Papercraft – Page 121 – Love To Scrap 2

thinking of you

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday and a few days into another month! My sister’s birthday is in another few days and I’ve always said that once her birthday hits, it’s no time before Christmas is here! I’m stoked to be back on the CutCardStock blog today with an awesome DT inspiration project featuring ivory cardstock that’s on sale this month (along with white cardstock), so be sure to stock up! It’s timeless and a staple in my studio. I paired the ivory with some gorgeous shades of purple and a pop of green… one of my favorite color combos. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I created a pretty thinking of you card using the floating strips technique. I saw this technique done quite some time ago and had never tried it. I saw it in a recent Splitcoast Stampers newsletter HERE and was inspired to move it way up on the ‘to do’ list and give it a go. Not sure what I had been waiting for… it was so fun and yielded such a beautiful result!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock along with a layering panel from Royal Sundance Linen Ivory cardstock. I cut a slightly smaller panel from acetate along with strips from Pop-Tone Grapesicle cardstock, Stardream Metallic Amethyst, Stardream Metallic Fairway cardstock and Basis Dark Purple cardstock in varying widths which I adhered to the acetate, leaving a small space between each strip. I adhered the acetate panel to the front layering panel with adhesive foam strips and then adhered the piece to the card base. I stamped the sentiment from the Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set in purple ink and cut it with the coordinating Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments die, and layered it on several additional die cuts for some dimension. I adhered it to the bottom of the panel and added several ivory enamel dots to finish the front.

Here’s an angled view showing all the dimension of this floating strips technique. It’s very cool and I’ll definitely be making some more cards like this!

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock and embellished it with strips cut from Stardream Metallic Amethyst, Stardream Metallic Fairway cardstock and Pop-Tone Grapesicle cardstock. I stamped the sentiment from the same Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set in purple ink and layered the panel on Basis Dark Purple cardstock.

And one more peek… I’m really loving how this turned out and I can’t wait to do this technique again! ;)

CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock
Royal Sundance Linen Ivory cardstock
Pop-Tone Grapesicle cardstock
Stardream Metallic Amethyst
Stardream Metallic Fairway cardstock
Basis Dark Purple cardstock

Other products used:
Stamps: Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Grape Crush ink
Dies/Punches: Waffle Flower Essential Sentiments die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Grafix Craft Plastic, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Strips, Eyelet Outlet Ivory Enamel Dots

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

a true friend (set of 2 note cards)

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! Can’t believe we’ve hit August already! Where has this year gone?! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! Our new challenge is live over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #52 – Anything Goes + Mixed Media! All of our challenges are ‘anything goes’ and we offer a technique twist each month to inspire you. The twist this month is mixed media and we’d love to see a project using more than one medium – but the twist is not required to play! I created a pair of friendship cards featuring a smooshed distress ink background layered on a panel of dry embossed stripes. I used the gorgeous Prickley Pear Stamps Heart Key Crown and Hearts 2 stamp sets along with their Heart Key Crown die set and the Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Rectangle dies.

I created two standard A2 size top-folding card bases along with front panels from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I dry embossed the front panels and then die cut a double stitched rectangle from dark and medium teal cardstock along with a silver foil cardstock layering panel for each. I stamped a heart in dark and medium teal ink to match the cardstock and die cut them with the coordinating die. I set everything aside so I could work on the backgrounds. I laid down various colors of distress inks (peacock feathers, mowed lawn, salty ocean, bundled sage, chipped sapphire, pine needles and dusty concord) on my craft mat, spritzed with water in my Tim Holtz distress sprayer and smooshed the cold pressed watercolor paper around in it, drying with my heat tool between smooshes. When I was happy with the overall result, I spritzed a homemade mixture of white Perfect Pearls and Dr. Ph. Martin’s blue India ink in a Ranger Mini Mister to give the panel a slight shimmer. I then cut two double stitched rectangles from the inked panel using the next smaller double stitched rectangle die. I stamped the sentiment on each inked panel in Versamark and heat embossed them in white. I layered the die cuts onto the silver foil cardstock panel and adhered them to the card fronts. The final touch was adhering the die cut hearts and some small white flat back pearls. I’m a bit quirky and intended to offset the focal element on both of these cards but got interrupted by someone at the door and when I went back to my studio to finish putting the second card together, I totally forgot what I had done on the first one, lol! That’s how this old brain works… bahahaha!

I cut an inside panel for each card from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, embellished each one with a thin strip of the cardstock used on the front and a scrap from the inked panel, and then layered each panel on silver foil cardstock. I left the inside blank on each to write a custom message.

One more peek at the pair… so happy with how these turned out! Loving these colors and beautiful stamps and dies!

Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Arches Cold Pressed watercolor paper, Stampin’ Up Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay cardstock, Hygloss silver foil cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Heart Key Crown stamp set and Prickley Pear Stamps Hearts 2 stamp set
Ink: Ranger distress ink- peacock feathers, mowed lawn, salty ocean, bundled sage, chipped sapphire, pine needles, dusty concord; homemade Perfect Pearls and Dr. Ph. Martin’s blue India ink; Versamark, Stampin’ Up Island Indigo and Bermuda Bay ink
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Heart Key Crown die set, Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Rectangle dies
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tim Holtz distress sprayer, Ranger Mini Mister, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts White embossing powder, Gemini Junior, Darice Stripes embossing folder, Xyron Creative Station, Darice tiny white flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up with us this month! Remember, all of our challenges are ‘anything goes’ and we offer a technique twist each month to inspire you! We’d love to see either ‘anything goes’ or a mixed media project – take your pick! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Vintage Christmas Tags

Howdy, peeps! Happy first day of August! Time is going by so fast that it’ll be Christmas again before we know it! 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 Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #148 – Old School! We’d love to see your old/vintage or back to school project! Seems I’m always in Christmas mode, so I created some hybrid vintage Christmas tags! I’ve been a fan of Free Vintage Digital Stamps for a number of years and had this adorable image in my arsenal so I decided to use it!

I resized and printed the digital image six times on Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft cardstock and cut them with a stitched banner die. I cut six slightly larger double-stitched rectangles from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Wild Cherry cardstock, adhered a die cut digital image to each one. Using the Prickley Pear Stamps Christmas Holiday Gift Tags stamp set, I stamped ‘To’ and ‘From’ on the back of each one in black ink. I created hole reinforcements from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Wild Cherry cardstock with 1/4″ and 1/2″ circle punches, and adhered one to the front and back of each tag. I added green hemp crafting cord and a tiny iridescent gemstone to the top of the tree on each tag.

And one more look at the set… aren’t these just adorable?! Gotta love vintage! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Papertrey Ink Classic Kraft cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Wild Cherry cardstock
Stamps: Free Vintage Digital Stamps Santa image, Prickley Pear Stamps Christmas Holiday Gift Tags stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: JustRite Stitched A2 Banners and Rectangles die set, Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Rectangles die, Stampin’ Up 1/4″ and 1/2″ circle punches
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Hemptique light green hemp crafting cord, Darice tiny iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these vintage Christmas tags and will link up an old/vintage or back to school 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

season’s tweetings

Hi everyone! Top of the morning to you! I hope you are having an absolutely wonderful weekend! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #37 – August Anything Christmas Goes! I created a clean and simple card featuring three of the most adorable little birds ever – and they are singing Christmas carols! These are older Lawn Fawn stamps and dies, and I just love them!

I created a standard A2 size top-fold card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock and rounded the lower right corner. I stamped the birds, leaves and musical notes in black ink on a scrap of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and colored them with alcohol markers, stamped the branch in brown ink, and cut them all with the coordinating dies. I adhered the branch and musical notes directly to the card base and popped the birds up on small dimensionals. I stamped the sentiment in black ink just beneath the branch and added a single iridescent gemstone for a little interest.

I stamped the inside sentiment (from a Stampingbella gnome sentiments stamp set of all things, lol!) in black ink and added a strip of light teal cardstock down the left side for a little interest.

And one more look… I’m so smitten with these little birds I can’t stand it! And I’m loving CAS more and more every day!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, GKD Ocean Mist cardstock scrap
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Winter Sparrows stamp set, Stampingbella Festive Gnome Sentiments stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Rich Cocoa ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- Aquamarine Collection, Rich Reds Collection, Fragrant Oranges Collection, Irish Clover Collection, Marina Blues Collection, Palma Violets Collection
Dies/Punches: Lawn Fawn Winter Sparrows die set, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Stampin’ Up Dimensionals, ScraPerfect iridescent gemstone

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up something you’re working on for Christmas! We can’t wait to see what it is! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

You are fabulous

Hi everyone! Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend and it’s not too awfully hot where you are! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #61 – August Anything Goes! I’m particularly excited about this post because it’s my first time trying the spotlight technique and I’m loving how it turned out! I actually went one step further and added an offset ‘reverse’ spotlight in the center of the spotlight which yielded a very cool effect, I think!

I’m in love with this My Favorite Things Poppies Background stamp which is perfect for this kind of technique. I cut a 5-1/2″ top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I stamped the background twice in black ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and trimmed one of the stamped images to use for the background panel. I punched a 2-1/2″ circle and a 2″ circle from the second stamped image, colored the poppies and adhered the circles to the background panel, trimming the 2″ circle across the top so it was even with the edge of the panel. I layered the panel on CutCardStock Habanero Red cardstock, and adhered it to the front of the card base.

I decided I wanted to go one step further and add the ‘reverse’ spotlight (at least that’s what I’m calling it, lol) to the center of the spotlighted colored poppies, so I stamped the top portion of the background once more on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I punched 3/4″ circles from the center of the same two poppies and adhered them to the center of the colored circles.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a leftover strip cut off of one of the stamped images along with a narrow strip of CutCardStock Habanero Red cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink, and layered the panel on red cardstock.

And one more peek… this was definitely a fun technique that I’m sure I’ll be doing again! Can’t believe I haven’t tried it before now!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero Red cardstock
Stamps: My Favorite Things Poppies Background stamp; Inspired by Stamping You Are and Words of Wisdom II stamp sets
Ink: Dare 2B Artzy Totally Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- Rich Reds Collection, Woodland Greens Collection; Memento Tuxedo Black and Rhubarb Stalk ink
Dies/Punches: Fiskars 2-1/2″ circle punch; Stampin’ Up 2″ and 3/4″ circle punches
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! We’d love to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again spoon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

A sailor is an artist

Hey everybody, a very Happy Saturday to you – and it’s the last day of July! Hope you’ve had a good week! I’ve been busy in my studio and that makes me a happy camper! I’m happy to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a masculine nautical-themed card featuring our Boat & Lighthouse Brads, which are new in the store this month, and paired them with our Anchor Brads along with our Wide Sky Washi Tape and Water Washi Tape! I use these two washi tape patterns together a lot because they create the coolest water/beach scenes ever!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a layer from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock which I covered with Wide Sky Washi Tape and Water Washi Tape. I fashioned a cliff from CutCardStock 80# Sandcastle cardstock and then stamped some birds and shoreline greenery. I stamped a large sentiment in blue ink on white cardstock, trimmed the strip and adhered it across the top of the sky portion of the panel. I added Boat & Lighthouse Brads and an Anchor Brad,, and adhered the panel to the card base. The finishing touch was the addition of two Blue Enamel Dots on the sentiment strip.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, embellished it with a strip of Red Skinny Washi Tape and a strip of CutCardStock 80# Wild Blueberry cardstock, stamped the sentiment in blue ink, and layered the panel on the blueberry cardstock.

And one more peek… loving how this turned out! These new brads (paired with the anchor brads and washi tape) make awesome nautical masculine cards!

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Wide Sky Washi Tape
Water Washi Tape
Boat & Lighthouse Brads
Anchor Brads
Blue Enamel Dots
Skinny Red Washi Tape

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock 80# Sandcastle cardstock, CutCardStock 80# Wild Blueberry cardstock
Stamps: The Project Bin Anchors Away stamp set, Inspired by Stamping Seaside stamp set
Ink: StazOn Jet Black ink; Memento Paris Dusk, Cottage Ivy and Desert Sand ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, 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,
lesliesig

eat more bananas

Hi everyone! A big ol’ Happy Friday to you! I hope you’ve had an exceptional week! Can you believe we’re headed into August already?! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m delighted to be back on the Dies R Us Inspiration Blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created an adorable clean and simple birthday card featuring the super cute Elizabeth Crafts Jungle Leaves die set carried in the store. I originally thought child birthday (specifically one of our youngest grands) but I know some adults who would love it, too! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, layering panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and a slightly larger layering panel from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock, and rounded the bottom right corner on all the pieces. I stamped that adorable little monkey, his bananas, and the sentiment in brown ink on the layering panel, colored them with alcohol markers and adhered the panels to the card base. I stamped his right hand a second time on a scrap piece of white cardstock, colored it, fussy cut it, and set it aside to later paper-piece onto the vine. Using the Elizabeth Craft Designs Jungle Leaves die set, I die cut vines and leaves from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock and CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock, layered them together for a little dimension, and adhered them to the card front. The finishing touch was paper-piecing that tiny little fussy-cut hand onto the vine with the Crystal Katana Pick-Up & Glue Tool. I LOVE this tool for maneuvering small paper-pieced items into place!

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of the green cardstock, stamped the sentiment in green ink and layered the panel on CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock.

And one more peek… what an adorable card! The die cut jungle leaves worked perfectly with this stamp set! Love it when that happens!

Dies R Us products used:
Elizabeth Craft Designs Jungle Leaves die set
Crystal Katana Pick-Up & Glue Tool

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock
Stamps: STAMPlorations Chikoo Goes Bananas stamp set, Pretty Pink Posh Everyday Greetings stamp set
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 405, 461, 466
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive,

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

Paper Goods Feature at STAMPlorations!

Hi everybody! Happy Thursday – here’s wishing you an awesome and productive day! Hopefully you’re having some nice weather where you are! I’m absolutely thrilled to share that I’ve scored another guest design gig for the next three months showcasing projects created with the new Paper Goods at STAMPlorations! Woo-hoo! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! OMGoodness, these products are ah-maaaazing and you are in for some fabulous inspiration! For my first feature I have four projects to share using the Artsy Florals A2 Card Fronts, available in the Paper Goods section of the store. These Quick Cards are awesome and I personally recommend having at least one of every pattern in your stash! Even though three of my four projects are cards, the sky is the limit with regard to the types of projects you can create with these! And they are not only gorgeous but they are printed on 120# cardstock!

My first project is an anniversary card featuring the Artsy Florals Card Front with layers of flowers fussy cut from an identical Card Front, embellished with Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops.

The standard A2 size top-folding landscape card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock with a layering panel cut from CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock. Front sentiment is from the Better Together stamp set.

The inside panel was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock with a layering panel and embellishing strips cut from CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock. Inside sentiment is also from the Better Together stamp set.

STAMPlorations products used:
Artsy Florals A2 Card Fronts
Better Together stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Catherine Pooler Pucker Up ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Darice double-sided adhesive foam circles, Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops

My second project is an Artist Trading Cube featuring squares for the six sides cut from the Artsy Florals Card Fronts. The cube base was cut from CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock, stitched squares cut with My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics, and square layers cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock. A computer-generated motivational word was adhered to each side.

STAMPlorations products used:
Artsy Florals A2 Card Fronts

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis 110# White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock
Stamps: Computer-generated words
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue

My third project is a friendship card featuring the Artsy Florals Card Front with an aligned framed layer cut from an identical Card Front and framed with a CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock layer.

The standard A2 size side-folding landscape card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock with a layering panel cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock. The two-layered CUTplorations hugs word die sentiment was also cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock. Gemstones from Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix completed the front. Inside sentiment is from the Layered Vase stamp set.

STAMPlorations products used:
Artsy Florals A2 Card Fronts
CUTplorations hugs word die
Layered Vase stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Black cardstock
Ink: Catherine Pooler Serenade ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool

And my fourth project is an inspirational card featuring the Artsy Florals Card Front with geometric shape ‘phantom die cutting’ (raised inlaid die cuts) using Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics and My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics, all raised on layers of CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock.

The standard A2 size top-folding card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock with a layering panel cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock. The CUTplorations relax word die sentiment was also cut from CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock and embellished with gemstones from Trinity Stamps Aquamarine Ripple Embellishment Mix. A computer-generated sentiment adhered vertically completed the card front. Inside sentiment is a Happy Happy Clear Sticker layered on the pink cardstock.

STAMPlorations products used:
Artsy Florals A2 Card Fronts
CUTplorations relax word die
Happy Happy Clear Stickers

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Pink cardstock
Stamps: Computer-generated sentiment
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, My Favorite Things Stitched Square STAX Die-namics, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX Die-namics
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, Trinity Stamps Aquamarine Ripple Embellishment Mix, Glossy Accents

I hope you’ve enjoyed these projects and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out all the amazing paper goods, stamps, dies, stencils, digis and other crafty goodies at the STAMPlorations main, outlet and digital stores! Use code STAMPGIRLLESLIE for a 20% discount on your orders in the store (with unlimited uses)! And there is A LOT going on over at the STAMPlorations blog – tons of creative inspiration, tutorials, promotions and giveaways – all month long! If you’ve never visited, you are definitely in for a good time! When you do visit, be sure to leave comments on the posts! Every month Shery draws seven random winners from all the posts published during the month, so the more posts you comment on, the more chances you have to win! And be sure to Follow STAMPlorations on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest for more creative inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Floral Note Card

Hey everybody! I’ve had some great fun in my studio today and have another Trinity Stamps inspiration project to share this evening. Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I used the gorgeous First Bloom stamp set with coordinating First Bloom die set along with Andradite Sparkle Embellishment Mix for this note card featuring alcohol ink on vellum. I rarely ever use a stamped image that hasn’t been colored but did so on this card because it really pops on the alcohol ink background! To tell you how this old brain works, a friend posted a card featuring alcohol ink on vellum the other day and I cannot remember who it was or which social media outlet I saw it on. But this technique has been on my ‘to-do’ list for a long while and I’d like my friend (if she’s reading this) to know that she inspired me to go ahead and give it a whirl! So glad I did because it turned out beautifully on the first try!

I created the alcohol ink on vellum panel and while it was drying, I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with a thin stitched frame. Using the First Bloom stamp set, I stamped the main floral image in teal ink and then die cut it with the coordinating First Bloom die set. I flipped the alcohol panel over, adhered the frame to it, and adhered them to the card base. I adhered the floral to the background and added some bling from the Andradite Sparkle Embellishment Mix. I REALLY love these embellishment mixes – the gemstones are absolutely gorgeous!

I die cut the inside panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock, and adhered them together. I embellished the white panel with leftover strips of the alcohol background and teal cardstock, and added a stamped and die cut element in the lower left corner. Since this is a note card, I left the panel blank to write a custom message.

And one more look… really loving how this turned out and I hate that I waited so long to try it! The results are every bit as amazing as they are on Yupo paper!

Trinity Stamps products used:
First Bloom stamp set
First Bloom die set
Andradite Sparkle Embellishment Mix

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Strathmore 30# Vellum, Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Teal cardstock
Ink: Catherine Pooler Daydream ink; Ranger alcohol ink- Sailboat Blue, Aqua, Lettuce, Citrus, Cool Peri, Sunshine Yellow
Dies/Punches: JustRite Stitched A2 Banners and Rectangles die set
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Ranger alcohol blending solution, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops

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 stamps, dies and other goodies at Trinity Stamps! And head on over to the Trinity Stamps Facebook Page for loads of inspiration! And while you’re at it, join the Trinity Stamps Facebook community group to connect with other Trinity Stamps fans! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Welcome to the neighborhood

Hi friends! Happy Hump Day – I hope your week is going well! We sure are enjoying the weather out here… we’ve had some over-cast days with rain here and there for over a week now, and we’re waking up to glorious temps in the 50s! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this morning with another Trinity Stamps inspiration project – a pretty ‘welcome neighbor’ gatefold card created with the gorgeous Succulent Banner stamp set and coordinating Succulent Banner die set, embellished with Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix. I don’t watercolor very often but I did break out some watercolor paper, distress inks and my Niji brush for this one!

I cut a 5″ square gatefold card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with front and inside layering panels from CutCardStock Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock and P13 Always and Forever papers. I die cut stitched circles from the white and green cardstock and layered them together. Using the Succulent Banner stamp set, I stamped the image in Ranger Black Soot archival ink on Bristol smooth watercolor paper, and watercolored the image with Ranger peeled paint, forest moss, fired brick and mowed lawn distress ink on my Tim Holtz Glass Media Mat. I stamped a partial image on a scrap of the watercolor paper solely for the front flower which I watercolored and fussy cut. Once the images were dry, I cut the image with the coordinating Succulent Banner die, adhered it to another plain die cut, then adhered it to the layered circle die cuts. I adhered the single fussy-cut flower to the main image with a 1mm thick foam square for a tad bit of dimension. I adhered the layered circle die cuts to the front left flap along with four die cut corners cut from the green cardstock. I added a tiny magnet closure and then finished the front with several gemstones from the Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix.