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Penny's Challenge 467

As always, the challenge is Anything Goes.

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The sponsors for this challenge are:

SheepSki Designs

Di’s Digi Stamps

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Today I have used the My Pad digital stamp from SheepSki Designs, one of our generous sponsors for this challenge, to make a fun birthday card.



I opened the image in Silhouette Studio and sized it to 3 1/2" to fit in the 4" oval.  I printed the image on X-Press It blending card, heat set, coloured with Copic markers and die cut to size.  I scored a panel of cardstock and offset the largest stitched scalloped oval die over the fold then die cut to create the card base.  I die cut another full panel from the same cardstock, scored halfway down the "front" of the card base and adhered the full panel to the lower half of the front panel to create the easel card.  I die cut several matting layers for the front and inside of the card, adhering them and the image panel in place with liquid adhesive.  This is where I confess that I had to do a double-take, as some of the adhesive oozed through the stitches and looked pretty horrible, so I quickly pulled it off, cut another panel and was more strategic with how much and where I put the adhesive.  I created a sentiment using a combination of fonts, printed, trimmed to size, matted with cardstock then trimmed to size using a 1/16" Perfect Layers Ruler.  I adhered the sentiment in place with foam squares inside the card so that it provided a little ledge for the card front to prop against for the easel fold.



Easel fold cards are surprisingly easy to make and are such a fun fold,
they pop up for a pretty display and fold flat for mailing.

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NOW it's YOUR turn!

I hope that I have inspired you to get creative
and look forward to seeing your projects fill the gallery for
Penny's Challenge 467
on the
Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog

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*** INGREDIENTS ***
SheepSki Designs - digital stamp - My Pad

X-Press It A4 Blending Card

Copic markers - frog - Y02-06 + YG00-01-03-17
Copic markers - frog eyes - YR65-68-09
Copic markers - lily - RV00-02-04
Copic markers - lily pad - YG03-25-17-67
Copic markers - water - BG0000-000-70-72
Copic markers - sky - BG0000-000 + "0"
Sizzix Big Shot
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - nesting ovals
Kaisercraft - decorative dies - stitched scalloped nesting ovals
scoreboard and bone folder
Helmar 450 Quick Dry adhesive - to adhere the layers

foam to pop the sentiment

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Sending a big Thank You to SheepSki Designs for supplying the digital stamp I used today and for being a sponsor for Challenge 467 on Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog.

    

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I am going to enter my card in the following challenges:

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2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Challenge #36 – Anything with a Critter Goes

A Gem Of A Challenge - Wk 5 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft - March Challenge – Anything Goes
AAA Birthday Card Challenge - Game #11 – Flowers

Cardz 4 Galz - Challenge #117 – Spring Flowers
Colour Crazy Challenge - Week 9 – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenge - More Than One Fold
Crafty Catz - Challenge #497 – Anything Goes optional: Boys and their toys
Crafty Friends Challenge Blog - Challenge 131 – Ladies / Girls
Crafty Sentiments Designs Challenge Blog - Spring Is Coming
Creatalicious Challenges - Challenge 183 – Anything Goes optional Layer It Up
Double D Challenges - Welcome Spring
nothing says Spring better than a pretty pink waterlily

Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge Blog - Challenge #10 – Anything Goes
SheepSki Designs Challenges - Challenge #36 – Die Cuts and/or Punches
Simply Create Too - Challenge #158 – Shaped Card
Through The Craft Room Door - TTCRD Anything Goes 17th Mar
Time Out Challenges -  Birthday optional twist: die cutting / fussy cutting