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Shoes Note Cards- Set of 6

Hi everyone! It’s Thursday (that means it’s almost Friday), it’s November 1st, and it’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog! I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #115 – Anything Goes! We are being sponsored this month by STAMPlorations so be sure to come on over and play for the chance to win a $15 gift certificate! PLUS, Shery is offering gift code LOVETOSCRAP20 for our challenge participants to use during the whole month of November which will give them 20% off their order! How cool is that?!

For that friend with a shoe fetish, I created a set of 6 note cards using “A Girl and Her Shoes” stamp set! OMGosh, what a fun set of stamps! I left these note cards blank on the inside to use for whatever the heart desires.

These were super easy. I used a Sizzix/Tim Holtz Mixed Media die to cut the negative space on each card base front, then I layered a piece of brown bag coverstock on the back side. I stamped the sentiment on the front of each card base and then stamped the platform shoes on various Fall colors of cardstock scraps. I stamped the shoe image again with Versamark and embossed with Hero Arts clear embossing powder. I fussy cut each pair of shoes and popped them up on dimensionals on the card base fronts. I then punched two tiny coordinating hearts for each card and adhered them on the fronts.

Super easy, super fun, and practical! And I love how they turned out! Here is an up-close shot of each card…

Proud to enter this pretty set of cards into this challenge:
Your Scrapbook Place – November Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla thick cardstock, Marco’s Brown Bag coverstock, various cardstock scraps in Fall colors
Stamps: STAMPlorations “A Girl and Her Shoes” stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad and marker, Versamark
Dies/Punches: Sizzix/Tim Holtz Mixed Media die, Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter Punch (tiny heart)
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! And be sure to check out all the fun stamps, stencils and dies at STAMPlorations – what an amazing and fun array of crafty goodies! Thanks so much for stopping by and we’ll see you again real soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy birthday, gorgeous!

Hi everyone! It’s that time again! The first day of the month is always a busy one! We have a new challenge going on over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #28 – November Anything Goes! I love making sets of cards so I used a new Stampin’ Up stamp set to make these in assorted colors. So fun and easy – gotta love ‘assembly line fashion’ to speed things up!

Leslie

I started by cutting the A2 card bases and layering white panels on different colors of cardstock. I stamped the image and sentiment on the front of each in black ink and then stamped the dress fill-in in ink matching the cardstock. I used a little sparkle overlay marker on the dresses to give them some shimmer. I stamped a cluster of tiny dots (stamp from a different set) around the sentiment in coordinating ink and added a few tiny clear rhinestones to finish the fronts. The final step was stamping a simple sentiment on the inside in black ink and clusters of tiny dots in the same coordinating ink.

Here are shots of the individual cards in the pretty colors. I’m totally smitten! ;)

Happy to enter this pretty set of cards into this challenge:
Your Scrapbook Place – November Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Wisteria Wonder, Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay cardstock
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Beautiful You and Timeless Textures stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle overlay marker; Stampin’ Up Wisteria Wonder, Marina Mist, Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, Melon Mambo and Bermuda Bay ink
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Stampin’ Up clear rhinestones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this pretty set of birthday cards and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month – we’d love to see what you’re working on! Thanks for hanging with me this morning and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Sweet and Joyful

Hi everyone! I’m back on this fine Thursday morning with another 1st-of-the-month post, shaking my head in disbelief that it’s already the beginning of November! A new challenge is live this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #19 – Anything Goes + Aperture! Remember, our challenges are always Anything Goes, and the technique twist we offer every month is just for your inspiration and not required to play! This month it’s any shape hole or opening in your project! Come on over and play with us!

I created a fun Christmas card with an adorable little gingerbread man peeking out of a round aperture! I created a fun design using Stampin’ Up cardstock, paper, stamps and punch!

Here’s a close-up of that adorable little guy! He couldn’t be any cuter with his tiny red heart! The only embellishments I used were a few red gemstones.

And here is the front flap open to reveal the simple inside sentiment. This one’s going in the pile to mail out in a few weeks! ;)

And one final look… I’m in love! :)

Happy to enter this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Hazelnut’s Patterned Paper Challenge: November Challenge
Digi Doodle Studios: #11 – Christmas/Winter

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla, Garden Green and Soft Suede cardstock; Stampin’ Up Warmth & Cheer DSP
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter Christmas stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Soft Suede ink; Spectrum Noir- D2
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter Punch and 1-3/4″ Circle Punch
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, red gemstones

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

merry everything happy always

Hi everyone! Well here we are headed into November! It won’t be long now until the little chubby man in the sleigh comes to visit, lol! Our November challenge is live this morning over at the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration for MLCCB #4 – November Anything Christmas Goes! This is another version of the double flap fun fold. I made one several months back and liked it so well that I thought I’d make another! The previous one had a ribbon closure so I modified this one and gave it a velcro closure. Love how it turned out!

Leslie

I selected a couple of coordinating Christmas papers along with red, ivory and gold foil cardstock. I stamped the front sentiment in red, the first inside sentiment in green and the second inside sentiment in red. Here are shots showing the outer and inner flaps open.

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And here it’s completely open to reveal the inside sentiment.

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One final shot of it all closed up and ready for mailing. Love!

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I’d love to enter this pretty Christmas card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #80 – Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #57 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler and Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin Up Gold Foil Sheet, Stampin’ Up This Christmas DSP
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Versatile Christmas and Suite Seasons stamp sets
Ink: Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler and Garden Green ink, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle overlay marker
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 3/4″ circle punch
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Really Reasonable Ribbon Gold Metallic String, large green gemstone from stash, Velcro circle

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Christmas project 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

Polkadoodles Guest Designer!

Woo-hoo, got some awesome news! I’m joining the guest design team over at Polkadoodles for the next couple months!

I’m sooo stoked! Have you seen all the crafty goodies in their store? OMG, I could hang out there for hours! (And I have, lol!)

I’ll be posting as a guestie every other week over at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge beginning November 2nd (this coming Friday), so be sure to come over and play!

Thanks for stopping by – we’ll see you soon!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Tricks & Treats Blog Hop with Gecko Galz!

Hello everyone! A huge welcome to the Gecko Galz 8th Annual Blog Hop!

My Blog is your 16th stop on our Tricks & Treats Blog Hop! We have 18 AMAZING blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with gorgeous projects created using the Gecko Galz collage sheets that we are giving you for FREE! Each blog you visit will have a free Gecko Galz collage sheet for you to download! The one here on my blog is “RETRO CUTIES!”

Be sure to leave a comment on each blog you visit! On the last blog there will be a phrase for you to email back to Gecko Galz to be entered in our drawing for a wonderful treat pack. So sit back, relax and take your time to enjoy the hop!

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We have FOUR amazing prizes up for grabs:
— THIRD PRIZE is a $50 Shopping Spree!
— SECOND PRIZE is a $75 Shopping Spree with Gecko Galz!
— FIRST PRIZE is a Gecko Galz Shopping Spree for $100!
— And our GRAND PRIZE is ONE FULL YEAR of Gecko Galz products!!! This includes the 6 new collage sheets each quarter, a new stamp set each quarter, 2 new paper packs each quarter, an ATC collection each quarter, and one jewel it collection! This is a $150 value!

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First of all, you’ll need to visit all 18 blogs and leave a comment on each blog. This is important so we know you have visited all the blogs. Collect the phrase at the end of the hop – on the Fripperies and Butterflies blog there will be a link to email the phrase to Gecko Galz at geckogalz2014@gmail.com. This enters you in the contest.

On October 31^st the four winners will be randomly drawn and emailed, then the winning names will be posted on the Gecko Galz blog. For an extra chance to win, make a purchase from the GECKO GALZ ETSY STORE between October 26^th and 30^th, and your name goes in AGAIN for a better chance of winning (each purchase you make that weekend gives you another chance to win)!

Let me side-track you for a moment or three to share some TREATS with you! I created five super fun projects featuring images from the very awesome “Retro Cuties” Collage Sheet that I’m giving away here on my blog during this blog hop!

Wish Upon A Star

and so the adventure begins

AMAZING

Retro Chic

Celebrate

As a treat for participating in the hop and visiting my blog, please enjoy this free Gecko Galz “Retro Cuties” Collage Sheet!

Now have fun visiting each of these blogs!

Leslie Turner (you’re here!)

Amanda Hamilton

Leanne Seed

If you arrived here in the middle of the hop or if you are lost, click HERE to find your way back to the beginning – you don’t want to miss a thing! This is definitely one blog hop you can look forward to every year because everyone wins! Even if you’re not one of the prize winners, you still go home with a ton of amazing Gecko Galz collage sheets! ;)

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I sure hope you’re having a good time and collecting some awesome FREE Gecko Galz collage sheets! You have two more blogs to visit, so get going! See you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Celebrate

Hello again, crafty peeps! I’m back with my fifth and final card that I’m sharing in the Gecko Galz Tricks & Treats Blog Hop. This has been a fantastic experience and I hope you have enjoyed seeing my projects as much as I enjoyed creating them! As mentioned, all five of my cards feature images from the very awesome Retro Cuties Collage Sheet which I’m giving away on my blog, so be sure to check out all the details in my blog post HERE and join us for the hop!

This is a corner fold card – another fun fold which I dearly LOVE! This image is one of my favorites on the Retro Cuties Collage Sheet and I layered her on gold cardstock, then on red, and then again on the gold. This really makes the image pop. I layered some paper lace (hand-cut from a scrap) on red cardstock across the bottom, which I adorned with tiny dots of Crystal Drops after stamping a birthday sentiment.

I layered the inside panel on red cardstock and then again on the gold, and stamped a birthday sentiment.

And one final peek. I sure do love this fold – and I love how turned out! What a beautiful image!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla and Lovely Lipstick cardstock, Marco’s Gold Venicelux cardstock, My Mind’s Eye Fiddlesticks designer paper scrap
Stamps: Gecko Galz Rectro Cuties Collage Sheet, Stampin’ Up Endless Birthday Wishes stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops

This is it for my Gecko Galz blog hop projects and I thank you for hanging in there with me today! I hope you are enjoying the Gecko Galz 8th Annual Blog Hop – and be sure to visit all the blogs and leave comments to get in on the chance to win one of four prizes! And hopefully you’re scooping up some free Gecko Galz collage sheets! We’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Retro Chic

Hi everyone! I’m baaaaack, this time with my fourth card that I’m sharing in the Gecko Galz Tricks & Treats Blog Hop. All five of my cards feature images from the very awesome Retro Cuties Collage Sheet which I’m giving away on my blog, so be sure to check out all the details in my blog post HERE and join us for the hop!

I created an Impossible Card! Anybody who knows me knows that I absolutely love fun folds, and when I found this one, I went hog-wild and created several! So stay tuned for future posts featuring this amazing fold! I rounded all the corners on this one which yields a very cool look, and there are tons of flat layers. This saucy lady is layered on cardstock, white glitter paper, patterned paper and more cardstock. The stamp on the bottom band is from the Gecko Galz Bits & Pieces Digital Collage Set which I popped up on some foam. I cut several flags from cardstock and paper scraps, and adhered them under and out to the right of the stamp. I embellished the centers of all the flowers on the patterned paper with a shimmery Gelly Roll pen.

And one final look at this super cool card folded flat and ready to mail. The image folds forward to slide into the envelope and then when it is taken out of the envelope, it stands up by itself (see first photo above). Whoever created this fold is a genius, lol!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder and Smoky Slate cardstock, Stampin’ Up Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, ColorBok Delilah Designer Paper
Stamps: Gecko Galz Rectro Cuties Collage Sheet, Gecko Galz Bits & Pieces Digital Collage Set
Ink: Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Accessories: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, Darice peach Foamies foam

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you are enjoying the Gecko Galz 8th Annual Blog Hop! Be sure to visit all the blogs and leave comments to get in on the chance to win one of four prizes! And while you’re at it, scoop up some free Gecko Galz collage sheets! We’ll see you again real soon with another blog hop project, so stay tuned! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

AMAZING

Hello again! I’m back with my third card that I’m sharing in the Gecko Galz Tricks & Treats Blog Hop. As mentioned, all five of my cards feature images from the very awesome Retro Cuties Collage Sheet which I’m giving away on my blog, so be sure to check out all the details in my blog post HERE and join us for the hop!

The sentiment used on the front of this card is from the Gecko Galz Charming Words Collage Set. I thoroughly enjoyed creating this card and had a great time matching the colors in the image and layering the elements. I created the card base with a very cool A2 die set and layered a piece of pretty lace paper from my scrap stash as the background. I adhered this gorgeous lady image on a piece of black glitter paper which I adhered at an angle to the background. I popped the sentiment up on some foam strips and then finished the design with some large black rhinestones and small white pearls.

I cut the inside panel with one of the stitched dies in the A2 die set and then stamped a simple birthday sentiment.

And one final look… what an amazing card this lady made! She’s gorgeous! LOVE these Gecko Galz collage sheets!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder and Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Black Glimmer Paper, ColorBok Mint Julip Designer Paper
Stamps: Gecko Galz Rectro Cuties Collage Sheet, Gecko Galz Charming Words College Set, Stampin’ Up A Dozen Thoughts stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder ink, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker
Dies/Punches: Papertrey Ink Noted: Scalloped A2 Die Collection
Accessories: Darice salmon/pink Foamies foam, Studio 112 Black Gemstones, Zva Creative White Flat-Back Pearls

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

and so the adventure begins

Hi, everyone! As I mentioned in my last post, I’m participating in the Gecko Galz Tricks & Treats Blog Hop and have decided to showcase each of my blog hop projects individually so I can enjoy sharing them in some challenges, and I’m back to share my second card. All five of my cards feature images from the very awesome Retro Cuties Collage Sheet which I’m giving away on my blog, so be sure to check out all the details in my blog post HERE and join us for the hop!

This image just screamed ‘beach’ to me so that’s where I went when I started gathering supplies for this card. I layered this gorgeous image on silver cardstock and then on navy cardstock. I created the background with two printed papers, a strip of cork and a large navy flag, and then affixed the layered image on foam. I added a sentiment sticker and several rhinestones to finish it off.

I decorated the inside with leftover strips of paper and cardstock used on the front, and then stamped a simple sentiment.

And one final peek from an angle so you can see the dimension. Super happy with how this turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Night of Navy cardstock, Stampin’ Up Blueberry Bushel DSP, Marco’s Silver Veniclux cardstock
Stamps: Gecko Galz Rectro Cuties Collage Sheet, Stampin’ Up Bravo stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Night of Navy ink
Accessories: Cork tape, Darice navy blue Foamies foam, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk sentiment sticker, TPC Studio Winter Whites Jewels

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig