Category: Papercraft

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Hello, my friends! A very happy Tuesday to you! I have a super fun card to share with you today – another website sample I created for Prickley Pear Stamps! This one is a tag card with diagonal double pockets! My inspiration came from… you guessed it… another Splitcoast Stampers newsletter outlining this tutorial HERE. You know me – I’m a total fun fold geek, always on the look-out for another one to try! I used the adorable Santa Koala and Mrs Claus clear stamp set for the tags on this card.

I used some pretty double-sided Christmas paper from my stash to create the card base, and added a red glitter die cut sentiment to the front. I cut two tags from ivory cardstock and embellished them with more of the papers from the same Christmas paper pack. I stamped the images on white cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers, and fussy cut them all. The coordinating dies weren’t available yet when I was gifted this stamp set, but they are now! I adhered the stamped and cut images to the tags, stamped a sentiment at the bottom of each tag and added some green crafter’s cord.

This card does not open, so I cut a panel for the back, embellished it with a coordinating paper and a thin strip of red cardstock, and stamped the sentiment in black ink. I had one leftover stamped and cut element so I adhered it to the panel and layered the panel on red cardstock.

And one more peek… so happy with how this turned out! These koalas are so stinkin’ cute I can’t stand it! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Crafty Cardmakers: #265 – Create A Tag
2. Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenge: #2042 – Anything Goes
3. Paperbabe Stamps: #130 – Anything Goes
4. The Paper Funday Challenges: #22 – Anything Goes w/ optional Halloween
5. The Sisterhood of Crafters: Lots of Layers
6. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Baronial Ivory and Solar White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Cherry Cobbler cardstock, Stampin’ Up This Christmas Specialty DSP, Stampin’ Up red Glimmer paper
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Santa Koala and Mrs Claus stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Nuvo alcohol markers- 412, 487, 489, 391, 495, 451, 479, 466, 427, 430, 379, black; Posca white paint marker, Pentel Slicci Gold pen, Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Tim Holtz Holiday Words: Script die, Magnolia Doohickeys Tilda Lace die, Stampin’ Up 1/2″ circle punch, regular hole punch
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Stampin’ Up red/white dotted skinny Washi Tape, Glossy Accents, Hemptique green Crafter’s Cord

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

BOO! for CutCardStock Happy Halloween Blog Hop!

Hi friends! A big giant WELCOME to the CutCardStock blog‘s Happy Halloween Blog Hop going on October 17th and 18th – starting at 7:00 AM Central Time today and ending at 11:55 PM Central Time tomorrow! Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you. I really appreciate your support! SO COME HOP WITH US!

Woot-woot! There is a $40 CutCardStock gift card up for grabs!

The winner will be randomly selected via number generator and announced on Monday, October 19th, on the CutCardstock blog and Facebook page! To be eligible for the $40 gift card, you must comment at each stop along the hop (good for ONE gift card entry) or upload a Halloween-themed project using CutCardStock products (good for TWO gift card entries). We would absolutely LOVE IT if you link up a project with us, PLUS it will increase your chances to win the gift card! ;)

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Now, let me side-track you for a minute or three to share my CAS card featuring Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with Camomile cardstock, Granny Smith Apple Green cardstock, Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock and Pop-Tone Orange Fizz cardstock. This is a super simple design that came together pretty quickly!

Did you ever have ric rac sewn on your clothes when you were younger?! I sure did – and I still love it! I used several fun dies along with some stamping to create this fun card.

Here is a quick tutorial showing you my process for making this awesome card. I started by cutting a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, and rounded the bottom right corner. I cut ric rac die cuts from Camomile cardstock, Granny Smith Apple Green cardstock, Pop-Tone Grape Jelly cardstock and Pop-Tone Orange Fizz cardstock. I cut four BOO! die cuts from Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock and layered them on top of each other for a little dimension. I cut one additional ric rac die cut from Granny Smith Apple Green cardstock to use on the inside.

I adhered the ric rac die cuts to the front of the card base at an angle and then trimmed the edges. I adhered the BOO! layered die cuts in the lower right corner and small gemstones in the Halloween colors above the ric rac die cuts. I stamped and die cut a skull (an after-thought and not shown in the photo above) and popped it up on dimensionals on top of the ric rac die cuts.

For the inside, I adhered the remaining ric rac die cut at the same angle as those on the front, and then stamped the sentiment and the spider in black ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things
2. Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog: #262 – Halloween/Fall Sentiment
3. Crafty Calendar Challenge: October Challenge – Halloween
4. Crafty Gals Corner: #212 – Halloween Colors
5. International Art & Soul: #94 – Halloween
6. My Time To Craft: #443 – Halloween or Cats
7. The Paper Funday Challenges: #22 – Anything Goes w/ optional Halloween
8. Through the Purple Haze: #172 – Halloween Fun
9. Try It On Tuesday: Halloween Time
10. Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge: Jump Start w/ Anything Goes

CutCardStock products used:
Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock
Camomile 80# cardstock
Granny Smith Apple Green 80# cardstock
Pop-Tone Black Licorice 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Grape Jelly 65# cardstock
Pop-Tone Orange Fizz 65# cardstock

Other products used:
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Howl-o-ween Treat stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic black multi-liner pen
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Ric Rac die, Stampin’ Up Boo To You Framelits
Accessories: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, MISTI stamp tool, Darice orange, black, purple, green and yellow gemstones

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Okay, let’s get back to the hop! Here is the complete list of stops:

1. CutCardstock blog
2. Teri
3. Raechelle
4. Crystal
5. Judy M
6. Maureen
7. Leslie >>> you’re here! <<<
8. Judy V
9. Janet A
10. CutCardStock blog… C’mon, you know you want to link up! The linky tool is at the end of the post on the CutCardstock blog so that’s where you’ll want to head to link up your project – each upload is worth two entries for the gift card! Two entries per person!

You should have arrived here from Maureen‘s blog and your next stop is Judy V‘s blog! I hope you are enjoying the hop and seeing all the fun Halloween projects! If you get lost along the way or if you landed here in the middle of the hop somehow and want to join in the fun, be sure to head on over to the CutCardstock blog to read all the details and start from the beginning!

In closing, I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing my Halloween card and you’re inspired to get crafty AND hop with us AND link up a Halloween-themed project! 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 lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Shine On!

Happy Saturday, y’all! I’m delighted to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun card featuring a bold digital sentiment from my stash that works perfectly with these brads and washi tape! And this card could be used for a variety of occasions… love it when that happens!

I created a top fold landscape card base and then cut a panel that was just a tad smaller than the card base. I applied Glitter Black Washi Tape on two-thirds of the panel (from the bottom up) and then added one strip of Glitter Gold Dots Washi Tape slightly above it. I added five Light Bulb Brads in a row and evenly spaced across the top of the black glittered portion, then attached the panel to the card base. I printed the digital sentiment, trimmed it and layered it on black cardstock, then adhered it to the bottom center of the panel.

I embellished the inside panel with strips of Glitter Black Washi Tape and Glitter Gold Dots Washi Tape used on the front. I printed the inside sentiment (from the same digi set), cut it with a stitched rectangle die and layered it on black cardstock. I trimmed off the left side and adhered it up against the gold washi tape strip, then layered the entire panel on black cardstock.

And one more peek… what an awesome card! The glitter washi tape and the light bulb brads, along with the digital sentiments, sure make a statement!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
2. Let’s Craft and Create: #164 – Anything Goes w/ optional Paper Strips Instead of Ribbon (no twist)

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Glitter Black Washi Tape
Glitter Gold Dots Washi Tape
Light Bulb Brads

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Black cardstock
Stamps: Bugaboo You Light Up My Life digital set
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layer STAX die
Accessories:  Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue,

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Eyelet Outlet! I can already see you drooling, lol! Be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ Eyelet Outlet Facebook Page to keep up with news and sales, and while you’re at it, join the Eyelet Outlet Fans Facebook group for lots of creative inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

hb2u

Hello again, my friends! How’s the weather where you are? It has turned out to be a little chilly here today but I LOVE it – I’m so ready for cooler weather! I’ve popped back on this afternoon to share another website sample I created for Prickley Pear Stamps using the super cute Emma Numbers and Emma Lowercase Alphabet Letters clear stamp sets. OMGoodness, the possibilities with these stamps are endless!

I created this card in a timeless classic color combo of black and white with just a pop of color here and there. There are three sizes of numbers in the Emma Numbers stamp set, and I used all three sizes to create the background. I colored the open areas with my drying-up fine point Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens and added a touch of Clear Star shimmer. Using the Emma Lowercase Alphabet Letters stamp set, I created the sentiment element using a couple circle punches and a scalloped circle die. The finishing touch was the addition of a few small iridescent gemstones.

I embellished the inside panel with a narrow panel of stamped and colored numbers, a thin strip of black cardstock and a die cut sentiment, and layered the panel on black cardstock.

And another look… totally loving how this turned out! I did re-do the sentiment element because the original rectangular one I made just didn’t look right. The circular one made all the difference in the world! ;)

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
2. Let’s Craft and Create: #164 – Anything Goes w/ optional Paper Strips Instead of Ribbon (no twist)
3. Paperbabe Stamps: #130 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Black cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Emma Numbers and Emma Lowercase Alphabet Letters clear stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pens- Middle Purple Pink, Magenta, Orange Glaze, May Green and Indianthrene Blue; Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 2″ and 1-3/4″ circle punches, Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Small die, Tim Holtz Celebration Words: Script die
Accessories:  Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Darice iridescent gemstones

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

The Promise

Howdy, everyone! Hope you’ve had a great week and you have some fun planned for this weekend! The weeks sure do seem to be flying by! I have another Prickley Pear Stamps website sample to share this morning. This sweet card was created with the super adorable Noah’s Ark clear stamp set. The main stamp is large and there are several smaller stamps to add details, and what a fun scene to color!

I stamped the large image in dark brown ink and trimmed the panel, then stamped the remaining images. I colored the scene with alcohol markers and layered the panel on dark brown cardstock. I cut a slightly larger panel from green dotted patterned paper and layered it on dark brown cardstock. I layered the panels together and adhered them to the card base.

I embellished the inside panel with a leftover strip of the green dotted patterned paper and dark brown cardstock used on the front, added a die cut sentiment, and layered the panel on dark brown cardstock.

And one more peek… I really love this stamp set and the message!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #43 – Anything Goes
2. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things (no twist)
3. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: October Anything Goes
4. Moving Along With The Times: #123 – Animal(s) and/or Bird(s)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Papertrey Ink Dark Chocolate cardstock, Lawn Fawn Spring Fling 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Noah’s Ark clear stamp set
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 389, 403, 404, 479, 466, 393, 379, 439, 427, 431, 412, 487, 489; Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- TB1, LG3
Dies/Punches: Hero Arts Blessings Stamp & Cut (die only)
Accessories:  Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior

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

Time to Relax in the Sun

Howdy, everyone! I hope you’re having a great day! I’m back again to share another fun fold sample I created for Prickley Pear Stamps. This one is a diagonal fold and I’ve used the super cute Play Date on the Beach clear stamp set. It’s been a long while since I created a diagonal fold and I had forgotten how fun they are!

And besides being a fun fold, this card is paper pieced which is an extra added fun touch! I layered a couple coordinating papers on darker cardstock to embellish the diagonal panels. I stamped the image on lighter cardstock, paper pieced the elements, then cut it with a stitched rectangle die.

Here are shots of the card opening up. I embellished the inside panel with the same coordinating papers used on the front, cut diagonally, with the prints reversed. I stamped the inside sentiment in black ink and layered the panel on the darker cardstock.

And one more peek… this is such a fun stamp! Who wouldn’t love to be invited to spend a day on the beach?!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things (no twist)
2. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
3. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: October Anything Goes
4. The Creative Crafters: #33 – Anything Goes
5. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock; Stampin’ Up So Saffron, Pool Party and Island Indigo cardstock; Lawn Fawn Spring Fling 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Play Day on the Beach clear stamp set
Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Spectrum Noir FS7; Nuvo alcohol markers- 363, 369, 410, 428, 497, 451, 479, 405, 379, 391, 389; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangles STAX dies
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior

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

Ho Ho Ho

Hi friends, and Happy Thursday to you! Today is our oldest granddaughter’s 17th birthday and I’m sitting here shaking my head at how fast these years have flown by! Every year I feel a little bit older, lol! This morning I’m sharing another website sample for Prickley Pear Stamps. You know how I love fun folds and I’ve created another split panel fold using the most adorable Santa Koala and Mrs Claus clear stamp set for the focal image which I absolutely love! I shared one of these folds for another design team a couple weeks ago that I created in portrait orientation, so I thought this one in landscape mode would be a fun alternative!

I used a fun tree print from one of my favorite 6×6 Christmas paper pads for the narrow panels. I stamped the images on white cardstock in black ink and colored them with Nuvo alcohol markers. I trimmed the panel, layered it on red cardstock, and added a candy cane brad along with several small light green gemstones. I stamped the sentiment on the bottom narrow panel, and the final touch was Glossy Accents on Mrs Claus’s glasses!

I embellished the inside panel with strips of tree print and red cardstock used on the front, stamped the sentiment in black ink, and layered the panel on red cardstock.

And one more peek… so loving how this turned out! I think this fold is one of my new favorites!

https://worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com/2020/10/world-wide-open-design-team-challenge.htmlSharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things (no twist)
2. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
3. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: October Anything Goes
4. The Creative Crafters: #33 – Anything Goes
5. The Sisterhood of Crafters: Lots of Layers
6. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Rouge cardstock, Bella Blvd Christmas Wishes 6×6 paper pack
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Santa Koala and Mrs Claus stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 379, 466, 416, 487, 495, 497, black
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Eyelet Outlet Candy Cane brad, Darice light green gemstones, Glossy Accents

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

You’re great to have around in a pinch!

Hi everyone! Happy Saturday – can’t believe we’re a little more than a week into October! I’m thrilled to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a fun thank you card featuring some of our new brads in the store paired with skinny ‘metal’ Washi Tape and enamel dots! Another super simple design… I’m really ‘getting into’ these, lol!

I cut a standard A2 sized top-fold white card base and a slightly smaller black cardstock layer. I created a background panel using two coordinating patterns from one of my favorite paper pads which complimented the colors of the brads nicely. I created the sentiment on the computer, printed and trimmed it, and adhered it in the center of the background panel. I added a strip of Skinny Washi Tape Copper at the top and bottom of the sentiment strip, added some Crab & Lobster Brads and adhered the panel on the black cardstock layer. I adhered the panel to the card base, and the final touch was adding a few Black Enamel Dots. 

I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the gingham paper used on the front and a narrow strip of black cardstock, added a die cut sentiment, and layered the panel on black cardstock.

One more peek… loving how this turned out! Those brads are so awesome!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #43 – Anything Goes
2. A Perfect Time To Craft: #10-2020 – Anything Goes
3. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
4. Creative Moments: #200 – Anything Goes
5. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #130 – Anything Goes
6. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #143 – Anything Goes

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Crab & Lobster Brads
Skinny Washi Tape Copper
Black Enamel Dots

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, American Crafts Black cardstock, simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad
Dies/Punches: Simon Says Stamp thanks die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Gemini Junior

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

Steampunk dragonfly

Hi again, friends! I’m back again today to share my final Hochanda showcase sample created for Prickley Pear Stamps! I have a few more website samples to share so I’ll be sharing those soon now that we’ve gotten moved and I have a little more time on my hands. It has been forever since I played with alcohol inks on Yupo paper, and what I love the most is that no two backgrounds ever turn out the same. This card features a pretty blue and green alcohol ink background with a silver embossed dragonfly and several gears using the Gears 2 and Steampunk Gears 3 stamp sets along with the Steampunk Gears and Mini Gears die sets.

I had a fun time creating this mixed media steampunk card. It’s rare that I make a card without a sentiment on the front, but here we are, lol! I created the background first and then silver embossed the dragonfly. I layered the panel on silver metallic cardstock and then on blue cardstock. I stamped and die cut several gears and arranged them in the lower right corner.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment in blue archival ink and layered the panel on the silver metallic cardstock and blue cardstock used on the front. I had a few die cut gears leftover so I placed them in the lower left corner.

And one more look… such a cool background! I really need to play with the alcohol inks on Yupo paper more often! ;)

And here’s a screenshot of Alex holding this card up on air! This has been such fun seeing my cards on TV! Woo-hoo!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #43 – Anything Goes
2. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things (playing twist)
3. Classic Design Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
4. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
5. Creative Moments: #200 – Anything Goes
6. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: October Anything Goes
7. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #130 – Anything Goes
8. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #143 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Ranger Yupo paper, American Crafts Cascade and Peacock cardstock, Marco’s Venicelux Silver Metallic cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Gears 2 and Steampunk Gears 3 clear stamp sets
Ink: Ranger alcohol ink- Sailboat Blue, Aqua, Citrus, Lettuce, Botanical, and Silver Mixative; Ranger faded jeans archival ink
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Steampunk Gears and Mini Gears die sets
Accessories:  Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Sweet Stamps fine detail embossing powder

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

for the happy couple

Mornin’ peeps! It’s Fri-YAY and I’ve popped in this morning to share another sample I created for the Prickley Pear Stamps Hochanda show early last month. I’m finally winding down with the Hochanda samples… I have one more to share later today and I’ll be done for this go-round. This was quite an undertaking and I’m so proud to have been asked to do it! I created this pretty CAS wedding card in shades of gray using the Scalloped Oval and Scalloped Oval 4-Floral stamp sets.

I used an A2 card die set to create the card base and layers, and created the card base in dark gray and the layers in light gray. I stamped the sentiment and image strip in black ink, and added a smoke-colored gemstone to the center of each of the diamonds in the image strip.

For the inside, I once again stamped the sentiment and image in black ink.

One more peek… loving how this turned out! Such a pretty and simple design in timeless gray!

Finishing this post with a screenshot of Alex holding this card up on air! Fun, fun, fun!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: October Anything Goes w/ optional Winged Things (no twist)
2. Classic Design Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
3. Creative Inspirations: October Anything Goes
4. Creative Moments: #200 – Anything Goes
5. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #130 – Anything Goes
6. The Paper Girls Challenge: #209 – Wedding/Anniversary

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Dolphin and Shadow Gray textured cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Scalloped Oval clear stamp set and Scalloped Oval 4-Floral clear stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Papertrey Ink Noted: Scalloped A2 Die Collection
Accessories:  Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior, Darice smoke gemstones

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