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Box Cards for CutCardStock My Sweet Valentine Blog Hop!

Hi friends! A big giant WELCOME to the CutCardStock’s My Sweet Valentine Blog Hop going on this weekend (February 5th and 6th), starting at 7:00 AM Central Time today and ending at 11:55 PM Central Time tomorrow! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! This is going to be loads of fun with lots of crafty Valentine inspiration, so COME HOP WITH US!

AND there is a $40 CutCardStock gift card up for grabs! Woo-hoo!

The winner will be randomly selected via number generator and announced on Monday, February 7th, on the CutCardstock blog and Facebook page! To be eligible for the $40 gift card, you must comment at each stop along the hop (good for ONE gift card entry) or upload a Valentine’s Day/Love/Friendship project using CutCardStock products (good for TWO gift card entries). We would absolutely LOVE IT if you link up a project with us, PLUS it will increase your chances to win the gift card! ;)

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Now, let me side-track you for a minute or three to share my two Valentine box cards which I’m showcasing separately on my blog so I can enter them in some challenges. Both of these cards feature a variety of colors in the Basis cardstock line, both were cut with my Scan N Cut, and both have front sentiments printed with my Scan N Cut using the draw feature. I absolutely love Basis cardstock and use it in nearly all of my projects. First up is my Be Mine Love Truck Box Card (click the link to go a separate blog post for more details and photos).

Here is a super quick tutorial showing you my process for making this box card. Cut all the pieces from Basis 80# Red cardstock, Basis 80# Pink cardstock, Basis 80# Black cardstock, Basis 80# White cardstock and Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock.

Stamp a harlequin background design on the back and side panels. Emboss a chevron design on the tires.

Print the front sentiment using the draw feature on the Scan N Cut, assemble and add red gemstones. Super cute and loads of Valentine fun! ;)

CutCardStock products used:
Basis 80# Red cardstock
Basis 80# Pink cardstock
Basis 80# Black cardstock
Basis 80# White cardstock
Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock

Other products used:
Stamps: Blockheads Paper Arts Backgrounds for All Occasions stamp set, Hero Arts Year Round Messages stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Samba and Rockin’ Red inks
Dies/Punches/Cut Files: Simply Crafty SVGs Love Truck Box Card cut file
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Darice Chevon Embossing Folder, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares Variety Pack, Eyelet Outlet Red Jewel Bling

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And next up is my Happy Valentine’s Day Birdhouse Box Card (click the link to go a separate blog post for more details and photos).

Here is a quick tutorial showing you my process for making this box card. Cut all the pieces from Basis 80# Red cardstock, Basis 80# Pink cardstock, Basis 80# Black cardstock, Basis 80# White cardstock and Basis 80# Gold cardstock.

Add some texture to the panels with a swiss dots embossing folder. Score vertical lines down the birdhouse with a scoring board for a little texture there as well.

Print the front sentiment using the draw feature on the Scan N Cut, assemble and add red gemstones to the roof. Another super cute Valentine box card on the books!

CutCardStock products used:
Basis 80# Red cardstock
Basis 80# Pink cardstock
Basis 80# Black cardstock
Basis 80# White cardstock
Basis 80# Gold cardstock

Other products used:
Dies/Punches/Cut Files: Simply Crafty SVGs Valentine Birdhouse Box Card cut file
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Martha Stewart Scoring Board, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet Red Jewel Bling

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Okay, let’s get back to the hop! Here is the complete list of stops:

• Cutcardstock
• Janet A
• Judy VZ
• Maureen
• Leslie –>you’re here!<–
• Teri
• Niki
• CutCardstock – C’mon, you know you want to link up! The linky tool is at the end of the post on the CutCardstock blog so that’s where you’ll want to head to link up your project – each upload is worth two entries for the gift card! Two entries per person!

You should have arrived here from Maureen’s blog and your next stop is Teri’s blog. I hope you are enjoying the hop and seeing all the fun Valentine projects! If you get lost along the way or if you landed here in the middle of the hop somehow and want to join in the fun, be sure to head on over to the CutCardstock blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

In closing, I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my Valentine box cards and you’re inspired to get crafty AND hop with us AND link up a Valentine’s Day/Love/Friendship project! 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 lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Happy Valentine’s Day

3/3/22 Winner at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog!

Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’m stoked to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a groovy love card for Valentine’s Day that really reveals the hippie in me! I created this super fun card with my Scan N Cut and it features our White Daisy Brads, Color Daisy Brads and Pink Enamel Hearts. I dry embossed each letter with a different embossing folder which adds such fun texture!

I cut all the pieces from CutCardStock Amaranth, Basis Magenta, Basis Green, and Pop-Tone Cotton Candy cardstock, and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. The fun part is always the assembly, and I added a White Daisy Brad and several Color Daisy Brads to the letters, and a Pink Enamel Heart to the layered heart in the center of the large flower. I stamped the sentiment from Hero Arts Year Round Messages stamp set in Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink, trimmed it, and adhered it to the bottom right.

I cut the inside panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Amaranth cardstock, and rounded the corners. I stamped the sentiment from the Sparkle N Sprinkle Disco Fever stamp set in the Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink, and added a die cut heart from my embellishment bowl that was left over from another project.

And one more look… love, love, love how this turned out! FLOWER POWER! Such a fun Valentine!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #2-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #291 – Love Sentiment
3. Classic Design Challenge: February #2 – Anything Goes
4. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #120 – February Anything Goes
5. Crafty Calendar Challenge: February Anything Goes
6. Crafty Catz: #581 – Anything Goes w/ optional twist of Anything But Square
7. International Art & Soul: #126 – All About Love/Hearts
8. Let’s Craft and Create: #180 – Anything Goes + From The Heart
9. Make The Cards Challenge: #47 – Create a Valentine

Eyelet Outlet products used:
White Daisy Brads
Color Daisy Brads
Pink Enamel Hearts

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis Magenta, Amaranth, Basis Green, Pop-Tone Cotton Candy cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Stamps: Hero Arts Year Round Messages stamp set, Sparkle N Sprinkle Disco Fever stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink
Dies/Punches/Cut Files: My Scrap Chick 60s Love Card cut file, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Lifestyle Crafts Polka Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Darice Chevron and Wire Fence embossing folders, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Eyelet Outlet! I can already see you drooling, lol! Be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ Eyelet Outlet Facebook Page to keep up with news and sales, and while you’re at it, join the Eyelet Outlet Fans Facebook group for lots of creative inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Alcohol Inked Phone Stand

Hey, everybody! I hope you’re having a fantastic week and staying warm! We love our chilly weather and all I can say is brrrrr… it was 7 degrees when we got up this morning! I’m thrilled to be back on the Clear Scraps blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! If you are a regular reader of my blog, you know that I’ve been having lots of fun creating alcohol ink backgrounds. Well I took the alcohol ink one step further and inked this Regular Acrylic Phone Stand! OMGosh, this was fun and so easy – acrylic really takes the inks well! And, as I do with my regular alcohol ink backgrounds (usually on vellum), I pressed gold foil onto the ink when it was just about dry to get some pretty veining.

I started by removing the protective film from one side of both of the phone stand pieces. I dropped Cranberry, Poppyfield, Watermelon, Sunset orange, Honeycomb, Sandal, Peach Bellini, Sunshine Yellow and Lemonade alcohol inks onto the surface of each acrylic piece. I added more ink to different areas and when I was happy with the coverage, I set them aside to dry. When they were almost dry, I pressed gold foil onto multiple areas, leaving small bits of the foil. The veining really pops on these colors. When they were completely dry, I painted the edges of both pieces with gold acrylic paint. When that was dry, I removed the protective film from the back of both pieces and covered them with gold cardstock and assembled the stand. The finishing touch was adding red enamel dots.

Here’s a shot of the back.

And one more angled view… I absolutely love how this turned out! A project that’s both beautiful and practical!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #2-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: February #2 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #120 – February Anything Goes
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #96 – Anything Goes
5. The Corrosive Challenge Blog: #1 January 2022 – Anything Goes

Clear Scraps products used:
Regular Acrylic Phone Stand

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Curious Metallic Gold Leaf cardstock
Ink: Ranger alcohol inks- Cranberry, Poppyfield, Watermelon, Sunset orange, Honeycomb, Sandal, Peach Bellini, Sunshine Yellow, Lemonade
Accessories: Spellbinders Glimmer Gold Foil, craft knife, Xyron 510, Liquitex gold acrylic paint, YNS Red Gumdrops

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get those craft supplies out to play! Be sure to check out all the amazing acrylic, wood and chipboard goodies at Clear Scraps… OMGoodness, you won’t be disappointed! And head on over to the Clear Scraps Facebook Page for lots of inspiration! And while you’re at it, join the Clear Scraps Facebook Creative Group to connect with other Clear Scraps fans! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Dangle Fringe Earrings

Hey everybody! Happy Hump Day! I have something really fun to share with you today… something a little out of the ordinary! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I made a super cool pair of dangle fringe earrings! I used to make jewelry on a regular basis back about ten years ago but it took a back seat to my paper crafting. I die cut two of the six pieces needed for this pair of earrings several months ago and those pieces have been sitting on my craft table all this time. So I finished them up last week and I’m glad I did because I love how they turned out! I have plans for several more pairs, so stay tuned!

Using the Taylored Expressions Designer Dangles – Fringe dies, I cut the two fringed pieces for each earring from Taylored Expressions Craft Leather – Faux Suede and the diamond shapes from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock. I used a small amount of Bearly Arts precision craft glue between each of the layers to hold everything in place and then added the sterling silver eeBeads rings and earring wires which I had in my stash. The finishing touch was adding several dots of Nuvo Liquid Mercury Crystal Drops.

And one more peek… I so love these! They are ‘me’ to a T and were super easy to make!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Silver cardstock
Dies/Punches: Taylored Expressions Designer Dangles – Fringe dies
Accessories: Big Shot, Taylored Expressions Craft Leather – Faux Suede, Bearly Art precision craft glue, eeBeads earring wires and rings, Nuvo Liquid Mercury Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this pair of cool dangle fringe earrings! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

best mother ever

Hey everybody! A very Happy Tuesday to you! Hope you had a great weekend and did something fun! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! Today would have been my parents’ 74th wedding anniversary and my oldest sister was born nine months and four days later, lol! Happy anniversary in Heaven, Mom and Dad! I’m sure you are celebrating! Now on to my card… one of my projects was dubbed a Featured Creation over at Scrapping4fun Challenges a couple months ago and I was invited to guest design in an upcoming challenge, so here I am sharing my GD inspiration project for Challenge 209 – Anything Goes! We have a hardware store here in our little town that sells everything but the kitchen sink (lol), and the owner commissions me to make Mother’s Day cards every year and they sell like hotcakes! I created this card with a precolored image from Jan’s Digi Stamps Lily of the Valley set.

Using the Crafter’s Companion Ruth Create-A-Card die set, I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a slightly smaller layering panel from Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry cardstock. I printed the image on Neenah Classic Linen 80# Solar White cardstock and cut it with a smaller die in the set, adhered them together and then to the card base. Using the Stampin’ Up And Many More stamp set, I stamped the sentiment horizontally in black ink, and then added a few dots of English Mustard Crystal Drops to finish the card front.

Using the same Crafter’s Companion Ruth Create-A-Card die set, I die cut the inside panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry, and adhered them together. I stamped the inside sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Grateful Bunch stamp set in black ink and adhered the piece to the inside of the card base.

And one more look… I just love Jan’s Digi Stamps images, and the precolored ones are gorgeous and make perfect cards!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Neenah Classic Linen 80# Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry cardstock
Stamps: Stampin’ Up And Many More and Grateful Bunch stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Crafter’s Companion Ruth Create-A-Card die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this card and will link up an Anything Goes project over at Scrapping4fun Challenges this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Winter Wishes

Hi friends! I hope you had a beautiful weekend! We sure are having some chilly weather here but that’s the way we like it! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I have another sample to share that I created for Prickley Pear Stamps, and this one features the gorgeous Ornaments Set 2 stamp set and Ornament die used with a pretty alcohol ink background on vellum. I’ve been having such a good time playing with alcohol inks here lately. These backgrounds are so fun and no two ever turn out the same! And you know me… I craft Christmas-themed projects year round!

I used Ranger Aqua, Sailboat Blue and Purple Twilight alcohol inks along with Ranger alcohol blending solution to create the background on a Core’dinations 65# vellum panel, and then pressed on some silver foil in a few places just before the alcohol ink dried completely. This adds such awesome interest! About 24 hours later, I ran the vellum panel through my Xyron 510 and adhered it to a piece of GKD 120# Pure Luxury White cardstock to give it a bit of stability before I trimmed it.

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a silver metallic foil layering panel. Using the Prickley Pear Stamps Ornaments Set 2 stamp set, I stamped an ornament in Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed ink, embellished the snowflakes with a Pentel Slicci silver pen and Ranger Glossy Accents, and cut it with the coordinating Prickley Pear Stamps Ornament die. I die cut a second ornament and embellished it with clear gemstones colored with a very light blue alcohol marker. I affixed Really Reasonable Ribbon silver metallic string to the ornaments to hang from and adhered them to the inked panel, popping the stamped ornament up on Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circles. I added several Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Brads and then adhered the panel to the silver metallic foil layer. I stamped the sentiment in blue ink on a scrap piece of solar white cardstock, trimmed it and adhered it to a scrap piece of CutCardStock Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock. I trimmed it again and adhered it in the lower right corner to complete the card front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip trimmed from the inked vellum panel and a narrow silver metallic foil strip. I added a CRAFTplorations Comfort & Joy Clear Sticker and adhered the panel to a CutCardStock Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock panel.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! These ornament stamps and die are so pretty and such a joy to work with!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. ABC Christmas Challenge: A is for Anything Christmas
2. Cardz 4 Galz: #165 – Make It Sparkle
3. Paperbabe Stamps: #160 – Anything Goes
4. The Corrosive Challenge Blog: #1 January 2022 – Anything Goes

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Ornaments Set 2 stamp set
Ornament die

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Core’dinations 65# Vellum, Neenah Classic Crest Solar 110# and 80# White cardstock, GKD 120# Pure Luxury White cardstock, Hygloss Metallic Silver Foil cardstock, CutCardStock Astrobrights Lunar Blue cardstock
Ink: Ranger alcohol inks- Aqua, Sailboat Blue and Purple Twilight; Arteza B17 alcohol marker, Catherine Pooler Something Borrowed ink, Pentel Slicci silver pen
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Ranger alcohol blending solution, Spellbinders silver Glimmer Hot Foil, Xyron 510, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Really Reasonable Ribbon Silver Metallic String, Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Brads, Ranger Glossy Accents, Darice clear gemstones, Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circles, CRAFTplorations Comfort & Joy Clear Stickers

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! If you’d like to save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps, use the coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog that’s in the process of being revived and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Coffee Note Card

Hey everybody! Happy Happy Monday! I can’t believe it’s the last day of January already! Wow! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this morning to share an awesome Tape Runner DT inspiration project! I created a fun coffee note card using our Retractable Tape Runner and our pink Highlight Tape Runner! I had no clue that there was a choice other than a messy marker that may bleed through paper until I joined this design team! And check this out – if you decide you want a different line highlighted, you can erase it (I used my adhesive eraser) and re-highlight somewhere else! Hallelujah… can’t tell you how many times that’s happened to me! I used it totally for fun on the background of this card to highlight “Drink the coffee, then do the things.” Love it!

I cut a standard size A2 card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Astrobrights Pulsar Pink cardstock, and rounded the bottom right corner of all. I stamped the Trinity Stamps Encouragement Text background on the white cardstock panel in Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink and adhered it to the pink cardstock panel. I highlighted a fun segment of text pertaining to coffee using the pink Highlight Tape Runner. Using the Trinity Stamps Cut & Foil Coffee Die Set (dies only), I die cut the coffee cup from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Light Brown cardstock and CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock, assembled it and adhered it to the panel. I added three Eyelet Outlet coffee bean brads at the bottom, and then the finishing touch was adhering the word die cut at the top. All panels were adhered with Retractable Tape Runner.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock and embellished it with a strip of the text background trimmed off the front panel as well as a narrow strip of CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock. This is a note card so I left the inside panel blank and layered it on CutCardStock Astrobrights Pulsar Pink cardstock.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! I’m totally thrilled to share the Highlight Tape Runner with you all… totally a game-changer when needing to highlight text!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Paperbabe Stamps: #160 – Anything Goes
2. The Creative Crafters: #48 – Anything Goes

Tape Runner products used:
Retractable Tape Runner
Highlight Tape Runner

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Light Brown cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock, CutCardStock Astrobrights Pulsar Pink cardstock
Stamps: Trinity Stamps Encouragement Text 6×6 background stamp
Ink: Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Trinity Stamps Cut & Foil Coffee Die Set (dies only)
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue (only for the word die cut), Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet Coffee Brads

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get your craft on! Be sure to check out the ah-mazing Tape Runner, Retractable Tape Runner and Highlight Tape Runner at TapeRunner.com! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook and Instagram! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Congratulations Coin Purse GC Holder

Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! It’s almost the end of January and this month has flown by! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’m stoked to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I’ve been having so much with my Scan N Cut and created this graduation coin purse gift card holder which features a Light Pink Paper Flower, Clear Jewel Bling Strips and a Silver Edge Clear Jewel Brad. I’ve had this cut file in my arsenal for many years and have made quite a few of these. This one is a little different in that I added pockets to the inside – one holds a little graduation card and the other pocket will hold a gift card.

I cut the base from a dotted ink-resist paper and inked it with Ranger spun sugar distress ink and then with Catherine Pooler It’s A Girl ink to darken it up just a bit. I cut the coin purse frames with clasps from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Cotton Candy cardstock and adhered them to the base. I adhered a Light Pink Paper Flower with a Silver Edge Clear Jewel Brad to the center front, and then added Clear Jewel Bling Strip around the front edge of the coin purse frame. I stamped a sentiment from the Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set in pink ink, trimmed it and adhered it beneath the flower.

I cut the inside pockets from a plaid patterned paper and punched half-circles in the tops before adhering them. I created a card to slip into one of the pockets cut from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Cotton Candy cardstock and Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock. I rounded the corners, stamped a sentiment in pink inks using the Hero Arts Year Round Messages stamp set and Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set, and adhered the panels together. The white card at the bottom of the photo on the right represents a gift card. This is such a fun project and the coin purse can be made for literally any occasion in any color scheme!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Crafty Catz: #580 – Anything Goes w/optional Add Flowers
2. The Corrosive Challenge Blog: #1-January 2022 – Anything Goes
3. Through the Purple Haze: #188 – Anything Goes
4. Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: January Anything Goes

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Light Pink Paper Flower
Clear Jewel Bling Strips
Silver Edge Clear Jewel Brad

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Pop-Tone Cotton Candy cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP, My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set, Hero Arts Year Round Messages stamp set
Ink: Ranger spun sugar distress ink, Catherine Pooler It’s A Girl and Rose Petals inks
Dies/Punches/Cut Files: Silhouette Coin Purse cut file, Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, Stampin’ Up 1″ Circle Punch
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI Stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue

Scrappy hugs,

Warm Hands, Warm Hearts.

Hi everybody! Hope your week is going well – it’s almost Friday! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this morning with a clean and simple card I created to enter into Inkspirational Challenges where the prompt for the current challenge is Cozy! I love playing there and the challenge prompt this time reminded me of the awesome STAMPlorations Warm Hands Warm Hearts stamp set and coordinating Warm Hands Warm Hearts die set I have in my stash! I have been pretty serious so far this new year about using stamps and dies in my stash that have either never been used or have only been used once. This set is one of those that I’ve only used once and I was happy to bring it out for another play!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and rounded the bottom right corner. I stamped two mittens from the Warm Hands Warm Hearts stamp set in blue ink on a scrap piece of 110# Solar White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Warm Hands Warm Hearts die set. I stamped the sentiment in the bottom right corner in the same blue ink, and adhered the left mitten flat on the card base and popped the right mitten up on 3-D foam squares. The finishing touch was the addition of several snowflake sequins.

I stamped the inside sentiment from the same Warm Hands Warm Hearts stamp set in blue ink which completed the card.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! And I can almost say that it’s a one-layer card in addition to being CAS! LOL!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Addicted to Stamps and More: #421 – Make Your Mark
2. Classic Design Challenge: January 2022-#1 – Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #119 – Anything Goes
4. Inspirational Challenges: #257 – Cozy

5. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #513 – Anything Goes with Paper
6. STAMPlorations Never-Ending Anything Goes Challenge
7. Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: January Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
Stamps: STAMPlorations Warm Hands Warm Hearts stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Juniper Mist ink; Arteza alcohol markers- B17/18
Dies/Punches: STAMPlorations Warm Hands Warm Hearts die set
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares Variety Pack, Eyelet Outlet Snowflake Sequins, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this ‘Cozy’ clean and simple card! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

My Favorite Recipes

Hey, everybody! Well, it’s Thursday so that means we’ve surpassed another Hump Day and are on the downslide to the weekend! I’m thrilled to be back on the Clear Scraps blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I used the Slimline Acrylic Tab Album to create a mini collection of my favorite recipes – two each of Dessert, Meat, Veggie, Side and Soup/Stew. I have to say that the hardest part was picking out the few recipes that would fit in this album because I have a bunch of favorites lol!

I printed the recipes on 32# copy paper, and printed the 2″ square finished recipe images on glossy photo paper and cut them with a square die. I covered all the album pages with patterned papers from The Paper Studio Tattered and Worn 12 x 12 paper pad after removing the protective film on both sides of each tabbed page. I inked the edges of each page with walnut stain distress ink and then roughed them up with the Large Sanding Stick for an old worn-out vintage feel.

I stamped the page contents on each tab in brown ink using my stamp press, adhered the recipes to each page, and affixed foiled photo corners on the corners of each photo. I embellished the front and back covers and all the pages with Carta Bella and Echo Park patterned paper strips and stickers. I also used thick alphabet letters for the word ‘Recipes’ on the front cover, put the album together with binding rings, and added ribbon scraps to each ring to complete the album.

Here are close-up shots. Really loving how this turned out! Such a fun project!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: January 2022-#1 – Anything Goes
2. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #119 – Anything Goes
3. Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges: #543 – 2 or More Patterned Papers
4. Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #148 – Use Ribbon, Raffia or Twine
5. Wednesday’s Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: January Anything Goes

Clear Scraps products used:
Slimline Acrylic Tab Album
Large Sanding Stick

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Carta Bella Country Kitchen Collection Kit, Echo Park Farmhouse Kitchen Collection Kit, The Paper Studio Tattered and Worn 12 x 12 paper pad, HP 8.5 x 11 glossy photo paper, HP 32# copy paper
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Labeler Alphabet stamp set
Ink: Ranger walnut stain distress ink, Catherine Poole Icing on the Cake ink
Dies/Punches: Spellbinders Classic Squares Small die, Crop-A-Dile Big Bite
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tape Runner Retractable Adhesive, Fiskars stamp press, Project Life Golden Photo Corner, Amy Tangerine die cut heart, Eyelet Outlet Pink Enamel Heart, American Crafts Newsprint Thickers alphabet letters, 7 Gypsies Binding Rings, Really Reasonable Ribbon ribbon scraps, Ranger Distress Collage Medium Matte

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