LeslieT

its your BIG day

Hi everyone! How’s the weather where you are? We’re in Colorado and our days are getting warmer but haven’t gotten too hot yet! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge launched this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m tickled to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #146 – No Rulz 4! This is the fourth year in a row that we’ve hosted a ‘no rules’ challenge where our participants don’t have to follow ANY rules! We don’t have many rules anyway, but it’s fun to allow everybody to let their hair down, lol! I created a birthday card and actually busted out another NBUS (never before used schtuff) rubber stamp that I’ve owned for at least 5 years, maybe longer, and had never even pulled the backing off the cling! Sure glad I did because this little fairy is the absolute cutest! ;)

I cut a standard A2 top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock and dotted and striped panels to create the background, and then applied a strip of glitter washi tape at the seam. I stamped Sweetie on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock in black ink and colored her skin with alcohol markers and the rest of the image with Karin Brushmarkers. OMGoodness, these brushmarkers are dreamy and I LOVE the way they color! I’m going to learn to watercolor with them next! I cut the image with a stitched mini scallop die and adhered it to a flourish cut from CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock, cutting the right side off so it was even with the layers. I stamped the sentiment in teal ink at the bottom and added three small iridescent gemstones for a little interest.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with leftover pieces of the dotted and striped paper used on the front, stamped the sentiment in teal ink and layered the panel on CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock.

And one more look… totally smitten with this design! And such a super cute image!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock, Darice Dots and Stripes 6×6 paper
Stamps: Whimsy Stamps Sweetie rubber stamp, C.C. Designs Birthdays rubber stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Karin Brushmarker Pro 72 Marker Mega Box– Pale Orange, Cool Aqua, Ocean Teal, Magenta, Cerise, Olive Green, Apple, Curry; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- FS9, FS3; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen, Stampin’ Up Island Indigo ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX die, Cherry Lynn Italian Flourish die
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet Glitter Dot Washi Tape, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Darice iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this sweet birthday card and will link up with us this month! Create literally anything your heart desires as long as it’s decent (we are a family-oriented blog)! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Life Begins After Coffee

Hi friends! I hope you had a great weekend and your week is off to a fabulous start! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge at Mix It Up Challenge Blog is live this morning and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #50 – Anything Goes + Stamping! Our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ and we offer a technique twist each month just to inspire you! Our twist this month is stamping so we’d love to see your clear/rubber stamps in action! Just remember that the twist is not mandatory to play! I created a fun card for that coffee lover featuring several Prickley Pear Stamps stacked coffee cups in bright colors on a dry embossed ivory background.

I created a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock along with a layering panel for the front. I dry embossed the front panel, layered it on watermelon cardstock and added some washi tape across the top for a little interest. I stamped the coffee beans and coffee cups on Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating dies. I stamped the sentiment on Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, punched it with a circle punch and trimmed off the top portion. I arranged the cups in a stack and adhered them with dimensional foam pads. I adhered the coffee beans to the bottom of the card and the sentiment toward the top right, and added a Tangerine Sprinkle for a little more interest.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock and embellished it with a narrow strip of watermelon cardstock and a strip of the washi tape. I added a die cut sentiment and a few more coffee beans and layered the panel on watermelon cardstock.

And one more peek… I’m so in love with this card! I’m not a huge coffee drinker (two cups every morning) but I love these colorful stacked cups!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Coffee Cup and Tea stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Espresso Truffle ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 387, 392, 410, 412, 416, 449, 377, 379, 428, 360, 369, 405, 374, 381
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Coffee Cup die set, Stampin’ Up 1-1/4″ circle punch, The Cat’s Pajamas ‘smile’ die
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Cuttlebug Argyle embossing folder, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool, Doodlebug Designs Sprinkles Tangerine assortment, Darice adhesive circles

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’ll link up with us this month – either plain ‘anything goes’ or play the twist of clear/rubber stamping! That’s not too difficult for most of us, lol! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Being cool is always important

Happy Tuesday, everybody! Hope your week has started off nicely! I sure am loving life and I cherish every minute I spend in my studio! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! A new ‘Black & White + One Color’ challenge has started today over at The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and our sponsor is Eureka Stamps so be sure to come on over and play! I created a fun birthday card using the sponsor’s Cool Cat with Shades image and Being Cool sentiment from my stash. Isn’t this guy really just the coolest?!

For the ‘Black & White + One Color’ challenge this fortnight, we are to use black and white and a choice of one other color along with the twist of ‘Add Spots’ as shown in the photo below. I used black and white plus neutral tan as my one color, and I did play the twist by adding a strip of black and white polkadot paper.

I cut a 5-1/2″ square top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with a CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock layer and some patterned paper pieces. I printed the digital image and sentiment on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock, and fussy cut the image and die cut the sentiment. I also printed ‘Happy Birthday’ on the computer, trimmed it into a strip and adhered it to the bottom of the image. The finishing touch on this one was the addition of three square gemstones in the bottom left corner.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of patterned paper, added a layered CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Clear Sticker and layered the panel on CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock.

And one more peek… this image and sentiment are just so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock, Stampin’ Up Go Wild DSP Stack
Stamps: Eureka Stamps Cool Cat with Shades image and Being Cool sentiment
Ink: Nuvo alcohol marker- 497, Memento Tuxedo Black marker
Dies/Punches: Sizzix Dotted Rectangles die
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Clear Stickers, Darice Finishing Accents

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come over and join in all the fun at The Outlawz Challenges! I hope you’ll link up a project this fortnight – we’d love to see what you do with this color challenge! And be sure to check out all the fun digis at Eureka Stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Life is better in flip flops.

Hi friends! Today is the last Monday in May (already!) – and if you’re in the States, please take a moment to honor all the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the US military as we observe Memorial Day. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Since making my blog public again a few days ago (after being private for a couple weeks), my stats are once again soaring. I believe I know who my frequent visitor is and I’m no longer thinking the frequent visits are a bad thing. So visit away, sweet one! ;) I think I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I got my lonely Scan N Cut out of the box and played for a couple days, cutting and assembling some pretty fun box cards and gift boxes. I made 12 projects in all, and six of them are complete with sentiments so I’ve taken pics of those and will start sharing them. I’ll share the other six a little later after I’ve added the sentiments to them. This super cute beach bag box card is for a friend who is a real beach fiend… mention anything ‘beach’ and she’s on it! ;)

I cut the base from CutCardStock Basis Teal and the trim from Basis Aqua, and the rest of the pieces from Basis Gold, Basis Gray, Basis Green, Basis Magenta, Basis Pink, and Basis Red, along with Granny Smith and Adobo Textured 4×6 cardstock. I absolutely love the CutCardStock Basis line because it’s 80# and a great weight for projects like this. After everything was adhered in place, I added some pretty iridescent gemstones to the flip flops and slightly smaller ones to the sunglasses.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment from The Project Bin Summer Fun stamp set on Grafix Craft Plastic – the first time I’ve ever embossed on acetate and it worked like a charm! I stamped the sentiment in StazOn Jet Black, and since it dries fairly quickly, I stamped it again in Catherine Pooler Midnight ink. That stays wet a little longer and allowed me time to sprinkle some Hero Arts Clear embossing powder onto it and emboss it before the ink dried. OMGosh, I have to detour for a minute… my friend Vicki mentioned a while back that she bought some Catherine Pooler inks and how juicy they were. And since I was in the process of removing 67 Stampin’ Up ink pads from my stash and replacing them with all the Memento colors, I looked at CP inks as well. I have always been a Memento ink fan but their color range isn’t that broad, so… I splurged last month on the 68 full-size Catherine Pooler ink pad bundle and I’m SO glad I did! The color range is phenomenal and she’s even added a few more colors since I bought mine so I’ll have to get them too, lol! Okay, back to my project… I trimmed the stamped and embossed acetate piece, rounded the corners, and adhered it to the back, leaving just enough room to sign beneath it. That’s it – LOVE how this turned out and I know my friend is going to love it too! And the cool thing about box cards is they fold flat for mailing! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock 80# Basis Aqua, Basis Gold, Basis Gray, Basis Green, Basis Magenta, Basis Pink, Basis Red, and Basis Teal cardstock; CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock, CutCardStock Adobo Textured 4×6 cardstock
Stamps: The Project Bin Summer Fun stamp set
Ink: StazOn Jet Black ink, Catherine Pooler Midnight ink
Dies/Punches: My Scrap Chick Beach Bag Box Card cut file, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tim Holtz 8.5″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Brother Scan N Cut, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Grafix Craft Plastic, Hero Arts Clear embossing powder, ScraPerfect iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this adorable beach bag box card! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

An apple a day tag

Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! They sure are going by fast these days… Christmas will be here before we know it, lol! Okay, I see your eyes rolling! ;) 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 get well tag featuring some awesome brads with a matching stamp set and my favorite enamel dots!

Using the CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies, I die cut two stitched tags from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock and one from CutCardStock Basis 80# Red cardstock. I created a faux tablecloth by stenciling Ranger fired brick distress ink onto an ARTplorations Checkers Stencil with a blending brush and cut it into strips. I adhered the strips to red cardstock strips and then to one of the white cardstock tags. Using the Apple Clear Stamp Set, I stamped the basket in brown ink on CutCardStock Basis 80# Light Brown cardstock, fussy cut it, and adhered it to the lower stenciled strip, and then stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in brown ink. I put four Apple Brads in the basket and one outside the basket along with an apple core. I adhered the two white cardstock tags to the red one, and then threaded three ribbons through the hole at the top of the tag and tied them with bamboo crafting cord. The finishing touch was the addition of three White Enamel Dots across the bottom.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! Such adorable brads and stamps!

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Apple Brads
Apple Clear Stamp Set
White Enamel Dots

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Red cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Light Brown cardstock
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink, Ranger fired brick distress ink
Dies/Punches: CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, ARTplorations Checkers Stencil, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Really Reasonable Ribbon- Melina Crocheted, Satin Swiss Dots Primary Assortment and Diamond Satin Vintage Assortment; Hemptique Bamboo Crafting Cord

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,
lesliesig

Sending Love

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY! Well, every day is like a Friday when you’re retired! And the days just start running together and I may or may not even know what day of the week it is! Bahahaha! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m back this morning with the final sample that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! I used the sweet Praying For You stamp set to create a sympathy card. I know I’ve mentioned before that making sympathy cards has always been difficult for me but having the perfect stamp set does make it a little easier!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding landscape card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock along with a layering panel that I ran through the Gemini Junior with a CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Die. I stamped the Praying For You image in dark brown ink, colored it with alcohol markers, and adhered it to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in brown ink, cut it with a stitched circle die and layered it on a slightly larger yellow stitched circle die cut.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock and embellished it with strips of yellow cardstock, stamped the sentiment in brown ink and layered the panel on slightly darker yellow cardstock.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Praying For You stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock, Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry and Delightful Dijon cardstock
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- Coral Reef Collection, Rich Reds Collection, Ombre Collection, Fragrant Oranges Collection, Sunshine Yellow Collection, Honey Amber Collection, Irish Clover Collection, Flamingo Pinks Collection, Natural Browns Collection, Fair Skin Tones, Pebble Beach Collection; Pentel Slicci Gold pen
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting Dies
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Scotch ATG, Bearly Art precision craft glue

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

BOAT (Break Out Another Thousand)

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week and have something fun planned this weekend! Just stay safe! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m delighted to be back on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun masculine card for that boat lover which features the amazing Twisted Rope Background Die from Tutti Designs! I love this die – it makes the BEST masculine cards!

The standard A2 size landscape top-folding card base was cut from CutCardStock Twine 80# cardstock along with layering panels cut from CutCardStock Basis Navy 80# cardstock and CutCardStock Basis Red 80# cardstock. I die cut the Twisted Rope Background from the twine cardstock and adhered it to the navy panel with spray adhesive (the fastest and easiest way I’ve found to adhere ‘lacy’ type die cuts) and then adhered the panel to the red layer. I layered the sentiment on red cardstock and adhered it to the front panel, and added a red anchor brad before adhering the piece to the card base.

I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Twine 80# cardstock and embellished it with strips of the navy, red and twine cardstock (for a tone-on-tone look), stamped the sentiment in blue ink, and layered the panel on navy and then red cardstock.

Dies R Us products used:
Tutti Designs Twisted Rope Background Die

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Twine 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Navy 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Red 80# cardstock
Stamps: The Project Bin Anchors Away stamp set
Ink: Memento Paris Dusk ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Elmer’s Craft Bond Spray Adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Eyelet Outlet Anchor Brads

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at the Dies R Us store! They not only sell dies… they also carry stamps, embossing tools and supplies, all kinds of craft supplies, slimline products and even Yupo paper! Be sure to join in the fun going on over at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog – there’s a new challenge theme posted on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky random winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us store! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ Dies R Us Facebook Page for lots of creative inspiration and to keep up with the latest news! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

thanks shaped card

Hi everybody! Hope you are having a fabulous week and enjoying some wonderful Spring weather! It couldn’t be any more beautiful here than it has been for the past several weeks! In fact, I almost feel guilty for spending time in my studio, lol! 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 another sample that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! I used the stunning Sketched Florals – Azalea stamp set for this pretty shaped thank you card. I absolutely love shaped cards and this is one of my favorites!

I stamped the image on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and cut a front layering panel from it. I then cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock. I adhered the layers together and then to the card base, and added a sentiment cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock using the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments die set. The finishing touch was adding iridescent gemstones to the flowers.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock as well, stamped a sentiment from the Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set in black ink and layered the panel on another CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock layer.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Sketched Florals – Azalea stamp set
Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- Coral Reef Collection, Ombre Collection, Honey Amber Collection, Sunshine Yellow Collection, Organic Greens Collection, Marina Blues Collection, Flamingo Pinks Collection; Faber-Castell Pitt Artist (fine point) Orange Glaze pen
Dies/Punches: Crafter’s Companion Ruth Create-A-Card die set, CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, ScraPerfect iridescent gemstones

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Mother’s Day Pair

Hi friends! A big ole’ Happy Hump Day to you! I hope you’re having some wonderful Spring weather where you are! It is absolutely gorgeous where we are! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I have a pair of Mother’s Day cards to share in my series and these have a unique color combo of pink and orange which I wouldn’t typically think to pair together, but they turned out really pretty! I actually created four of these – two with dry embossed side panels, one with plain side panels and one with glitter side panels – but only took photos of these two. I got interrupted and when I returned to my studio, I forgot all about taking pics of the other two, lol! That’s how this old brain works! Bahahaha!

Think assembly line, as I was making four of these cards although two of them aren’t pictured. I stamped the Concord and 9th Painted Tulip image on four Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock panels using the ‘rock and roll’ technique for the flower head. I think that’s what it’s called… it’s been years and years since I’ve done it. I stamped the flower head first in pink ink, cleaned the stamp and inked just the edge of the flower head again in orange ink by rocking and rolling the ink pad around the outside edge of the stamp. It’s a very cool technique and comes out different every time. I then stamped the stem and leaves on each panel and set them aside while I stamped the Happy Mother’s Day sentiment four times on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, heat embossed them with Hero Arts White embossing powder and cut them into strips.

I cut standard A2 top-folding card bases from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels cut from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, Stampin’ Up Sweater Weather DSP, DCWV Glitter and Foil Washi Tape Stack (not pictured), and Paper Accents Pink Pearlized cardstock. I ran four of the Pink Pearlized cardstock side panels through the Big Shot with the Cuttlebug Candy Cane Stripes embossing folder and then assembled the front panels and added the sentiment strips.

I cut the inside panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished three with the Pink Pearlized cardstock and one with pink glitter washi tape (not pictured) along with a narrow strip of CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock on all. I stamped the same sentiment inside all four and layered the panels on the black cardstock.

And one more look at these two… I’m really kicking myself for spacing out and forgetting to take pics of the other two. But that’s what happens when I get interrupted, lol! I really love how they turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, Paper Accents Pink Pearlized cardstock, DCWV Glitter and Foil Washi Tape Stack (not pictured), American Crafts White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Sweater Weather DSP
Stamps: Concord and 9th Painted Tulip stamp set, Inspired By Stamping You Are stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, Angel Pink and Morocco ink; Versamark
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Cuttlebug Candy Cane Stripes embossing folder, Big Shot, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Hero Arts White embossing powder

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing two more cards from my Mother’s Day card series! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

wish big

Hi friends! Hope you are having a fabulous week! I just can’t believe how fast they are flying by! Mom always said the older we get, the faster the time flies. And boy, she was so right! 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 another sample that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! I used the absolutely gorgeous Sketched Florals – Hydrangea for my first-ever pinwheel card! My two tutorial folders combined are about 6″ thick and full of ideas and inspiration that I’ve been collecting for years, and I’m not sure why I haven’t tried one of these because it was super easy and turned out great! And I absolutely LOVE a purple and green color combo!

I cut a 5-1/2″ square top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Purple cardstock and green swiss dot patterned paper. I stamped the image from the Sketched Florals – Hydrangea stamp set on Solar White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers and then cut four stitched squares out of it using My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics. Using the same die, I cut four stitched squares from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Amethyst cardstock, and then cut eight slightly larger squares from CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock. I layered the eight stitched square die cuts on the dark purple cardstock squares and arranged them in the pinwheel pattern using pieces of washi tape so I’d have wiggle room if needed. Once the arrangement was good, I adhered them onto the layered background and then adhered the background piece to the card base. I punched 1/2″ and 3/4″ circles from the amethyst and dark purple cardstock and adhered them to the center of the pinwheel. Using the CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments, I die cut the sentiment from CutCardStock Pop Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock and CutCardStock Pop Tone Jellybean Green cardstock, and adhered it to the bottom of the pinwheel. The finishing touch was the addition of die cut corners embellished with violet Dot Sparklers.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the green swiss dot paper used on the front and a narrow strip of CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock, added another CUTplorations Skinny Sentiment cut from the dark purple and amethyst cardstock, and layered the panel on the dark purple cardstock.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Sketched Florals – Hydrangea

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Amethyst cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock, CutCardStock Pop Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock, CutCardStock Pop Tone Jellybean Green cardstock, Doodlebug Design Swiss Dot Rainbow Petite Prints 6×6 paper pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- Sunshine Yellow Collection, Organic Greens Collection, Royal Purples Collection, Palma Violets Collection
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics, CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments, JustRite A2 Card Front Basics die set, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ and 3/4″ Circle Punches
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Stampendous Violet Dot Sparklers