3-D projects · Home decor

Happy Birthday

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Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, an adorable birthday wagon full of posies, created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Wagon of Flowers Box Card cut file. Super cute and loads of fun!

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Sandy created this as a box card which folds flat for mailing, however, I took it one step further and made it into a fixed piece of decor for a mantle or shelf. ;) I love how this turned out! I do apologize for how the ‘Happy Birthday’ sentiment photographed in this pic – foil is so darn hard to photograph!

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Here’s a shot of the back of the wagon which features a plain panel for writing a custom message and signature.

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I used a gold foil sentiment sticker rather than stamping on this one, and it could be used for just about any occasion. I think is this one of my favorite cut files so far and I have several favorites… lots of fun picking out the bright colors and putting this together! ;)

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts smooth black, chocolate, grass, key lime, caramel, vanilla and dandelion cardstock; Colorbok orange and pink cardstock
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Wagon of Flowers Box Card cut file
Accessories:  Darice gold foil sentiment sticker, Stampin’ Up clear rhinestones, YNS black Glittered Gumdrops

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun cut files in the Simply Crafty SVGs store – you’ll have so much fun! And there are tons of freebies to get started! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

OH BABY! Card Set (4)

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Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you have a great week coming up! This month’s Anything Goes with Dies Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project with you today!


I created an adorable set of four baby welcoming cards using a super cute baby onesie die set complete with different elements to go on front of the onesies. I cut multiples of each element and layered them together for dimension, then colored them with alcohol markers and sparkle overlay marker. Each card features a stitched patterned rectangle die cut and a stitched pearlized oval die cut in a different color, and a few tiny white flat-back pearls. The card bases and front and inside sentiments are the same on each card.

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First up is a pink version with a giraffe.

 Next up we have a green version with an elephant.

And next we have a blue version with a sailboat. 

And finally we have a yellow version with a duck. 

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Marco’s White Antique Linen cardstock, My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration 6×6 paper pack, Paper Accents Pearlized Pastel cardstock
Stamps: Paper Pretties Oh Baby stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir- F8, TB2, TB5, CT2, OR1, LG4; Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker; Black StazOn ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: PaperTrey Ink Noted Scalloped A2 Die Collection, Onesie die set
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform, Darice white flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link an anything goes project with us this month using dies! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Thinking of You note card

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Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you had a great weekend! A new challenge launched over at UnstampaBelles last Monday and today is my showcase day on the blog! I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #93 Time for Recess! The twist this month is ‘Luscious Layers.’ The twist is not mandatory to play but we’d love to see your creativity and it will put you in the running for DT Favorite! And there’s a prize in the mix… a $15 (AU) gift voucher… so let’s see what you got!

I created the most adorable ‘thinking of you’ note card featuring a gingerbread man (with a hand-drawn mouth) peeking out of a circular opening on the front of the card. So flippin’ cute! ;)

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I chose three coordinating papers and two circle punches to create my background. I popped the main portion of the background up on foam and adhered a thin strip of a different paper down the right side. I punched several 2-1/4″ circles from cardstock, then put the negative pieces into a 2-1/2″ and punched 1/4″ rims which I layered around the circular opening. This created a recessed opening. I placed the third piece of patterned paper behind the opening and tucked in a sweet little gingerbread man. I adhered the sentiment under the aperture to finish the front.

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I decorated the inside with some leftover pieces of paper and a strip of cardstock used on the front, leaving plenty of room to write a custom message.

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One more look… this is just so stinkin’ cute! Love how it turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake and Tip Top Taupe cardstock; Polly’s Paper Studio papers and sentiment
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter punch, EK Success 2-1/4″ circle punch, Fiskars 2-1/4″ circle punch
Accessories:  Darice Foamies foam

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up with us this month! You’ll see new inspiration each week! We can’t wait to see what you create without the use of stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

ATC · Papercraft

Under the Sea

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Hi everyone! Hope you’ve had a good week! This month’s ATC Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers! I’m super excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! The theme for our September ATC Challenge is Ocean/Sea and we’d love to see what you create for our challenge this month!

I created an ATC base with thick white cardstock, punched the corners with a ticket corner punch, and spritzed just a hint of blue india ink and Perfect Pearls in a mister onto a sea waves stencil.

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While the background was drying, I stamped all the images, colored them, and die cut them. I stamped the sentiment and arranged my underwater scene. ;)

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One more look… I absolutely love how this turned out! What an adorable scene!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Thick Whisper White cardstock
Stamps: Hero Arts Mermaid Kisses stamp set, Hero Arts Mer-mazing Messages stamp set
Ink: Dr. Ph. Martin Blue India Ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Stampin’ Up Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Mossy Meadow and Calypso Coral ink; Studio 71 alcohol markers- BG3, BG10, YR4, Y9, Y12, R4, B4, E15, E16, YG7, N2 N6; Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Hero Arts Mermaid Kisses die set, Tonic ticket corner punch
Accessories:  Hero Arts Mermaid Sea Waves Stencil, Perfect Pearls, clear Wink of Stella

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ATC with us this month! We’d love to see what you create – either a card or a coin! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

Celebrate Gift Box

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Hi everyone! Happy first Tuesday of September… we are rolling right through the year and that much closer to Christmas, lol! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Stinkin’ Inkers and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for our Fancy Folds challenge! We’d love to see your project this month featuring a fun fold! I created a pretty gift box with coordinating bow using my We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3 Punch Board. It has a tiny round magnet closure.

Here’s a shot of the set of 10 pretty notelets contained in the gift box. They are 3-1/2″ x 3-1/2″ in size, and feature a snip of matching paper and gold foil ‘Congratulations’ sentiment on each, hence the ‘Celebrate’ sentiment on the outside of the box. I thought this would be a fun and practical gift to give someone that they could actually use. How many times do we need a quick congrats card to go with a gift to commemorate a wedding, anniversary, engagement, new home, new baby, new job or promotion?!

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And one final look at the set. Oh, and the envelopes were also created with this punch board! ;)

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Share What You Love Specialty DSP, Stampin’ Up thick Whisper White cardstock, 32# copy paper for envelopes
Accessories:  WRMK 1-2-3- Punch Board, Darice gold foil sentiment stickers, tiny round magnet, 1/8″ Scor-Tape

I hope you’ve enjoyed this gift box with set of notelets, and will link up a project with us this month featuring a fancy fold! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

great things take time

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Hi everyone! Happy Sunday – hope you are kick-starting your week with some good crafting! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #38 – September Anything Goes! I created an awesome encouragement card using a clock background that I had out for another project a few weeks back. Can you tell I love this stamp?!

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This was a super easy card. I stamped the background on kraft paper, trimmed it, and layered it on black cardstock. I added some very thin strips of black cardstock across the top and bottom, which I allowed to extend out into the right and left margins for a little interest. I layered the panel again on kraft paper and adhered it to a black card base. The front and inside sentiments are Tim Holtz sentiment stickers.

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I embellished the inside kraft paper panel with leftover strips of black cardstock, and affixed a Tim Holtz sentiment sticker.

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One more look… I’m so smitten! This would be a great design to mass produce for a set of cards to give as a gift. Hmmmm…

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Black Onyx cardstock, Marco’s Brown Bag Cover Paper
Stamps: Papermania Beautiful-Time Pieces stamp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Studio 71 alcohol marker- E2
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform, Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk sentiment stickers, Darice black rhinestones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this super easy card and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! We’d love to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

3-D projects · Papercraft

Clutch with 6 Notelets

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Hi everyone! We are busting through the months… it’s September 1st already! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #29 – Anything Goes + 3-D Project! Remember, all of our challenges are ‘anything goes’ and we offer a different technique twist each month for inspiration but the twist is not required to play! This month the twist is to create a 3-D project – which could be something like jewelry, gift box, canvas, gift bag, home decor, etc. I created a clutch containing a set of six notelets.

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I created the clutch with a sheet of double-sided 12×12 paper. I got my inspiration from a tutorial in a recent Splitcoast Stampers newsletter HERE. I added a hot pink ‘hello’ die cut, some tiny flat-back pearls and a layered sticker over the closure. Then I created a set of six notelets featuring a hot pink ‘hello’ die cut, tiny flat-back pearls, a wide strip of the floral paper and a narrow strip of the hoy pink cardstock. I included A1 sized envelopes that I ordered from Amazon.

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One more look – a close-up of the closed clutch. LOVE how this turned out! What fun!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts Pink Paislee Whimsical 12×12 paper, American Crafts White and Taffy cardstock
Stamps: xxxx
Ink: xxxx
Dies/Punches: Mama Elephant hello script die, Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ circle punch
Accessories:  Fiskars corner rounder, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Saturday Afternoon One Canoe Two layered stickers, small velcro circle, tiny white flat-back pearls, A1 envelopes from Amazon

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! Of course, we’d love it if you’d play the technique twist and create a 3-D project! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig