It's Birthday Time!!

Happy birthday today to my younger brother!! Ack, he's 40 now. And my oldest son just turned 12!! These birthdays just go flying by. I certainly can't let them fly by without being properly celebrated though! I created some action packed pop up birthday cards using the ever so much fun Karen Burniston dies - in this case the Lucy Label die.

festive aren't they?

You get a fun surprise when you open them…

I couldn't resist pulling out all my Bird Crazy stamps and dies. They always make me laugh.

In case my bro didn't realize he was turning 40 LOL!

Thanks for stopping by! The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix, Inspiration Emporium or Amazon. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE at Inspiration Emporium to save 10% if you go shopping there. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10 at IE.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Pop It Up Metal Dies by Karen Burniston, Lucy Label Pop Up	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamp Set, 7	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamp Set, 7	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Bird Crazy Stamp Set, 7 x 8.5	Tim Holtz Collection - Psychedelic Grunge	Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Cling Rubber Stamp Set, 7 by 8.5-Inch, Mixed Media
Sunburst Swirl Background Builder Stamp	Sizzix Thinlits Die Set 13PK - Celebration Words: Script	Balloon Trio Die Set	Stitched Fringe Border Die	Sizzix Framelits Die Set 6PK w/Stamps - Birthday Blueprint	Mini Airplane & Cloud
Sizzix - Thinlits Die Set 18pk - Bird Crazy by Tim Holtz	Archival #0 Pad - Jet Black	Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock, 4.25 by 5.5-Inch, 20-Pack	Tim Holtz - Distress Marker - Full Set in Tube	Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer-Thin Dies Accessory	Stickles Glitter Glue - Lime Green
Distress Embossing Ink - Pad	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Vintage Photo

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Rectangle Pull Card – It Pops!

I have another action packed Karen Burniston die card to share with you. I love her designs. The dies make it so easy to create cards that flip, pop, and otherwise rock in a fun interactive way. I'm using the Rectangle Pull Card die which lets you add a fun spinner element that pops up at you when you open the card. I also got out all the lovely Bird Crazy stamps and dies and made my hubby an anniversary card:

Pull both edges and…

POP, the little bright idea cloud swings up and pops out at you. If I was as cool as Shelly Hickox I'd have a little video posted here showing how it pops up as it opens but alas I'm not. Go check out her fabulous coffee card that uses this same die though (I love it!)

I'm going to enter this into the Frilly & Funkie Let There Be Light challenge. That seems like another bright idea to me. ;-)

Thanks for stopping by! The supplies I used for this project can be found at Sizzix, Inspiration Emporium or Amazon. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE at Inspiration Emporium to save 10% if you go shopping there. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10 at IE.

Rectangle Pull Card	Sizzix - Thinlits Die - Birch Trees	Sizzix - Thinlits Die Set 18pk - Bird Crazy by Tim Holtz	CMS212 - Bird Crazy	CMS237 - Crazy Things	CMS236 - Crazy Talk
Stencils For Art - Sunburst	Snowy Treescape	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Mustard Seed	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Peeled Paint	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Shabby Shutters	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Vintage Photo
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Black Soot	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Tumbled Glass	Tim Holtz Water Brush - Detailer Tip	Tim Holtz - Distress Marker - Full Set in Tube	Archival #0 Pad - Jet Black

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Compendium of Curiousities 3 Challenge #34 – Layering Stencil: Monoprint

Well, this is it… the last challenge in the long and glorious stretch of challenges based on the book by Tim Holtz, A Compendium of Curiosities Vol. 3 and hosted by Linda over at the Studio L3 blog. It's hard to believe we've gone through the whole book and I think I only missed two or three of the challenges. Woo Hoo!! The last technique is using Layering Stencils to make monoprints. It is one of my favorites. See what I did:

There is more to this card though! I used Karen Burniston's Ring Accordion die so of course there is more to see…

I am in love with these Crazy Birds and all the new accessory stamps and dies that go with them now. They are so humorous and they make me smile. Hopefully my friend will smile too when she gets this card. There is also a latecomer to the party hanging out on the back…

(I couldn't resist getting one more little bird on there!) Be sure to head on over to the challenge post and see all the inspiration the Curiosity Crew is serving up and the other entries. Many thanks as well to the Funkie Junkie Boutique for sponsoring this last challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! The supplies I used for this project can be found at Inspiration Emporium or Amazon. Follow the links below and use my code JUICE at Inspiration Emporium to save 10% if you go shopping there. I will also point out that US shipping is always $5 and international shipping is just $10 at IE. ;-)

Elizabeth Craft Designs Metal Die-Ring Accordion	Sizzix - Thinlits Die Set 18pk - Bird Crazy by Tim Holtz	CMS212 - Bird Crazy	CMS236 - Crazy Talk	CMS237 - Crazy Things	Lace Stencil
Archival #0 Pad - Jet Black	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Wild Honey	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Pads - Dried Marigold	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Minis - Kit 1	Tim Holtz - Distress Ink Minis - Kit 2	Distress Ink Minis - Kit 10

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