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Today’s Forecast:

Hello, my crafty friends! We’re a month into the new year… happy February 1st! Today would have been my parents’ 69th wedding anniversary and I’m sure they are celebrating in heaven! It’s time for a new challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #94 – Who Loves You Baby! Our sponsors this month are Graciellie Design, Sparkle N Sprinkle and Lawn Fawn – so come on over and play with us!

I chose the absolutely adorable LSS ‘Emily Showers of Love’from Sparkle N Sprinkle for my love card. I had such a good time putting this card together! I chose a couple coordinating dainty pink papers and layered them on black cardstock.

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You can’t see it in the photos but I colored the raining hearts with clear sparkle marker for some pretty shimmer. I added my big bow with several loops of black metallic thread behind it, and played with some Crystal Drops!

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The inside sentiment was part of the image set and is just perfect! I layered the panel on black and pink cardstock.

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Proud to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #37 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #2 – Anything Goes
artbymiran Challenge: #76 – Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: #235 – Anything Goes
CCC Digi Creations: #66 – Add A Heart
Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog: #11 – Anything Goes
Color It Create It Show It Off: February Challenge – Anything Goes
Come and Get It Challenges: 3 or More Layers
Craft-Dee BowZ: February Challenge – Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
Crafting by Designs: February Anything Goes
Crafting When We Can: #136 – Spots and/or Stripes
Crafts Encore Galore Challenge Blog: February Anything Goes
Crafty Creations Challenges: Anything Goes
Crafty Friends: #50 – Girly

Recipe:
Cardstock/Paper: Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Blushing Bride and Basic Black cardstock; Stampin’ Up! Subtles DSP Stack
Stamps: LSS Emily Showers of Love digital image from Sparkle N Sprinkle
Ink: Spectrum Noir- PP1, PP2, PP4, PP5, FS3, FS6, GB3, GB4, TB3, LG5, TN5; SN Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker
Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Rectangles die
Accessories: Carnation Pink Crystal Drops, RRR Delicate Stitched Satin pink ribbon, Stampin’ Up! black metallic thread

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will consider creating a ‘love’ project to enter in our challenge this month! And be sure to visit Graciellie Design, Sparkle N Sprinkle and Lawn Fawn – I know you’ll find something you just can’t live without! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Seasons Greetings Christmas Challenge DT

Update: This challenge blog abruptly closed down in mid-April, after only a couple challenges. :(

Hi everyone! I have another tidbit of great news to share… I’ve been invited to join the brand new Seasons Greetings Christmas Challenge DT! Woo-hoo! I’m really looking forward to creating with these talented ladies!

Our challenges will go live on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, with Team Kangaroo showcasing their Christmas creations on the second Tuesday and Team Koala (my team) showcasing theirs on the fourth Tuesday of each month. All challenges are Anything Goes and there will always be an optional twist that you can follow if you want – they are there to inspire to you and are not mandatory to participate in the challenge. With two challenges per month, what an absolutely wonderful way to get all your Christmas cards knocked out of the way before Christmas!

The older I get the more I love Christmas and what it means. I typically love creating cards with lots of layers and my big signature bows. My goal this year is to make Christmas cards with less dimension that are easier to mail and not require additional postage. I’m really looking forward to having all my cards made ahead of time which will definitely minimize holiday stress. I’m also looking forward to using rubber/clear stamps in my stash for my creations.

Our first challenge will launch on February 14th. My first project will showcase on February 28th, so stay tuned! I hope you’re as excited as I am! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Dare 2B Artzy Design Team

Woo-hoo! I’m super stoked to announce that I’ve been invited to join the Dare 2B Artzy DT! I’m so excited I can barely contain myself… busting at the seams! We finally get to blab, lol!

Have you seen their products?! Oh, my! So excited to be working with the amazing stamps, dies, paper and inks! Be sure to check them all out HERE! And stay tuned for my first D2BA project post in slightly less than a week! You’re gonna love it! ;)

Cindy just got back from CHA where quite a few new stamp sets and dies were released, so stay tuned for a blog hop in a few weeks on the Dare 2B Artzy Blog! You’ll think you’ve gone to heaven!

Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you soon! #doingthehappydance

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Friend

** 1/25/17 Top 5 at Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog! **
** 1/31/17 Winner at Color It Create It Show It Off! **
** 2/7/17 Winner at Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog! **

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a great week! This is my very first crafty post on my new blog and I couldn’t be more stoked! I realize it’ll be a while before all my blogger friends find me here but I’m still excited and hope it won’t take too long. It was definitely time to make a switch and I wanted something cheerful and fun, so I created this blog (named after my beloved Love To Scrap!) in some pretty bright colors! Our newest challenge at Let’s Craft and Create began on the 5th and I’m happy to share my mid-month DT inspiration project for Challenge #121 – Things With Wings! I created a monochrome friendship card in shades of teal with a pop of black.

I used coordinating Stampin’ Up! stamps, ink, papers and cardstock, and colored the flowers with matching Spectrum Noir markers. Can you believe there’s no big bow?! LOL

My first spinner card! I stamped the dragonfly on the spinner and colored the wings with clear Wink of Stella for a little shimmer.

Dragonflies are so majestic and beautiful – right up there with butterflies in my opinion. I really enjoyed creating this card and love how it turned out.

I’m happy to enter this fun spinner card into the following challenges:

Recipe:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up! Whisper White, Island Indigo and Basic Black cardstock, Stampin’ Up! Regals DSP Stack
Stamps: Stampin’ Up! Awesomely Artistic stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up! Island Indigo ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up! 2″ and 1-1/4″ Circle Punches, Spellbinders Classic Circle die
Accessories: Clear Wink of Stella, MISTI, White threadI hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will consider playing in our ‘things with wings’ challenge this time!Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

I’m here!

Hi everyone! I finally made the decision to migrate over to WordPress. It’s been about 5-6 months since I started toying with the idea. So now comes the task of learning how to navigate WordPress and convincing my Peeps to come over to meet me here! Hopefully it won’t take too long… I’ll be back soon with an official crafty post!

Scrappy hugs!
lesliesig