Category: Fun Fold

Mother’s Day Flowers

4/30/21 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!
5/2/21 Winner at 613 Avenue Create!

Hi friends! I hope you’re having a beautiful weekend! Our weather is getting better by the day, and the hubs has started planting fruit and veggies in the garden! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this evening to share a super cute Mother’s Day card. I’ve been commissioned to make quite a few Mother’s Day cards so you’ll be seeing them mixed in with my design team projects over the next couple weeks. ;) I knew the Honey Bee Stamps Flower Pot Card die set would be perfect so I made several of these this afternoon!

I dug into my Papertrey Ink cardstock stash and used Canyon Clay and Pure Poppy for the flower pot, along with scraps of Prairie Grass, Bright Buttercup, Orange Zest, Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, and Vintage Jadeite cardstock for the flowers and leaves. I stamped the sentiment in black ink on the front of the flower pot prior to assembling it, and once assembled, I embellished it with small clear gemstones.

I cut the pull-out card from Papertrey Ink Summer Sunrise cardstock and adhered a panel of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock to it and stamped the simple sentiment in black ink.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! I’ve only used this die set once before and made these flowers a bit different. Love all the color! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: #4 – Anything Goes w/ optional In The Garden
2. Crafty Calendar Challenge: April Challenge – Easter or Spring
3. Crafty Gals Corner: #218 – Easter/Spring
4. Creative Moments: #213 – Anything Goes
5. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #494 – Anything Goes
6. Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #139 – April Showers Bring…
7. The Crafter’s Cafe Challenge Blog: #264 – Flowers
8. The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge: Daisy Time (flowers)
9. The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge: Anything Goes w/ optional twist of Signs of Spring
10. World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #04 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Papertrey Ink Canyon Clay, Prairie Grass, Bright Buttercup, Summer Sunrise, Orange Zest, Tropical Teal, Raspberry Fizz, Pure Poppy, New Leaf, and Vintage Jadeite cardstock
Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh Mom stamp set, Concord and 9th Painted Tulips stamp set
Ink:
Dies/Punches: Honey Bee Stamps Flower Pot Card die set
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Darice clear gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this adorable card! Mother’s Day will be here before we know it! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Traveler’s Notebook

Hi everybody! Oh, Happy Day! I hope you’re having a good one! I’m back this morning with another fun post… my first Traveler’s Notebook! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I can’t even begin to tell you how much fun I had with this! I’ve been seeing these notebooks in various forms around the web for a good while now so I decided to try my hand at making one. I’ve actually had the notebook and inserts with tags done for a couple months, and finally added die cuts for photos and journaling yesterday, so now it’s complete and ready to mail. ;)

Here’s a huge shout-out to Doodlebug Design for making the most awesome 6×6 patterned paper EVER – all of the patterned papers are from various Rainbow Petite Prints paper pads plus another one of theirs that I’ve had in my stash for many years. I used Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock for all 13 of the white tags slid into the pockets. There is a pocket inside the front cover, and there are three tri-fold inserts that each contain four pockets each with white tags and little doo-dad pulls at the top of each one. And here’s another huge shout-out to STAMPlorations for making some pretty awesome dies in their CUTplorations line that I used for die cuts on a number of the pages for photos and journaling. I used a Cottage Cutz die to create some double-stitched oval die cuts on a few of the pages as well (these are some more of my favorites). The cover is laminated and has an elastic cord to hold it closed. This was definitely a labor of love and I have plans to make a few more.

This was a booger to photograph… what with the problems I’m having with my old camera, the slick laminated cover sliding around (and casting a shine), and pages that would not open completely without holding them… so I did the best I could, lol!

And last but not least, here’s a flip-through. ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: #4 – Anything Goes w/ optional In The Garden
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2021 – Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Challenge: #4 April Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes
4. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #86 – April Anything Goes
5. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #156 – Anything Goes
6. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #494 – Anything Goes
7. QKR Stampede: #418 – Anything Goes
8. Sweet Stampers Challenge: #55 – Lots of Layers
9. The Creative Crafters: #39 – Anything Goes
10. World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #04 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Doodlebug Design Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints, Dot-Grid-Daisy-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints, Swiss Dot Rainbow Petite Prints and Nifty Notions 6×6 paper pads; Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Digital floral freebies from Katelyn
Dies/Punches: Sizzix Pocket Traveler’s Notebook Bigz die, Sizzix Traveler’s Notebook Inserts Thinlits, CUTplorations Stitched Tags Nesting Dies, CUTplorations Pierced Curly Frames/Dies Nesting Dies, CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Stitch Nesting Dies, Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Ovals dies
Accessories: Big Shot, Scotch laminator, Scotch thermal laminating pouch, E6000 adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this Traveler’s Notebook as much as I enjoyed making it! It was a blast! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

‘Make a little wish’ matchbook

5/2/21 Top 5 at Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog!

Hi friends! Hope your week is starting off great! Mine started with a doctor appointment… new insurance January 1st means a new primary care provider and I only put it off four months, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this evening with a fun birthday matchbook I created for a birthday coming up soon. Squeal – I’m HOOKED on matchbooks! OMG, they are so tiny and so stinkin’ fun!

I cut the base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and used a primarily-purple color scheme, with purple polka-dot paper on the base, and I cut the window frame, rug and sentiment panel from CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock. This was the first one I made and I learned a few tricks along the way for the next ones, lol!

I stamped all the elements on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating dies. So sorry about these close-ups. My camera is on it’s way out. It’s eight years old and doesn’t seem to hold settings anymore. Macro and super macro are blurry, no white balance (which is a nightmare in the light box), it literally gobbles up batteries in two or three uses so I have to keep it hardwired all the time, it no longer reads SanDisks so I have to connect it directly to the laptop with a USB cable to upload my pics… I could go on and on. I guess after eight years I’ve gotten my money’s worth. So my new Canon Rebel T7 shipped out today and I will hopefully have it in a few days. I can’t wait… :P

Here are shots going around the outside of the matchbook and with the little envelope. ;)

And one more peek… I can’t stand it! I’ve been looking at these sets for the past few months and finally gave in! So stayed tuned for a few more, lol! I treated myself to the birthday, den, kitchen and craft room sets! “Warning: Matchbooks are addictive!” ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #4 April Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes
3. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #144 – Anything Goes
4. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #156 – Anything Goes
5. Sweet Stampers Challenge: #55 – Lots of Layers
6. The Creative Crafters: #39 – Anything Goes
7. The Outlawz Festive Fridays Challenge: Birthday
8. World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #04 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock, Sunny Studio Polka-dot Parade 6×6 paper
Stamps: Art Impressions Matchbook Birthday Set stamps and Wall Accessories stamps
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 433, 439, 441, 443, 461, 465, 375, 379, 454, 428, 405, 497; Hero Arts Unicorn ink, American Crafts Gold Metallic marker
Dies/Punches: Art Impressions Matchbook Template Die, Birthday Set dies, Wall Accessories dies, and Envelope Die
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Easter

4/30/21 Top 3 at Crafty Calendar Challenge!

Happy Friday, friends! Well, another week is in the books… they sure are flying by! ZOOM! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this morning with a fun fold that I found on Pinterest last week, so of course I had to make one! I finished it last week (before Easter) but haven’t had a chance to post it until this morning. It’s a diamond easel card that I created for The Outlawz April Freebie/Progressive Challenge! Our sponsor this month is Bugaboo Stamps so be sure to come on over and play for your chance to win a prize! We were gifted the adorable Bugaboo Brats Easter digital image which made the sweetest card, and I had the best time picking out coordinating patterned papers for it!

I found many versions of this card on Pinterest and it wasn’t too difficult to figure out how it was constructed. I created the card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock. I printed the pre-colored version of the Bugaboo image on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock and cut the image in a diamond shape, equal on all four sides. I layered the image on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Razzleberry cardstock and set it aside. I pulled out several Doodlebug Design 6×6 paper pads and found four coordinating prints. I cut the diamond shape for the bottom (same size as the image) from plaid paper and layered it on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Razzleberry cardstock as well. Measuring from the sides to the middle, I cut an additional square from plaid paper and sliced it in half diagonally to fit the triangular spaces. I adhered yellow dotted paper to the front and back rectangular spaces.

I stamped Happy Easter at an angle on the panel before adhering it to the card base. The sentiment on the base was computer-generated, cut with a stitched rectangle die and layered on a stitched mini scallop rectangle die. I popped it up on two layers of foam cut with the same stitched mini scallop rectangle die to use as the ‘stopper’.

Here’s a side view so you can see the basic easel card construction. The only difference is the pointed ends.

And one more look… folded flat for mailing. I’m so happy with how this turned out – it looks way more complicated than it is! This one turned out to be about 4-1/2″ square so I’m going to play with my measurements a little and come up with a standard A2 size, so stay tuned!

Sharing in these additional challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: #4 – Anything Goes w/ optional twist In The Garden
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2021 – Anything Goes
3. Classic Design Challenge: #4 April Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes
4. Crafty Calendar Challenge: April Challenge – Easter or Spring
5. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: April Anything Goes
6. The Outlawz Saturday Paper a la Mode Challenge: Spring or Easter

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Razzleberry cardstock, Doodlebug Design Nifty Notion, Gingham-Linen Rainbow Petite Prints and Dot-Grid-Daisy-Stripe Rainbow Petite Prints
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps Bugaboo Brats Easter precolored digital image, Stamp Camp Simple Sentiments 1 stamp set
Ink: Memento Rose Bud ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX die and Stitched Mini Rectangle Scallop STAX die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Darice Foamies white craft foam

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

Christmas Gift Card Holder

Hi friends! Well, the first quarter of 2021 is history as they say! Wow! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge launched this morning over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #33 – April Anything Christmas Goes! I have an adorable Christmas gift card holder to share today, created with the Prickley Pear Stamps Build A Cat stamps and dies. OMG, can you say a-DOR-able?! I love playing with these cat stamps and dies!

This gift card holder is one of my most favorite fun folds because it’s so versatile and can be used for any occasion that you could possibly think of! In addition to a gift card, you could tuck cash or handmade coupons or whatever you want in this – think outside the box!

I used a Christmas patterned paper which I paired with red textured cardstock to embellish the Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock base. I stamped a sentiment for the inside, trimmed it and layered it on red cardstock. I stamped the cat in black ink on a white cardstock scrap, colored him with alcohol markers and cut him with the coordinating dies. I cut a stitched mini scallop circle on which I adhered the cat to use as the front closure.

And one more look… love, love, love this! This fold is probably one of the most-used in my tutorial arsenal!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #4-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #4 April Birthday Challenge – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Darice red textured cardstock, American Crafts Christmas 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Build A Cat clear stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 416, 379; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- TN5, TN6
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Build A Cat die set, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this little gift card holder 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 soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

BOO!

Hi friends! I hope your week has started off with a fabulous note! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! A new ‘1 Color Pick 2 Plus Twist’ challenge has started today over at The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy so be sure to come on over and play! I’m still (always? LOL) in a fun fold mode, so I created a hybrid front flap card featuring the adorable Fabrika Fantasy Halloween Cat digital image from my stash.

It sounds complicated but it’s really not. For the ‘1 Color Pick 2 Plus Twist’ challenge this fortnight, one color (white) is already given and we must pick two additional colors from the photo below and name our twist. I used purple and green with the white and my twist is Critters.

I printed the precolored image on 60# Hammermill copy paper, cut it with a stitched circle die, and layered it on a slightly larger stitched circle die cut cut from CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock. I created the card base from purple cardstock and covered the front flap and background with coordinating Halloween patterned papers, and adhered the focal image to the flap.

I die cut the ‘BOO!’ sentiment from the purple cardstock, layering three die cuts together for a little dimension, and adhered it to the front flap, and then added three tiny iridescent gemstones.

I cut the panel under the front flap from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of patterned paper and narrow strip of CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock, and stamped a large sentiment in purple ink. This is an extra-added peek-a-boo type of element. ;)

I cut the back panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a wide strip of the Halloween patterned paper and a narrow strip of CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock, and stamped another sentiment. This panel is for a signature.

And one more look… totally smitten with this Halloween Cat! Such an adorable image! And I LOVE this card fold!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #03-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
3. Crafty Catz: #543 – Anything Goes w/ optional Fantasy-Make It Magical (playing twist)
4. Crafty Gals Corner: #217 – Make It Green
5. Creative Memories: #211 – Anything Goes
6. Cut It Up Challenge Blog: #221 – Just For Kids
7. Inkspirational Challenges: #235 – Fur/Feathers
8. Lil Patch of Crafty friends: #154
9. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #2112
10. The Crafter’s Cafe: #262 – Seasons (Fall/Halloween)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Papertrey Ink Amethyst Allure cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Granny Smith cardstock, The Paper Studio Four Seasons and Everything In Between -2- paper pad, 60# Hammermill copy paper
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set, The Project Bin Haunt It stamp set
Ink: Memento Grape Jelly ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Boo To You Framelits, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers dies
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Darice tiny iridescent gemstones

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 images at Fabrika Fantasy! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!

Hi friends! I hope your week has started off with a bang! I mean that figuratively, not literally, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! A new ‘Inspiration Photo’ challenge has started today over at The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and our sponsor is Fabrika Fantasy, so be sure to come on over and play! You know how I love fun folds, so I created a hybrid split panel fold using Fabrika Fantasy’s Happy Raccoon digital image from my stash (which is currently included in their Digi Club). I’ve created several of these split panel folds over the past year and they are so much fun!

This is the inspiration photo we were given and I zeroed in on the gray, green, pink, yellow, blue and purple:

I printed the precolored image on 60# Hammermill copy paper and cut it with a pinking edge die. I cut a narrow frame from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock using slightly smaller stitched square dies and adhered the frame to the image, and then adhered the image to another white pinking edge die cut for stability. I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, covered the flaps with purple gingham paper and adhered the image panel. I stamped the sentiment in purple ink, trimmed it and adhered it to the top flap. I added white flat-back pearls to the image and several purple bling and flat-back pearls across the bottom flap.

I adhered a panel of CutCardStock Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock to the inside of the card base along with a narrower panel of Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock embellished with a wide strip of purple gingham and a narrow purple cardstock strip, and then stamped the sentiment in purple ink.

And one more look… this little raccoon guy couldn’t be any cuter! Love how this turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: March Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #3-2021 – Anything Goes
3. A Place To Start: #3 – Pick A Shape (Square)
4. Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
5. Crafty Friends Challenge Blog: #150 – Happy Birthday
6. Happy Little Stampers: March Anything Goes with Dies Challenge
7. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #141 – Anything Goes
8. Let’s Craft and Create: #169 – Anything Goes w/ optional Purple and Green (playing twist)
9. Moving Along With The Times: #128 – Spring is Coming

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock, Pebbles Inc. Basics 6×6 paper pad, 60# Hammermill Copy Paper
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Party Pants stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Perfect Plum ink
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Pinking Edge Square STAX and Stitched Square STAX dies;
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Queen & Co. purple Twinkle Goosebumps, Darice white flat-back pearls

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 images at Fabrika Fantasy! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Get well soon

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday to you! 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 triple fold card that has a belly band and features some of the new quarantine brads in the store, along with enamel dots which are some of my personal favs! You know how I love fun folds – this is the second one of these I’ve made and it’s such an easy one!

I pulled out a paper pad that hasn’t seen the light of day in quite a while and chose two coordinating prints that complimented the brown cardstock, and cut panels for the front and side flaps. I created a die cut element from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock and Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock on which I stamped the ‘get well’ sentiment, affixed a Kleenex Brad and Mask and Soap Brads, and added several White Enamel Dots. I embellished the corners with hearts punched from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock scrap and slightly larger enamel dots.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with narrow strips and punched hearts from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock, stamped the sentiment and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! I think this would cheer up the recipient!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #2-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #2 – Anything Goes
3. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #489 – Anything Goes

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Toilet Paper & Tissue Brads
Mask, Hand Sanitizer & Soap Brads
White Enamel Dots

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Papertrey Ink Honey Nut cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Lagoon cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Recollections Bold Basics paper pad
Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh Everyday Greetings stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Lost Lagoon ink
Dies/Punches: Catherine Pooler Love Connection die set, Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty heart punch
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Gemini Junior, 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,
lesliesig

Cherish-Love-Forever-Beautiful

Happy Monday, everybody! Well, we’re a whole month into 2021 already! Our new challenge is live over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #142 – Love Is. You guessed it – we want to see your ‘love’ creation, whether it’s for a wedding, an anniversary, a Valentine or just because! I created this corner fold wedding congrats sample for Prickley Pear Stamps using their Heart Key Crown stamps and dies. This fold is super fun!

I created the card base from white cardstock and the layers from sugarplum cardstock and a gorgeous patterned paper. I cut quite a few heart die cuts from white and sugarplum cardstock, and did a good bit of stamping and layering on all the panels.

And last but not least, this awesome card folds flat for mailing!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #2-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #2 – Anything Goes
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #84 – February Anything Goes
4. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: February Anything Goes
5. Moving Along With The Times: #127 – Valentines/Love
6. QKR Stampede: #413 – Anything Goes
7. The Crafter’s Cafe: #259 – Anything Goes
8. Your Scrapbook Place: February Anything Goes

Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Sweet Sugarplum cardstock, The Paper Studio Country Road 12×12 paper pad
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Heart Key Crown stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Sweet Sugarplum ink, Memento Espresso Truffle ink
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Heart Key Crown die set, Sizzix Celebration Words: Script die set
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Stampendous pink Dot Sparklers, Dodlebug Design Sprinkles- Bubblegum Assortment

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up a ‘love’ project with us this month! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

But First Tea

2/28/21 Runner Up Winner at Classic Design Challenge Blog!

Hi friends! A very happy Monday to you! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration for MIUCB #46 – Fancy Fold! Our challenges are Anything Goes and we offer an optional technique twist each month just to inspire you, and this month the twist is Fancy Fold! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I created another front step card using the awesome Coffee Cup and Tea stamp sets with coordinating Coffee Cup die set from Prickley Pear Stamps! This is one of my new favorite fancy folds and I’ve made several of them. This card was created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Hochanda showcase several months back and was shown on air!

This is a standard A2 size card that folds flat for mailing. The construction is really simple and can easily be altered to make the card a different size.

I created the card base from kraft cardstock and added double-sided patterned paper layers to both base elements. I created the focal element with two die cuts, stamped the sentiment and added the tea die cut with fussy cut tea leaves.

I added a panel cut from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock with a die cut Sizzix sentiment to the back.

And one more peek… here’s the card folded flat for mailing. Such a fun design!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #2-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #2 – Anything Goes
3. Crafts Galore Encore Challenges: #84 – February Anything Goes
4. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: February Anything Goes
5. QKR Stampede: #413 – Anything Goes
6. The Crafter’s Cafe: #259 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Cardstock Warehouse Brown Box kraft cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, GKD Fresh Asparagus cardstock, CutCardStock Curious Metallic Aloe cardstock, Stampin’ Up Color Me Autumn DSP
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Coffee Cup stamp set and Tea stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke and Smoky Slate ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 416, 479
Dies/Punches: Spellbinders Labels Eighteen, Sizzix Dotted Ovals die, Tim Holtz Celebration Words: Script die
Accessories:  MISTI, Gemini Junior, Darice adhesive circles

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up with us this month! We always love seeing your ‘anything goes’ projects but we’d really love seeing you play the fancy fold twist! Just remember, the twist is not mandatory to play! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

lesliesig