LeslieT

for YOU

5/25/20 Honorable Mention at Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges!
5/31/20 Honorable Mention Winner at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge Blog!
6/15/20 Top 3 Winner at The Creative Crafters!

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! I’m back at it… got all my household chores done yesterday afternoon, and my DT responsibilities were all caught up, so I created a pretty card for The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge. Our sponsor this month is Sherry West Art so come on over and play! Despite the complex appearance, it was quite simple and went together pretty quickly. We were given a gorgeous Tic-Tac-Toe board to use as inspiration, and I focused on the square at the top right going down to the bottom left – using (1) butterfly/bling/white, (2) heart, and (3) flower/green. When I spotted the green in the base of the flower petals (my all-time favorite color) I chose green as the predominant color in my card along with the white.

I cut a square card base and layered green patterned paper cut about 1/16″ smaller than the size of the card base. I heat embossed a line of hearts in white on a piece of green cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the front panel. I punched a small butterfly and embellished it with tiny green gemstones, and set it aside. I stamped the sentiment in green ink and cut it with a small stitched rectangle die, and set it aside.

I heat embossed a large flower on vellum (from the under side) using white embossing powder and then gently turned the petals and leaves white by breaking the fibers with a ball stylus. I adhered the image to green cardstock with my Xyron Creative Station and cut it with a stitched circle die. I adhered a thin stitched circle frame on top of the flower and then adhered the entire focal image to a white lacey circle die cut. I adhered the piece to the card front and added the butterfly and sentiment. I finished the front with a few larger green gemstones.

I stamped the inside sentiment in green ink, embellished the panel with a strip of the green cardstock, and then adhered the panel onto more of the green cardstock.

And one more peek… love how this turned out! Stamping and embossing on vellum yields such a beautiful result and I don’t do it nearly as often as I should!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #5-2020 – Anything Goes
CASology: Week 368 – Plant
Classic Design Challenge: May Anything Goes
Crafty Cardmakers: #257 – Butterflies
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge: #2020 – Anything Goes
Paperbabe Stamps: #119 – Picture Inspiration

QKR Stampede: #399 – Anything Goes
Sisterhood of Crafters: Birds, Bees, Butterflies
The Creative Crafters: #28 – Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown: #457 – Tic-Tac-Toe – embossing, die, image

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke cardstock, Stampin’ Up Botanical Gardens DSP, Strathmore Vellum
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Birthday Blooms stamp set, The Cat’s Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Versamark, Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke ink
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers dies, Spellbinders Lacey Circles die, Stampin’ Up Bitty Butterfly punch, Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers die
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts white embossing powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Xyron Creative Station, Darice green gemstones

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Vintage Floral Embellishments & ATCs

6/14/20 DT Favorite at World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge!

Howdy friends! I hope you’re having a Happy Friday! I’m super stoked to share my Ephemoire inspiration project with you this morning. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to head over to the Ephemoire Etsy Shop to check out all the amazing digital printables… there are collage sheets, digital papers, journal kits, clip art and mixed media printables, and the print quality is awesome! This is my last post for the Ephemoire Dream Team and I thank Traci and the rest of the crew for having me along for the past 13 months. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself and it has been such an honor to design with Traci’s gorgeous printables!

I was provided the Heirloom Roses 1″ Circles Collage Sheet to play with this month which I paired with the Vintage Floral 2″ Circles Collage Sheet from my stash to create a couple different kinds of crafty embellishments… domes and buttons! How fun is that?!

For the domes, I printed the 1″ circle collage sheet on 60# Hammermill copy paper and punched out each one with a 1″ circle punch. I adhered a 1″ plain white cardstock circle on the back of each 1″ floral circle and then added a clear epoxy dome over the top of each to create pretty floral embellishments.

For the buttons, I printed the 2″ circle collage sheet on Grafix shrink film and punched out each circle with a 1-3/4″ circle punch. I punched two holes in the center of each 2″ circle with my Big Bite to create the button holes and heated them with my heat tool to shrink them.

I also created some more ATCs for my collection using the gorgeous Vintage Floral Art Cards printable along with the Word Stripz 1 Card and Craft Sentiments, all from my stash. I think I’ve mentioned that I have become an ATC addict, lol!

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I printed the floral art cards on Classic Linen Solar White cardstock and then cut them apart leaving a tiny bit of a white edge. I cut the ATC bases from 110# Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and ran a black marker around the edge of each. I cut eight one-word sentiments that I wanted to use from the sentiment sheet and ran a black marker around the edge of each of those as well. I adhered a sentiment to each floral panel and then a floral panel to each ATC base. Here are shots of each card:

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I’m totally loving how these embellishments and ATCs turned out! Can’t wait to use the domes and buttons on some projects, and the ATCs look absolutely amazing in my collector’s notebook! And you guessed it… I’m probably not going to trade any of these ATCs either, lol! ;)

Sharing just the ATCs in the following challenges:
ATC Around The World: #65 – Flowers
Let’s Craft and Create: #159 – Anything Goes w/ optional Ribbon, Lace, Twine (no twist)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #132 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #05-2020 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Linen Solar White and Classic Crest Solar White cardstock
Stamps: Ephemoire Heirloom Roses 1″ Circles Collage Sheet, Vintage Floral 2″ Circles Collage Sheet, Vintage Floral Art Cards and Word Stripz 1 Card and Craft Sentiments
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black marker
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1″ and 1-3/4″ circle punches, Crop-A-Dile Big Bite
Accessories: 1″ epoxy domes

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s projects! Be sure to check out all the awesome printables at the Ephemoire Etsy Shop, and while you’re at it, head on over to the Ephemoire Facebook Page for tons of inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Just A Note vintage notelets (set of 8)

5/23/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!
5/31/20 May Winner at The Outlawz Challenges!

Hi peeps! I didn’t want this day to get away from me before finishing the project I started several days ago for the The Outlawz Twisted Thursdays Challenge. This challenge is always Anything Goes with an optional twist and this time the twist is Vintage. Our sponsor this month is Vectoria Designs. I had their free botanical envelope digital printed and just needed to cut, ink and assemble. I was thinking outside the box a bit and used part of the envelope design to make matching notelets.

To start with, I printed the envelope eight times on Hammermill 32# copy paper and created the envelopes themselves. I inked the edges and added Scor-Tape to the flaps. Then I created top-fold notelets from Twine cardstock and printed the envelope eight more times. I trimmed away all but the back of the envelope on each print to use as the front of the notelets. I adhered them to the notelet bases and inked the edges. I stamped the sentiment in archival ink and added one smoke-colored gemstone to the largest flower.

I left the inside of each notelet completely blank so there’s plenty of room for a custom message.

One more look… very happy with how these turned out! Love how they’re the perfect match for the envelopes!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #233 – Anything Goes w/ optional Diamonds and Lace (no twist)
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: May Challenge – Fabulously Feminine
Let’s Craft and Create: #159 – Anything Goes w/ optional Ribbon, Lace, Twine (no twist)
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #132 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Hammermill 32# copy paper, CutCardStock Twine cardstock
Stamps: Vectoria Designs free botanical envelope, The Cat’s Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Ranger walnut stain distress ink, Ranger ground espresso archival ink
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, 1/8″ Scor-Tape, Darice smoke-colored gemstones

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

dear FRIEND

5/23/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!

Hello again! I just can’t stay away, lol! I’m still playing in The Outlawz Challenges… not sure how long this will last but I’m sure taking advantage of the spare minutes here and there that I have to play in my studio, lol! I created this card for the Monday Greetings Challenge where our sponsor is Jan’s Digi Stamps and we were challenged to use a button, lace and blue ribbon. I created a birthday card using a rubber stamp set called Rustic Flowers that Jan designed for Sparkle N Sprinkle a while back. Sparkle N Sprinkle is no longer in business so I linked to the digital set currently on Jan’s website which is very similar but does have a few more sentiments than the rubber stamp set I have.

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I cut the blue patterned background piece from one of my favorite 12×12 paper pads and then added the crocheted lace and blue/white gingham ribbon horizontally about two-thirds down. I stamped the image in black ink, colored it with Bic Mark-It markers, and cut it with a stitched mini scallop die. I adhered the image to the card front and added a small blue button tied with metallic silver thread. I stamped the image in blue archival ink and punched it with a 1″ punch. I layered it onto two more punched circles for a little dimension and nestled it into the bouquet.

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I stamped the inside sentiment in blue archival ink and layered the panel on the blue patterned paper used on the front.

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And one more look… such a beautiful image – and I love the button, lace and blue ribbon!

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Sharing in these additional challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #233 – Anything Goes w/ optional Diamonds and Lace (I played half the twist with the lace, lol)
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: May Challenge – Fabulously Feminine
Let’s Craft and Create: #159 – Anything Goes w/ optional Ribbon, Lace, Twine (ribbon and lace)
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge: #2020 – Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge: #128 – Use A Real Stamp (No Digis)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad
Stamps: Sparkle N Sprinkle Rustic Flowers stamp set, Stampin’ Up Birthday Blooms stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Bic Mark-It markers- Oceanview Blue, Blue Skies Blue, Misty Blue, Cloud Nine Grey, Key Lime and Forest Green; Ranger faded jeans archival ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1″ circle punch
Accessories: Tombo Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Wild Orchid Crafts white crocheted lace, American Crafts blue and white gingham ribbon, blue button from stash, Coats metallic silver thread

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

You are LOVED

Hi, friends! Hope you’re having an awesome Tuesday! I’ve popped in this evening to share a project I created yesterday afternoon for The Outlawz Challenges. This kitty-themed birthday card is for the new Crash Your Stash Challenge where Lee Holland Art is our sponsor and the challenge this month is to use Washi Tape. I think I can handle that… I have a ton of it and I love it!

But first… before I get to my project, let me side-track you for a minute to show you my most frequent light box visitor… our guy, Loki! I periodically take photos of him when he jumps into my light box so if you’re a regular reader of my blog, you’ve seen him. If not, he’s the guy that appeared under our 85-year-old neighbor’s carport back in late October. He was tiny, crying and starving, and his little eyes were matted shut. Our neighbor called my husband and *poof – just like that* we had a new addition to our family and were headed to the vet. He’s grown in leaps and bounds – we think he’s about nine months old now – and is full of ‘spit and vinegar’ as my mother would have said, lol! ;)

Okay, now on to my project. I dug into my October Afternoon stash and grabbed a couple patterned papers, a memory card and a kitten sticker. Love these packs because everything coordinates. And I had a couple rolls of skinny pink Washi Tape that perfectly matched. ;)

The printed Washi Tape was a half scallop so I laid down two strips and then added the glitter Washi Tape on top so the little tiny scallops peeked out both sides.

I rounded all four corners of the card base and background patterned paper. I added strips of coordinating paper along with the Washi Tape, and then adhered the memory card in the lower right corner. I added the kitten sticker and stamped some tiny paw prints in black ink in the corner.

I embellished the inside panel with the floral paper used for the strips on the front, stamped the sentiment in pink ink, and layered the panel on light teal cardstock. I stamped a few more tiny paw prints in the right lower corner. The sentiment and paw prints are from a Frantic Stamper clear stamp set I recently got called ‘Cat Happiness’ and OMG, the sentiments in this set are fantastic!

And one more peek… totally loving how this turned out! I sure am smitten with this kitten! ;)

Sharing in these additional challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #38 – Anything Goes
613 Avenue Create: #233 – Anything Goes w/ optional Diamonds and Lace (no twist)
Creative Inspirations Challenge Blog: May Challenge – Fabulously Feminine
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge: #2020 – Anything Goes
Show Us Your Pussycats: #54 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Soft Sky cardstock
Stamps: Frantic Stamper Cat Happiness stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Stampin’ Up Blushing Bride ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Neutral pH adhesive, October Afternoon Daily Flash Double Take Stickers, Girl Talk 6×8 paper pack and Girl Talk Memory Cards; Me & My Big Ideas pink half-scallop and pink glitter skinny Washi Tape, MISTI stamp tool

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Make Today Count

5/24/20 Rising Star at A Place To Start!

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a great day! I’ve popped in this morning with an inspirational mixed media card I created with Stamplistic’s Forever stamp. Aside from the awesome stamped image, this card features yummy distress ink smooshing, heat embossing, water droplets and opaque ink splattering, and a homemade shimmer mist!

I smooshed a piece of Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper several times in Ranger cracked pistachio, peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon distress inks spritzed with plain water in a mini mister, drying with a heat tool between smooshes. I stamped the image in Versamark and heat embossed it in white. Using an ink blending brush, I applied twisted citron distress ink lightly in a circular fashion over the entire image with the darkest concentration of ink in the center.

I dribbled plain water from the distress sprayer over the entire piece and rolled a roll of paper towels over it to soak up the droplets. When that dried, I colored the long oval shapes in the image with a Spectrum Noir GT3 alcohol marker and then applied a homemade mist of white Perfect Pearls and Dr Ph. Martin’s blue india ink over the entire piece in a mini mister to give it some silky shine. Once that was dry, I wiped any residual ink from the embossing with a dry paper towel and then splattered Copic opaque white ink (slightly diluted with water) with a fan brush. When the piece was completely dry, I trimmed it, layered it on silver foil cardstock and again on dark green cardstock, and added a single tiny green gemstone to the center of the image. I adhered a Tim Holtz Quotations sticker to a couple layers of cardstock and adhered it to the bottom right of the image.

I embellished the inside panel with leftover silver metallic paper and dark green cardstock used on the front, layered the panel on the dark green cardstock and added another Tim Holtz Quotations sticker.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #116 – Anything Goes
A Place To Start: May Challenge – Create Custom Background / No Designer Paper
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #251 – Anything Goes + Sentiment
Crafty Catz: #506 – Anything Goes w/optional Outdoors (no twist)
Creative Artiste Challenge Blog: #60 – Anything Mixed Media Goes
More Mixed Media Challenge: May Challenge – Anything Goes w/optional Pink (no twist)
QKR Stampede: #398 – Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge Blog: #128 – Use Real Stamp / No Digis
The Creative Crafters: #28 – Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #438/#439 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #5 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Strathmore Bristol Smooth paper, Hygloss silver metallic paper, Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Tranquil Tide cardstock
Ink: Ranger distress ink- twisted citron, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon; Spectrum Noir alcohol marker- GT3; Versamark, Copic opaque white ink
Accessories: Hero Arts White embossing powder, White Perfect Pearls and Dr. Ph. Martin’s blue india ink in mini mister, mini mister with plain water, fan brush, ink blending brush, Tim Holtz distress sprayer, Tim Holtz Quotations Metallic Stickers, Darice tiny green gemstone

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Mother’s Day

5/26/20 Honorable Mention at CASology!

Hi everyone! It’s Fri-YAY – hope you have a wonderful weekend planned and you continue to stay safe and well! I’m playing in The Outlawz Challenges again and have popped in this morning to share a card that I’m entering into the Festive Fridays Challenge where our sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps. The themes to choose from are Christmas, Birthday, Mother’s Day and Sympathy, so this Mother’s Day card is perfect for this challenge!

I won a Clearly Besotted gift card several weeks back and purchased several clear stamp sets, and this is one of them. First time using it and I love it! I stamped the image in black and then again in Versamark and then heat embossed in clear – a trick I learned years ago to give virtually any color of heat embossing! I colored the image with Nuvo alcohol markers, stamped the Mother’s Day sentiment and layered the panel on purple cardstock. I finished the front with some Crystal Drops.

I kept the inside simple to go with the CAS design on the front – stamped the sentiment in black ink and layered the panel on the purple cardstock.

One more peek… I absolutely love how this turned out!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #233 – Anything Goes w/optional Diamonds and Lace (no twist)
A Bit More Time To Craft Challenge: #116 – Anything Goes
AAA Cards: #165 – Up To One-Third w/optional Repeating Image
Addicted to Stamps and More: #386 – CAS
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Weeks 571/2 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #251 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
CASology: Week 368 – Plant
Crafty Catz: #506 – Anything Goes w/optional Outdoors
Crafty Gals Corner: #207 – For The Ladies
Creative Inspirations: May Challenge – Fabulously Feminine
Dare2BArtzy: May Challenge – In the Garden
Di’s Digi Challenge: Load on the Flowers
Moving Along With The Times: #118 – Flowers
Paperbabe Stamps: #119 – Picture Inspiration

QKR Stampede: #398 – Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #166 – Ladies
Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #128 – Use A Stamp (No Digis)
Stamping Sensations: May – Say It With Flowers
The Creative Crafters: #28 – Anything Goes
Try It On Tuesday: Lovely Ladies
World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #05-2020

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Perfect Plum cardstock
Stamps: Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set, Dare2BArtzy Flowers for Mom stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark, Nuvo alcohol markers- 413, 415, 417, 449, 451, 453, 401, 437, 439, 441, 389, 391
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, Milwaukee heat tool, Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

celebrate

Howdy again, peeps! I’ve popped in with my last card to share today that I created for The Outlawz Challenges. This one is for the Tuesday Color Challenge where our sponsor this month is Sherry West Art. We were shown a graphic with some gorgeous warm color swatches and a photo, and challenged to use three of the five colors on our project with a twist of adding a flower or flowers. I think I nailed this one, lol!

I used four of the colors with a cluster of three stamped and layered flowers as my focal point. I wasn’t ‘feeling’ this card in the beginning and left my studio to do some other things around the house. When I went back to it a couple hours later, I saw it in a whole different light and it flourished! Sometimes you just have to walk away and re-visit later.

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I used one of my all-time favorite stamp sets with coordinating dies to create the flowers. I dug into my cardstock and found four colors that pretty closely match those in the graphic, using the first three colors for the flowers and the fourth color for the background. I die cut two of the ‘celebrate’ sentiments and layered the darker one beneath the lighter one. I added some cork tape across the bottom and finished the front with Crystal Drops.

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I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the darkest color cardstock used for the flowers and stamped the sentiment in the same color ink, and then layered the panel on the middle color cardstock used for the flowers.

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One more peek… loving how this turned out despite the difficulty I had initially. It really is a simple design!

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Sharing in these additional challenges:
AAA Cards: #165 – Up To One-Third w/optional Repeating Image
Addicted to Stamps and More: #386 – CAS
Allsorts Challenge Blog: Weeks 571/2 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #251 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
CASology: Week 368 – Plant
Crafty Cardmakers: #256 – Celebrations
Crafty Gals Corner: #207 – For The Ladies
Dare2BArtzy: May Challenge – In the Garden
Di’s Digi Challenge: Load on the Flowers
Moving Along With The Times: #118 – Flowers
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #166 – Ladies
Stamping Sensations: May – Say It With Flowers
Try It On Tuesday: Lovely Ladies

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Pumpkin Pie cardstock
Stamps: Dare2BArtzy Flowers for Mom stamp set, The Cat’s Pajamas Simply Stacked Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Nuvo alcohol marker- 379, Stampin’ Up Cajun Craze ink
Dies/Punches: Dare2BArtzy Joyful Flower dies, Sizzix Celebration Words: Script thinlits
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, cork tape, Nuvo English Mustard Crystal Drops

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

it’s a boy

Hi everyone! I’M BAAAAACK… with another card I created for The Outlawz Challenges! This one is for the Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge and our sponsor this month is The Paper Nest Dolls. The part of the rhyme I focused on this time was the title “Teddy Bear’s Picnic” so I used the Elisabeth Bell ‘Teddy Bear’ digital image to create a baby boy card.

I colored the image with Nuvo alcohol markers, cut it with a stitched mini scallop die and stamped the sentiment in green ink. I kept this hybrid design pretty simple and went with a green and yellow color combo, suitable for a little man. I DTP-inked the green dotted ‘resist’ paper which I paired with textured yellow cardstock. I punched several hearts from red cardstock and finished the front with some green Dot Sparklers.

I embellished the inside panel with leftover paper and cardstock used on the front, as well as a punched heart, and stamped the sentiment in green ink.

And one more look… love how this turned out!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #38 – Anything Goes
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #251 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Cardmakers: #256 – Celebrations
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #2019 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Darice yellow textured cardstock, Colorbok red cardstock, Stampin’ Up Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP
Stamps: Elisabeth Bell ‘Teddy Bear’ digital image, Stampin’ Up A Dozen Thoughts, Stampin’ Up Baby Bear stamp set
Ink: Nuvo alcohol markers- 417, 403, 495, 497, 499; Stampin’ Up Garden Green ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX die
Accessories: Bearly Art glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Stampin Up Itty Bitty Heart punch, Stampendous green Dot Sparklers

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

You are Mer-mazing

Howdy, friends! This week is almost to the end… where is the time going?! I can’t believe we’re in the middle of May already! I’ve popped in with a card I created for The Outlawz Challenges. I have a couple more to share in a little while, so stay tuned! This cute hybrid thank you card is for the May Progressive Freebie Challenge. Our sponsor this month is Elena Zinski Art and we were provided the most adorable Amelia Mermaid digital image to create with. Have I mentioned that the perk for playing in this challenge each month is a free digital image?! ;)

Using the pre-colored version of this image, I kept with a blue color scheme which seemed perfect for a mermaid. I alternated teal and blue glitter Washi Tape across a blue digital paper background and then adhered it to the card base. I cut the image with a stitched rectangle die, adhered it to the front and stamped the sentiment beneath it in blue archival ink. I added Glossy Accents to her sunglasses and finished the front with sparkly blue bling.

I embellished the inside panel with a leftover piece of the blue digital paper used on the front and stamped the sentiment in the blue archival ink.

And one more peek… loving how this turned out! Isn’t she just the sassiest thing ever?!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #251 – Anything Goes + A Sentiment
Crafty Gals Corner: #207 – For The Ladies
Not Just Cards Challenges: May Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #166 – Ladies
Try It On Tuesday: Lovely Ladies

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Denim cardstock, Lozzy Anika digital paper
Stamps: Elena Zinski Art Amelia Mermaid digital image, Hero Arts Mer-mazing Messages, Hero Arts Mermaid Kisses stamp sets
Ink: Ranger faded jeans Archival ink, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle Layers die
Accessories: Bearly Art glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Peachy Cheap teal and blue Glitter Washi Tape, MISTI stamp tool, Glossy Accents, Queen & Co. blue Twinkle Goosebumps

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig