Create & Take: Thank You Poppies

Hi bloggers, our Create & Take round up comes a little later than planned this week but we have a fantastic card to inspire you with today using some of the new Elizabeth Craft Designs die collection.

So let's get started....

Products Used:

Tim Holtz Polkadots Layered Stencil

Elizabeth Craft ModaScrap Lacy Poppies Die Set

Elizabeth Craft ModaScrap Pair of Leaves 1 Die Set

Elizabeth Craft Quietfire Thanks Die

Silver Mirri Card

Bazzill Basics Coconut Swirl 12x12 Paper

Bazzill Basics Blackberry Swirl 12x12 Paper

Bazzill Basics Heidi 12x12 Paper

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Crushed Olive

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Wilted Violet

Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Black Soot

Stickles Black Diamond Glitter Glue

Instructions:

1. Take a piece of white cardstock and stencil some dots on the right side of the card using Wilted Violet ink and a sponge dauber.

2. Die cut the poppies from white cardstock and colour with Wilted Violet and Crushed Olive distress ink.

3. Die cut the leaves from white cardstock and colour with Crushed Olive distress ink.

4. Add some black ink to the centre of the larger poppy.

5. Die cut Thanks from black cardstock

6. Assemble the card as shown and add a bit of black glitter glue to finish.

Create & Take: Bee-utiful Day

Hi bloggers, we are starting off the week with another Create & Take card, this one is definitely for the bee lovers! Caz designed this week's card using the new Elizabeth Craft Honeycomb and Bee die sets and also the Bee stamp set.

So let's get started.....

Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Design Honeycomb Die Set

Elizabeth Craft Design Bee Die Set

Elizabeth Craft Design Bee Sentiments Stamp Set

Carta Bella Forest Friends Cardstock

Bazzill Basics in White, Beeswax and Raven

Black Versafine Ink

Large Sponge Dauber

Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber

Crystal Glitter Glue

Instructions:

1. Take a folded white card blank and measure in 1-1/2" from the corners, draw a small dot. Join the dots from each corner and cut these corners off to create a hexagon shaped card.

2. Use a large dauber and add colour around the edge of the whole card.

3. Cut a piece of Carta Bella cardstock to measure 2" x 5-1/4" and stick across the centre of the card.

4. Die cut pieces for the bee and assemble. Die cut the honeycomb and cut in two to stick either side of the patterned paper.

5. Stamp bees onto the card. Stamp wording onto a piece of white card 1" x 2-5/8" and make a fishtail cut to create a banner.

6. Add glitter glue by dabbing onto the card with your finger around the honeycomb.

Create & Take: Cheepers Amazing Egg

Morning bloggers! It's the start of another week and today we have some Easter inspiration for you from last week's Create & Take featuring Cheepers the Chicken from the Elizabeth Craft collection.

So let's get started....

Products Used:

Elizabeth Craft Design Cheepers the Chicken Die Set

Elizabeth Craft Design Easter Eggs Die Set

Marianne Banners XL Die Set

Taylored Expressions Burlap embossing folder.

Echo Park Easter Egg Hunt Cardstock

Distress Ink Pads - Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Scattered Straw, Cracked Pistachio

Sponge Daubers

Tim Holtz Crazy Talk Stamp Set

Double Sided Adhesive Sheets

Bazzill Cardstock - White, Green, Black

Instructions:

1. Die cut the eyes, beak, legs and detailed egg from white cardstock that has been pre-stuck onto double sided cardstock. This will make it easier to stick down.

2. Die cut Cheepers detail body from white cardstock and add Scattered Straw to edges using a dauber. Trim off the little leg parts on the main body as you will be positioning the legs in a different way.

3. Die cut the shadow of Cheepers from black cardstock and trim off crest on the head and legs.

4. Die cut solid egg from white card and colour with bright colours using a sponge dauber.

5. Die cut grass from green cardstock.

6. Cut a piece of white cardstock measuring 10cm x 10cm and emboss with burlap embossing folder and swipe edges with Scattered Straw ink.

7. Cut a piece of patterned paper measuring 12.7cm x 12.7cm and stick onto card base.

8. Die cut banner from green cardstock and stamp 'Happy Easter' with black ink.

9. Assemble card as shown.

For more Easter inspiration make sure you check out our 'Crafting for Easter' board on Pinterest.

Pop It Up with Karen Burniston

Hi bloggers, Saturday was an amzing day at the Crafts U Love shop as we had a visit from the one and only Karen Burniston who designs the Pop It Ups collection from Elizabeth Craft Design. It was lovely meeting Karen and to see her products in action through her wonderful demonstrations.

We had a great response from everyone that came and Karen was delighted with the welcome she received from you all and enjoyed her visit very much. 

Karen next to her Pop It Ups banner that Caz made for her.

Karen with Elaine. 

Karen brought some wonderful sample cards with her that were pegged up on our Inspiration wall for the day.

Karen with Paula & Geoff

To celebrate this special occasion we also held a raffle with 3 great prizes for the lucky winners:-

1st: £25 Voucher for Crafts U Love

2nd: Two signed cards from Karen Burniston

3rd: Elizabeth Craft Design Apron and Mug

We would all like to say a HUGE thank you to Karen Burniston for stopping by Crafts U Love whilst on her visit to the UK. As some of you may know our own Caz Counsell is on the Design Team for Karen Burniston and they finally got to meet each other at the CHSI Stitches show in Birmingham at the weekend.

Watch this space for a Pop It Ups class with Caz Counsell coming soon to Crafts U Love!

Create & Take: Birthday Bunny

Happy Monday bloggers! Today we have an excellent Create & Take card using a new Karen Burniston die and Memory Box stamp set.

So let's get started.....

Products Used:-

Elizabeth Craft Karen Burniston Air Balloon Pop It Up

Memory Box Bunny Tea Time Stamp Set

Woodware Numbers Stamp Set

Bazzill Basics Blue Ombre 12x12 Cardstock

Carta Bella Travel Destination 12x12 Cardstock

Carta Bella Travel Voyage12x12 Cardstock

Authentique Durable Collective Herringbone 12x12 Cardstock

Black Inkpad

Watercolour Pencils

White Ink Pad

Sponge Dauber

Instructions:-

1. Cut a piece of Blue Ombre cardstock to measure 4.75 x 10 inches and fold in half to create a 4.75 x 5 inch card.

2. Align the centre of the Pop It Up die to the centre fold line of the card and cut through. At the same time you could also die cut two clouds from the top part of the blue cardstock.

3. Cut a piece of the Collective Herringbone cardstock to 5 x 2 inches.

4. Stick the blue cardstock inside a card blank making sure the pop up part is forward. For this card, we used the wider part of the pop up to lean out from the card. Stick the Collective Herringbone cardstock inside the card.

5. Die cut all pieces for the balloon, double up the layers to strengthen the balloon. 

6. Stamp the bunny, colour with watercolour pencils cut around and then stick in place to look like the bunny is is the balloon basket.

7. Stick the balloon in place on the pop up part inside the card.

8. Decorate the front of the card with some patterned paper, another stamped bunny and a sentiment using the Woodware stamp set.

Pop up cards are so much fun and the Elizabeth Craft collection from Karen Burniston makes creating these cards so simple and effective. View the complete collection here.

Create & Take: Virgil's Party

Hi bloggers, it's the beginning of a great week for us at Crafts U Love as on Saturday it is the Shop's 9th Birthday Demo Event so we are keeping ourselves plenty busy to get everything prepped for you guys, so we hope many of you will be able to make the day!

Let's begin with a celebratory card by taking a look at last Friday's Create & Take.....

Products Used:

Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Design - Virgil the Pig Die Set

Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Design - Props 2 Die Set

Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Design - Farm Greetings Clear Stamp Set

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Admiral

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Tutu Pink

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - Raven

Bazzill Basics Cardstock - White Smoothie

Studio Light Cardstock - SCRAPSB03

Carta Bella Travel Stories Cardstock - Directions

Marianne Confetti Die Set

Black Versafine Ink Pad

Stickles Glitter Glue - Crystal

Instructions:

1. Cut the detail layer of Virgil , Snout and Tail from Tutu Pink cardstock. Lightly add some pink distress ink around the edges.

2. Cut the shadow layer of Virgil from black cardstock. Assemble and set aside.

3. Cut hat base and pom pom from blue cardstock and hat detail from red cardstock and assemble. Adhere to Virgil's head.

4. Stamp the wording onto a piece of white cardstock 5cm x 8cm using black versafine ink pad. Mount onto a piece of Admiral blue cardstock measuring 5.5cm x 8.3cm.

5. Cut Admiral cardstock 13cm x 13cm, Studio Light paper 12cm x 12cm and green Directions cardstock 2cm x 12cm. Adhere paper layers to the cardstock as shown.

6. Assemble the card as shown above and finish the card by die cutting some confetti from coloured cardstock and adding some Crystal glitter glue.

Remember Karen Burniston also has other friendly characters in her collection so you can make even more of these fun humorous cards!

Stamping Caz demo's NEW Karen Burniston Pop It Up's

Hi bloggers, we have an excellent opportunity for you to have a look at the new Karen Burniston Pop It Up's dies in action with our demo coming up in March with Stamping Caz. Caz has been working hard and having a lot of fun using the new range of dies from Karen and has whipped up a few examples to inspire you to come on down to the shop in March.

If you can't wait to get your hands on these new dies you can find them now at Crafts U Love along with the entire range of Elizabeth Craft dies, also featuring the new Susan Tierney collection. Why not check them out today!

A bright card

A bright and happy Penny Black card today made by Caz.

Caz loves Penny Black designs and bold and bright colours.  The new Imaginisce Good Dog papers as well as perfect for all your doggie cards and pages has some lovely bright patterns that are perfect for any cards.

Here Caz has matched the papers with a Penny Black stamp set called Sweet and Cute and coloured with Distress ink pads.

The leaves are made using the sprig in the Marianne Button Flower set

and the ladybirds are from Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hope this brightens your day on this drizzly cold Monday.