Pop-up for Craft Roulette

Happy Saturday - hope you're enjoying the weekend! I watched Craft Roulette Episode #324 with host Mary Gunn and guest, Chelsea Comer (Inky Stamper) making her 5th appearance. Chelsea owns Inky Stamper which has many adorable stamp sets; she also carries some Lisa Horton products which I've purchased. Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio Cardstock; TH Kraft Metallic

Dies - Poppystamps Corner Shoppe Pop Up Easel Set,

Corner Shoppe Wooden Cart (retired), 

& Flower and Leaf Sprinkles;

Memory Box Little Dragonflies (retired)

Other - gold gel pen

Once again, the roulette wheel was spun four times for the necessary parameters. Mary and Chelsea created on camera and made adorable cards! I had a lot of pieces to assemble so finished & uploaded after the show. The parameter photo below shows my card popped up. I put the sentiment on the inside to view after popping up. It's an Insider from Taylored Expressions - love those inside panels for A2 cards; I trimmed this one to fit.

• Project - Easel Card: I made a pop-up easel using a die set. 
• Colors - Craft Store: Basically any color - all came from a craft store! 
• Element - Table: I added a die cut table. 
• Random - Add A Bug(s) or Insect(s): I added die cut dragonflies. 

I did a previous version with this shoppe set - see it HERE if desired. I was using the wooden card set for the first time. For the cart you have a leg and a wheel. To make the table, I just cut four legs! The canopy here is the reverse of my previous card - the die cuts two pieces so I could mix and match. I cut the trio of dragonflies (one die cuts all three) and added gold gel pen to the wings. Sadly, I couldn't find the die after the show! Oh well, I'll keep looking...

I will add this card to Creative Crafters #101 where Anything Goes.

That's it for today. Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a crafty day! I'll be back tomorrow with inspiration for our Die Cut Diva June Challenge - hope to see you then!

Out of the Woods and Bee Happy!

Hey all - once again, Monday night found me doing some Card Chaos! For Episode #37, Irene Smith and Sandy LeDoux each made a card with texture in about 15 minutes. I played along for both rounds. First, I made a card specifically intended for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #108 - Out of the Woods.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

glitter cardstock; Recollections navy cardstock;

Spellbinders Betterpress Pebble

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders Home for 

Christmas Sentiments (retired)

Stamps w/dies - Art Impressions Winter Woodland Bundle

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Embossing Folder - Tim Holtz/Sizzix Birch Trees (retired)

Other - Hero Arts Unicorn Ink; Copic Markers; 

foam tape; white gel pen

I gathered all supplies in advance, including a birch tree embossing folder for my texture and some pre-stamped critters left over from a previous card. After embossing the blue card, I swiped it with unicorn ink. Die cut some glittery hills and added to the blue panel, then adhered to an A2 card formed from Neenah. Colored the critters with Copics and added to the scene along with a Betterpressed sentiment from the stash.

The card done in 15 minutes just included the owl and hedgie with bauble. It looked empty, so I later colored the sledding critters and added another hill for them. Then I added more shading & definition to the trees. I'll add this card to Merry Little Christmas #67 where Anything Goes.

My second Chaos card was made in just under 15 minutes. The only item from the stash was the center to the orange flower; everything else was die cut, embossed and assembled in the alloted time. 

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio & Recollections;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White

Embossing Folder/Die set - Momenta Bee Happy (retired)

Dies - Hero Arts Hexagon Infinity Dies;

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - foam tape; Hero Arts enamel dots

I embossed a stitched rectangle with the honeycomb folder, then swipped TE Sweet Corn ink over it. Matted in black and added to an A2 card. Die cut the elements from the set: sentiment, bee, flowers and leaves. Glued vellum behind the wings and yellow behind the body of the bee. The set comes with a hexagon die but I wanted larger ones so used some from a Hero Arts set. Layered two hexagons and arranged the flowers, bee & sentiment on it, then added to the card. Adhered enamel dots to the white flowers and a flower center from the bits box to the orange flower. Done!

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for stopping by and have a crafty day!!

Baking this World a Better Place!

Hey crafty friends - I've been busy crafting, including the latest Hero Arts Stamp Along today. Fun but draining - I didn't finish all the cards so I'm not ready to share them yet. Instead I'll share the card from last night's Craft Roulette Episode #309 where I completed my 100th card! The occasion, called Mug Club, nets me a stamp set courtesy of Craft Roulette - woo hoo! Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio, Hero Arts & Spellbinders cardstock

Stamps w/dies - Taylored Expressions Seasons Sweetings (dies)

Dies - Waffle Flower Just Mitts;

Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Postage 

Stamp Edge dies (retired);

Other - foam tape; SSS Starshine Embellishments;

Hero Arts ink

CR host Mary Gunn had the very talented Sara Lihz Staroska (‪@sassysllc‬) as her guest, making her 6th appearance on the show. Sara Lihz has hundreds of videos on her channel and also some free ephemera downloads. The wheel was kind to us for my 100th card.

• Project - Mini Slimline: I made a mini slim card base using mini slim dies. 
• Colors - Jolly Colors: In the chat, someone remarked on Jolly Rancher candy so I went that route with red/blue/green/purple. 
• Element - In the Kitchen: I used baking mitts or what we call pot holders around here. 
• Random - Mask(S)/Masking: I masked the green panel to put darker ink around the edges. 

We had mini slimline a few weeks ago and some weren't excited about seeing it come up again. I was!! I die cut two red mini slimline panels, scored the back one and adhered to the front to form a shaped card. Next I die cut the next smaller layer out of green, then the next smaller from copy paper to use as a mask. I put the copy paper one centered on the green and inked the edges in a darker green. I loved how the postage pattern emerged. Adhered the green panel to the red card.

Next I die cut two baking mitts and their top edging, assembled and added to the card using foam tape. I pulled a sentiment from the stash, perfect for a baking theme & added it to the card. Some SSS Starshine dots finished it off.

I had just purchased my baking mitts die set at Anchor Paper on Thursday so I was glad to give them a play so quickly. Since newly used, I'll add this card to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge #84.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to get over to your blogs soon! Happy crafting!!

Card with a Bookmark!

Hey everyone - hope you're enjoying the weekend! Friday night I had a chance to watch Craft Roulette Episode #308 & craft along. Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Spellbinders A2 card; Paper Studio cardstock;

My Favorite Things Christmas Cheer

Stamps - AJVD Coffee and Books (retired);

Hero Arts Truly Appreciated (retired)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set;

Minnie Pearl Bookmark;

Poppystamps Nordic Resting Cardinal

Elizabeth Craft Designs Home Jungle (retired)

Other - EKSuccess heart stickers;

Doodlebug Designs bakers twine

CR host Mary Gunn had Lea Lawson (‪@LeaLawsonCreates‬) as her guest. Lea will be a presenter at the upcoming SBC Fest offered by Scrapbooks.com. It's coming up quickly and I'll be a participant this year! Anyway, the roulette wheel was spun four times for our card parameters:

• Project - Card with a Bookmark: I made an A2 card with a pocket to insert a die cut bookmark. 
• Colors - Circus Colors: I used red/blue white. 
• Element - Hug(S): I included "hugs" in my sentiment. 
• Random - Feather(S)(Ed): I added a bird which is feathered. 

First I die cut a stitched rectangle from a striped paper. Added it to an A2 card. In the discussion of the parameters, someone mentioned a pocket so I pulled out an ECD pocket die. I was going through stamp sets to find a sentiment with hugs and also spotted a A Jillian Vance Design stamp set for her bookmark die. Bingo - went to the die drawers and found it quickly! Stamped the cup with books from that same set and fussy cut it, then colored with Copics. Assembled, added baker's twine to the bookmark, plus an assembled cardinal that I had in the stash. Stamped the sentiment and added it to the pocket along with some enamel hearts. Here's another view with the bookmark out of the pocket:

That's it for today, friends. I'll be back tomorrow with the Card Chain reveal. Until then, thanks for the visit and happy crafting!!

 

Just Keep Swimming!

Hello friends - time to recap Craft Roulette Episode #292 featuring Mary Gunn & her guest, Therese Calvird (Lost in Paper). Therese has been a guest before, including on the CR World Card Making Day online event. I watched last night & crafted along, creating this card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio A2 card & black cardstock;

TH kraft metallic

Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish 

(retired but HERE at Frantic Stamper - just

one left at this writing)

Dies - Birch Press Design Block Print Angel Fish

& Corner Waves

Other - SSS Starshine dots; white gel pen;

black fineliner

As usual, we got four must-use parameters by the spin of a roulette wheel. The wheel was in rare form & I wasn't excited to start but got an idea & off I went!

• Project - Encouragement Card: I used "just keep swimming" as an encouragement sentiment.
• Colors - Sophisticated: Google said black/white/gray is sophisticated & also purple. 
• Element - House Pet(s): I used an angelfish, common in household fish tanks! 
• Random - Thread or Twine: I added a purple twine bow to my fish.

I've said it before, but I do best with quick die cutting for my Craft Roulette card to be done during the show. A stamped sentiment and some dots for bubbles finished the card. I used a new Birch Press angelfish so will add my card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80.

That's it for today. I'm off to a pancake breakfast hosted by a sister Sweet Adelines chorus across town. They'll also have a bake sale with some yummy treats & maybe some crafts too? We'll see....

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!!

Last Day for September Die Cut Diva Challenge!

Hey everyone - I'm posting inspiration at Die Cut Divas with the end-of-month team. You can still upload to our September Anything Goes Challenge (using a die or embossing folder) until 9pm Pacific time today! 

We're creating with products by our fabulous sponsor Birch Press Design but you can use any brand. First up - a fish tank:

Supplies: Paper - Recollections A2 card;

Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio Assorted Cardstock

Stamps - Hero Arts Color Layering Goldfish (retired)

Dies - Birch Press Design Sea Kelp and Mini Fish,

Block Print Striped Fish, Foliage Bunch, & Corner Waves

Other - Versamark, Hero Arts & Memento inks; 

Sand Embossing Powder; foam tape;

Copic Markers B00 and B12

I mentioned on my September 21st post that I went overboard on the latest BPD release - love, love, love the fish! Didn't buy all the sets but still might sneak back for more... I started with a blue shimmery card that I sponged with blue ink part way up from the bottom. This time I used the kelp dies as intended, plus the mini fish in the set. 

I also connected pairs of leafy sprigs (plus one left single) from the foliage die set for more variety. Then I added a striped fish plus some waves. A sand colored strip of paper embossed with sand powder (left chunky in spots) served as the "floor" of my fish tank. I curved a sentiment stamp to mimic the waves, then stamped & fussy cut. Shaded the edges with Copics & added to the card with foam tape.

I'll add this card to Darnell's September NBUS Challenge #78 since the waves and striped fish are newly used.

For my bonus, I have a thank you card:

I covered an A2 card with four different green leafy stems die cut with the dies in the same foliage set as on card one, but not using the sprig die cut. I trimmed off any excess, then added a sentiment (Simon Says Stamp Showboat Thank You) with foam tape. This technique has been used many times, mainly because it's so easy & effective - love this look!

That's it for today, friends. Hope to see any last minute cards in our September Diva Gallery by 9P Pacific Time today! Happy crafting!!

A Cat with a Castle & a Bonus!

Hey crafty friends - hope you're having a great week! Today I've given a kitty some luxury accommodations in a castle for Craft Roulette #284.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections & Paper Studio colored card stock;

Doodlebug Hip Hip Hooray pattern;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain

Stamps - Simon Says Stamp Creepy Cutie (retired)

Stencil - Elizabeth Craft Designs Waves

Press Plate w/dies - Spellbinders A Little Messages Sentiments

Dies - Hero Arts Paper Layering Castle

Other - Hero Arts Unicorn ink; foam tape; 

Spellbinders Betterpress Coastal ink;

Copics for shading and a fine-liner

Mary Gunn FUNN had Christie Daugherty (‪@CreatewithChristie‬) as her guest. Christie taught a hand-lettering class at the BellaCon online event I attended earlier this year. She also teaches Procreate, an iPad app for drawing & used it to create a tea party scene during the show! Check it out at the show link above.

This is a special entry for me - my 75th! Hard to believe I've been playing there for so long! Here's what the wheel spun:

• Project - FUNN Fold Card: Since we recently did Z-folds at Die Cut Divas, I went that route.
• Colors - Birthday Party: I was inspired by the Doodlebug birthday paper pad I showed in the photo. Only had the green patterned paper left of the pad so I used it for my ground. 
• Element - Maggie Smith: A bunch of people went Downton Abbey but I did Harry Potter.
• Random - Spiral(S)/(ing): I stenciled some spirals for clouds.

Can you tell my card is an homage to Maggie Smith's Harry Potter character, Professor McGonagall, who could turn into a cat? Of course Hogwart's castle wasn't orange but I was staying in my color palette! I even put a bitty flying dragon (also in the HA castle die set) up in the sky. 

I stamped, colored & fussy cut the kitty. Die cut the castle and dragon. Formed an A7 Z-fold & added a 1.25 inch pattern across the bottom of the front panel and inside panel. Stenciled some clouds for the sky using a wave stencil that fit the spiral parameter. Here's a standing view:

I'll share my card at Creative Crafters #92 where Anything Goes - the challenge just started in the wee hours & I made my card later this morning.

My bonus card uses Spellbinders  paper, stickers and ephemera from the August 2023 Card Kit - The Fun Life. I enjoyed putting it together! It has a stamped encouragement message inside. Very colorful but I hope the guy friend likes it!

That's it for today - thanks for visiting & happy crafting!

Framed Blooming Grace

Hey friends - TGIF!! I'm back with a stenciled card I made last night with two challenges in mind - Just Us Girls Anything Goes Stencil Week #776 and the May Pinkfresh Studio Challenge Frame it Up. 

Supplies: Paper - Paper Studio A2 card; scrap of green;

Neenah Solar White; Momenta watercolor print

Coordinating products - Pinkfresh Studio

Blooming Grace: stamps/dies/stencils

Dies - Pinkfresh Studio Essentials: Elegant Circles Die;

AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Tim Holtz Dot Fade stencil;

various Hero Arts & Distress Inks

I popped over to my favorite local craft store Anchor Paper yesterday & found they have a May special on PFS products. I picked up a circle frame die set and the coordinating pieces of the Blooming Grace set. Perfect for both challenges and I thank my Diva teamie Cindy who inspired & enabled me on the circle frame with her beautiful card.

First I stamped, stenciled and die cut half of the Blooming Grace elements. Next I die cut the largest of the Elegant Circle Frames. I arranged three of the BG elements on & under the frame. I added it to a stitched rectangle on an A2 card. I had inked the rectangle's edges and stenciled some dots in a couple corners. 

I wanted another frame to focus the sentiment so cut the smallest circle. Added it to the large blossom spray. Stamped a sentiment from the BG set, fussy cut it and added it to the small frame. Done!

I'll also add my card to Darnell's May NBUS Challenge #74 since my Blooming Grace is new.

That's it for today! Hope you have a wonderful weekend - one with a Monday holiday in the USA to honor fallen military personnel. Many people go camping but I'll be crafting!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Sending Sunshine

Hi everyone - I'm popping in with my latest Craft Roulette creation! Episode #263 aired last night & I multi-tasked trying to make my card with the CR playing live on my laptop & the Twins baseball game (ugh - a loss) playing on my phone. Needless to say, I didn't get very far on my card and had to finish it today.

Supplies: Paper - Spectrum Noir white;

Hero Arts A2 card

Recollections Plaids (includes solids)

Stamps - Hero Arts Sending Happy Thoughts,

Cherish, Elephants, & Sky's the Limit (all retired)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; 

Hero Arts Sparkle Lacquer

Mary Gunn FUNN had Ann Butler (@BellaCraftsPublishing‬) as her guest. Ann is founder, editor & CEO of Bella Crafts Publishing which has a quarterly online magazine. Ann designs stamps (including for Unity Stamps) & has her own line of paper! The wheel wasn't too hard on us this week:

• Project - Sending Sunshine: A2 card with Sending Sunshine sentiment.
• Colors - Spring: Pastels you'd find in spring.
• Element - Rodent: Used a mouse stamp.
• Random - Shiny: Sun has sparkle lacquer.

Once again I was visiting my dad so I use stamp sets from the satellite studio stash - all Hero Arts goodies from 2009! Colored the images with Copics & fussy cut since no matching dies back then! Stamped and fussy cut a sentiment. Die cut a blue panel and a green one, cutting the green one down for "grass". Covered an A2 card with the coordinating plaid paper & added everything else.

I'll add my card to the April We Love Stamping Challenge using the Anything Goes option.

That's it for today. I'll be back Monday with my regular Die Cut Diva post. Have a wonderful weekend, including Easter if you're celebrating!

Thanks for stopping by!

With Love event Class Three cards

Hey there - I'm back with cards I made in the third class of the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT) last Saturday. The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. You can see a photo of the batch of cards, what the session kit contained, plus the class one cards with Meghann HERE. You can see class two cards with Cathy HERE. 

The sweet Dana Joy taught at her first SCT event and did great. She has contributed to the Hero Arts blog and has a YouTube channel (@Dana Joy). 

Card one used some of the same supplies that Cathy used yesterday but in a different way. Dana showed us inking after die cutting the sentiment; I inked a white strip and die cut from it. That way I was able to make the sentiment at right in the phone by die cutting the shadow from the inked remainder. I backed it with a white shadow & then inlaid the inked bits and another white sentiment for more dimension. Dana made her hearts look more like a typewritten page; I cascade them.

Card two used the subway tile stencil Meghann used, plus a die that cuts little envelopes & a sweet string bow die. We also stamped sentiments and postmarks on the envelopes (except the hidden yellow one).

Card three used the floral bouquet stamp with coordinating stencils & die. Somehow I'd gotten black ink on my pink pad so my roses got dark, oh well - still useable. After die cutting the bouquets I arranged them in the corners, trimmed the excess and stamped the sentiment. The little bits trimmed off were saved for future cards.

That's it for today; I'll be back tomorrow with class four cards. Thanks for visiting!

With Love event Class Two Cards

Hi all - I'm back to share cards I made in the second class of the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT). The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. You can see a photo of the batch of cards, what the session kit contained, plus the class one cards with Meghann HERE. 

The cards below were made in the class with Cathy Zielske, the Art Director at SCT, YouTuber & blogger (CZ Design) & she has a line of products at Simon Says Stamp HERE. I love how she "boops" when she places her gems & calls objects "little friends".

Card one used the floral bouquet and ball jar images with coordinating dies and stencils. The sentiment is mixed with die cuts and stamping. So simple, yet effective.

Card two (or this little friend, as Cathy would say) used the envelope die in the class kit to create a shaped card that opens at the bottom! We just placed the fold inside the cut line so the bottom edge stayed folded when we die cut the rest. Some masking & stamping gave us a liner look behind the sweet note. I left my note loose so it can be pulled out from the card base. Again, I used enamel dots instead of the bitty flower centers that you could die cut.

Card three used a cute batch of dies to create an old fashioned typewriter. Cathy did a white background with the cover plate that adds a heart pattern to it (hard to see in the photo). She suggested a neutral would also be fun so I tried this pale grey. A mixed die cut & stamped sentiment finished the card.

At the end of her session Cathy also showed two bonus cards; no instructions, but they looked super simple to create. I'm sure to try them sometime. Yesterday Cathy offered a free download to create some design templates - check that out HERE.

That's it for today; thanks for checking in & I'll be back tomorrow with class three cards. Have a fabulous day!!

With Love event Class One cards

Happy Super Bowl Sunday! I'm writing this while listening to the game. Get it together Chiefs!!

I had a wonderful time yesterday at the online With Love event offered by Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT). This was my first session with them and I LOVED it!! The day included four classes taught by Meghann Andrew, Cathy Zielske, Dana Joy & Jennifer McGuire, plus Jennifer did a little bonus session. She called it "Mix It Up", meaning she took event kit items and used them creatively. She loves to think outside the box! The day was opened and closed by Catherine Tachdjian, the owner/publisher, including prizes. Sadly, I didn't win anything...

Here's a shot of all the class cards I made (note: card 3 in row 3 is upside down - I didn't notice when I photographed):

And here's a shot of the kit contents (except the cardstock) - can you believe it? 45 dies, 2 stamp sets and 7 stencils, plus generous card stock for both card bases and layering - such an incredible value!! Oh, and a large mesh storage bag with the event logo came with it. You had to furnish your own colored cardstock. The instructors listed what they used but I dug through my own stash (mostly Recollections from Michael's and Paper Studio from Hobby Lobby), rather than order more. Die cut sentiments (with shadows) included: 

• you are
• so very loved
• sending
• here for you
• you shine (not used for any class cards)

I'll post separate photos from one class each day for the next few days. Some classes also shared bonus cards which I may or may not have recreated. I'll share how I modified my card from what the instructors taught. First up, cards from Meghann Andrew's class; she coordinates online content for SCT:

Card one is a shaker with inked acetate (Ranger Patina Alcohol ink). Filler is from the kit's heart confetti die plus some mix I got at Michael's. My house is so dry and static-y that loads of mix stuck to the acetate. Oh well, some also shook freely. Meghann used darker cardstock & ink on her sentiment. I just love the subway tile stenciling!

On card two, Meghann did ink blending on her cups using the coordinating stencils. I chose to color my cups with Copic markers. The sentiments were stamped through the stencil after ink blending it (masking off for the "table").

On card three, Meghann used the flower center die to cut orange flower centers. I used some black enamel dots that came from Cindy (Escape to Stamping) for my upcoming birthday. Thanks again, Cindy!! I also used a different sentiment.

I also completed one of Meghann's bonus cards since I had done all the homework, including finishing card one the day before the event! She shared instructions for a second bonus card which I'll try to make at some point. For this bonus card, she had us using part of the negative that's left from die cutting the heart confetti.

I'll link up to Darnell's February NBUS Challenge #71 with card one since that was my first play with new supplies.

That's it for today. Thanks for stopping by and I hope to see you tomorrow for the second set of cards from the With Love event - class taught by the delightful Cathy Zielske.

Sunny Farm Days

Hey there - I'm back from Kansas City where I competed with my chorus in the Sweet Adelines International contest. We came in 12th - yay! Would've liked the top 10 but we weren't far out of it & this with 30% new members!

I watched Craft Roulette Episode #239 from Friday night on replay when I got home since I was too busy at the convention. Also, both Mary Gunn & I were too busy to get together even though I was in her neck of the woods, oh well... Here's my card:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah white; many scraps;

Spellbinders Betterpress Porcelain; Paper Studio kraft;

Authentique, MFT and Lawn Fawn patterns

Stamps - My Favorite Things Aug18 Freebie

Dies - CREAlies On the Move #18;

Yvonne Creations Country Life Farm Border

Press Plates w/dies - Spellbinders A Little Message Sentiments 

Hot Foil Plate w/die - Spellbinders Summertime Sentiments (GOM-Jun24)

Hero Arts Celestial (HERE at Frantic Stamper)

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; May Arts ribbon

Mary had Jenn Gross (Journey Coach Jenn), who's on the Design Team for Pear Blossom Press, as her guest. Jenn also serves as a Brand Ambassador for Rabbit Hole Designs. The wheel spun another interesting set of parameters for us:

• Project - Interactive: I used a CREAlie flip diecut & tied it with a ribbon.
• Colors - Picnic: Red/white for a common tablecloth & wine, watermelon, etc. Brown for a basket & whatever colors for picnic foods!
• Element - Farm: I used a farm animal stamp set.
• Random - Paper Strips: one sentiment was a strip plus I used a few cut strips.

I have several different die sets which could be considered interactive. The flip card set was closest so I went with it. Die cut the card, then adhered it to a white panel covered with a picnic tablecloth patterned paper. I sandwiched the ribbon between these layers. It's a white sheer sparkly ribbon that catches the light with different colors (looks a bit purple in the photo...). Die cut the various layers to the card and adhered. 

Die cut a farm silhouette and adhered to the main inside layer. Cut strips of green papers, solid and patterned for some "grass". Stamped and fussy cut the farm animals & colored with Copic Markers. Die cut a sun and added to the card with foam tape, leaving room for the ribbon to slide through for closing the card. Chose a couple Betterpressed sentiments, one of which I cut into two pieces (that was pressed with a hot foil plate). Adhered the main sentiment with foam tape and glued the strips flat. Here are a couple more views - standing & pressed flat:

That's it for today. My farm animals got first play here so I'll add my card to Darnell's November NBUS Challenge #68.

Thanks for stopping & have a crafty day!!