Fun Fold – Page 44 – Love To Scrap 2

HB2U explosion card

Hey everybody, I’m baaaaack! I have one more project to share this morning – my sister’s birthday card! I don’t believe she reads my blog, so I think we’re safe! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I got the new We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board a couple months ago and used it to make my son’s Father’s Day card which he absolutely LOVED (and got his girls with it, lol), and decided to make another one for my sister’s birthday coming up. I intended to make a video of this one exploding but sealed it up without thinking. But… I’m going to make one for my daughter soon and will do a video on that one, so stay tuned! I am entering this explosion card into The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge where the theme is to Add Sparkle, which I’ve accomplished with the Brutus Monroe Glitterstock!

I created the box base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and adhered panels cut from animal print cardstock as well as thin strips of orange Glitterstock. Using Waffle Flower Wide Alpha Dies and Waffle Flower Bold Alpha Dies, I cut the sentiment from CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Orange cardstock and Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock and layered them for a shadow effect. I created the card tray from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock as well, and adhered strips of the animal print cardstock and a very thin strip of the orange Glitterstock across the top. I stamped ‘pull here’ (included with the punch board) at the top of the card tray, and the ‘from us’ sentiment from the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set across the bottom in Catherine Pooler Mandarin Spice ink. The confetti consists of a variety of hearts and stars punched from the white, dark brown and orange Glitterstock. The punch board actually punches the hearts (WRMK thinks of everything, lol) and I used an itty bitty star punch from my stash.

I created an envelope with the same punch board from CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Orange cardstock, stamped ‘hold here’ at the bottom on the back side in Catherine Pooler Icing On The Cake ink, and added a strip of the animal print cardstock to the bottom front.

And one more peek… SQUEAL! So loving this punch board and I see many more of these fun cards in my future! You really do need to see a video to see the full effect of the explosion, lol!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Orange cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock, Brutus Monroe Color Companion Glitterstock, American Crafts Animal Print 6×6 cardstock pad
Stamps: Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Mandarin Spice and Icing On The Cake inks
Dies/Punches: Waffle Flower Wide Alpha Dies, Waffle Flower Bold Alpha Dies, Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Star Punch
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, We R Memory Keepers Explosion Card Punch Board, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come over and join in all the fun at The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Hi!

7/15/21 Top Pick of the Week at The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge!

Hey everybody! Hope you’re having a great day! Thought I’d pop in this evening with one of the quickest cards I think I’ve ever made in all my years of crafting… took less than 30 minutes and looks like I spent hours on it! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I created this card for The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge which is always Anything Goes with an optional twist – and this time the twist is to create a twisted easel card. Dr. Digi’s House of Stamps is our sponsor this month so come on over and play! It’s been a minute since I created a twisted easel card and I was surprised at how easy it came back to me. The fun (and fast) part about this card is that I already had the stamped and die cut background with flowers and the stamped gingham background in my rather large bin of pieces and parts and extra die cuts! Yesssss!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock and added the already-made upper and lower background panels. The upper panel was created with layered squares cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock using the My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics. I adhered flowers and leaves stamped with the Altenew Build-A-Flower Hibiscus stamp set and cut with the coordinating dies, stamped the Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental sentiment in Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink, and added several tiny iridescent gemstones. The lower panel was one I stamped with the Concord and 9th Gingham Background stamp set back when I was still using Stampin’ Up ink. The stacked sentiment for the easel stop is from the Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp set. I added a few larger iridescent gemstones in one corner to complete the lower panel.

And one final look all folded up… so loving how this turned out! And I can’t believe how fast it worked up – that bin of extra pieces and parts sure paid off big time!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock,
Stamps: Altenew Build-A-Flower Hibiscus stamp set, Concord and 9th Gingham Background stamp set, Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental stamp set, Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp set
Ink: Memento Angel Pink, Rose Bud, Lilac Posies, Potter’s Clay, New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Olive Grove, Northern Pine and Tuxedo Black ink; Memento Luxe Wedding Dress ink; Hero Arts Soft Pink, Bubble Gum, Ultra Pink and Just Rust ink; Stampin’ Up Wild Wasabi ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics, Altenew Build-A-Flower Hibiscus die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tim Holtz 8.5″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Crystal Katana Pick-Up Tool, ScraPerfect tiny iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this twisted easel card and will come over and join in all the fun at The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Pair of Birthday cards for The Outlawz

Hi friends! Top of the week to you! Well, another Tuesday has rolled around and at the rate we’re going, Christmas will be here before we know it! LOL, I see you rolling your eyes! ;) Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! A new Color Wheel challenge has started today over at The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and our sponsor is Free Pretty Things For You so be sure to come on over and play! I created a pair of birthday cards using sponsor papers Girl Boss Black and White Floral Digital Delight Papers gifted to me, and OMGosh, these papers are beyond gorgeous! I see lots of projects using these in my future, lol!

For the Color Wheel challenge this fortnight, we are to choose one warm color and two cool colors from the color wheel below for our project, and there is no twist this time. I used pink from the warm side and purple and blue from the cool side for my cards.

Let’s look at the card with the tag first. I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with a CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock layer and a FPTFY Girl Boss Black and White Floral Digital Delight Paper layer which I adhered together and then adhered to the card base. I affixed a CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Clear Sticker to a sheet pulled from a light blue lined writing pad and used the CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies to cut the first tag. I cut a second tag from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic 105# Amethyst cardstock and adhered it beneath the first one in a staggered fashion. I embellished the light blue tag with a strip of the digital paper and a narrow strip of the black cardstock, and added three small purple enamel dots. I dyed a piece of bamboo cord using Catherine Pooler Party Dress ink and once dry, I threaded it through the hole in the top of the tag and glued the ends to the back of the tag. I adhered the tag to the card front and added three more larger purple enamel dots.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the digital paper and the black cardstock, added an additional CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Clear Sticker sentiment, and layered the panel on the black cardstock.

Okay, now let’s look at the double easel fun fold! I really do love this fold and it’s definitely up there in my top five favs! I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with an additional A2 size folded panel from CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock and two FPTFY Girl Boss Black and White Floral Digital Delight Paper layers, and adhered them together. Using the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics, I cut a rectangle and adhered it to the card front at an angle. I stamped a sentiment from the Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set in black ink, cut it with the coordinating Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments die set and adhered it to the light blue die cut. I added three tiny clear jewels to the corners of the die cut to complete that panel. On the bottom panel, I stamped the sentiment from the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set in black ink and added several larger clear jewels to complete that panel.

I cut the inside panel for this card from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the digital paper and the black cardstock, added a sentiment stamped from the Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set and cut with the coordinating Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions die set, and layered the panel on the black cardstock.

And one more look at the pair… I’m so smitten with this digital paper! Love, love, love!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic 105# Amethyst cardstock, Free Pretty Things For You Girl Boss Black and White Floral Digital Delight Papers, light blue lined writing pad
Stamps: Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions stamp set, Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Party Dress ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies, Waffle Flower Sentiment Additions die set, Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments di e set, My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, CRAFTplorations Happy Happy Clear Stickers, Hemptique Bamboo Cord, Eyelet Outlet Purple Enamel Dots, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Eyelet Outlet Clear Jewel Bling

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come over and join in all the fun at The Outlawz Challenges! I hope you’ll link up a project this fortnight – we’d love to see what you do with this color challenge! And be sure to check out all the fun digital goodies over at Free Pretty Things For You! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Greetings from the Herd

Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m thrilled to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun tri-fold good luck/congratulations card featuring our Animal Stamp Set along with our Cow & Goat Brads, Pig & Sheep Brads, Horse/Pony Brads and Wide Sky Washi Tape!

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with a layering panel which I covered with Wide Sky Washi Tape and a green cardstock pasture. I added die cut grass and a hand-cut fence to keep the herd in, lol! ;) I added the Cow & Goat Brads, Pig & Sheep Brads, and Horse/Pony Brads to complete the front of the card.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with a layering panel from CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Jellybean Green cardstock, and embellished it with a section of die cut grass, a green cardstock pasture and a cow brad. I stamped the sentiment in dark green ink and layered the panel on the jellybean green cardstock.

I cut a second white cardstock panel along with a folded panel from the jellybean cardstock (to fashion the third fold), stamped another sentiment in dark green ink and adhered the panel on the inside. This was a fun one!

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Animal Stamp Set
Cow & Goat Brads
Pig & Sheep Brads
Horse/Pony Brads
Wide Sky Washi Tape

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Gumdrop Green cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Jellybean Green cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Brown cardstock
Stamps: Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental stamp set
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink, Catherine Pooler Eucalyptus ink
Dies/Punches: The Cat’s Pajamas Grassy Patches die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Arts precision craft glue

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,
lesliesig

Happy Birthday, Gnomie!

Hey everybody! Happy Hump Day – I hope your week is going well! Can you believe another month is almost behind us?! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in with a fun shaker card I created with the adorable Trinity Stamps Just For You stamp set along with the coordinating Just For You die set. Trinity Stamps has been celebrating their 3rd birthday all month long (and I took advantage of a great birthday sale and bought several stamp and die sets), so I thought it only fitting to share a birthday card! I sure do love me some gnomes and they have some of the cutest! ;)

I cut a square top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, and cut a square aperture with a My Favorite Things Die-namics Wonky Stitched Square STAX die along with a frame from CutCardStock Basis Magenta 80# cardstock which I adhered to the outside of the aperture. Using the Trinity Stamps Just For You stamp set, I stamped the gnome on Solar White cardstock, colored her with alcohol markers, and cut her with the coordinating Just For You die set. I used my oh so lonely We R Memory Keepers Fuse Tool to seal a large pouch filled with Melted Icicle Clear Twinkle Sequin Confetti Mix and adhered it to the back side of the front flap so it was visible through the aperture. I adhered a second piece of white cardstock with a square aperture on the back side of the front flap to conceal the edges of the pouch. I stamped and die cut the sentiment, and adhered it beneath the aperture. The finishing touch was the addition of some pink bling.

I embellished the inside flap with patterned paper, and adhered the stamped, colored and die cut gnome in the center so she was visible through the aperture.

And one more peek… such a super cute stamp set! Thanks, Trinity Stamps, for celebrating your 3rd birthday and for having such an awesome sale! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Magenta 80# cardstock, Hot Off The Press Sweet Pea 6×6 papers
Stamps: Trinity Stamps Just For You stamp set
Ink: Nuvo alcohol markers- Rich Reds Collection, Sunshine Yellow Collection, Woodland Greens Collection, Marina Blues Collection, Royal Purples Collection, Flamingo Pinks Collection, Honey Amber Collection; Spectrum Noir alcohol marker- FS9; Pentel Slicci Silver pen, Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink
Dies/Punches: Trinity Stamps Just For You die set, My Favorite Things Die-namics Wonky Stitched Square STAX
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Trinity Stamps Melted Icicle Clear Twinkle Sequin Confetti Mix, Eyelet Outlet Pink Jewel Bling

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this cute birthday shaker card! I love celebrating birthdays, I love shaker cards and I love gnomes, so this was definitely a win-win! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Have yourself a Merry little Christmas

Hi friends! Happy Fri-YAY – hope you’ve had a great week! And I hope you have something wonderful, fun and safe planned for the weekend! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve created a few more cards for the current challenges over at The Outlawz and am deciding on which ones to enter into what challenges. The hubs had a couple out-of-town doctor appointments this week and my mind has played tricks on me all week long as far as what day of the week it is, even after looking at the calendar, lol! The card I’m sharing with you today is for The Outlawz Monday Greetings Challenge and is another super easy one I created with another one of the Creative Craft Products die sets I ordered from Paper Wishes. This one is a double gate fold, which is easy enough to make without a die set, but the cut-outs on the front panels are just so pretty! ;)

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock and layers from CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock and Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 papers.

This card only took about 20 minutes (tops) to make from start to finish. The die set took all the measuring and guesswork out of the equation, and all I had to do was cut the cardstock base, cut the cardstock and paper layers, cut out and mat the sentiment (part of the paper pack), and assemble. Plus no stamping (which is kinda rare for me)! Can’t get any easier than that!

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! This would make an amazing set of Christmas cards for those special folks on your list!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 papers
Dies/Punches: Creative Craft Products Double Gate Fold die set
Accessories: Gemini Junior, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet Ivory Enamel Dots

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Gnomie hello

Hi friends! Happy Thursday – another week almost behind us! We’ve had a busy one and I’ve fallen a little behind in my posting. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I created this adorable center easel card for The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge where KLM Designs is sponsoring this month. “The World Cup” poem was the inspiration for this challenge and I focused on the bar scene and beer, lol! I used the super cool KLM Designs ‘Gnome Musician’ digital image along with Eyelet Outlet Beer Brads and Music Note Brads to make this card to tell someone how awesome they are!

I’ve made a number of easel cards over the years and have always used a paper trimmer that has the ability to make independent cuts without totally cutting the cardstock or paper in two, if that makes sense. Well, I’ve recently found several die sets that do all the work – and used one of them for this card. No measuring – just die cutting… and what a dream! ;) I die cut the base from CutCardStock Curious Metallic 111# Night cardstock, and front layers from CutCardStock Basis 80# Red cardstock, Canvas Corp Corrugated Kraft, and Canvas Corp Trendy Halloween Paper Collection (the yellow star paper). I printed the digital image four times, colored one of them with alcohol markers and layered them for a little dimension, and adhered him to the card base. I added the beer brads and music note brads, then adhered the sentiment stamped from Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set in Catherine Pooler Rockin’ Red ink which I cut with the coordinating Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments die.

I die cut the back layers from the Basis Red and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock and stamped the sentiment from Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental stamp set in the CP red ink.

Here’s an angled shot so you can see the dimension.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! Gnomie dude’s got it goin’ on! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Curious Metallic 111# Night cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Red cardstock, Canvas Corp Corrugated Kraft, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Baronial Ivory cardstock, Canvas Corp Trendy Halloween Paper Collection
Stamps: KLM Designs Gnome Musician digital image, Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set, Brutus Monroe Super Sentimental stamp set
Ink: Nuvo alcohol markers- Rich Reds Collection, Sunshine Yellow Collection, Marina Blues Collection, Natural Browns Collection, Honey Amber Collection, Fair Skin Tones Collection, Depth & Shadows Collection; Memento Tuxedo Black marker, Catherine Pooler Rockin’ Red ink
Dies/Punches: Creative Craft Products High Centre Stepper Card die set, Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Eyelet Outlet Beer Brads and Music Note Brads, Ranger Distress Collage Medium

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Holidays Trifold Window Card

Hi everyone! Happy Friday – I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! Can’t believe another week is almost behind us! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m stoked to be back on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun trifold window card. This came in a recent Splitcoast Stampers newsletter (tutorial is HERE if you’re interested) but I already had handwritten notes in my tutorial folder from a few years back which followed basically the same super easy process. I have made several horizontal trifolds over the years and this vertical one with the window is particularly fun. I used the amazing Birch Press Design Wreath Layer Set as the focal, along with a sentiment and bow from the Sizzix Christmas Ribbon Thinlits, some pretty coordinating Christmas papers, and lots of bling.

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock, along with a CutCardStock Basis Green cardstock folded panel, a Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock layer, and diagonally-cut patterned paper layers from the Christmas Print 6×6 paper pad. I adhered the patterned papers to the CutCardStock Basis Red cardstock panel, added a diagonal embellishing strip, and then die cut a large circular aperture in the layers with a Tutti Designs Dotted Nesting Circle die. I traced the aperture on the front flap and then cut a slightly larger circular aperture on the front flap and adhered the layered panel to it. I added a bow created with the Sizzix Christmas Ribbon Thinlits to the bottom of the aperture along with a stamped sentiment.

I adhered the CutCardStock Basis Green cardstock folded panel to the inside of the card base with the fold at the bottom, opened it up, and adhered the Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock layer. I embellished this layer with strips of green glitter paper and the holly patterned paper from the Christmas Print 6×6 paper pad along with a narrow red cardstock strip. I adhered the sentiment cut from the Sizzix Christmas Ribbon Thinlits with Elmer’s Craft Bond Spray Adhesive, then folded it upwards into the card base, closed the front flap, and adhered the Birch Press Design Wreath into the opening. The finishing touch was the addition of tiny clear gemstones to the wreath and some larger ones to the diagonal strip, along with a large red gemstone in the center.

And one more peek… this was so much fun! Now to decide who will receive it in the mail! I’m starting to earmark certain Christmas cards for certain people! I like to be ahead of the game, lol! ;)

Dies R Us products used:
Birch Press Design Wreath Layer Set
Sizzix Christmas Ribbon Thinlits
Tutti Design s Dotted Nesting Circles

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Green cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Red cardstock, CutCardStock Canvas Texture Galax 4×6 cardstock, Christmas Print 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Elmer’s Craft Bond Spray Adhesive, Flourish with a Bling clear rhinestones, large red gemstone

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at the Dies R Us store! They not only sell dies… they also carry stamps, embossing tools and supplies, all kinds of craft supplies, slimline products and even Yupo paper! Be sure to join in the fun going on over at the Dies R Us Challenge Blog – there’s a new challenge theme posted on the 1st and 15th of each month and one lucky random winner will receive a gift voucher prize to the Dies R Us store! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ Dies R Us Facebook Page for lots of creative inspiration and to keep up with the latest news! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Holidays

Hi everyone! Hope your week is off to a great start! Couldn’t ask for better weather here! This is my ‘other’ favorite time of year! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! It’s time for a new challenge over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #35 – June Anything Christmas Goes using the adorable Prickley Pear Stamps Snow Family stamp set! What a treat this is… a matchbox pop-up card! You know me and fun folds! This is the first one of these I’ve made and it was crazy fun!

I created the box from light teal cardstock. I went with a snowman theme and used snowman paper on the top of the box and gingham paper on the sides, both from The Paper Studio Four Seasons and Everything In Between -2- paper pad. I added a scalloped border punched from Papertrey Ink Tropical Teal cardstock on the left side of the top and embellished it with iridescent gemstones. I stamped the sentiments on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, die cut them with a My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles STAX die and a Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers die, and added several snowflake sequins adorned with Nuvo Neptune Crystal Drops. The inside drawer features the Prickley Pear Stamps Snow Family stamped on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, colored with alcohol markers and fussy cut, along with a couple more stamped sentiments. I added looped cord to the front of the drawer to assist in pulling it out. With this fold, you pull the drawer out from the front and push the drawer in from the back to close it.

Here’s a close-up of the inside drawer – so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it! ;)

And one more look with the drawer back inside the box… totally loving how this turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Ocean Mist cardstock, Papertrey Ink Tropical Teal cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, The Paper Studio Four Seasons and Everything In Between -2- paper pad
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Snow Family stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 425, 427, 436, 443, 489, 379, 453, 369, 363, 393, 412, 451
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles STAX die, Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers die, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ circle punch, 1/8″ hole punch
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Hemptique bamboo crafter’s cord, Stampin’ Up Snowflake Frosted Sequins, Nuvo Neptune Crystal Drops, Darice iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this matchbox pop-up card and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Life is better in flip flops.

Hi friends! Today is the last Monday in May (already!) – and if you’re in the States, please take a moment to honor all the men and women who lost their lives while serving in the US military as we observe Memorial Day. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Since making my blog public again a few days ago (after being private for a couple weeks), my stats are once again soaring. I believe I know who my frequent visitor is and I’m no longer thinking the frequent visits are a bad thing. So visit away, sweet one! ;) I think I mentioned a couple weeks ago that I got my lonely Scan N Cut out of the box and played for a couple days, cutting and assembling some pretty fun box cards and gift boxes. I made 12 projects in all, and six of them are complete with sentiments so I’ve taken pics of those and will start sharing them. I’ll share the other six a little later after I’ve added the sentiments to them. This super cute beach bag box card is for a friend who is a real beach fiend… mention anything ‘beach’ and she’s on it! ;)

I cut the base from CutCardStock Basis Teal and the trim from Basis Aqua, and the rest of the pieces from Basis Gold, Basis Gray, Basis Green, Basis Magenta, Basis Pink, and Basis Red, along with Granny Smith and Adobo Textured 4×6 cardstock. I absolutely love the CutCardStock Basis line because it’s 80# and a great weight for projects like this. After everything was adhered in place, I added some pretty iridescent gemstones to the flip flops and slightly smaller ones to the sunglasses.

I stamped and embossed the sentiment from The Project Bin Summer Fun stamp set on Grafix Craft Plastic – the first time I’ve ever embossed on acetate and it worked like a charm! I stamped the sentiment in StazOn Jet Black, and since it dries fairly quickly, I stamped it again in Catherine Pooler Midnight ink. That stays wet a little longer and allowed me time to sprinkle some Hero Arts Clear embossing powder onto it and emboss it before the ink dried. OMGosh, I have to detour for a minute… my friend Vicki mentioned a while back that she bought some Catherine Pooler inks and how juicy they were. And since I was in the process of removing 67 Stampin’ Up ink pads from my stash and replacing them with all the Memento colors, I looked at CP inks as well. I have always been a Memento ink fan but their color range isn’t that broad, so… I splurged last month on the 68 full-size Catherine Pooler ink pad bundle and I’m SO glad I did! The color range is phenomenal and she’s even added a few more colors since I bought mine so I’ll have to get them too, lol! Okay, back to my project… I trimmed the stamped and embossed acetate piece, rounded the corners, and adhered it to the back, leaving just enough room to sign beneath it. That’s it – LOVE how this turned out and I know my friend is going to love it too! And the cool thing about box cards is they fold flat for mailing! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock 80# Basis Aqua, Basis Gold, Basis Gray, Basis Green, Basis Magenta, Basis Pink, Basis Red, and Basis Teal cardstock; CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock, CutCardStock Adobo Textured 4×6 cardstock
Stamps: The Project Bin Summer Fun stamp set
Ink: StazOn Jet Black ink, Catherine Pooler Midnight ink
Dies/Punches: My Scrap Chick Beach Bag Box Card cut file, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tim Holtz 8.5″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Brother Scan N Cut, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Grafix Craft Plastic, Hero Arts Clear embossing powder, ScraPerfect iridescent gemstones