Papercraft – Page 128 – Love To Scrap 2

Flowers for beautiful you

Hi friends! A super Happy Saturday to you! Hope you have something fun (but safe) planned this weekend! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in this morning to share another sample I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! I’ve had the best time creating with these amazing new sketched florals, super sweet praying Tess, and the masculine stamps! Be sure to check them out! I’ve had handwritten instructions for a new fun fold in my arsenal for several months now, called a double easel fold, which I saw in a newsletter from Sharon Armstrong, a SU Demonstrator in Texas, so I decided to try it out. It’s super easy and oh, I love it! This card features the gorgeous Sketched Florals – Lilac stamp set which I paired with the Flowers for Beautiful You stamp set!

I cut the card base and layering panels from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock and CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock. I stamped the full image on the Solar White layering panel and a partial image on a scrap piece of Solar White cardstock, and colored them with Bic Mark-Its. I used those markers this time because I really liked the purples in the set for this image. I trimmed the colored images, stamped the sentiments and layered them on the purple cardstock panels.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock as well and embellished it with strips of CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Purple cardstock and CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink and layered the panel on the lighter purple cardstock.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Sketched Florals – Lilac stamp set
Flowers for Beautiful You stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone 65# Grape Jelly cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Dark Purple cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Bic Mark-Its- Polynesian Purple, Plumtastic Purple, Yellow Blaze, Forest Green, Key Lime
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! If you’d like to save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps, use the coupon code LESLIE10 at checkout! And be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ the Prickley Pear Stamps Facebook page to keep up with news and sales, and join Prickley Pear Pals (the fan group) for lots of fun crafty ideas and to share your creativity! And finally, we’d love to see you visit the Prickley Pear Stamps blog that’s in the process of being revived and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

feline good

Hi everyone! Well, is it officially Springtime yet where you are?! The weather here is absolutely gorgeous and it’s so hard to stay focused! And the days are going by so fast! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’m happy to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a sweet love you just because card featuring some of the newest brads in the store along with some amazing wide washi tape, enamel hearts and white pearl bling! This would make the perfect Valentine card, too!

I cut a standard A2 size top folding card base from Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock and rounded the bottom right corner. I covered a strip of Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock with Fox & Flowers Washi Tape and adhered it to the left side of the card base. I cut stitched rectangles from Papertrey Ink Autumn Rose cardstock and Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with a stitched oval from CutCardStock Royal Sundance Linen 80# Burgundy cardstock, and layered them together. I stamped the sentiment in white StazOn ink, added two Feline Brads and a Pink Enamel Heart, and adhered the piece to the card front. The finishing touch was adding some White Pearl Bling.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of burgundy and rose cardstock, stamped the sentiment in dark brown ink and layered the panel on the burgundy cardstock.

One more look… love, love, love! This would make a totally awesome Valentine for the hubs. After all, we are crazy cat people with ten felines that allow us to live with them, lol! ;)

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Feline Brads
Fox & Flowers Washi Tape
Pink Enamel Hearts
White Pearl Bling

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Royal Sundance Linen 80# Burgundy cardstock, Papertrey Ink Autumn Rose cardstock
Stamps: The Project Bin Feline Good stamp set
Ink: StazOn Cotton White ink, Memento Espresso Truffle ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers and Stitched Oval Layers dies
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer

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

Thank You note card

Hey peeps, Happy Friday! It’s dreary and rainy here (but we really need the rain) and it’s a beautiful day anyway! And you know where I’ll be… inside crafting, lol! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I have another sample to share that I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! Be sure to check out the gorgeous array of new sketched florals, sweet praying Tess, and the tool-related stamps for masculine cards! They are all fabulous! I created a pretty ‘thank you’ note card featuring the gorgeous Sketched Florals – Rose stamp set colored with Karin Brushmarkers. I’ve had the Karin markers for quite a while and have only used them a couple times. They are water-based and the colors are so bold and beautiful! I really would love to learn to use them as watercolors with blending, etc. on watercolor paper… so I’ve made this a (hopefully) short-term goal! ;)

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with layering panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero cardstock. I stamped the image from the Sketched Florals – Rose stamp set on Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, hit it with the heat tool to set the ink, and colored it with Lush Green, Olive Green, Lime Green and Red from the Karin Brushmarker Pro 72 Marker Mega Box. I layered the panels, added the inner portion of the Shadow Words – Thank You die sentiment and adhered the piece to the card front. The finishing touch was the addition of several small white flat-back pearls.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with leftover strips of CutCardStock Habanero cardstock and CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock. I layered the panel on the Habanero cardstock and adhered it to the card base. Since this is a note card, I left the inside blank.

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Sketched Florals – Rose stamp set
Karin Brushmarker Pro 72 Marker Mega Box
Shadow Words – Thank You die

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Milwaukee heat tool, Gemini Junior, Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Darice small white flat-back pearls

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Thank You tower fold

Hi everybody! How is your Thursday going? Great, I hope… not much longer till the weekend is here! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I’ve popped in to share one of several samples I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Spring 2021 Release! You won’t believe the gorgeous selection of sketched florals, adorable praying Tess, and even a couple sets for the guys, so be sure to check them out and stay tuned for more pretties! You know me and fun folds, and I saw another great one in a recent Splitcoast Stampers newsletter that I’m sure I’ll be making again and again! The tutorial is HERE if you’re interested. This one is called a tower fold and I’ve used the stunning Sketched Florals – Sunflowers stamp set which I think looks amazing on this thank you card!

I cut the tower fold card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock and embellished it with coordinating patterned paper and cardstock panels. I stamped the image from the Sketched Florals – Sunflowers stamp set twice on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 80# cardstock, colored both with alcohol markers, trimmed the portion of each image I needed for the front and back panels of the card, and layered them on cardstock panels. I adhered the front panel, stamped the sentiment from Oak & Maple Leaf 2 stamp set beneath the image, and added several tiny yellow gemstones.

Here’s a shot of the back with another sentiment from the Oak & Maple Leaf 2 stamp set – and it’s just as pretty as the front, lol! ;)

And one more peek from a different angle… such a gorgeous stamp set and fabulous fold! I’ve already made another one, lol, which you’ll see a little later on!

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Sketched Florals – Sunflowers stamp set
Oak & Maple Leaf 2 stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Delightful Dijon cardstock, Stampin’ Up Delightful Dijon double-sided paper from the 2015-2017 DSP Stack
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 389, 391, 405, 416, 420, 465, 466
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Darice tiny yellow gemstones

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

you’re my very favorite

Hi everyone! Well, another Thursday has rolled around and I hope you’re having a great week! I’m stoked to be back on the CutCardStock blog today with an awesome DT inspiration project featuring more of the amazing Basis cardstock that’s on sale this month! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I absolutely love this cardstock and have used quite a few colors of it in the project I’m sharing with you today. I created a fun cafe sign with a little flower box! This is my own design that would make an adorable card set to mass produce to give as a gift! There’s a tad bit of dimension but not too much to mail!

This is a super easy design that just required cutting a landscape rectangle out of the bottom of the Basis Natural 110# cardstock card base to create the cafe sign legs. I cut layers from Basis Teal 80# cardstock for the front, back and flower box, and stamped the woodgrain design on all of the layers in dark teal ink. I cut three flower box layers which I adhered on top of each other for a little dimension. I cut two framed rectangle pieces from Gold Glitter 74# cardstock and Basis Aqua 80# cardstock, keeping the thin gold glitter frame and the larger aqua rectangle and adhering them to the front, and then stamped the sentiment in the dark teal ink. I cut a variety of flower layers from Basis Dark Purple 80# cardstock and Basis Gold 80# cardstock, Basis Magenta 80# cardstock and Basis Pink 80# cardstock, Basis Blue 80# cardstock and Basis Medium Blue 80# cardstock, and Basis Dark Red 80# cardstock and Basis Red 80# cardstock and adhered them together. I cut two grass layers from Basis Green 80# cardstock and punched some leaves from Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock and Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock. I arranged the flowers and leaves on the grass in the flower box, and popped one of the flowers up on a Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circle. The finishing touch was adding a few iridescent gemstones. Super happy with how this turned out!

And here’s the shot of the back that I initially forgot to take a photo of.

I kept the inside simple with a die cut sentiment on layered light and dark teal panels.

CutCardStock products used:
Basis Natural 110# cardstock
Basis Teal 80# cardstock
Basis Aqua 80# cardstock
Basis Dark Purple 80# cardstock
Basis Gold 80# cardstock
Basis Magenta 80# cardstock
Basis Pink 80# cardstock
Basis Blue 80# cardstock
Basis Medium Blue 80# cardstock
Basis Dark Red 80# cardstock
Basis Red 80# cardstock
Basis Green 80# cardstock
Gold Glitter 74# cardstock
Pop-Tone Gumdrop Green cardstock
Pop-Tone Jellybean Green cardstock
Darice Double-Sided Adhesive Foam Circles

Other products used:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Hardwood background stamp, Prickley Pear Stamps Blobby Flowers 2 stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler All That Jazz ink
Dies/Punches: Sizzix Geo Floral Frame Thinlits, Precious Marieke Grass Border die, Prickley Pear Stamps Blobby Flowers die set, Stampin’ Up Leaf Punch, CUTplorations Skinny Sentiments die
Accessories: Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, ScraPerfect iridescent gemstones

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

Just saying hello

Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope your week is off to a great start! Can’t believe we’re in the middle of May already! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! A new Monochrome challenge has started today over at The Outlawz Tuesday Color Challenge and our sponsor is Bugaboo Stamps so be sure to come on over and play! We know you love you some Bugaboo! I created another front step card, this one being a hybrid card featuring one of my favorite fun folds, using the 4 Block Tulip Square digital image gifted to me from Bugaboo and a stamped sentiment from Altenew! I love this image! A good friend of mine recently asked me what a ‘hybrid’ card is so I explained the card maker’s definition which is the use of rubber/clear stamping along with digital stamping on cards, and the scrapbooker’s definition which is the use of store-bought patterned paper along with digital paper on scrapbook layouts. I scrapbooked years ago and created hybrid layouts all the time but just kind of lost interest and got into card making. But she thought that was awesome and said she had never heard of that term, lol! She’s not a crafter, so go figure… ;)

For the Monochrome challenge this fortnight, we are to use varying shades of purple as shown in the photo below. I love purple so this challenge was a fun one!

I created a front step card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock and cut layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock. I ran two of the layering panels through the Big Shot with a Swiss Dots embossing folder for a little texture. I colored the tulip image with alcohol markers in several shades of purple, layered it on CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Amethyst cardstock and then on the CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock with just a tiny bit showing on the sides, and adhered it to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in dark purple ink, cut it with a flagged die and adhered it at the top. The final touch was adding purple enamel dots to the top and bottom.

I cut the back panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with two hello die cuts that I cut from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Amethyst cardstock and CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock and layered together to carry over the sentiment from the front. I adhered a Swiss Dots embossed dark purple strip and a narrow amethyst strip to the top of the panel.

And one more look… a side view so you can see the cool construction. I show this every time I make this fold, lol! I love it! And it folds flat for mailing!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Purple cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Amethyst cardstock
Stamps: Bugaboo Stamps 4 Block Tulip Square digital image, Altenew Painted Butterflies stamp set
Ink: Nuvo alcohol markers- 437, 439, 441; Memento Elderberry ink
Dies/Punches: Altenew Calming Reverie die set, Inspired by Stamping Fancy Label Dies 3
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Big Shot, Eyelet Outlet Purple Enamel Dots

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 Bugaboo Stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

More Mother’s Day cards

Hi everybody! I hope your week is off to a good start! I’ve popped in this evening to share a few more commissioned Mother’s Day cards. Hope you don’t get too tired of seeing them! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I have to tell you that I’ve actually been dreaming about cut files of all things for the last couple weeks, lol! My Scan N Cut has gotten lonely over the past year since stepping down from Simply Crafty SVGs DT, so I decided to play yesterday and today. I’ll share those projects after I take some photos! But these Mother’s Day cards feature one of the most beautiful stamped and die cut florals I think I’ve ever seen. It’s a bundle from Altenew and new in my stash. I ended up making four similar cards – light red, pink, dark red, and teal – and they all turned out so pretty.

The 5-1/2″ square top-folding card bases were cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with patterned paper layers. I added the stamped and die cut images, a sentiment strip (sentiment stamp from Pretty Pink Posh) and a few white flat-back pearls to each. That’s it – super simple but powerful design with these big bold images.

I cut the inside panels from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Habanero 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Raspberry Ice 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Teal cardstock. I embellished each of the white panels with a strip of the patterned paper used on the front and a narrow strip of matching cardstock, stamped the sentiment in black ink (the same stamp from Inspired By Stamping) on all four cards), and layered the panels on the matching cardstock layers. I absolutely love the inside sentiment – made me think of how truly blessed I was to have my wonderful mother until she left us in 2006.

And one more look… so loving how these turned out! The lady who commissioned me to make all the Mother’s Day cards again this year to sell in her store told me that these were some of the first ones sold! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Raspberry Ice 80# cardstock, CutCardStock Basis 80# Teal cardstock, American Crafts White cardstock, My Favorite Things Sweet Celebration 6×6 paper pad, Stampin’ Up English Garden and Sweater Weather DSP
Stamps: Altenew Calming Reverie stamp set, Pretty Pink Posh Mom stamp set, Inspired by Stamping Blessed stamp set
Ink: Memento Lady Bug, Rose Bud, Rhubarb Stalk, Teal Zeal, Nautical Blue, Bamboo Leaves, and Tuxedo Black ink; Hero Arts Butter Bar, Red Royal
Dies/Punches: Altenew Calming Reverie die set
Accessories: Big Shot, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these pretty cards! I sure enjoyed creating them and love the simple design! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

you’re one in a CHAMELEON

Hi everyone! A very Happy Saturday to you – I hope you’ve had a great week! They sure are flying by fast! 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 Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun clean and simple thank you card featuring some of the newest brads in the store which I paired with some awesome skinny washi tape and my favorite enamel dots!

The top-folding card base is a standard A2 size cut from Neenah Classic Linen Solar White 100# cardstock which I embellished with a strip of patterned paper and a strip of Skinny Gold Washi Tape adhered to a skinny strip of white cardstock. The star of the show is a cute little chameleon from the Reptile Brads pack sitting on a stamped and die cut limb with a small cluster of leaves. I stamped the sentiment in teal ink in the lower left corner and added some Green Enamel Dots to complete the front.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of patterned paper and strips of Skinny Gold Washi Tape, stamped the sentiment in teal ink, and adhered the panel to the inside of the card base.

And one more look… love, love, love how this turned out! These reptile brads are super adorable! ;)

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Reptile Brads
Skinny Gold Washi Tape
Green Enamel Dots

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Linen 100# Solar White cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock The Paper Studio Four Seasons and Everything In Between -2- paper pad
Stamps: Lawn Fawn One in a Chameleon stamp set, Paper Smooches Natural Beauties stamp set
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Pistachio and Teal Zeal ink; Nuvo alcohol marker- 465
Dies/Punches: Lawn Fawn One in a Chameleon die set
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Mother’s Day Wreath

Hi friends! Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit! I just discovered that I forgot to share quite a few pretty Mother’s Day cards that I made in that big commissioned order several weeks ago! I’ve been so busy that I didn’t even realize how slack I had become! Bahahaha, that’s an oxymoron if I’ve ever heard one! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! I ordered some new stamps and dies to create this year’s Mother’s Day cards (commissioned by the same store owner as last year) because I didn’t want to use all of the same supplies that I used last year since we live in a small town. The stamps and dies on this card are from Pretty Pink Posh and I just love them!

This card was definitely a labor of love and the only one like it (I made multiples of most of the others). All those little flowers and leaves were individually stamped, colored with alcohol markers, and die cut, and then fashioned into a wreath around a stitched circle die cut containing the stamped sentiment. And I added a few extra red flower heads to ’round out’ the wreath a little. The A2 top-folding card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock with a panel of Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy cardstock placed behind the apertures left by the Festive Repeat Thinlits. As frequently happens with intricate die cuts, some of those tiny pieces remained when I removed the die from the cardstock, so I didn’t use the tool to remove them, which I thought created a little interest. The finishing touches were the addition of a red bow and some tiny iridescent gemstones.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock as well, stamped the sentiment in black ink, and layered the panel on CutCardStock Red Wagon cardstock.

And one more peek… really loving how this turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory cardstock, Papertrey Ink Pure Poppy cardstock, CutCardStock Red Wagon cardstock
Stamps: Pretty Pink Posh Mother’s Day stamp set, Clearly Besotted One In A Million stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 379, 381, 405, 449, 450, 451, 393, 415, 416
Dies/Punches: Sizzix Festive Repeat Thinlits, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers, Pretty Pink Posh Mother’s Day die set, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ Circle Punch
Accessories: Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scotch ATG, Stampin’ Up Real Red ribbon, Darice tiny iridescent gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this card! Better late sharing than never! I have a few more, lol! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Shaped thank you note cards

Hello again! I’m back with the third project in my second feature as guest designer for STAMPlorations Stencil Sunday! Have I told you lately how much I’m enjoying this?! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! As mentioned in my previous two posts, I have three projects to share and wanted to showcase them individually so I can enjoy sharing them in some challenges. All three projects feature several ARTplorations Stencils and Masks along with other products available in the store. So here is a pretty pair of shaped thank you note cards!

I cut two different shaped card bases from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock along with layering panels for each card from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Curious Metallic Chestnut cardstock. This was my first play with deco foil Transfer Gel Duo which I used with the ARTplorations Abstract Oats Stencil, rose gold foil, deco foil Stencil Pal and a laminator to decorate the front panel of each card. OMGosh, I’m hooked. I’ve been using a brand name foiling machine for the last 7 years or so, and I have to tell you that the Gel Duo and laminator outperforms by a long shot. I made the switch on a whim because I’m always disappointed in the outcome with the other machine. So glad I did! Okay, so I added several tiny white flat-back pearls to the front panel of each card after adhering the layers to the card bases. I applied two clear stickers from CRAFTplorations Just Thank You Clear Stickers to a scrap of white cardstock, trimmed them and flagged one end, then layered them on scraps of the brown cardstock and adhered one to the front of each card.

I cut the inside panels for each card from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and CutCardStock Curious Metallic Chestnut cardstock as well. These are note cards, so I left the inside of each blank to write a custom message.

And one more peek… totally loving this stencil which looks amazing with the foiling! So pretty!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #5-2021 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: #5 – Anything Goes
3. Just Us Girls: #583 – Trend Week/Layers
4. The Crafter’s Cafe: #265 – Anything Goes
5. Through The Purple Haze: #180 – Anything Goes w/ optional Gems and/or Pearls (playing twist)

STAMPlorations products used:
ARTplorations Abstract Oats Stencil
CRAFTplorations Just Thank You Clear Stickers

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Curious Metallic Chestnut cardstock
Dies/Punches: Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Create-A-Card Stacey and Louise die sets, EK Success 3/4″ square punch
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Big Shot, deco foil Transfer Gel Duo, deco foil Stencil Pal, Minc Rose Gold foil, Scotch laminator, Darice tiny white flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed these projects and you’re inspired to grab some of your stencils and play! Be sure to check out all the amazing 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