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Colors Note Card

Howdy peeps! I hope you all are having a fabulous weekend… it sure is going by fast! I’m popping in again this morning with a fun mini slimline note card featuring the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies along with the Altenew Mini Delight: Mini Paintbox Stamp and Die Set. I’m sure I’ve mentioned how happy I am to have found a nice variety of mini slimline dies (and readymade envelopes) for my go-to size of 3-1/2″ x 6″ mini slim cards! This is the legal size to mail through the post office and the only size of these I make. ;)

I cut a mini slimline card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with a die cut layering panel from 80# Solar White cardstock using the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies which I adhered to the card base. I then die cut several partial panels using CutCardStock Pop Tone Wild Cherry, Tangy Orange, Banana Split, Gumdrop Green, Blue Raspberry and Grape Jelly cardstock which I stacked together and adhered to the bottom of the card front. I stamped the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then stamped the paint box on a scrap piece of 110# Solar White cardstock and cut it with the coordinating die. I LOVE this mini stamp and die set! I used a Stampin’ Up 1/4″ Circle Punch and punched small circles from the corner of several Sunny Studio Striped Silly 6×6 double-sided papers, adhered them to the paint box and then covered them with Glossy Accents. Once dry, I adhered the element to the card front and then added several Kat Scrappiness 3mm and 4mm Sparkling Clear Droplets which completed the card front.

I cut the inside panel from CutCardStock Pop Tone Grape Jelly cardstock using the Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies, and adhered a plain layering panel cut from 80# Solar White cardstock. Since this is a note card, I left the panel blank with plenty of room to write a custom message.

And one more look… totally loving how this note card turned out! And I’m so smitten with these mini slimline dies from Kat Scrappiness. I searched and searched for a long time to find them, and I’ve been making my own mini slim envelopes which I won’t have to do anymore! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. AAA Cards: #216 – Color Scheme + option to make it a shaker card (no option)
2. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – May Anything Goes Always
3. Crafty Catz: #597 – Anything Goes w/ optional twist of All About the Girls (playing twist)
4. Paperbabe Stamps: #168 – Anything Goes
5. Shopping Our Stash: #471 – Make Mine A Tall One (mini slimline)
6. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: 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# and 80# Solar White cardstock; CutCardStock Pop Tone Wild Cherry, Tangy Orange, Banana Split, Gumdrop Green, Blue Raspberry and Grape Jelly cardstock; Sunny Studio Striped Silly 6×6 Double-Sided Papers
Stamps: Altenew Mini Delight: Mini Paint Box stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Kat Scrappiness Mini Slimline Fancy Scalloped Dies, Altenew Mini Delight: Mini Paint Box die set, Stampin’ Up 1/4″ Circle Punch
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger Glossy Accents, Kat Scrappiness 3mm Sparkling Clear Droplets, Kat Scrappiness 4mm Sparkling Clear Droplets

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

Scrappy hugs,

From One Groovy Chick to Another

Hey everybody! The days are passing by so fast it’s making my head spin! It’s so bizarre that nearly half the year is gone already! I have another fun card to share with you that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps new release! This card features the new Hippie Chickens stamp set along with a tie dyed stenciled background, and was so much fun to create!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding landscape card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Tangy Orange cardstock and 80# Solar White cardstock. Using The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Tie Dyed Stencil and several blending brushes, I applied Ranger mustard seed, twisted citron, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, salty ocean, seedless preserves and picked raspberry distress inks. I then slid the stencil very very slightly over toward the right and downward, applied DreamWeaver Translucent Embossing Paste and allowed it to dry. I trimmed the panel and adhered it to the orange panel and then to the card base.

I stamped the van and a couple chickens in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Solar White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers and fussy cut them all. Then came the fun of arranging them on the background. The van needed to be ‘grounded’ so I stamped the sentiment on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock, trimmed it and adhered it beneath the tires of the van, adding one of the chickens. The finishing touch was adhering a few pieces of Clear Scraps flower confetti.

And one more look… such a fun stamp set that’s so fun to color in funky 70s colors! Yep, right up my alley!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – May Anything Goes Always
2. Crafty Catz: #597 – Anything Goes w/ optional twist of All About the Girls (playing twist)
3. Di’s Digi Challenge: Hand Colored Image Challenge
4. Paperbabe Stamps: #168 – Anything Goes

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Hippie Chickens stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Tangy Orange cardstock
Ink: Ranger mustard seed, twisted citron, cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, salty ocean, seedless preserves and picked raspberry distress inks; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- NG04/06/08, YR00/32/37, Y02, R05/31, YG05/43, BG45, P23; Copic 0.3 Black Multi-Liner pen, Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, DreamWeaver Translucent Embossing Paste, The Crafter’s Workshop Mini Tie Dyed Stencil, blending brushes, Clear Scraps flower confetti

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! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Christmas Nighttime Sky

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 one more awesome DT inspiration project! This is my last regular post for Eyelet Outlet (I’ll be popping in from time to time with new release samples for them) and I’ve created a Christmas card with a pretty inked nighttime snowy sky featuring our City Skyline Washi Tape and Snowflake Brads along with Santa and his reindeer!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from 80# Solar White cardstock. I employed the DTP (direct-to-paper) technique to ink the background with Ranger stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks and then splattered white acrylic paint mixed with a tad bit of water with my fan brush across the panel. I applied a strip of City Skyline Washi Tape to a scrap piece of 110# Solar White cardstock, cut it out along the tops of the buildings, and adhered it to the bottom of the inked panel. I stamped Santa with Reindeer (a rubber stamp thank you gift in one of my previous Taylored Expressions orders) and the sentiment from the Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set in Catherine Pooler Midnight ink, and then added the Snowflake Brads to complete the panel.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a super narrow strip of Basis Blue cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from The Project Bin Merriest Christmas stamp set in Catherine Pooler Midnight ink and layered the panel on Basis Blue cardstock.

And one more look… so loving how this turned out! You know how I love me some Christmas all year long, and I really enjoyed creating this with the fun washi tape and brads!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – May Anything Goes Always
2. Crafty Catz: #597 – Anything Goes w/ optional twist of All About the Girls (no twist)
3. Paperbabe Stamps: #168 – Anything Goes
4. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
5. Sparkles Christmas Challenge: #136 – Christmas Sentiments

Eyelet Outlet products used:
City Skyline Washi Tape
Snowflake Brads

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# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Blue cardstock
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Santa with Reindeer rubber stamp, Trinity Stamps A Sentiment For (Almost) Everything stamp set, The Project Bin Merriest Christmas stamp set
Ink: Ranger stormy sky and chipped sapphire distress inks; Catherine Pooler Midnight ink
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Liquitex white acrylic paint, Tim Holtz distress sprayer, fan brush, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

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! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Hey Beautiful

6/15/22 Top 3 at The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog!

Hey everybody! Happy Fri-YAY to you all – another week has bit the dust! I’m popping in for a second time this morning with a super cute card that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps new release! Yep, you guessed it… another card using the so-very-cool Hey Girl Hey stamp set which has quickly become one of my favorites! These gals are a hoot! And I used an ‘oldie but goodie’ technique of Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to color the image. My (old) bottle of Gamsol lives on my desk right in front of me – so I always see it but never think to use it – and I wonder if there’s a shelf life to this stuff?! Apparently not because it still works like a charm! I saw a Gina K Designs reel on Instagram several weeks back which reminded me that this is such an easy and fun technique so I really should be doing it! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock and a dotted patterned paper from the Jillibean Soup Bloom Soup 6×6 Mini Pad. I also die cut a mini scalloped rectangle from a coordinating Jillibean Soup patterned paper using a My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX Die-namics, and also tore a square from some kraft corrugated paper in my stash.

I stamped the chicken gal and the word ‘Hey’ in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on 80# Solar White cardstock, trimmed the sentiment, and colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol and then fussy cut it. Using the Lil Inker Designs Instant Camera die, I die cut a frame and heat embossed part of the sentiment on the bottom of the frame with Hero Arts white embossing powder. The finishing touch was adding two adhesive triangle mirrors and Eyelet Outlet 5mm red gemstones to the left upper and right lower corners for a little interest.

And one more look… super happy with the pencil and Gamsol coloring which is fairly pale in comparison to alcohol ink coloring but matches the scalloped floral die cut perfectly! Really love how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
2. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
3. Make The Cards Challenge: #55 – Use Two Patterned Papers
4. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
5. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #285 – Spots and/or Stripes

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Hey Girl Hey stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock, Jillibean Soup Bloom Soup 6×6 Mini Pad, kraft corrugated paper
Ink/Pencils: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Prismacolor pencils- Crimson Red, Light Cerulean Blue, True Green, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Orange and Pink; Versamark
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Rectangle STAX Die-namics, Lil Inker Designs Instant Camera die
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Gamsol, paper stumps, Hero Arts White Embossing Powder, Artskills adhesive triangle mirrors, Eyelet Outlet 5mm red gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Most Beautiful Yard Award

Hey, everybody! The months are scooting right along and I cannot believe we’re almost through May already! Whoosh! I’m thrilled to be back on the Clear Scraps blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a super cute ‘award’ in the form of a large tag featuring our 5×9 Leaves Stencil and our Mini Shaker Award Ribbon. This was aimed at my hubby and started out as kind of a joke. He has the greenest thumbs I’ve ever seen and I keep telling him he deserves an award! There is nothing this man can’t do (while battling diabetes, cancer and MS)! Our front yard was literally brown and our back yard was overgrown with weeds when we moved into our house a year and a half ago. In no time, the front yard was gorgeous. He planted tall sunflowers along the walkway and wild flowers along the low brick ledge just for me… and of course they looked amazing! And he tilled the back yard and planted a garden, and yeah, it was flippin’ amazing as well! We had large tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumbers, squash, peas, green beans, radishes, strawberries and raspberries to name just a few!

So I worked on the Mini Shaker Award Ribbon first. I colored the top chipboard form and the edges of the other chipboard forms and back with a teal alcohol marker. I adhered white cardstock to the award area of the chipboard back and blue metallic cardstock to the ribbon tails. Using the left side of the 5×9 Leaves Stencil and the same distress inks, I stenciled a small background area on a sheet of cardstock and printed a computer-generated award sentiment. I trimmed it and adhered it as a layer to the award area of the chipboard back. Working from the bottom up, I adhered the next two chipboard forms and added a pinch of shaker mix. I then adhered the acrylic divider (with the protective film removed from both sides) and the top chipboard form. I clamped it for about 10-15 minutes to ensure that the layers adhere well.

Next, I worked on the tag base which I cut from white cardstock. Using the right side of the 5×9 Leaves Stencil and several distress inks, I stenciled the background for the left side of the tag. I adhered a panel to the right side of the tag cut from teal cardstock, and added a strip of teal glitter washi tape to the seam. I adhered the shaker and then added garden tool brads, lawn mower brads and a sunglasses brad. I adhered another layer of cardstock to hide the brad prongs and to provide a little extra stability to the tag. I created a hole reinforcement from white cardstock using two circle punches, and threaded ribbon and crafting cord through the hole. The finishing touch was adding several turquoise glitter enamel dots.

And one more peek… I absolutely love how this turned out! Like I mentioned above, the hubs definitely deserves a Most Beautiful Yard Award, and these stencils and mini shaker made it happen! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
2. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
3. Fab ‘n’ Funky Challenges: #552 – Anything But Square
4. Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Not A Card
5. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
6. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: Anything Goes

Clear Scraps products used:
5×9 Leaves Stencil
Mini Shaker Award Ribbon

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Sapphire cardstock
Stamps: Computer-generated award sentiment
Ink: Ranger twisted citron, peacock feathers and mermaid lagoon distress ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1/4″ and 1/2″ Circle Punches
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tattered Angels Gold Glimmer Mist, Peachy Cheap Teal Glitter washi tape; Eyelet Outlet Garden Tool Brads, Lawn Mower Brads and Sunglasses Brads; Pretty Pink Posh Blue Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Peridot Mist and Ocean Spray sequins; ribbon from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Gorgeously Green and Red and Turquoise Collections, Hemptique Crafting Cord, Eyelet Outlet Turquoise Glitter Enamel Dots

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!

Scrappy hugs,

Dream BIG Edge-To-Edge Shaker

Hey everybody! I’m back with another post this morning to share a fun card I created earlier this week for The Outlawz Sunday Songs and Rhymes Challenge! Sherry West Art is sponsoring this time, so come on over and play for a chance to win a prize! I was gone most of the day yesterday with a friend running errands, and I have taken a couple days this week to organize my stamped and foiled sentiment strips in storage boxes, so I figured I better hustle to share this card before the challenge ends in two days, lol! We were given a Disney song to use as inspiration, so I focused on ‘dream’ for the front with a Disney quote on the inside. I created an edge-to-edge shaker to showcase a super cute image from Sherry’s Beauty Bugs collection. I can’t find my readymade shaker pockets (gee, go figure…) so I made one myself using Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic. In all honesty, it bows out just a tad more than the readymade ones which allows the shaker bits to move around more freely inside the pocket, so I like it! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding landscape card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from Brutus Monroe teal glitter cardstock and CutCardStock Habanero cardstock. I printed the Sherry West digital image on 80# Solar White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and trimmed it. I stamped the sentiment from the Dare 2B Artzy Dream Big stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, layered the panels together and slid them into a shaker pocket I handmade from Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic. I threw in a couple small pinches of Kat Scrappiness Mirrored Clear Confetti Dot Sequin Mix and sealed it up.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with leftover strips of red cardstock and teal glitter cardstock used on the front. I stamped the sentiment (from the same D2BA stamp set) in black ink and layered the panel on red cardstock.

And one more peek… I totally love that image, and the edge-to-edge shaker (with my handmade pocket) turned out great! So fun!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
2. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
3. Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
4. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: 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# and 80# Solar White cardstock, Brutus Monroe teal glitter cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero cardstock
Stamps: Digital image from Sherry West Art Beauty Bugs collection, Dare 2B Artzy Dream Big stamp set
Ink: Arteza alcohol markers- B25, BG07/11, YR12, R18/20/21, BR28/82; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Kat Scrappiness Mirrored Clear Confetti Dot Sequin Mix, iCraft Super Tape, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic

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,

Enjoy the Little Things

Howdy, friends! I hope you are having a most excellent week and you’re having some amazing weather where you are! Our weather here in southwestern Colorado is absolutely gorgeous and I have no complaints! I’ve popped in this morning with a Prickley Pear Stamps sample to share that I created with the new Chicken Wire Background stamp! Just as I did a couple weeks ago with the Woodgrain Background stamp, I created a card that’s not chicken-related to show how versatile this background stamp is as well! I used several Spellbinders Beauty Is Everywhere Die Cut Shapes along with a few Darice white flat-back pearls to make this background come to life!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding landscape card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder cardstock, GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock and 80# Solar White cardstock. I cut the white layering panel with a My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics die and then stamped the chicken wire background in Catherine Pooler Do-Si-Do ink. I stamped the chicken wire background again in Versamark over top of the pink ink and heat embossed it with Hero Arts Sparkle embossing powder. I adhered all the panels to the card base and then adhered the die cuts. The finishing touch was adding a few white flat-back pearls.

And one more look… I’m totally smitten with this card! I love the versatility of this chicken wire background stamp!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #05-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
4. Creative Moments: #234 – Summer’s Here
5. The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge: Anything Goes

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Chicken Wire Background stamp

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock, Stampin’ Up Watermelon Wonder cardstock
Ink: Versamark, Catherine Pooler Do-Si-Do ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tape Runner, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Milwaukee heat tool, Big Shot, Hero Arts Sparkle Embossing Powder, Spellbinders Beauty Is Everywhere Die Cut Shapes, Darice white flat-back pearls

Scrappy hugs,

Thanks for lifting my spirits

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a wonderful week! Life is pretty darn good here in southwestern Colorado! We are having some gorgeous weather, our feline rescues are all healthy, and we are able to enjoy our hobbies. I’ve popped in this morning to share a pretty thank you card that I created to enter into the Pinkfresh Studio May 2022 Challenge – Anything Spring! I started this card with a different background a couple weeks ago and just wasn’t happy with it, so it sat on my desk until yesterday afternoon when the lightbulb came on and I ran with a totally different idea. I used a variety of Pinkfresh Studio products – the Painted Peony Mix Washi Tape and Die for the focal image, the Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plate and Die for the front sentiment, and the Hibiscus stamp set for the inside sentiment! I think this captures the Spring theme pretty well, and I used four of the five gorgeous colors in the inspiration photo.

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Pop Tone Cotton Candy cardstock and 80# Solar White cardstock, and rounded the bottom right corner of each. I die cut a rope background from 110# Solar White cardstock and adhered it to the lighter weight white cardstock panel with Elmer’s Craft Bond Spray Adhesive, using a brayer to get good adhesion, and trimming the excess around all four edges. I sprayed Tattered Angels Gold Glimmer Mist on the background panel, and adhered it to the Cotton Candy panel and then to the card base.

I had previously created the flower cluster using the Pinkfresh Studio Painted Peony Mix Washi Tape and Die with 110# Solar White cardstock, so I adhered that to the background. Using the Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, a scrap of 110# Solar White cardstock and a roll of gold foil, I created the front sentiment using the Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plate and Die (three layers thick) and adhered it to the card front. The finishing touch was adding several Kat Scrappiness gold pearls.

I cut the inside panel from 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of CutCardStock Cotton Candy cardstock and a die cut flower from the Pinkfresh Studio Painted Peony Mix Washi Tape. I stamped the sentiment in Catherine Pooler Pink Champagne ink and layered the panel on Cotton Candy cardstock.

And one more look… so loving how this turned out! I’m totally in love with all of the Pinkfresh Studio Washi Tape and Die bundles! The gold is such an elegant touch and you just can’t go wrong!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #05-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Alphabet Challenge Blog: D is for Die Cuts
3. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
4. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
5. Crafty Catz: #596 – Anything Goes w/ optional Add Some Pink
6. Little Red Wagon: #654 – With a Little Help From My Friends
7. Use Your Stuff: #448 – Touch of Gold

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, CutCardStock Pop Tone Cotton Candy cardstock
Stamps: Pinkfresh Studio Hibiscus stamp set
Ink: Tattered Angels Gold Glimmer Mist, Catherine Pooler Pink Champagne ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Tutti Designs Twisted Rope background die
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, brayer, Elmer’s Craft Bond Spray Adhesive, Pinkfresh Studio Painted Peony Mix Washi Tape and Die, Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plate and Die, Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System, Spellbinders Glimmer Gold Foil, Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circles, Kat Scrappiness Gold Pearl Mix

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

Scrappy hugs,

Hey Girl Hey

5/28/22 Top 3 at FarmQuest Challenge Blog!

Hi friends! Happy Happy Monday – here’s wishing you all a fabulous week ahead… Friday will be here before you know it! Bahahaha! I have another project to share with you today that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps new release! This front step card (one of my favs) features the Hey Girl Hey stamp set and Chicken Wire Background stamp. These are stamps are large and easy to color, and this gal worked perfectly for the front of this card! Once again I kept with a warm color palette.

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Gold cardstock and layering panels from Hot Off The Press Sunflowers 6×6 Double-Sided cardstock. I stamped the chicken wire background on all the patterned paper layering panels in Memento Peanut Brittle ink. I stamped the image from the Hey Girl Hey stamp set in Espresso Truffle ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers, and cut it with a Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers die. I added Glossy Accents to her sunglasses, and when that was dry, I added white dots using a paint pen. I adhered the image to a patterned paper panel and then to card front, and stamped the sentiment beneath the image. The finishing touch was adding some Eyelet Outlet 4mm brown jewel bling.

And one more peek of the card folded flat. Have I mentioned how much fun this stamp set is?! Love, love, love!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #05-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Addicted To Stamps and More: #429 – Any Occasion
3. Alphabet Challenge Blog: D is for Die Cuts
4. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
5. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
6. FarmQuest Challenge Blog: Theme #4 – Poultry and Wire or Metal
7. Paperbabe Stamps: #168 – Anything Goes

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Hey Girl Hey stamp set
Chicken Wire Background stamp

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis Gold cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Hot Off The Press Sunflowers 6×6 Double-Sided cardstock
Ink: Memento Peanut Brittle and Espresso Truffle inks; Arteza alcohol markers- YR00/12/32/37, R31, Y02/32/33, WG04; Sharpie White Paint Pen
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Glossy Accents, Eyelet Outlet 5mm brown jewel bling

Scrappy hugs,

daytona beach may 78

Hey, everybody! I hope you had a great week and you’re having fun this weekend and staying healthy! I’m thrilled to be back on the Clear Scraps blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created another 3-D Frameables project – these are so versatile and so much fun! I used the Base with Square Frame and Word n Shape Summer-Flip Flops this time to document a memory from May 1978 that is still just as fresh in my mind as it was that day! My BFF got a brand new 1978 Chevy Camaro which we drove up and down the strip on Daytona Beach – back in the day when people were actually allowed to drive on the beach. We had such a great time… hard to believe that was 44 years ago, lol!

I painted the word Summer with yellow acrylic paint and the flip flops with orange acrylic paint and let them dry. I adhered a piece of pink cardstock to the back of the flip flops and embellished them with enamel flowers.

I covered the smaller oval base with green dotted paper, the larger oval base with yellow striped paper, and the frame with red and white striped paper. I adhered an orange cardstock mini scallop frame around the opening of the frame. I added acetate to the back of the frame to keep the photo clean and free of dust (which unfortunately casts weird shadows on the photo, lol). I adhered the frame to the wood backing and let it dry overnight with clips. That’s me on the right, by the way. ;)

I added a pink scallop strip to the top edge of the frame and added white die cut letters spelling ‘daytona beach’ and then adhered pink strips to the left and right edges for a finished look. I added the date using white die cuts along with sunglasses and beach umbrealla brads.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #05-2022 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #5 May Anything Goes
3. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #123 – Anything Goes Always
4. Crafty Catz: #596 – Anything Goes w/ optional Add Some Pink
5. Cupcake Inspirations: #544 – Stripes

6. Little Red Wagon: #654 – With a Little Help From My Friends

Clear Scraps products used:
Base with Square Frame
Word n Shape Summer-Flip Flops

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Canvas Corp Lots of Color Paper Collection, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Flame cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Azalea cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX and Stitched Mini Scallop Square STAX Die-namics, Sizzix Alphanumeric Tiny Type Lower Thinlits, Stampin’ Up Scallop Edge Punch
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Liquitex Cadmium Light Hue and Primary Yellow acrylic paints, Eyelet Outlet Pastel Sunglasses and Beach Umbrella Brads, Eyelet Outlet Enamel Flowers and Clear Jewel Bling Strip

Scrappy hugs,