June 2020 – Page 2 – Love To Scrap 2

so happy for you

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I’m stoked to be back on the CutCardStock blog today with an awesome DT inspiration project featuring Pop-Tone cardstock that was included in our Designer’s Pack! First order of business is to let you know that this post contains affiliate links. I created a pretty congrats card that initially made me think ‘wedding’ but really could be used for just about any occasion calling for congratulations – and this one is loaded with color!

This is a quilt block card. I used Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock, Pop-Tone Orange Fizz cardstock, Pop-Tone Razzleberry cardstock and Pop-Tone Wild Cherry cardstock as the base layers of the quilt blocks which really pop on the Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock background. I matched the flower ink colors to the colors of the Pop-Tone cardstock and added some tiny iridescent gemstones to the center of each flower.

I embellished the inside panel with strips of the Pop-Tone cardstock used for the quilt blocks on the front, stamped the sentiment in black ink and layered the panel on the black Pop-Tone cardstock.

One more peek… I’m so smitten with these Pop-Tone cardstock colors! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: #234 – Anything Goes w/optional Blended Background (no twist)
2. A Bit More Time To Craft: #17 – Anything Goes
3. Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #253 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
4. Crafty Calendar Challenges: June Challenge – Flowers
5. Penny Black and More: June Challenge – Favorite Stamps (florals)
6. Stamping Sensations: June Challenge – Make It Colorful
7. The Crafter’s Cafe: #244 – Anything Goes
8. Time Out Challenges: #163 – Proust Quote (gardener, blossom)

CutCardStock products used:
Classic Crest Solar White 110# and 80# cardstock
Pop-Tone Black Licorice 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Grape Jelly 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Orange Fizz 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Razzleberry 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Wild Cherry 65# cardstock

Other products used:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Touches of Texture and Simply Wonderful stamp sets
Ink: Stampin’ Up Peekaboo Peach, Pumpkin Pie, Cajun Craze, Real Red, Cherry Cobbler, Wisteria Wonder, Perfect Plum, Elegant Eggplant, Strawberry Slush, Melon Mambo, Rose Red, Old Olive; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Blue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Darice iridescent gemstones, ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page for more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Winged Things Notelets

6/15/20 Top 3 at The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog!

Hi friends! Hope you’re having a great day! I have a very cool project to share with you today – a set of butterfly and dragonfly notelets with matching envelopes. I originally created this project for one of my design teams but the owner is having the blog transferred over to a new platform and since learning that our June projects won’t be publishing as scheduled, I’ve turned this into a ‘just for fun’ kind of project!

I created a set of 12 notelets to match the envelopes using the same digital printable. There are six of the butterflies and six of the dragonflies, and they are small in size, but sure pack a powerful punch! I printed the 12 envelopes, did some fussy cutting and assembled them. For a little interest, I adhered a 1/4″ teal blue strip across the top of each flap and then affixed a small strip of 1/8″ Scor-Tape on the inside of each flap. I printed 12 more envelopes and used a stitched die to cut just the butterfly and dragonfly images, and then cut more 1/4″ teal blue strips to adhere to the bottom of the die cut panels. I created 12 little card bases, blank on the inside, measuring 3-1/4″ x 2-1/4″. I inked the front edges of the card bases and the die cut panels with walnut distress ink. I adhered a teal blue strip across the bottom of each of the die cut panels and then adhered the panels to the card bases.

One more peek at the set… loving how these turned out! Cutest little notelets ever! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: Challenge #39 – Anything Goes
2. Moving Along With The Times: #119 – Things With Wings
3. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies: #2023 – Anything Goes
4. The Crafter’s Cafe: #244 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Island Indigo cardstock
Stamps: Vectoria Designs Free Dragonfly & Butterfly Envelopes digital printable
Ink: Ranger walnut stain distress ink
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers die
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, Gemini Junior

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Be happy!

6/15/20 Winner at Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a good week! Our new challenge is live over at Southern Girls Challenge and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! As always, the theme for our challenge is Anything Goes and we’d love to see what you create! Our sponsors this time are Three Button Studio, The Paper Shelter and Beccy’s Place. I was provided the super cool Neville image and a sentiment from the Gnomes in my Garden digital set. OMG, isn’t he just the cutest ever?! If I wasn’t married and Neville was a real-life dude, I’d be in love! ;)

I angled the corners of the card base and went with a warm color palette, layering the background paper and front (computer-generated) sentiment on charcoal cardstock. I colored Neville in rich red, yellow and browns, and layered a total of four fussy cuts of him on top of one another for some dimension. I had to give some life to my guy, lol! ;) I finished off the front with some pewter sequins.

I printed the sentiment that came with the image, trimmed the panel and embellished it with paper and cardstock used on the front.

And one more peek… OMG, I AM so in love! What an awesome image and sentiment. I might have to buy Beccy’s gnome set because the other gnomes are pretty awesome too! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Cupcake Inspirations: Challenge #495 – Friendship

2. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies: #2023 – Anything Goes
3. The Crafter’s Cafe: #244 – Anything Goes
4. Time Out Challenges: #163 – Proust Quote (happy)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad, American Crafts Charcoal cardstock
Stamps: Beccy’s Place Neville image and a sentiment from the Gnomes in my Garden digital set
Ink: Studio 71 alcohol markers- FS7, TN6, CT4, DR2, EB6
Dies/Punches: Tonic corner punch
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Pretty Pink Posh Pewter sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us this time! Can’t wait to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Three Button Studio, The Paper Shelter and Beccy’s Place! This is my last post for Southern Girls Challenge and I would like to thank Lou, Trace and the rest of the gang for having me along this term – I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Joy-Love-Noel-Peace

Hi everyone! Another great Happy Hump Day to you! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, a set of Christmas cards for my stash created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Christmas Tree Card Set cut file. OMG, I love these! Very awesome additions to my Christmas card stash!

I went with a kraft cardstock card base on all of the cards, as well as green, brown and yellow elements. I added tiny Dot Sparklers to all the trees in different colors. Here are close-ups of all the cards…

And here is a shot of the inside of one of the cards. To keep it simple, I stamped the same sentiment in red ink inside all of them.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. ABC Christmas challenge: L is for Love and M is for Movies (Love – inside sentiment)
2. Christmas Craft Creations: June Challenge – Christmas Trees

3. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies: #2023 – Anything Goes
4. The Crafter’s Cafe: #244 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts coffee, lemon, grass, brown sugar and caramel cardstock
Stamps: Unity Stamps Tags Glorious Tags stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir- IG3; Stampin’ Up Real Red ink
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Christmas Tree Card Set cut file
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Stampendous Green, Blue, Pink, Violet, Red and Turquoise Dot Sparklers

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

Yum treat box

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you’re having a good 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! This is my last post for the Happy Little Stampers Die Team and I’d like to thank Kylie and the rest of the crew for having me along for the last year and a half! I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself!

I created a super cute pink and white polkadot treat box using the Stampin’ Up Baker’s Box Thinlits. I cut three ‘yum’ sentiments from hot pink textured cardstock and adhered them on top of one another for a little dimension, and then added tiny dots with a white Gelly Roll pen. I used pink Silky Crush ribbon to tie the box closed.

Here are a couple shots showing the back of the box. Reminds me of a little milk carton. So stinkin’ cute! ;)

Here’s one more look… I love how this turned out and it’ll look even cuter with some Jelly Belly jellybeans in it, lol! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Craft-Dee BowZ: June Challenge – Anything Goes w/ a Handmade Bow
2. Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: #137 – Anything Goes
3. Creative Moments: #192 – Anything Goes
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #133 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Colorbok Seeing Dots, DCWV Double-Sided Textured cardstock
Ink: Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Baker’s Box Thinlits
Accessories: Gemini Junior, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Stampin’ Up Window Sheet, Really Reasonable Ribbon Pink Silky Crush Ribbon

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

I feel a party coming on!

6/13/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!

Hi friends! Wow, this weekend sure went by fast… can’t believe it’s Monday again already! This year is flying by! I know I’ve said this before but my Mom always said ‘the older you get, the faster the time flies’ and boy she wasn’t kidding! I’ve popped on this morning to share one final card I created for this batch of ongoing Outlawz Challenges. This one is for the Twisted Thursday Challenge where the theme is always Anything Goes with an optional twist. Our sponsor this month is Some Odd Girl and the twist this time is Party Time! I created a fun watercolor birthday card with lots of shimmer!

When I saw the twist for this challenge, I knew I had to use this large party stamp! I stamped the image on cold press watercolor paper in black soot archival ink and then again in Versamark on top of the black, applied clear embossing powder and heat embossed it. This is a trick I learned years ago to get virtually any color of heat embossing – totally eliminates the need for purchasing colored embossing powder! I used brush markers and a water brush to watercolor the image, drying sections at a time with my heat tool being careful not to burn the embossing powder. I outlined the word ‘party’ with a gold paint marker, and then added shimmer to the words and the elements on the party hat. I cut the image with a large rectangle die and adhered it to a metallic blue cardstock base. I added a tiny gemstone to the top of the hat and a few randomly placed gold sequins to complete the front.

I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the metallic blue cardstock used for the base and then layered it on green cardstock to compliment the green in the word ‘party’ on the front. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.

One more peek… I’m absolutely thrilled with how this turned out! The embossing and the shimmer really make this image pop!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: #234 – Anything Goes w/optional Blended Background (no twist)
2. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #76 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Catz Challenge: #509 – Anything Goes w/optional CAS (no twist)
4. Creative Moments: #192 – Anything Goes
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #133 – Anything Goes
6. Stamping Sensations: June Challenge – Make It Colorful

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: The Paper Cut Lunar Blue metallic cardstock, Canson Cold Press watercolor paper, Darice green cardstock
Stamps: Spellbinders Party stamp, Stampin’ Up Party Pants stamp set
Ink: Ranger black soot archival ink, Versamark; Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers- Deep Blue, Violet, Light Violet, Flesh, Yellow, May Green, Cobalt Blue, Wine Red; Posca gold paint marker, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A die
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Krylon Workable Fixative; ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Perfect Crafting Pouch and Perfect Cleaning Cloth; Darice tiny iridescent gemstone, Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

You’re stinkin’ cute!

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday – hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! It has been awesome having a few free days in my studio – with no design team projects required – with rockin’ mojo! I was absolutely loving it! I’ve popped in bright and early this morning to share a card for the Outlawz Festive Fridays Challenge! The themes available to choose from were Christmas, Male Birthday, Father’s Day and Anything Goes. I chose Anything Goes and created a bi-level card featuring an adorable skunk!

I stamped the skunk in black and colored it with Nuvo alcohol markers. I cut it with the coordinating die and layered it onto three additional skunk die cuts for some dimension. I also stamped and colored three hearts which I cut with the coordinating die. I cut a bi-level card base (meaning the front flap is cut shorter than the back flap) from white card stock using a pointed scalloped border die. I stamped the sentiment on the longest edge and adhered the skunk toward the left side, along with some heart die cuts. I adhered some black and white gingham paper to the inside of the card base so it can be seen when the card is closed.

I created a stitched square die cut to use as the inside panel which I embellished with a strip of red cardstock to compliment the red hearts on the front, then stamped the sentiment in black ink.

And one more peek… so stinkin’ cute I can’t even stand it!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #39 – Anything Goes
2. 613 Avenue Create: #234 – Anything Goes w/optional Blended Background (no twist)
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog: E is for Earthbound Animal
4. Artsystamper Digitals Challenge Blog: #17 – Black & White with 1 Color
5. CAS on Friday: #181 – Animals
6. Creative Moments: #192 – Anything Goes
7. Jan’s Digi Stamp Challenges: June Anything Goes
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #133 – Anything Goes
9. Perfectly CAS: #9 – Animals

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Solar White cardstock, Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad, Colorbok red cardstock
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Stinkin’ Cute stamps, Dare 2B Artzy Butterfly Tangle stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 379, 489, 491
Dies/Punches: Lawn Fawn Stinkin’ Cute dies, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Scallop Basic Edges die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Love You

Hi everyone! Well, the wind is still whippin’ out there but the gray sky has turned into a beautiful blue, so it has definitely turned out to be a gorgeous day here in Colorado! I’ve popped in for the last time today (I’m sure you’re tired of me by now, lol!) to share a card I created for The Outlawz Progressive/Freebie Challenge! Our sponsor this month is Hettie Clare Art and we were provided the super cute Pony Plait digital image to play with. I created a card featuring this adorable image paired with burlap and corrugated kraft cardstock for a little texture and interest.

I used Gamsol and colored pencils to color this image and then cut it with a stitched rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment directly on the image die cut and layered it onto a strip of corrugated kraft cardstock layered onto a rectangle cut from burlap which I adhered to the card front.

I embellished the inside panel with a couple strips of Twine cardstock, stamped the sentiment, and then layered the panel onto more of the Twine cardstock.

And one more look… I just love how this turned out! What a sweet image!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #39 – Anything Goes
2. Alphabet Challenge Blog: E is for Earthbound Animal
3. Jan’s Digi Stamp Challenges: June Anything Goes
4. QKR Stampede Challenge: #400 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar white cardstock, CutCardStock Twine cardstock, Canvas Corp corrugated kraft cardstock, Canvas Corp brown burlap
Stamps: Hettie Clare Art Pony Plait digital image, Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set
Ink: Ranger ground espresso archival ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX die
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Gamsol, Prismacolor pencils- Dark Green, Canary Yellow, Peacock Blue, Ultramarine, Ginger Root, Light Umber, Dark Brown; Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Believe

7/1/20 Top 5 at QKR Stampede!

Hi everyone! I’m baaack! Yep, you guessed it… with another card created for The Outlawz Challenges, lol! I’ve had such a good time cranking them out over the past couple days! This one is for the Tuesday Color Challenge where our sponsor this month is SheepSki Designs so be sure to come over and play! The colors for this challenge are black and white plus one color of choice – with a twist of stripes!

I used black and white striped cardstock for my background which I layered on black cardstock. I colored the SheepSki Designs Wild Roses digital image in shades of green. Green is my all-time favorite color and I thought it looked fabulous on the black and white!

I used a coloring technique that I haven’t used in years – Gamsol with colored pencils. I thoroughly enjoyed this and had forgotten how much fun it was… so much so that I used it on another project the same day, lol! I used a digital sentiment which I layered on several pieces of cardstock, trimmed and placed in the bottom right corner. I completed the front with some randomly placed white flat-back pearls.

I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the black and white striped cardstock, added a digital sentiment, and layered the panel on the black cardstock.

And one more look… totally loving this color combo!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. Artsystamper Digitals Challenge Blog: #17 – Black & White with 1 Color
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge: June Challenge – Flowers
3. Jan’s Digi Stamp Challenges: June Anything Goes
4. Let’s Craft and Create: #160 – Anything Goes w/optional Punch It (no twist)
5. QKR Stampede Challenge: #400 – Anything Goes
6. Through The Purple Haze: #168 – Wedding, Anniversary or Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Canvas Corp A Little Love paper collection, Colorbok black cardstock
Stamps: SheepSki Designs Wild Roses digital image, Ephemoire Word Stripz #1
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink marker
Accessories: Gamsol, Prismacolor pencils- Dark Green, True Green, Apple Green

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

thanks

Hello again, peeps! Sending lots of smiles your way! I’m back with another card I created for The Outlawz Challenges – this one is for the Wednesday Sketch Challenge and we were given this beautifully simple sketch to follow!

Leigh SB Designs is our sponsor this month so come on over and play! I created a pretty thank you card – I always say one can never have too many of these on hand! This one was a lot of fun! Sketches, in general, are a lot of fun because they take most of the guess-work out of designing, and we can all use that occasionally!

I pulled out one of my favorite cardstock stacks to use for the layers on this card. Every print in the stack coordinates so you always have a beautiful card when using this cardstock! I cut an ivory card base, layered all the printed pieces on ivory cardstock, and created a stacked die cut sentiment from ivory cardstock to pull it all together. I finished off the front with some bling I’ve had in my stash forever that’s never seen the light of day!

I cut the inside panel to match the front, stamped the sentiment, and layered it on some of the red print used on the front.

And one more peek… I’m absolutely loving how this turned out! Such an amazing sketch!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #6-2020 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #6-2020 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Catz Challenge: #509 – Anything Goes w/optional CAS
4. Let’s Craft and Create: #160 – Anything Goes w/optional Punch It (playing twist- corner rounder)
5. Through The Purple Haze: #168 – Wedding, Anniversary or Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, The Paper Studio Mirabelle cardstock
Stamps: Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set
Ink: Ranger vintage photo archival ink
Dies/Punches: Fiskars corner rounder, Simon Says Stamp thanks die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Webster’s Pages dazzle-me-Gems

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig