Really a Challenge

I start most of my days browsing through the challenges.  Most of the time they are things that aren't particularly difficult and I just pick out one that sounds like fun and make my card.  But every now and then I find a challenge that really is challenging to me.  One that makes me do something new, something out of comfort zone.  This week's Tuesday Morning Sketches challenge #24 was just that kind of challenge.  They are asking us to make a Surprise Pop Up Card.  Well I've never made one of these before but they linked up to Beate John's Splitcoast Tutorial for making them and after watching Beate's video I was game to give it a try.  Boy am I glad I did.  This wasn't very difficult to do and it is really neat.  It got a thumbs up from my teenage daughter and her boyfriend and that's not easy to do. 

when you pull the tag!

here's the inside

Here's the deets:

stamp - Crafty Secrets "Sweet Stuff"

ink - Memento "Tuxedo Black" 

paper - Stampin' Up "Orchid Opulance" and "Pale Plum" cs; Georgia Pacific white cs; Basic Grey "Kioshi" dp pad

miscellaneous - copics; Webster's little Whimsies (flower); My Favorite Thing die-namics "Faux Crochet Border" and "flower"; ZVA crystals; eyelet; mini brad; ribbon; Scallopy scallop EZ border punch

Here's the challenges:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #90 - Surprise Pop Up

TTT challenge - Show Us What You Got

Nadia #4 - Vintage

DYSU #16 - Use a Flower 

C.R.A.F.T. #99 - Flowers

Truly Scrumptious #55 - Vintage

Top Tip #30 - Open challenge

Really Reasonable Ribbon #22 - Violets, Lilacs and Plums oh my!

Lady Bug #24 - Anything Goes

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