Author: LeslieT

Crazy cat lady and crafting junkie! We care for 15 feline rescues and just added a Forkie pup to the tribe (Frenchie + Yorkie)! I’m addicted to stamping and love making cards, ATCs, and 3-D projects (especially paper shoes, paper purses and mini albums). I also dabble in mixed media, art journaling, altered art and custom jewelry. If you’re looking for me, I’ll either be in my studio or getting some kitty or puppy lovins! ;)

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Hi friends! The last challenge of the year is going live this morning on most of my challenge blogs… it’s hard to believe this year is almost over! Our new challenge launched this morning over at Christmas BINGO Challenges and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for CBC #4 – Anything Goes with Featured Christmas BINGO Card! We have something exciting happening in January 2024 on this challenge blog – we’ll have a new name and we’re opening up our challenges to ALL occasions! This means you are welcome to create a project for ANY holiday, season or occasion using the Featured BINGO Card. You are more than welcome to continue creating Christmas projects if that’s your jam, but feel free to branch out if you want! This challenge, though, is still Christmas-themed, so please keep that in mind.

I used the Sizzix Ornament Fold-A-Long Thinlits (which I’ve had in my stash for a while) to create a pretty fun fold card for this challenge. I went with Column G this time (red, die cuts, pearls and fancy fold). I also used one of my forever favorite paper packs from Hot Off The Press. I’m very pleased with how it turned out!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Natural and the layers and elements from Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 papers and CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil cardstock. Of course, as with all fun folds and 3D projects, the most fun is the assembly!

I added a bow fashioned from Hemptique craft cording paired with GKD gold craft cording. Here’s a shot of it completely opened. So pretty!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Natural and Bright Gold Foil cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double-sided papers
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Ornament Fold-A-Long Thinlits
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Flourish with a Bling red gemstones, Hemptique crafter’s cord, Gina K Designs gold crafting cord

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Have a perfect day

Howdy peeps! It seems like this new year just started and here we are closing in on the next to the last month! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Birthstone Challenges and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for BSC #6 – Anything Goes with Topaz & Turquoise! In keeping with my quest this year to use either never-been-used or barely-used stamps and dies in my stash, I’ve used this stamp set from Clearly Besotted to create a CAS birthday card. I’ve had it for some time and think I’ve used it once before, so it’s definitely time for another play!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base and two layering panels from CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock. I stamped the image with sentiment on one of the layering panels and colored the image with alcohol markers. I glued the two layering panels together for a little dimension and adhered them to the card base. The finishing touch was adding several gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Amber Glow Embellishment Mix with my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and simply stamped a sentiment from the Keep It Simple Congratulations Sentiments stamp set.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #302 – Flowers

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock,
Stamps: Clearly Besotted Perfect Peonies stamp set, Keep It Simple Congratulations Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- Y24/32, YG22
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Trinity Stamps Amber Glow Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Oh Holy Night Matchbook

11/14/23 Best Technique Winner at Classic Design Challenge Blog!
11/30/23 Design Team Favorite at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog!

Hey everybody! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again… Christmas is just around the corner! Have you started on your Christmas cards and projects yet?! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #53 – Anything Christmas Goes! I’ve been playing with Matchbooks again – you know those tiny little Art Impressions works of art that I can’t seem to get enough of?! This Nativity Matchbook set is super adorable and I so love how this project turned out!

Using the Art Impressions Matchbook Template dies, I cut the base from P13 Always and Forever double-sided paper. It had butterflies on the reverse side of the woodgrain print which I didn’t want to show, so I adhered panels of woodgrain on the reverse side as well. I stamped the images in the Art Impressions Nativity Matchbook stamp set on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored them with alcohol markers, and cut them with the coordinating Art Impressions Nativity Matchbook die set. The fun part of these is always the assembly! ;) Finally, I cut the teeny envelope from a gray-brown paper in the Urban Style Design Pad using the Art Impressions Matchbook Envelopes Dies.

Here are a few more angled shots. I really, really love this Art Impressions Matchbook line!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #117 – Anything Goes
4. Critter Crazy Challenges: #80 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, P13 Always and Forever double-sided paper pad, Urban Style Design Pad
STAMPS: Art Impressions Nativity Matchbook stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- BR28/64/66/77/84/86, B28/29, GS02/04/05/07/09
DIES/PUNCHES: Art Impressions Nativity Matchbook Die Set, Matchbook Template Dies and Matchbook Envelope Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

add Salt and Tequila

Hey everybody! I hope your weather isn’t too cold where you are! We’re having some cold stuff here but that’s how we like it! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m delighted to share my inspiration project for MIUCB #68 – Anything Goes + optional Stamping! We’d love to see your project with rubber/clear stamps and no digis this time if you choose to play the twist. But remember, the twist is not necessary to play in our challenges – we’d be happy to see just an ‘anything goes’ project! I created a super cute and somewhat whimsical shaker card featuring some of my favorite STAMPlorations and This Calls For Confetti products in my stash. This card was for an online friend who is battling pancreatic cancer, and I believe she’s received it, so there’s no spoiler alert. My heart really goes out to this sweet lady; she is such an inspiration with her upbeat and positive attitude. I’m not sure how I would handle the situation she’s in, but she’s handling it with grace and dignity.

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base and layering panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I stamped the lemon outline from the STAMPlorations Layered Citrus stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black on the layering panel, cut around the perimeter, and adhered acetate behind the window with Scor-Tape. I then stamped the full color lemon in Memento Tuxedo Black and Catherine Pooler Limoncello and Chiffon inks directly on the card base.

I stamped the sentiment (also from the Layered Citrus stamp set) in Memento Tuxedo Black and Catherine Pooler Limoncello ink on the layering panel. I added tiny lemon slices from This Calls For Confetti Iced Pink Lemonade confetti and tiny white stars from The 80s Polymer Clay Mix, and adhered the layering panel to the card base with double-sided foam strips, closing up the shaker.

I cut the inside panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with leftover strips of Solar White cardstock and strips of CutCardStock Pop Tone Lemon Drop cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Unity Stamp Co. Blossom By Blossom stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and layered the panel on Lemon Drop cardstock.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #117 – Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop Tone Lemon Drop cardstock
STAMPS: STAMPlorations Layered Citrus stamp set, Unity Stamp Co. Blossom By Blossom stamp set
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Catherine Pooler Limoncello and Chiffon inks
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, 1/4″ Scor-Tape, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, This Calls For Confetti Iced Pink Lemonade confetti and The 80s Polymer Clay Mix, 1″ and 1/4″ double-sided foam strips

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Seize The Cake

12/28/23 November DT Favorite at A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge!

Hi friends! So how is the weather where you are? Are you getting any chilly weather, or better yet, any snow?! You know we love our snowy winter weather out here in southwestern Colorado! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #77 – Anything Goes! I made THE cutest birthday card using the Hot Off The Press Cake Box Cutting Dies. I’ve already made a couple box cards using this die set and they sure don’t disappoint! I love these dies and I love how this card turned out! Definitely got some color goin’ on! ;)

I cut the box card base (chocolate cake layers, lol) from CutCardStock Basis Brown cardstock and the icing layers from a cute dotted print in the My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration 6×6 paper pack, and assembled the card. I cut the candle and a bunch of flower layers from various prints in the Sweet Celebration paper pack, and the flame from CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil cardstock. I assembled the candle and flowers, and adhered them to the card base.

I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Something To Say stamp set in Memento Espresso Truffle ink on a scrap piece of Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and cut it with the fancy die in the HOTP die set. I added a white twine bow along with iridescent gemstones in the flower centers.

I used the middle cake layer die in the set to cut a sentiment panel for the back from Solar White cardstock, and stamped another sentiment from the same Stampin’ Up stamp set in brown ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #117 – Anything Goes
4. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #302 – Flowers

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Brown and Bright Gold Foil cardstock, My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration 6×6 paper pack
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Something To Say stamp set
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Hot Off The Press Cake Box Cutting Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strips, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine, Darice clear iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Everything’s Coming Up Carrots

Hi friends! Happy Hump Day – I hope you’re having a great week! I know… it’s a very busy morning on my blog! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m super excited to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #164 – Anything Goes! I created a super cute thank you card created with a Stampin’ Up stamp set that I’ve had a little while but haven’t had a chance to use yet, and I love how it turned out!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock. I stamped the carrot images from the Stampin’ Up Thanks A Bunch stamp set in Memento Tangelo, Potter’s Clay, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves and Olive Grove inks directly on the card front. I stamped the sentiment on a Solar White scrap in Potter’s Clay ink, cut it with a Spellbinders Classic Ovals Small die, and adhered it to the card front with a 1″ double-sided foam strip. The finishing touch was adding several gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Topaz Twinkle Embellishment Mix.

I stamped the inside sentiment and small bunch of carrots from the same stamp set in Tangelo, Potter’s Clay, New Sprout and Bamboo Leaves inks. It’s almost a one-layer card! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Thanks A Bunch stamp set
INK: Memento Tangelo, Potter’s Clay, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves and Olive Grove inks
DIES/PUNCHES: Spellbinders Classic Ovals Small die
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strip, Trinity Stamps Topaz Twinkle Embellishment Mix

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

let it snow

Hey everybody! We had our first snow of the season a couple days ago but it wasn’t much and all melted away! We’re just a mere 6-7 (ish) weeks from Christmas, so are you getting ready?! I’ve been making Christmas cards all year long and I’m still making them! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with another inspiration project featuring the beautiful Ornaments 2 stamp set. I made a mini slimline featuring three clusters of hanging snowflakes and I really love how it turned out!

I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Cougar 80# Smooth White cardstock. Using the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies, I cut a Cougar Smooth White panel for the front. I also cut a frame from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock using the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Tri-Frame dies. I stamped three clusters of hanging snowflakes and a sentiment in Catherine Pooler Cummerbund ink. I added gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Aquamarine Ripple Embellishment Mix to the center of each snowflake with my Trinity Pick Up Stick. The finishing touch was adding several Eyelet Outlet Teal Enamel Dots.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Ornaments 2 stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Cougar Smooth 80# White and Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock
INK: Catherine Pooler Cummerbund ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies and Mini Slimline Tri-Frame Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, CutCardStock Plus High Capacity adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet Teal Enamel Dots, Trinity Stamps Aquamarine Ripple Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using 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 and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Drink Up, Witches!

12/18/23 Top 3 at Creative Crafting Uncles!

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having an awesome week – it’s Friday! I’m delighted to be back with an inspiration project to share for Keep It Simple DT! I just love seeing all the spooky and not-so-spooky Halloween projects this time of year! Our design team has created some awesome projects and we’re having a social media HOP to share some last-minute Halloween project ideas today, tomorrow and Sunday! There’s a full HOP list on my Instagram post HERE if you want to hop along!

If you are hopping along – and hopefully enjoying our design team projects – then you’ve landed here because I’m the last stop on the hop! And I have blog candy! If you are participating in the HOP and you’d like to get in on the chance to win a prize pack from me, I invite you to (1) follow me on Instagram, (2) follow me here on my blog, and (3) leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite drink! I’ll draw a winner on Monday, October 30th!

I created a very cool pop out gatefold card featuring papers and die cut pieces from the ‘A Wee Bit Wicked’ Collection! I am totally in love with literally everything in this collection! My inspiration for this fold came from Sandie on the Stampingbella DT. Her tutorial is HERE on the Stampingbella blog if you’re interested. It was definitely a fun one and I totally love how it turned out!

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the A Wee Bit Wicked 6×9 Collection Pack. I used quite a few die cuts from the A Wee Bit Wicked Wee Bits Die Cut Pieces to embellish the card. I used a piece of black thread to connect the spiders to the web.

Here’s a shot of the card closed and folded flat for mailing. There is room on the back for a signature and optional message which I didn’t photograph.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
2. Crafty Catz: #656 – Anything Goes w/ optional 4-Legged Critter
3. Creative Crafting Uncles: #46 – Halloween
4. Fab ‘n’ Funky: #582 – Make It Female
5. Halloween Crafts All Year ‘Round: #9 – Anything Halloween Goes
6. Little Red Wagon: #728 – Trick or Treat
7. Try It On Tuesday: Halloween

Keep It Simple products used:
A Wee Bit Wicked 6×9 Collection Pack
A Wee Bit Wicked Wee Bits Die Cut Pieces

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, black thread, Stampin’ Up Dimensionals

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it, and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go crazy! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Christmas Blessings

Hey everybody! Happy Monday! Dang, this weekend sure went by fast – in fact, this whole month has flown by! I’m up on the CutCardStock blog today with an amazing DT inspiration project featuring our Silk Glitter Opulent Opal along with a couple colors in the Pop Tone line and a couple greens! I used alcohol inks on the glitter cardstock for this Christmas card and it turned out so pretty! Not sure why I haven’t thought to do this before!

I started by cutting two pieces of Silk Glitter Opulent Opal cardstock and dropping Watermelon, Poppyfield and Cranberry alcohol inks onto one of them, and Citrus, Lettuce and Botanical alcohol inks onto the other one. While they were drying, I die cut some of the floral pieces from Pop Tone Wild Cherry and Pop Tone Lemon Drop, along with the berries from Opulent Opal and the leaf pieces from Mantis Green and Kale Green. Once the glitter pieces were dry, I die cut the main floral piece from the red one and the main leaf piece from the green one. I went ahead and assembled the floral spray before I lost any of those tiny pieces, lol! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White which I ran through the Big Shot with the Sizzix Texture Fades Plaid embossing folder. I adhered the assembled floral spray to the embossed panel with foam strips. I stamped the sentiment from the Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamp set in Memento Northern Pine ink on Solar White and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies. I adhered the sentiment and added several clear gemstones which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with an embossed Mantis Green strip and a narrow strip of Solar White. I stamped the sentiment (from the same Taylored Expressions stamp set) in green ink and layered the panel on Kale Green cardstock.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: #10 – Anything Flowers Goes w/ optional Mood Board
2. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
3. Cut It Up Challenges: 3289 – Add A Sentiment
4. Fab ‘n’ Funky: #582 – Make It Female
5. Sparkles Christmas Challenges: #153 Christmas Flower/Foliage
6. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #302 – Flowers

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
Silk Glitter Opulent Opal 12×12
Pop Tone Wild Cherry
Mantis Green
Kale Green

Other products used:
STAMPS: Taylored Expressions In & Out Christmas stamp set
INK: Ranger alcohol inks- Watermelon, Poppyfield, Cranberry, Citrus, Lettuce, and Botanical; Memento Northern Pine ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Sizzix Holiday Brushstroke #3 Thinlits, Keep It Simple Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Scrapbook Adhesives E-Z Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Sizzix Texture Fades Plaid Embossing Folder, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strips, clear gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the awesome cardstock and other goodies at CutCardStock (adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few). And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page and for more inspiration! Also, be sure to join our Creating with Card Stock Facebook Group for even more crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

holiday hugs

Hey peeps, how are you today? I hope you had a great weekend and you’re looking forward to an awesome week coming up! I’ve popped in this morning with another card I created for the 2023 Cat Lovers Christmas Challenge in honor of our friend, Janis. I dug into some of my older papers, stamps and dies and made another triple point fun fold featuring a Paper Smooches kitty sitting in a Birch Tree Design wreath! It’s funny how a fun fold design that I was not crazy about initially has become one that I really like!

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from coordinating prints in the American Crafts Christmas Print 6×6 cardstock pad. Next, I created the wreath using the Birch Tree Design Roundabout die set. I cut the layers from CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil, Habanero Red and Kale Green cardstock and assembled the wreath. Using a My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop STAX, I cut a large circle from CutCardStock Mantis Green cardstock and adhered the wreath.

I stamped the kitty from the Paper Smooches Feline Friends stamp set in Catherine Pooler Sand Castle ink and cut it with the coordinating die. Next, I stamped a sentiment from the Paper Smooches Holiday Cheer stamp set in Memento Northern Pine ink and adhered the kitty beneath it on a foam strip. The final touch was adding a tiny heart punched from a Habanero Red cardstock scrap using the Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter punch.

Using the My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop STAX, I cut another large circle from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock. I stamped a sentiment from the Paper Smooches Holiday Cheer stamp set in Memento Northern Pine ink and adhered the circle to the inside panel directly beneath the circle on the front panel.

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: October #10 – Anything Goes
2. Cut It Up Challenges: 3289 – Add A Sentiment

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! 

Products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock; CutCardStock Bright Gold Foil, Habanero Red, Kale Green and Mantis Green cardstock; American Crafts Christmas Print 6×6 cardstock pad
STAMPS: Paper Smooches Feline Friends and Holiday Cheer stamp sets
INK: Catherine Pooler Sand Castle ink; Memento Northern Pine ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Birch Press Design Roundabout die set, Paper Smooches Feline Friends die set, My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Oval STAX, Stampin’ Up Cookie Cutter punch (tiny heart on kitty)
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Gina K Designs Adhesive Dot Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, 1″ double-sided foam strip

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,