Papercraft

Violets & Bees Mini Album

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Hello, my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a good day! I’ve popped in this morning to share my Ephemoire inspiration project with you. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to head over to the Ephemoire Etsy Shop to check out all the amazing digital printables… there are collage sheets, digital papers, journal kits, clip art and mixed media printables, and the print quality is awesome! I’ve been playing with the Violets & Bees #1 Scrapbook Papers Letter Size, Violets & Bees #2 Scrapbook Papers Letter Size, Violets & Bees Printed Washi Tape, Violets & Bees Ephemera Collage Sheet and Violets & Bees Mini Card and Envelope Set, and created a mini album. Violets & Bees is a FABulous collection and needless to say, I’ve had a blast!

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Green and purple is one of my all-time favorite color combos. I printed the papers and mini cards and envelopes, and trimmed them all. I printed the washi tape and ephemera sheets twice, and fussy cut all the elements. I created the album base from white cardstock, punched three holes on each page, and also created the reinforcements for the holes using two circle punches. I adhered a different paper to each page of the album, created assorted pockets, and positioned all the elements where I wanted them, one page at a time, and when I was happy with the placement, I adhered everything down.

There are 12 pages and each page contains one or two tags tucked into a pocket, ready for journaling or photos. All the tags have ribbon pulls, and I added skinny Washi tape and dot sparklers to each page. Really loving how this turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts White cardstock, Ephemoire Violets & Bees #1 Scrapbook Papers Letter Size, Violets & Bees #2 Scrapbook Papers Letter Size 
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1/4″ circle punch, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ circle punch, Stampin’ Up Scalloped Tag Topper punch, Stampin’ Up Scallop Edge punch
Accessories:  Ephemoire Violets & Bees Printed Washi Tape, Violets & Bees Ephemera Collage Sheet and Violets & Bees Mini Card and Envelope Set, small metal rings, assorted ribbon, cork trim, green Petaloo brads, Me & My Big Ideas Skinny Washi Tape, Violet and Green Stampendous Dot Sparklers, Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the awesome printables at the Ephemoire Etsy Shop, and while you’re at it, head on over to the Ephemoire Facebook Page for tons of inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

thanks note card

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Hi everyone! Happy Monday – hope you had a great weekend! Our new sketch challenges this month are live over at Stick It Down and I’ve popped in this morning to share my Card Team inspiration project! Corbett Creations is our sponsor this month so come on over and play for the chance to win a prize! The card team is showcasing projects today on the blog and this is our super awesome card sketch this month, created by Sharon:

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I’ll start off by saying I.love.this.sketch. It makes for a beautiful card no matter what papers or elements you use. I used one of my favorite cardstock stacks and created the three narrow panels from a floral print that I layered on a coordinating plaid print. The layered die cut sentiment is from a third print in the stack.

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I layered the background and the three narrow panels on brown cardstock. I cut four ‘thanks’ die cuts and stacked them for dimension. I finished the front with a felt butterfly and some pink sequins from my stash.

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Since this is a note card, I left the inside blank but did embellish the panel with leftover strips of cardstock used on the front and layered it on the brown cardstock.

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One more look… I’m totally in love with this card! I will definitely be using this sketch again!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Very Vanilla cardstock, The Paper Studio Mirabelle cardstock, American Crafts Chocolate cardstock
Dies/Punches: Simon Says Stamp thanks die
Accessories:  Felt butterfly from stash, We R Memory Keepers sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us! Feel free to play along with the double page or single page sketch if you’re a scrapbook layout designer, or the card sketch if you’re a card maker! You have until the end of the month to play and we’d love to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Corbett Creations! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Papercraft

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, a totally adorable birthday card created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Garden Window Card cut file. OMG, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this… what a fun project! Now I can’t wait to give it to someone special! ;)

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I dug into my stash of American Crafts smooth cardstock and pulled out several colors to cut all the pieces from, then put the card together. I love watching Sandy’s videos, and this one was as easy as she portrayed it to be. ;)

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I inked the panel on the back for the personal message and signature.

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Here’s a view from the top so you can see the awesome construction of this box card. Sorry my angle is a little off, lol!

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And one final look… flattened and ready to go into an envelope. I absolutely love how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts White, Charcoal, Stone, Dandelion, Rouge, Key Lime and Leaf cardstock; The Paper Studio Tattered and Worn 12×12 paper stack
Stamps: Kitchen Sink Multi-Step Lighthouse stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Gray Flannel ink
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Garden Window Card cut file
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform, YNS green 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

Documented

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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 #92 – Tea In The Garden! The twist this month is Watercolor Wonders.  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 a friendship card using a teacup and flowers die along with a purple and green watercolored background. I am so in love with this card – I think it’s one of the prettiest cards I’ve ever made in all my years of crafting. I’m going to send it to my daughter.  :)

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There are multiple layers of the flowers and teacup. I used a gold paint marker to accent the rim, handle and saucer. I used two different prints of skinny Washi Tape. The front and inside sentiments are Tim Holtz Metallic Quotations stickers.

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I decorated the inside with leftover strips of watercolored paper and cardstock used on the front.

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One more look at the dimension of the teacup and flowers. I’ve had this die in my stash for several years and this is the first time I’ve used it. Not sure why… it’s absolutely gorgeous!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor paper, Stampin’ Up Elegant Eggplant and Always Artichoke cardstock, DCWV Glitzy Pastels Stack
Ink: Tattered Angels Party Pink, It’s Blue and Moss Glimmer Mists; Marvy Uchida DecoColor Gold paint marker
Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Teacups & Flowers die
Accessories:  Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Me & My Big Ideas skinny Washi Tape, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Metallic Quotations stickers

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

Papercraft

What A Finish!

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Hi friends! Hope you’ve had a great week! 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 was commissioned by a co-worker to create a baby card for her race-car-driving friend who is expecting a baby boy this month, and the Cottage Cutz Baby Sleeping On Moon die set paired with a digital finish line flag definitely fit the bill!


I cut all the baby, moon and cloud elements from thick white cardstock and colored them with Studio 71 alcohol markers. I cut out the flag and created a pole for it. Then I stamped the sentiment with the Stampin’ Up Alphabet Labeler stamp set, trimmed the strip of cardstock and embellished it with some skinny Washi Tape.

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I created a background panel with blue cardstock layered on black, and added the flag. I pieced together the baby on the moon and strategically placed it on the flag, then placed the stars and clouds in the background. The final touch was adding the sentiment across the bottom.

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I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of cardstock used on the front and then stamped the sentiment. I added a small stitched heart die cut.

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One more look… I’m so smitten with this die set and I love how this card turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: The Paper Cut Black cardstock, DCWV Double-Sided Textured cardstock, Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Alphabet Labeler stamp set, Leave Memories With One Stamp stamp set, digital finish line flag
Ink: Studio 71 alcohol markers- B1, B4, E10, E14, E16, E18, N3, Y9, Y12, R2; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Baby Sleeping on Moon die set, Memory Box Stitched Heart Layers die
Accessories:  Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Me & My Big Ideas Skinny Washi Tape

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

ATC

kindred spirits

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Hello, my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a good week! This month’s ATC Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers! I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! The theme for our August ATC Challenge is Time and we’d love to see what you create for our challenge this month!

I created an ATC for a BFF – a best friend I’ve known for about 45 years. Yes, we go waaaaay back, lol! In keeping with the challenge theme, I used a very cool clock stamp for the background and then heat embossed it.

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I dug through my October Afternoon stash of ephemera and stickers, and found several pieces to embellish the front of the ATC.

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And one last look… I’m loving how this turned out. Hope she likes it! ;)

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Paper Accents 120# kraft cardstock
Stamps: Papermania Beautiful – Time Pieces stamp
Ink: Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo ink, Versamark
Accessories:  Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Tim Holtz stamp platform, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, October Afternoon Sidewalks Miscellany Bag and Thrift Shop Word Stickers, Stampin’ Up clear rhinestones, tiny red rhinestones

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

hello Sunshine

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Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! Hope you had a good weekend – it sure seemed to go by fast. It’s time for another fun challenge over at Stinkin’ Inkers and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for the Some Like It Hot challenge! We’d love to see you create a project related to Summer. I created a cute little beach scene which will probably end up in my ‘beach fiend’ friend Cindy’s hands, lol!

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I stamped a sun in the sky, then added water with blue crinkle paper – and it looks like real water with ripples! Score! I created sand mounds with torn tan cardstock and then added stamped seashells, a bird and a crab. Super cute Paper Smooches stamp sets!

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I stamped the sentiment on the inside panel and then embellished it with a leftover strip of the blue crinkle paper and layered the panel on tan cardstock.

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And one more look… SO stinkin’ cute! Love, love, love!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White cardstock, Darice Tan textured cardstock, The Paper Cut blue crinkle paper
Stamps: Paper Smooches Summer Lovin and Cosmos stamp sets
Ink: Studio 71 alcohol markers- E2, E16, R6, R18, Y9, Y11, YR15; Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry ink
Dies/Punches: Paper Smooches Summer Lovin die set
Accessories:  Tim Holtz stamp platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will link up a ‘Summer’ project with us this month! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig