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! ;)
Hey y’all, Happy Hump Day! Hope you’re having a great week! I have an awesome CutCardStock DT inspiration project to share with you today featuring more of our Basis cardstock that’s on sale this month. I’m a huge fan of the Basis 110# weight for card bases, and we have some absolutely gorgeous colors of Basis 80# layering weight, so be sure to stock up! I have shared quite a few Mother’s Day cards over the past several months, and since Father’s Day will be here in just a few short weeks, I’m still cranking out Father’s Day cards. I happened to have some cool seascape patterned paper in my stash that coordinates very well with a new stamp set and coordinating punch, so that’s the direction I went!
I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from our Basis 110# White cardstock along with layering panels from Basis Blue cardstock and a seascape patterned paper which I adhered together to create a cool background. I stamped the whale from the Stampin’ Up ‘Whale Done’ stamp set in Catherine Pooler Twilight ink on a scrap of 80# Solar White and punched it with the coordinating punch. I punched several additional whales from scraps of 80# Solar White and Basis White that I had out on my desk, and layered them behind the stamped whale for a little dimension. I stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in Memento Tuxedo Black ink in the upper right corner and added a small green enamel heart, which completed the card front.
I cut the inside panel from Basis 80# White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the seascape patterned paper and Basis Blue cardstock used on the front. I stamped the inside sentiment from the Hero Arts ‘Year-Round Messages’ stamp set in Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap piece of Basis White and added some narrow strips of Basis Medium Blue cardstock for a little interest.
And one more look… totally loving this card! Our Basis cardstock paired with great patterned paper makes the most awesome cards!
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 for more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday to you all! I’m happy to share that I was invited to guest design over at Try It On Tuesday after scoring a Top 5 spot last month, so here I am with my GD inspiration project! The challenge theme this fortnight is Butterflies and I created a slimline card featuring butterflies on acrylic block stamping. I’ve done this technique quite a few times over the years although it’s been nearly two years since the last time. It is apparently making a come-back because I’ve seen it again recently on two Instagram reels so it’s been on my mind. And the cool part is I didn’t even realize when I picked out the pink, purple and teal distress oxides that I had matching shades of Stardream Metallic cardstock in my stash to use for the butterflies! A definite ‘score’ there!
I cut a 3-3/4″ x 9″ slimline card base from Basis 110# White cardstock along with layering panels from Bright Silver Foil cardstock and Basis 80# White cardstock. I inked up a 2″ square acrylic block with picked raspberry distress oxide, lightly spritzed it with water in my distress sprayer, and stamped it on the white layering panel. I repeated the process with wilted violet and peacock feathers distress oxides and gave it a few minutes to dry, then splattered white gesso mixed with a tiny bit of water over the panel with a fan brush. I adhered the panel to the Silver Foil cardstock layer and then to the card base.
I printed the Live, Laugh and Love sentiments on Basis White cardstock, cut them with a fishtail sentiment strip die, and adhered them to the panel on foam squares. I punched the butterflies from Azalea, Amethyst and Lagoon Stardream Metallic cardstock, embellished them with tiny iridescent gemstones, and adhered one to each stamped block. The final touch was adding several slightly larger iridescent gemstones.
I cut the inside panel from Basis 80# White cardstock and embellished it with small leftover strips of Amethyst Stardream Metallic cardstock and an additional punched butterfly. Since this is a note card, I left the inside panel blank, leaving plenty of room to write a custom message, and adhered it to a Silver Foil cardstock panel.
And one more peek… really loving how this turned out! It’s so awesome when an idea comes together exactly as I’ve pictured it in my head!
Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great Monday! I’ve popped in a second time today to share a pretty congrats note card featuring the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies, Mini Slimline Tri-Frame Dies, Congrats Word Die with Shadow and Silver Pearl bling! I’ve been on the look-out for some time now for dies made specifically for a 3-1/2″ x 6″ size mini slim because it’s my personal favorite size that’s legal to mail. Well, I found quite a few more (plus some awesome word dies) at Kat Scrappiness and I can’t tell you how excited I am to have found these! They make the perfect mini slimline cards!
I cut a mini slimline card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from red striped pattern paper from Sunny Studio using the Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies. Next I cut a stitched frame from 80# Solar White cardstock and a rectangle from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Jupiter cardstock using the Mini Slimline Tri-Frame Dies. Using the shadow die from the Congrats Word Die with Shadow, I cut an aperture in the Metallic Jupiter cardstock piece and adhered a two-layer Congrats die cut sentiment cut from CutCardStock Bright Silver Foil cardstock. The finishing touch was adding several pearls from the Silver Pearl Mix.
I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Jupiter cardstock using the Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies and embellished it with a panel cut from 80# Solar White cardstock and scraps of Sunny Studio red striped pattern paper and Metallic Jupiter cardstock using the Mini Slimline Tri-Frame dies. Since it’s a note card, I left the inside blank with room to write a custom message.
And one more peek… did I mention how excited I am to have found these awesome Kat Scrappiness dies?! LOVE how this turned out!
5/31/22 Top Pick at Crafting Happiness Challenges!
Hey, everybody! Another weekend has bit the dust and I hope it was a good one! Every day is good with us regardless of what day of the week it is! I’m thrilled to be back on the Clear Scraps blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I have an adorably ‘sweet’ Summer card featuring our Mini Shaker Popsicle filled with Sprinkles Lime Confetti on a Geo Burst Stencil background to share with you today. This couldn’t have been any more fun to create!
I started by coloring the top chipboard form of the Mini Shaker Popsicle along with the edges of the remaining forms and back with alcohol markers. I adhered a piece of Stamp Anniething popsicle patterned paper to the chipboard back so it’s visible through the aperture. Working up from the bottom, I adhered the next two chipboard forms and added Sprinkles Lime Confetti. I removed the protective film from the bottom side of the acrylic divider and adhered it, then removed the protective film from the top side of the acrylic divider and adhered the top chipboard form.
I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from 80# Solar White cardstock and Basis Gold cardstock. I applied Ranger twisted citron, fossilized amber, wild honey and abandoned coral distress inks to the white cardstock panel through the Geo Burst Stencil with blending brushes. I spritzed Tattered Angels Iridescent Silver Glimmer Mist over the panel, trimmed it, and adhered a piece of Stamp Anniething dotted patterned paper and a strip of MAMBI washi tape across the bottom. I added the Carta Bella sticker sentiment and then adhered the panel to the card base. I adhered the shaker and several Eyelet Outlet red gemstones to complete the card front.
I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of CutCardStock Basis Gold cardstock and MAMBI skinny washi tape. I adhered another Carta Bella sentiment sticker and layered the panel on the yellow cardstock.
And one more look… such an awesome Summer card! The background stencil and shaker are so fun!
Other products used: Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Gold cardstock, Stamp Anniething Summer Tropics 6×6 paper pack Ink: Ranger twisted citron, fossilized amber, wild honey and abandoned coral distress inks; Arteza R21 and BR92 alcohol markers Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Mini Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, brayer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, blending brushes, Tattered Angels Iridescent Silver Glimmer Mist, Me & My Big Ideas Skinny Washi Tape, Eyelet Outlet Red Jewel Bling, Carta Bella Summer Sticker Sheet
I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re inspired to get those craft supplies out to play! Be sure to check out all the amazing acrylic, wood and chipboard goodies at Clear Scraps… OMGoodness, you won’t be disappointed! And head on over to the Clear Scraps Facebook Page for lots of inspiration! And while you’re at it, join the Clear Scraps Facebook Creative Group to connect with other Clear Scraps fans! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday and I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend! They sure do come and go quickly these days, lol! I have an adorable mini slimline get well card to share with you today created with the new Nap Time stamp set from Prickley Pear Stamps! The awesome release includes this library stamp set, several very cool chicken stamp sets, a woodgrain background stamp, and a chicken wire background stamp! You just can’t go wrong with these!
I cut a 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slimline card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Wild Cherry cardstock which I adhered to the card base. I stamped the image on Basis White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and trimmed it. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink in a vertical fashion, adhered the image to the card front, and finished it off with three Darice iridescent gemstones.
One more look… super happy with how this turned out! Since we are Crazy Cat People, I fell in love immediately with this stamp set! Gotta love that guy snoozing on the shelf!
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! ;)
Hey everybody! I’m back with my second post this morning sharing a pretty Christmas card I created in non-traditional colors using the Slimline Woodgrain Background stamp from Prickley Pear Stamps, which is part of the new release featuring a super cute library stamp set, several very cool chicken stamp sets, and a chicken wire background stamp. I wanted to create something that’s not library- or chicken-related to show how versatile this woodgrain background is!
I cut a standard A2 size side-folding landscape card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and a layering panel and 1-1/4″-ish strip from CutCardStock Bright Silver Foil cardstock. I started by stamping the Slimline Woodgrain Background stamp in Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink on the lighter weight Solar White panel which I layered on the Silver Foil cardstock panel and then adhered the Silver Foil strip across the bottom. I added a poinsettia element from the Spellbinders Sparkling Holidays Sticker Pack along with several Darice iridescent gemstones which completed the front.
And one more look… I always love a Christmas card in non-traditional colors and this one with the woodgrain background turned out so pretty!
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! ;)
Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! I’m happy to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun and quirky CAS birthday card featuring our Party Hat Brads, Orange Dot Washi Tape and Orange Pearl Bling! These party hats are such a hoot and so much fun to play with!
I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Basis 110# White cardstock along with a layering panel from Basis 80# White cardstock. I applied a single strip of Orange Dot Washi Tape and then adhered a narrow strip of Astrobrights Solar Yellow cardstock just above it. I added four Party Hat Brads in a row and adhered the panel to the card base. I stamped a Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Birthday sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on a scrap of Neenah Classic Crest 110# cardstock, cut it with the coordinating Taylored Expressions Simple Strips – Asymmetrical Die, and layered it once more on another piece of the scrap cardstock before adhering it to the card front on a Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Strip. The finishing touch was adding Orange Pearl Bling.
I cut the inside panel from Basis 80# White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of Orange Dot Washi Tape and a narrow strip of Astrobrights Solar Yellow cardstock. I stamped a fun sentiment from The Cat’s Pajamas Sassy Birthday stamp set in Memento Morocco ink and adhered the panel directly to the card base.
And one more look… super happy with how this card turned out! These brads, washi tape and bling make the perfect companions for a fun birthday card!
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! ;)
6/1/22 Top Pick at Ellibelle’s Crafty Wednesday Challenge!
Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great week and not working too hard! I’m back this morning with a new page in my new art journal that I finished on Mother’s Day. Even though it’s butterfly-themed, I’ve dedicated this page to our little seven-month-old kitten named Flutterby who was killed by a car speeding through our neighborhood three weeks ago. As most of you know, Ed and I rescue cats and kittens, and Flutterby was the last surviving kitten born to feral Mama last September so she had a special place in our hearts. It was hard. I can now talk about her without tearing up (most of the time) and this page makes me feel like she’s in a good place. :)
I started by inking a piece of Neenah Classic Crest 165# Solar White cardstock with mermaid lagoon, peacock feathers, twisted citron and fossilized amber distress inks using the direct-to-paper technique for good bold coverage. Using the Taylored Expressions Bubbly stencil and DreamWeaver Translucent Embossing Paste, I added some bubbles down both sides. Next, I added arrows on both sides using the TCW Susana’s Arrows stencil and Ranger picket fence distress stain, and then added several elements over the page using the TCW Mini Butterfly Collage stencil and Ranger black soot distress ink. Then I randomly stamped clusters of dots, postage stamps and text over the background using Paper Wings Productions Art Textures and Writing Backgrounds stamp sets.
I tore a piece of kraft corrugated paper, inked the edges, and adhered it to a torn piece of Hot Off The Press Flowing Ink double-sided paper and then to the bottom of the page. I grabbed a Hobby Lobby Woodpile Key and coated it with Prima Finnabair Brown Rust Paste and Red Rust Paste to give it a rusted look, and embellished it with a piece of Eyelet Outlet Brown Pearl Bling Strip. I rubbed some of the brown rust paste onto the raised portions of the corrugated paper, then attached a Tim Holtz idea-ology Swivel Clasp to the key with his idea-ology Jump Rings, and attached it to the corrugated paper.
I created an arrow by tracing a curved arrow from the TCW Susana’s Arrows stencil onto a scrap of 110# Solar White cardstock which I fussy cut and then drew lines around the edges with a Sakura Pigma Micron 08 black pen. I sprayed it with Tattered Angels It’s Green and Dragonfly Glimmer Mists, applied Glossy Accents and sprinkled Brutus Monroe Blue Shimmer Flakes over it. I applied another light ‘bumpy’ coat of Glossy Accents for texture, covering and trapping the shimmer flakes. Once dry, I cut the curved arrow in half and adhered the two pieces to the left side of the page, and added a 49 and Market fussy cut and layered butterfly with Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circles.
I cut two postal pieces from a roll of Tim Holtz idea-ology Postale Tissue Wrap and a large butterfly from his idea-ology Melange Tissue Wrap, and adhered them to scrap pieces of 110# Solar White cardstock with Ranger Distress Collage Medium. Once dry, I fussy cut each one of them, watercolored the butterfly with Light Green, Turquoise Green, Persian Green and Gray Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and a Kuretake Watercolor Brush, and added a Tim Holtz idea-ology Gamer Spinner for the butterfly’s body. I adhered these pieces and lightly sprayed the page with Tattered Angels Tarnished Silver Glimmer Mist. I then splattered Tattered Angels It’s Green and Dragonfly Glimmer Mists by opening the bottle and flicking the bottom part of the spray apparatus over the page.
I stamped the sentiments from the STAMPlorations Layered Butterflies stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on scraps of 110# Solar White cardstock and trimmed them. I ran a Tuxedo Black marker around the outside edges of each portion, layered them on CutCardStock Curious Metallic Night cardstock and adhered them to the page. I added several vinyl glittered flower stickers from my stash along with some Eyelet Outlet blue pearls and white heart pearls. The final touch was inking the edges of the page with black soot distress ink. Seems I can never do a ‘simple’ mixed media project… I feel like I have to keep adding more and more. Even though this is quite busy, I’m pleased with the result!
5/31/22 Design Team Favorite at Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog!
Hi friends! Happy Hump Day! I hope you’re having a great week! I have a fun birthday card to share with you today that I created with the new Prickley Pear Stamps Hippie Chickens stamp set! I also used the Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set for the flowers on the inside panels. You know how I love my fun folds, and this Inside Double Flap card was just the ticket! I am in love with this stamp set – I’m a child of the late 50s, 60s and early 70s, so this was an instant hit!
I cut a standard A2 size card base from CutCardStock Basis Teal with extra score lines to create an M (or W depending on how you look at it). I attached a panel cut from Hot Off The Press Flowing Ink 6×6 double-sided cardstock and then adhered paper-pieced grass, the hippie van and chickens, all from the Hippie Chickens stamp set and all colored with alcohol markers. I added the sentiment, some flower confetti and a few Dot Sparklers which completed the card front.
I adhered flaps cut from the Basis Teal cardstock along with several panels cut from the Flowing Ink cardstock, stamped flowers from the Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set on the narrower outermost panels, and added gemstones to the center of each flower. The final step was adhering sentiments along with fussy-cut chickens, flowers and spiral elements from the Hippie Chickens stamp set, as well as a few more Dot Sparklers, to the flaps.
And one more look… totally loving how this turned out! Such a fun, fun stamp set with so many possibilities!
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! ;)
Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! I’m stoked to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created an adorable set of three thank you cards featuring our new Flower Shakers along with Skinny Silver Dots Washi Tape and Purple Enamel Dots, Pink Enamel Dots and White Enamel Dots! I matched the ink and enamel dots with the colors in the shaker bits inside each flower. This is definitely a simple design that’s easy to mass-produce!
I cut three standard A2 size top-folding card bases from 110# Solar White cardstock. I put the grid block stamp from the Prickley Pear Stamps Blobby Flowers stamp set in my MISTI and stamped it in Catherine Pooler Serenade, Be Mine and Sauna inks on each card base. I added a strip of Skinny Silver Dots Washi Tape to each and stamped a sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set in black ink in the lower right corner on each using the MISTI. I adhered a Flower Shaker to each card front, and the final touch was adding three Purple Enamel Dots, Pink Enamel Dots and White Enamel Dots to the card with the corresponding ink color.
I applied a strip of Skinny Silver Dots Washi Tape to the inside of each card base and then stamped a sentiment from the Pretty Pink Posh Mom stamp set on each using the MISTI.
And one more look… so loving how these turned out! These flower shakers are so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it! And as I mentioned above, this super simple design would be so easy to mass-produce!
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! ;)
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