LeslieT

For Someone Special

Hi friends! Happy Friday to you all! It’s going to be an absolutely gorgeous day out here in southwestern Colorado! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I have one more card to share this morning that I created for Prickley Pear Stamps using the adorable Hello Jack stamp set with coordinating Hello Jack die set from their new Jack and Lily Collection! Jack and Lily both love to play dress-up and love to wear their rain boots, so this card features Jack with a bow tie and rain boots, which I created in one of my favorite blue and green color combos!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with layering panels from Hot Off The Press Gingham #2 6×6 double-sided papers (large and small gingham) with green stripe washi tape adhered at the seam. I adhered stitched die cut ovals cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Basis Blue cardstock to the card front. I then stamped Jack and all his clothing and accessories on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock using the Hello Jack stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating Hello Jack die set, and adhered them to the card front on the die cut ovals. I added stitched die cut circles cut from the white and blue cardstock on which I stamped the sentiment from the Truck stamp set. I added two green enamel dots to the upper left corner and Ranger Glossy Accents to Jack’s rain boots and set the card base aside to dry.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of large gingham paper used on the front and a narrow strip of CutCardStock Basis Blue cardstock. I added a die cut sentiment created from the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments and layered the panel on blue cardstock.

And one more look… I’m just tickled with how this turned out! These kid stamps are just so stinkin’ cute and so fun to create with! The sky is literally the limit with what you can create with Jack and Lily, their clothing and their accessories!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
2. Addicted To Stamps and More: #419 – Any Occasion
3. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
4. Inkspirational: #252 – Plaid

5. My Time To Craft: #471 – Stitching Real or Faux
6. The Crafter’s Cafe: #279 – Anything Goes
7. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: Make It Blue

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Hello Jack stamp set
Hello Jack die set
Truck stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Blue cardstock, Hot Off The Press Gingham #2 6×6 double-sided papers
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- Y02/24/31, YR33, B32, YG01/06, R18, BR28; Pentel Slicci Silver pen, Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Carpe Diem green stripe washi tape, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger Glossy Accents

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,
lesliesig

Hello file folder card

Hi friends! Happy Thursday! This week is flying by just as fast as the rest, lol! We’re almost to Friday for all you working folks! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in to share another sample I created for Prickley Pear Stamps from their new Jack and Lily Collection! This adorable fun fold (file folder card) features the owners’ grandson, Jack, and was created with the Hello Jack stamp set with coordinating Hello Jack die set! How adorable is he barefoot in his little overalls?!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock and turned it into a file folder style card using my We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board and a corner rounder. I cut layering panels from two coordinating prints in the Crafter’s Companion Just For Men Brights Collection 6×6 paper pad and adhered them to the card base along with two strips of skinny washi tape. I stamped Jack, his clothing and his toy car in black ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock using the Hello Jack stamp set, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Hello Jack die set. I adhered them to the card front and stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in black ink.

I cut the inside panel from another coordinating print from the Crafter’s Companion Just For Men Brights Collection 6×6 paper pad and adhered it to the inside of the card base. I cut a layering panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of the patterned paper used on the front and a strip of skinny washi tape. I stamped the sentiment from the Ham Camper Summer stamp set in black ink and adhered it to the inside.

And one more peek… I’m so smitten with these characters and all their clothing and toys! They are so fun to create with!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
2. Addicted To Stamps and More: #419 – Any Occasion
3. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
4. Moving Along With The Times: #137 – Fancy Fold Card
5. The Crafter’s Cafe: #279 – Anything Goes

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Hello Jack stamp set
Hello Jack die set
Ham Camper Summer stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Crafter’s Companion Just For Men Brights Collection 6×6 paper pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- BR08/28/84, YR12/25, Y03, CG04, B17/23/28; American Crafts Silver Metallic marker, Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Fiskars 12″ SureCut Paper Trimmer, We R Memory Keepers Envelope Punch Board, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Me & My Big Ideas skinny blue washi tape

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

silent night

Hi everyone! Brrrrr… it’s nice and chilly here and that’s just the way we like it! Still shaking my head at how fast this year has flown by! The jolly guy in the red suit will be here in a few short weeks! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge has launched over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #41 – December Anything Christmas Goes! I created a pretty woodlands scene with debossed trees – this is the first time I’ve tried this technique and I love how easy it is! Not sure why I haven’t tried it before now, lol!

I created a top folding square card base from CutCardStock Royal Sundance Felt Natural cardstock and a panel for the front from CutCardStock Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock. I inked the raised side of the Stampin’ Up Woodland Textured Impressions embossing folder with Memento Espresso Truffle ink, placed the cardstock panel in the folder and ran it through the Gemini Junior. The debossed side is the back side that looks so cool, so I layered the panel on Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock and adhered it to the card base. I die cut the deer from Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock as well and added them to the card front. Love how the buck is watching and protecting the doe and their baby! ;) I punched a 1/2″ circle from the light yellow cardstock and adhered it in the sky, thinking it could be an early morning sun. I stamped, trimmed and layered the sentiment on a scrap of the brown cardstock, and adhered it in the top left corner. Finally, using the Prickley Pear Stamps Bird Cage stamp set I stamped the little bird on CutCardStock Red Wagon cardstock, cut it with the coordinating Bird Cage die, and adhered it to a tree branch.

I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock and embellished it with a strip of Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock, stamped the sentiment in brown ink and layered the panel on the brown cardstock.

And one more peek… I’m going to have to do the debossed technique more often! Love how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Bit More Time To Craft: November/December Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
3. Addicted To Stamps & More: #419 – Any Occasion
4. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #94 – December Anything Goes
6. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: December Challenge – Christmas Time
7. Critter Crazy Challenges: #57 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
8. International Art & Soul: #122 – Winter
9. Make The Cards Challenge: #43 – Christmas
10. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenges: #510 – Anything Goes
11. QKR Stampede: #433 – Anything Goes
12. Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge – Happy Holidays/Christmas
13. The Crafting Challenge: December Challenge – Add A Christmas Sentiment

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Royal Sundance Felt Natural cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock, GKD Sweet Corn cardstock, CutCardStock Red Wagon cardstock scrap
Stamps: Hero Arts Color Layering Fawn stamp set, Prickley Pear Stamps Bird Cage stamp set, Stampingbella Festive Gnome Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink
Dies/Punches: Tim Holtz Darling Deer dies, Prickley Pear Stamps Bird Cage die set, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ circle punch
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Stampin’ Up Woodland Textured Impressions embossing folder

I hope you’ve enjoyed my card today and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

merry & bright

12/31/21 DT Favorite at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge!

Hi everyone! A super fun Happy Hump Day to you – you’ve made it half-way through the week! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #56 – Anything Goes + Black & White Plus One Color! All of our challenges are ‘anything goes’ and we offer a technique twist each month to inspire you. Just remember that the twist is not mandatory to play! I used black and white plus red for a Christmas card this time. Loving the black and red paper that looks like flannel paired with the oh-so-popular deer from the CUTplorations Two Reindeer Dies! ;)

This is a super simple design that could easily be mass produced. I cut a top folding 5-1/2″ square card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and layered the black and red flannel paper on a CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock panel which I adhered to the card base. I die cut a reindeer from red foil cardstock and a second one from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock which I layered slightly offset beneath the red one for a slight shadow effect. I cut a layered corner element and added several black enamel dots. I heat embossed the sentiment in Hero Arts Red Embossing Powder, flagged one end and adhered it to the lower right corner of the card front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of the black and red flannel paper and a narrow strip of black cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink and layered the panel on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock.

And one more look… totally loving how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Bit More Time To Craft: November/December Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
3. Addicted To Stamps & More: #419 – Any Occasion
4. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #94 – December Anything Goes
6. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: December Challenge – Christmas Time
7. Critter Crazy Challenges: #57 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
8. Inkspirational Challenges: #252 – Plaid

9. Make The Cards Challenge: #43 – Christmas
10. QKR Stampede: #433 – Anything Goes
11. Scrapping4fun Challenges: #206 – Winter/Christmas
12. Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge – Happy Holidays/Christmas
13. The Crafting Challenge: December Challenge – Add A Christmas Sentiment
14. Your Scrapbook Place: December Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, American Crafts Christmas 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Hero Arts Color Layering Holly stamp set
Ink: Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: CUTplorations Two Reindeer Dies, EK Success 3/4″ square punch
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Hero Arts Red embossing powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Eyelet Outlet Black Enamel Dots

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’ll link up a ‘black and white plus one color’ project with us this month! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

noel

12/10/21 Winner at Creative Creases Challenge!
12/11/21 Winner at Make the Cards Challenge!

Hi friends! Well, we’ve done it once again – we’re near the end of another year! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #152 – Christmas BINGO! You know me and how much I love fun folds – I made a pretty side fold Christmas card. We have a fun challenge for you this time! Using our Christmas BINGO card below, choose one letter in the word BINGO and use at least three items from that column in your project! This is not your typical BINGO card where you go up/down, left/right and diagonally – you can only up and down using the columns – so let’s have some fun!

I chose column ‘I’ on the BINGO card and used four of the five items (flower, silver, pink and gemstone) in my project.

I used the TCW mini harlequin stencil with Ranger picked raspberry distress ink and a quick spritz of Tattered Angels Iridescent Silver Glimmer Mist on the background panels cut from Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst cardstock which I trimmed and layered on silver foil cardstock. I used my favorite Hero Arts Paper Layering Poinsettia die set to create the poinsettia on the front from American Crafts Rouge Glitter paper and a scrap of GKD Fresh Asparagus cardstock for the leaves. I adhered the poinsettia with Ranger distress collage medium with looped silver thread beneath it and added a silver foil sentiment cut from the Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Words die set. The finishing touch was the addition of three iridescent gemstones on the narrow panel.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the pink glitter paper and silver foil cardstock along with a leftover strip of stenciled paper used on the front. I stamped the sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Christmas Trees stamp set in picked raspberry distress ink and layered the panel on silver foil cardstock.

And one more peek… totally loving how this turned out! There’s nothing like a Christmas card in non-traditional colors!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Bit More Time To Craft: November/December Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
3. Addicted To Stamps & More: #419 – Any Occasion
4. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
5. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #118 – Anything Goes
6. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #94 – December Anything Goes
7. Crafty Catz: #574 – Anything Goes with optional Christmas Non-Traditional Colors (playing twist)
8. Creative Creases: #20 – Anything Goes with a Fun Fold
9. Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: December Challenge – Christmas Time
10. Creative Moments: #227 – Anything Goes
11. Make The Cards Challenge: #43 – Christmas
12. Moving Along With The Times: #137 – Fancy Fold Card
13. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenges: #510 – Anything Goes
14. QKR Stampede: #433 – Anything Goes
15. Sparkles Christmas Challenge: #131 – Non-Traditional Colors
16. Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge – Happy Holidays/Christmas
17. The Crafting Challenge: December Challenge – Add A Christmas Sentiment
18. Your Scrapbook Place: December Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, Papertrey Ink Hibiscus Burst cardstock, GKD Fresh Asparagus cardstock scrap, Hygloss Silver Foil cardstock, American Crafts Rouge Glitter Paper
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Christmas Trees stamp set
Ink: Ranger picked raspberry distress ink
Dies/Punches: Hero Arts Paper Layering Poinsettia die set, Tim Holtz Alterations Holiday Words: Script die
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Harlequin stencil, Tattered Angels Iridescent Silver Glimmer Mist, Coats silver metallic thread, Ranger distress collage medium, Darice iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’ll play Christmas BINGO with us this month! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Fall Harvest

Happy Hump Day, everybody! Hope you’re having a great week! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our last challenge of the year is live over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #65 – December Anything Goes! I have another pretty Fall card I created with Prickley Pear Stamps Oak & Maple Leaf stamp set and coordinating Oak & Maple Leaf die set. These leaves made such a pretty clean and simple card which I’m loving more and more these days! And this card would be so easy to mass produce to create a set to give as a gift!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, rounded the bottom right corner and stamped the sentiment in brown ink. I tied a piece of twine around a strip of corrugated kraft cardstock and adhered it to the front of the card base with foam pads. Using the Prickley Pear Stamps Oak & Maple Leaf stamp set and coordinating Oak & Maple Leaf die set I stamped four leaves in different colors and cut them with the coordinating die. I arranged them on the front of the card and adhered them with foam pads. The finishing touch was the addition of several gold flat-back pearls.

I stamped the inside sentiment in brown ink and that was it… no layers which is very unusual for me!

And one more peek… so loving this card! I think it rates right up there with a few of my other all-time favorites!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Bit More Time To Craft: November/December Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog: Q for Quadruple (four leaves)
4. Classic Design Challenge: #12 – Anything Goes
5. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenges: #510 – Anything Goes
6. Your Scrapbook Place: December Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Canvas Corp corrugated kraft cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Oak & Maple Leaf stamp set
Ink: Ranger archival ink- barn door, peeled paint, fossilized amber, vintage photo and ground espresso
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Oak & Maple Leaf die set, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Twine, Flourish with a Bling gold flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’ll link up with this month! We’d love to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

One-Thousand Posts on WordPress and a Giveaway!

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Hi friends! I’ve hit a milestone on my WordPress blog… this is my one-thousandth post! Whoop-Whoop! Nearly all of my posts have been of the crafty variety, with a few cat-related ones thrown in, lol! I’ve been blogging for a little more than ten years, starting out on Blogger in 2011 and transitioning to WordPress in 2017, nearly five years ago. In all honesty, I don’t know how many posts I had on the old Blogger blog but I’ll try to remember to look that up and update this post with a grand total of blog posts. UPDATE: I have 709 posts on the old blog, for a grand total of 1709 posts… that’s a lot of blabbing!

I am celebrating one-thousand posts on WordPress with a Giveaway (sponsored solely by me)! I have an extra set of My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Basic Edges 2 Die-namics that I’d like to send to a lucky randomly-selected commenter! [I realize that some comments may be left by people who aren’t interested in the Giveaway, so please state in your comment if you’d like to be included in the draw!]

I’ll leave the Giveaway open until 11:59 PM Mountain Time on December 14th, and I’ll update this post with the winner announcement on December 15th. The winner must contact me no later than December 21st via my Contact form (first item under Pages on my right sidebar) with his/her postal address.

And the winner is…
ASHLEY CORTEZ!
Thanks to everyone who left me a comment! ;)

Following my blog is NOT a requirement for entering this Giveaway, although I’d be lying if I said I wouldn’t appreciate you becoming a follower, if you aren’t already! I appreciate every single one of my blog followers, and I appreciate all those who take the time to visit my blog, read my posts, and leave awesome comments! This means the world to me!

Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Let’s Get Together

Hi friends! And this is the fourth project I’m showcasing for the Trinity Ambassador “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Social Media Hop on Instagram starting at 6:00 AM PST this morning and ending at 11:59 PM PST on Friday, December 3rd! My main post is HERE. This is a clean and simple friendship card that is almost a one-layer card. I did add a panel behind the front flap so I’d have something to adhere the negative space of the cut-out to. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! This card features the Cafe Cup Cutout Die with sentiments from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set. It’s a super easy one that would be awesome to mass-produce to have several in your stash!

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For your chance to win a $20 gift card to the Trinity Stamps store, be sure to hop along with us on Instagram, starting at @trinitystampsllc – there will be a ton of inspiration! Winners will be announced on the Trinity Stamps blog by December 5th! Have fun hopping!

I cut a 5″ square top-folding card base and an extra panel from CutCardStock Royal Sundance Felt Natural cardstock. I die cut the cup into the front flap using the Cafe Cup Cutout Die and adhered the extra panel behind the front flap. I die cut the cup once more from CutCardStock Curious Metallic Chestnut cardstock and adhered the negative space into the cut-out on the front flap. I stamped the front sentiment from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set in brown ink and added some clear gemstones that I colored with a brown alcohol marker to complete the front.

I stamped the inside sentiment from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set in brown ink directly on the inside flap without doing any layering. Very unusual for me, lol!

And one more look… super happy with how this turned out! As I mentioned above, this card would be super easy to mass-produce to have several in your stash!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Lemon Shortbread Challenges: #159 – Anything Goes
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #170 – Anything Goes

Trinity Stamps products used:
Cafe Cup Cutout Die
A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Royal Sundance Felt Natural cardstock, CutCardStock Curious Metallic Chestnut cardstock
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Arteza BR92 alcohol marker (to color clear rhinestones)
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Flourish with a Bling clear rhinestones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get those craft supplies out to play! Be sure to check out all the amazing stamps, dies and other goodies at Trinity Stamps! And head on over to the Trinity Stamps Facebook Page for loads of inspiration! And while you’re at it, join the Trinity Stamps Facebook community group to connect with other Trinity Stamps fans! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

From Our Gnome to Yours

Hey peeps! This is the third project I’m showcasing for the Trinity Ambassador “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Social Media Hop on Instagram starting at 6:00 AM PST this morning and ending at 11:59 PM PST on Friday, December 3rd! My main post is HERE. Yep, you guessed it… another mini slim! I LOVE mini slimline cards – they are my new favorite size! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! This card features the From Our Gnome to Yours stamp set and From Our Gnome to Yours die set, and the inside sentiment is from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set. I can’t get enough of the Trinity Stamps gnomes, so it’s no wonder that two of my four projects feature gnome stamps and dies!

I cut the mini slim card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from the Christmas Holiday Print 6×6 paper pad using the Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set. I cut a felt doily almost in half and set the larger piece aside. I stamped the focal image from the From Our Gnome to Yours stamp set in black ink on Solar White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and cut it with the coordinating From Our Gnome to Yours die set. I stamped and die cut the sentiment from the same stamps and dies, and adhered all the elements to the card front. The final touch was adding some gemstones from the Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix using the Trinity Pick Up Stick which is a “must” in your crafty stash!

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock using the Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set and embellished it with a leftover strip of patterned paper used on the front. I stamped the sentiment from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set in black ink and layered the panel on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock cardstock.

And one more look… another absolutely ah-DOR-able gnome from Trinity Stamps!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Addicted To Stamps & More: #419 – Any Occasion
2. Color Crazy Challenge: #47 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Catz: #574 – Anything Goes with optional Christmas Non-Traditional Colors (no twist)
4. Creative Inspirations: November – Wonderful Winter/Feeling Festive
5. Lemon Shortbread Challenges: #159 – Anything Goes
6. Make My Monday Challenge Blog: #162 – Cute Christmas
7. Scrapping4fun Challenges: #206 – Winter/Christmas

Trinity Stamps products used:
From Our Gnome to Yours stamp set
From Our Gnome to Yours die set
A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set
Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix
Trinity Pick Up Stick

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock, Christmas Holiday Print 6×6 paper pad
Ink: Catherine Pooler Midnight ink; Arteza alcohol markers- B25/28, RP07/09, BR28/51/52, Y02, YG42/43, R20/21
Dies/Punches: Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Brutus Monroe Cranberry Felt Doily

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Coffee

Hi friends! This is the second project I’m showcasing for the Trinity Ambassador “A Few of Our Favorite Things” Social Media Hop on Instagram starting at 6:00 AM PST this morning and ending at 11:59 PM PST on Friday, December 3rd! My main post is HERE. I mentioned in my last post that I was in a mini slimline kind of mood… and three of my four projects were mini slims, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! This card features die cuts from the Coffee Cut & Foil Die Set and the inside sentiment is from A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set. I wanted a ‘country’ feel to this card so that’s why I chose not to use the foil plates. But stay tuned because it won’t be long before I do use them!

I cut the mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstoc k along with a layering panel from Hot Off The Press Sunflowers 6×6 double-sided cardstock using the Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set. I die cut the coffee sentiment four times from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock using the die from the Coffee Cut & Foil Die Set and layered them together for a little dimension. I die cut the coffee cup from ivory and brown cardstock, the coffee beans from brown cardstock, and the mid section of the cup and beans from scraps of the patterned paper, and did some paper piecing to complete them. I adhered all the elements to the card front (using double-sided adhesive foam strips for the cup), and added a few gemstones from the Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix using the Trinity Pick Up Stick – which is a true life-saver when adhering gemstones!

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock using the Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set and embellished it with a leftover strip of patterned paper used on the front and a narrow strip of CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set in brown ink and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base. I had leftover heart die cuts so I pieced one together and adhered it to the inside panel.

And one more peek… super awesome coffee-loving card! Love the country feel!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Lemon Shortbread Challenges: #159 – Anything Goes
2. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #170 – Anything Goes

Trinity Stamps products used:
Coffee Cut & Foil Die Set (dies only)
A Sentiment for (Almost) Everything stamp set
Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix
Trinity Pick Up Stick

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, Hot Off The Press Sunflowers 6×6 double-sided cardstock
Ink: Catherine Pooler Icing on the Cake ink
Dies/Punches: Waffle Flower Mini Slimline Layers die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Darice double-sided adhesive foam strips

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig