3-D projects · Papercraft

Creepy Zombie Hand

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Hi everyone! Happy Thursday – we’re rapidly approaching the middle of October already, lol! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, a fun Halloween treat box created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Zombie Hand Treat Box cut file! Love, love, love this! Can’t wait to put some kind of fun treats in it… I think it would make a good addition to my desk at work! ;)

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Here’s a side shot showing the little box to put the treats in.

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This was a super fun cut file to work with – all the pieces layer so nicely! Makes a very realistic and creepy hand!

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And one final shot from above. Sure do love how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Marco’s Black Kaleida cardstock, GKD Grass Green and Prickly Pear cardstock, Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler and Real Red cardstock
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Zombie Hand Treat Box cut file

I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun Creepy Zombie Hand! Be sure to check out all the fun cut files at Simply Crafty SVGs – I know you’ll love what you see! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

The Witches’ Dream Book & Fortune Teller

Leslie5 Comments

Hello crafty peeps! Happy Sunday – here’s to a wonderful week coming up! Today is my Featured Post Day on the Gecko Galz blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project using Gecko Galz Good Fortune ephemera and Frightfully Delightful Journal Icons. I created an awesome little accordion book with journal tags. OMG, so fun – I love the front cover!

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Using six different Gecko Galz digital fortune teller images, I created pockets on each ‘page’ and tucked a journal card in each one. I rounded the corners and inked the edges of all the images and tags, and embellished each image with a Clear Star shimmer pen and/or Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker for a little interest.

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Here are close-ups of the fortune teller images…

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And here’s the back – love the Ouija board!

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One final shot of the book closed and tied up. I adhered a length of sheer ribbon beneath the front cover that I wrapped around the back and tied in a bow. I’m stoked about how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock, Marco’s Cream Antique Linen cardstock
Stamps: Gecko Galz Good Fortune ephemera and Frightfully Delightful Journal Icons
Ink: Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Scalloped Tag Topper Punch
Accessories:  Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, Off-white Hemptique Bamboo Cord, Ribbon from stash

Proud to enter my Witches’ Dream Book into the following challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge: #228 – Halloween or use Halloween Colors
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: #283 – October Theme
Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Craft Rocket Challenges: #53 – Autumn/Halloween
Crafting By Designs: October Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs: October Anything Goes
Cupcake Inspirations: #455 – Bump In The Night
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge: Week #40 – Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #91 – Always Anything Goes
Not Just Cards: Anything GoesUnicorn Challenge Blog: #37 – Autumn or Halloween
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #125 – Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun little accordion book and will link up a project with us this month! And don’t forget to check out all the fun goodies at the Gecko Galz Etsy store! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Happy Halloween

Leslie12 Comments

** 10/13/18 Top 3 Winner at A Gem of A Challenge! **

Hello, my crafty friends! It’s a cool brisk morning here in Colorado (weather I truly love) and I’m happy to be back this morning to share my Stinkin’ Inkers DT inspiration project for The Eyes Have It Challenge! We want to see your project… yep, you guessed it… with eyes on it! I had an absolute blast creating this card. I have a pack of mini wiggly eyes in my stash and out they came, four pairs of them!

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I cut a large circle aperture in my background papers and stamped the sentiment, a spider web and some bats. Then I stamped four mummies, punched them out and colored them with Spectrum Noir markers. I added the mini wiggly eyes and tiny shimmery hearts to them after I positioned them in the aperture.

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I kept the inside fairly simple with a stamped sentiment and a couple bats on a layered panel.

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One more angled shot so you can see how cute these little mummies really are, lol! And yes, the patterns on their mini wiggly eyes is from the LED lights in the top of my light box, and it does kind of give them a little creep-appeal, lol!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White cardstock, The Paper Studio Entirely Textures paper
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Spooky Fun and Cookie Cutter Halloween stamp sets
Ink: Spectrum Noir- GG1, GG2, GG3, BGR2, DR2, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, StazOn Black ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: EK Success 2-1/4″ circle punch, Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter punch
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, mini wiggly eyes

Happy to enter this fun Halloween card into the following challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge: #228 – Halloween or use Halloween Colors
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges: #78 – Dies & Punches
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #213 – Use A Two Word Sentiment
Crafty Sentiments Designs: October Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper October Challenge
Creative With Stamps Challenge Blog: #31 – Halloween or Stamps
Cupcake Inspirations: #455 – Bump In The Night
Digi Choosday Craft Challenge: Week #40 – Anything Goes
Dragonfly Journeys: #128 – Happy Halloween
Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #108 – Dies or Punches
Unicorn Challenge Blog: #37 – Autumn or Halloween
Your Scrapbook Place: October Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up something with eyes this month! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

mixed media · Papercraft

Something Wicked This Way Comes tag

Leslie12 Comments

Hello, my crafty friends! October is a month of fun… cooler weather and wonderful smells, my birthday (the big ‘six-oh’ this year), Halloween, and a little closer to Christmas! Another fun challenge is live over at Gecko Galz and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for the October Witching Hour Customer Challenge!

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I was in the mood to create a tag, so I created a fun and creepy wicked tag that doubles as a gift card holder. And it’s packed with lots of layers and fun printed Gecko Galz stuff!

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This was so much fun! I hand-cut my tag and distressed the edges. I added some Gecko Galz digital paper, cork tape and rust paste with stencil. While the rust paste was drying, I gathered Gecko Galz digital ephemera, brads and other doo-dads, flowers and ribbon. And how creepy is that little girl?! LOL!

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I fussy cut and inked the edges of all the pieces of digital ephemera and started laying out all the elements.

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When I was happy with the placement of everything, I started gluing and adhering. Fortunately, I had punched out the watch face and covered it with Glossy Accents the night before so it was dry and ready to use.

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I had lots of ribbon scraps to use on the top – I’m a ‘ribbon ho’ and don’t throw much away, lol!

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There are tons of layers on this, that’s for sure. Did I mention how creepy that little girl is?! I dotted Glossy Accents on her eyes for a little extra creepiness…

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Here’s a shot of the back showing the gift card holder. Really happy with how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Onyx Black Cardstock, Kraft Corrugated Paper
Stamps: Frightfully Delightful Journal Papers and Icons, Alter Me Collage Sheets
Ink: Ranger Black Soot Distress Ink; Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker; Tattered Angels Tarnished Silver, Orange and Moss Green Glimmer Mists
Dies/Punches: EK Success 2-1/4″ Circle Punch
Accessories:  Ranger Glossy Accents, Cork Tape, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Cubist Stencil, Prima Red Rust/Brown Rust/Mint Green Rust Paste, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Game Spinner, Indygo Junction Purple Zipper, Black Fabric Mesh scrap, Stampin’ Up Doily, Hobby Lobby Flowers, Petaloo Round Black Brads and Green Flower Brads

I’d love to enter this fun Halloween tag/gift card holder into the following challenges:
A Gem of A Challenge: #228 – Halloween or use Halloween Colors
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #56 – October Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges: #375 – Anything Goes
Creative With Stamps Challenge Blog: #31 – Halloween or Stamps
Cupcake Inspirations: #455 – Bump In The Night
Dragonfly Journeys: #128 – Happy Halloween
International Art & Soul: #43 – NOT clean and simple, layer it up
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #125 – Anything Goes
The Ribbon Girl: October Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #9 – Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: October Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed this creepy tag and will link up a project with us this month! We’d love to see what you create! And don’t forget to check out all the fun goodies at the Gecko Galz Etsy store! You will  fall madly in love… so many fun items to choose from! Thanks so much for stopping by and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Dear Santa

Leslie18 Comments

** 10/11/18 Top 3 Winner at Cardz 4 Galz! **

Hi everyone! Happy Monday and October 1st! Can you believe how fast the time is flying by?! Another fun challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #3 – October Anything Christmas Goes! This huge stamp is from Sparkle N Sprinkle – I absolutely love Stella (kinda reminds me of me, lol) and I had a grand time creating this Christmas card!

Leslie

What a fun stamp, lol! I colored the image with Zig Clean Color markers and layered it on black glitter paper, and then layered it on some fun paper that looks like red flannel material. I added a scrap of crochet ribbon, some black glitter Gumdrops and a tiny red bow.

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I decorated the inside panel with a strip of red cardstock and a scrap of black glitter paper, then stamped the sentiment and layered it on black cardstock. Love how this fun card turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Cherry Cobbler and Basic Black cardstock, Stampin’ Up Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up Warmth & Cheer DSP
Stamps: Sparkle N Sprinkle Stella-Dear Santa rubber stamp, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Snowy Sayings stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad and marker; Zig Clean Color markers- Wine Red, Red, Flesh, Deep Green, Dull Blue, Lt Gray, Blue Gray, Ochire; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen; Spectrum Noir-IG2, IG3 and Crystal Clear Sparkle overlay marker
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform, Katomaru Pro corner rounder, Queen & Co. Black Goosebumps

I’d love to enter this fun Christmas card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz: #81 – What’s New (new stamp)
Christmas at Sweet Stampin’: September Challenge
Classic Design Team Open Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: #219 – Lace or Ribbon
Crafty Creations Challenges: #375 – Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #77 – Anything Goes
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: #33 – Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #125 – Anything Goes
Sparkle N Sprinkle Creative Challenge: October Anything Goes
The Merry Christmas Challenge: Sept/Oct Anything Christmas
The Ribbon Girl: October Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog: Anything Christmas Goes
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #354/355 – Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Christmas creation with us this month! You know you need to get started on those Christmas cards, lol! Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Autumn Blessings

Leslie12 Comments

** 10/8/18 Top 3 Pick at Always Fun Challenges!  **
** 10/11/18 Top 3 Pick at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog! **

Hi everyone! Happy Monday and it’s already October 1st! A new challenge is live this morning over Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #114 – Fall Back! We’re being sponsored this month by the amazing CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and we’d love to see a Fall project which could include Fall, Autumn, Thanksgiving and/or Halloween! I created a pretty Autumn card using the gorgeous Autumn Blessings Stamps and Acorn Fri-Dies from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!

Leslie

Fall is my favorite season and it was totally easy finding Fall colored paper to go with the cardstock, stamps and dies. Everything just went together seamlessly. I cut a tag and embossed the sentiment on it, and then cut all the leaves in pairs (two of each color) and arranged them on/under the tag. I love corrugated paper so I cut a strip of that, and then the final touch were a few gemstones.

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I decorated the inside panel with a leftover strip of paper from the front and stamped a continuation of the sentiment on the inside.

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Here’s one final angled shot to show the dimension. I just love how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Thick Whisper White, Tangerine Tango, Garden Green, Lemon Lime Twist, Crushed Curry cardstock, GKD Dark Chocolate cardstock, Stampin’ Up Painted Autumn DSP, Kraft corrugated paper
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Autumn Blessings Stamps and Acorn Fri-Dies
Ink: Stampin’ Up Cajun Craze ink, Versamark Dazzle
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Scalloped Tag Topper punch
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Hemptique off-white bamboo cord, Imaginisce green gemstones

Happy to enter this autumn card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges: #78 – Dies & Punches
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #213 – Use A Two Word Sentiment
Cardz 4 Galz: #81 – What’s New (new stamps and dies)
Cardz 4 Guys Challenge Blog: #204 – Autumn/Fall Leaves
Crafty Creations Challenges: #375 – Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner: #175 – Anything Fall Goes
Creative With Stamps Challenge Blog: #31 – Halloween or Stamps
Dragonfly Dreams: Autumnal Colors
House of Cards: October Challenge – Autumn Flowers and/or Colors
International Art & Soul: #43 – NOT clean and simple, layer it up
Moving Along With The Times: #81 – Autumn/Fall
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #125 – Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #108 – Dies or Punches
The Creative Crafters: #8 – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #354/355 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #9 – Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: October Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Fall project with us this month! And be sure to check out all the fun stamps and dies at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps – you will love what you see! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Lucky

Leslie11 Comments

Hi everyone! It’s October 1st and Monday and quite a busy morning! A new challenge is live this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m proud to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #16 – Anything Goes + Monochrome! Our challenges are always Anything Goes and we’d absolutely love to see you play the technique twist – this month it would be a monochrome project in variations of any color!

I really love fun folds and am always on the hunt for new ones. My inspiration for this friendship card came from my friend Dawn who created a fold-out panel card HERE. I absolutely fell in love with this fold and just had to try it! Love how it turned out!

Leslie

I got some new Stampin’ Up designer series paper a while back and settled on several patterned papers from that collection along with some contrasting cardstock for this card. I stamped a sentiment, punched it with a circle punch and layered it on a scalloped die cut and two more circle die cuts.

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I stamped an image and sentiment in the fold out panel.

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Here’s a shot of the fold out panel completely open.

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I stamped a sentiment on the back as well. Such a fun card!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Tangerine Tango and Grapefruit Grove cardstock, Stampin’ Up Grapefruit Grove 6×6 DSP
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Love What You Do and Thankful Life stamp sets
Ink: Stampin’ Up Tangerine Tango and Grapefruit Grove ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 2″ circle punch, EK Success 2-1/4″ circle punch
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Proud to enter this monochrome fun fold into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #77 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Challenge: #10 – October Anything Goes
Always Fun Challenges: #78 – Dies & Punches
Cardz 4 Galz: #81 – What’s New (new fun fold technique)
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #56 – October Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper October Challenge
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #77 – Anything Goes
Monochrome Magic: #15 – Monochrome or Monochrome w/ Twist of Add a Bow (no twist)
Not Just Cards: Anything Goes
Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog: #33 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #8 – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #354/355 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #9 – Anything Goes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a project with us this month! Remember, all of our challenges are anything goes with an optional technique twist to inspire you… the twist is not required to play! Thanks so much for hanging with me this morning – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig