Play or ECD
A Way With Words Please Join Us Collection or ECD
Stitched Fishtail Banners
Thinking About Rio de Janeiro 6x6" Collection
Clear Double Sided Tape

Others:
Yarn or string
Tiny clothespins or clips
Cardstock which coordinates with the decorated paper: Dark and light turquoise, darker and light pink, pale blue
VersaMagic Turquoise Gem
Glue Dots https://amzn.to/2LICozz 



Instructions:

1. Form a 5 x 7" side-fold card base from pink cardstock.
2. Die cut "Summer" and the largest Stitched Fishtail Banner from dark turquoise.  
3. Die cut "Fun" from pink polka dotted paper and one of the second largest Stitched Fishtail Banner dies from darker pink cardstock.
4. Die cut coordinating polka dotted and plain banners from pink, blue and turquoise from the middle and second smallest Fishtail Banners as shown and adhere them together.  Trim them to approximately 2.5".
5. Stamp "Party time!" about 2.5" from the bottom of the card front.
6. Cut a piece of twine or string and tie a knot in one end.  Stretch it across the top of the card and add another knot so the string appears slightly flexed. Trim and tack in place. Tack each of the banners in place with a Glue Dot near the bottom so the tops of the banners can be lifted and clipped with clothespins or other clips.  Hold the clips in place with Glue Dots. Slip additional Glue Dots under the banners to secure them.
7. Trim the larger pink banner to 4.5" and the large turquoise banner slightly longer and attach them together.  Attach "Summer" and "Fun" to them as shown with Glue Dots and then adhere the banner with words under the "Party time!" stamp as shown.
8. Voila!  a bright and fun card!  Happy creating!

Winter Fun - Baby It's Cold Outside - International Merry Christmas - snowflake frame

It's Yogi here today with a snowflake framed easel card white on white - not my usual colorful self... I really had to concentrate not to add color... I started playing with Tim's Bigz edger die "Snow Flurries" and the next thing I knew, I created a frame... and the rest just evolved... If you don't have this die, any edger die should work.

I'm using an A Way With Words dies "4 Seasons - Winter" 4pce set and "Fun/Play" 2pce set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design  HERE and HERE

And using a "Christmas Collection" clear stamp set from Elizabeth Craft Designs, also available on Quietfire Design HERE

And I'm using a sentiment stamp set from Quietfire Design. ("International Merry Christmas" 6pce set)

Scored, folded my white cardstock to create the 7"w x 5"h easel. Cut another piece same size as card,  and adhered to front. Cut a piece of white Coral Reef texture cardstock and adhered to front. (it's a very textural thick paper)

Stamped the quote using Versamark on white cardstock and embossed with silver embossing powder. Die cut using Elizabeth Craft Designs "Stitched Rectangles" and adhered to front.

Die cut the snowflake pieces from white cardstock. Inked the largest snowflake (using the negative die cut piece as a stencil for the bottom legs of the snowflake) with Versamark and embossed with Emerald Creek "Soft Fallen Snow" (again more texture). Colored the other large snowflake with a Krylon silver leafing pen. Applied Quickie glue pen on the small snowflake pieces and sprinkled with Stickles dry glitter "Diamond". Trimmed off some of the little snowflake legs where they overlapped when forming the frame and adhered them to mask the frame joins. Adhered the pieces together to create the frame. Stamped the Xmas sentiments using the Versamark and embossed with silver embossing powder. Adhered to front with 3D foam tape.

Added white pearls to some of the snowflakes.

On the floor: adhered a piece of 3D thick foam to a white/silver gauze ribbon and adhered to floor to act as my stopper. Tied and adhered the bow adding a white snowflake button.

Added a white and a silver snowflake brads

Die cut the "Winter Fun" from DoCrafts silver mirror cardstock and adhered to floor.

 Adhered a piece of white gauze ribbon with 3D foam tape to act as my stopper. Tied a large bow and added a snowflake button.

Added a couple snowflake brads.