Sending Smiles and Sunshine

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fantastic day! Our new challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog launched this morning and I’m tickled to share my inspiration project for LTCCB #82 – Anything Goes! I’m always making fun folds and created a side panel pillar card that my friend, Debbie, over at Secrets To Stamping shared on her blog a while back. I’ve made several of these and it’s definitely a fun one. I used some of the brightest Doodlebug Design papers in my stash which happen to be some of the oldest, lol! Sometimes I have difficulty cutting into papers that I really like and yet other times, I tear right into them! Doesn’t make any sense! ;)

I cut the card base and a layering panel from CutCardStock Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock. The remaining layering panels were cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White, CutCardStock Pop Tone Limeade and Doodlebug Design Nifty Notions 6×6 papers. I ran the Limeade panel through the Big Shot with the Lifestyle Crafts Polka Dots embossing folder.

I added a piece of ephemera (from the Spellbinders Wild Hello June 2021 Kit of the Month) for the front sentiment which I cut with a Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Die and embellished with a bow fashioned from Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine. The finishing touch was adding several Eyelet Outlet 5mm turquoise gemstones.

I cut the back panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of the colorful plaid Nifty Notions paper used on the front. Using a die from the Spellbinders Wild Hello June 2021 Kit of the Month, I die cut the birthday sentiment and added a fussy-cut flower, also from the Nifty Notions paper used on the front.

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Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Pop Tone Limeade and Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Doodlebug Design Nifty Notions 6×6 double-sided papers
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Lifestyle Crafts Polka Dots Embossing Folder, Spellbinders Wild Hello June 2021 Kit of the Month, Eyelet Outlet 5mm turquoise gemstones, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

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

Scrappy hugs,