May 2019 – Page 2 – Love To Scrap 2

unleash your inner sparkle

Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day! A new challenge is live this morning over at Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m proud to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #121 – Anything Goes! We’re being sponsored this month by the awesome and wonderful CAS-ual Fridays Stamps so come on over and play for a chance to win a prize! I used the Be A Unicorn stamp set to create a magical birthday card featuring an adorable pink plaid paper-pieced unicorn! ;)

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I paper pieced the unicorn and cut it with an oval stitched scallop die. I created the pink criss cross die cut and the silver glitter doily die cut. I layered the pink background paper on silver foil cardstock and then adhered all the pieces. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and cut it with a stitched rectangle die. I finished the front with some pink sequins for some extra-added sparkle. ;)

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I embellished the inside with leftover strips of pink paper and glitter cardstock used on the front, and stamped the magical birthday sentiment.

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And here’s one more look… I’m loving how this turned out! What an adorable stamp set!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Silver Foil Sheet, GKD Bubblegum Pink cardstock, Doodlebug Design x6x gingham-linen and dot-grid-daisy-stripe Rainbow Petite Prints papers, DCWV Glitzy Glitter cardstock
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Be A Unicorn stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Paper Smooches Criss Cross die, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Oval STAX die, Cheery Lynn Designs Italian Flourish die, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX die
Accessories: Tim Holtz stamp platform, Darice Foamies white foam Pretty Pink Posh Strawberry Burst sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! And be sure to check out all the fun goodies at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps – you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you again soon!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

faith wall hanging

Hello, my crafty peeps! Happy Hump Day! The May challenge launched this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #25 – Anything Goes + Mixed Media! Remember, our challenges are always Anything Goes and we offer an optional technique twist each month to inspire you! This month our twist is mixed media and we’d love to see you create a project using more than two kinds of media. I created a faith wall hanging for my studio to remind me to have a little faith on a daily basis… and I SO enjoyed creating this!

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I started with a 6 x 6 gesso board that I painted with black Gesso, then used a couple stencils with translucent paste and a spatula, and let it dry thoroughly. Then I rubbed some acrylic paint lightly over the stenciled areas with my finger tip, and let that dry. Meanwhile, I dug deep into my stash and brought out a variety of elements to use – a zipper, key, sequins, gears, flowers, ribbon, glass vial that I filled with beads, a dragonfly charm and a flashcard. Then I sprayed and spritzed ink, and the fun began… laying everything out and adhering all the elements in place. It was awesome watching it transform, lol!

Here are a few close-ups…

And here’s one more look… really loving how this turned out. I sure do love me some purple! Can you tell?! ;)

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Products used:
Ink: Dr. Ph. Martin Violet india ink
Accessories: 6 x 6 Gesso Board, Black Gesso, Tim Holtz Gothic stencil, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Harlequin stencil, DreamWeaver Translucent Paste; Liquitex Deep Violet, Cobalt Blue and Silver acrylic paint; Liquitex Matte Gel, variety of Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, dragonfly charm, key brad, Indygo Junction zipper, Pretty Pink Posh Lavendar Moon sequins, Queen & Co. Baby Beads; Tim Holtz Idea-ology Corked Vial, Flashcards and Swivel Clip; Hobby Lobby Woodpile Gears, Marvy Uchida silver DecoColor paint marker, Prairie Bird Boutique wrinkled ribbon

I hope you’ve enjoyed this wall hanging and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! Although the technique twist of mixed media is not required to play, we’d love to see a mixed media project using more than two kinds of media! Thanks so much for stopping by and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Small Split-Top Treat Boxes

Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day and it’s May 1st! A new challenge is live over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #10 – May Anything Christmas Goes! I created a fun set of nine small split-top treat boxes. My inspiration came from an older YouTube tutorial here done by my friend, Dawn. I used Stampin’ Up cardstock, paper, stamp, ink and flower punch.

I did these assembly line fashion, by cutting the bases first and then all the patterned paper pieces. I stamped the flowers, punched them out, coated the centers with Glossy Accents and added glitter. I popped the flowers up on dimensional foam pads on one side so the boxes could easily be opened.

Here are close-ups of the flowers. They turned out so pretty!

And here’s one final look at the group from overhead… love how these turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up This Christmas Specialty DSP
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Beautiful Bunch stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Garden Green and Real Red ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Fun Flower Punch
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Positioner, Glossy Accents, Stampin’ Up Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! It’s never too early to start! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you again real soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig