Papercraft – Page 161 – Love To Scrap 2

Your wings already exist.

Hi friends! Happy Monday! Our new sketch challenges this month are live over at Stick It Down and I’ve popped in this morning to share my Card Team inspiration project! Corbett Creations is our sponsor this month so come on over and play for the chance to win a prize! The card team is showcasing projects today on the blog and this is our super awesome card sketch this month, created by yours truly:

I’ve created sketches for the first six card challenges this year at Stick It Down. I’m a novice, never having created any sketches before, and I’ve had a great time! Using this month’s sketch, I created an inspirational card featuring another one of Lozzy’s digital papers, along with wings and sentiments from Paper Wings Productions.

I once again dug into my digital papers from Lozzy that I won a while back (I just LOVE them) and came up with a teal pattern that worked really well with my card design. I heat embossed the wings and watercolored them, then fussy cut them and added a little sparkle overlay marker. I added the vertical sentiment and several tiny black gemstones on the left side.

I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of paper and cardstock used on the front. I used a vertical sentiment on the inside as well. I’ve always loved vertical sentiments, as they add interest to a card, but this is the first time I’ve ever used one on the inside and I think I like it! ;)

One more look… really loving how this turned out! It’s so amazing how something so simple can pack such a big punch!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Cardstock Warehouse pure white cardstock, Marco’s Kachina Grass Cloth cardstock, Stampin’ Up Soft Sky cardstock, Lozzy Star Splash Mixed Media digital paper
Stamps: Paper Wings Productions Wings and Wish Wings stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle overlay marker, Stampin’ Up Lost Lagoon ink
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Niji water brush, Darice tiny black gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us! Feel free to play along with the double page or single page sketch if you’re a scrapbook layout designer, or the card sketch if you’re a card maker! You have until the end of the month to play and we’d love to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Corbett Creations! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Paris, Whimsical Heart & Sewing ATCs

Hello, my crafty friends! I hope you’re having a good day! I’m excited to share my Ephemoire inspiration project with you this morning. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to head over to the Ephemoire Etsy Shop to check out all the amazing digital printables… there are collage sheets, digital papers, journal kits, clip art and mixed media printables, and the print quality is awesome!

This week I finally got around to organizing all the ATCs I’ve been making over the past year and a half (while on an ATC design team) into an album and realized that I might have a slight addiction, lol! I’d love to add a few more to my collection, so I decided to make a variety of both cards and coins for my Ephemoire inspiration project this month. I dug into my personal journal kit stash and printed various papers and accessories from Lavande et Peridot Journal Kit, Whimsical Heart Journal Kit and Vintage Sewing Journal Kit to create these 12 ATCs.

I created these Paris coins with papers and elements from the Lavande et Peridot Journal Kit and embellished them with a gold Posca paint pen. I added some shimmer to the dragonfly with a Clear Star Gelly Roll pen.

I used elements from the Lavande et Peridot Journal Kit to create these Paris cards, and distressed them with walnut stain distress ink- going from light to medium to heavy distressing.

These Whimsical Heart cards were created with papers and elements from the Whimsical Heart Journal Kit. I distressed these with black soot distress ink and attached the tickets with tiny staples.

The final set of Sewing cards and coin were created with papers and elements from the Vintage Sewing Journal Kit. I collaged these with various sewing elements, and distressed them with black soot distress ink.

One more look at the sets… the papers and elements in these journal kits were so much fun to work with, and it’s always cool to think ‘outside the box’ and create something totally different than the intended use! I see lots and lots more ATCs in my future to add to my collection – they are fun to keep in an album and fun to trade! However, I warn you… I’m not willing to part with a few of them, lol! ;)

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I’d love to enter these ATCs into the following challenges:
The Creative Crafters: #26 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #03 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock
Stamps: Ephemoire digital products- Lavande et Peridot Journal Kit, Whimsical Heart Journal Kit and Vintage Sewing Journal Kit
Ink: Ranger walnut stain and black soot distress ink, gold Posca paint pen, Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: Fiskars 2-1/2″ circle punch, Tonic corner punch, 1/16″ hole punch
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Carpe Diem Washi Tape, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the awesome printables at the Ephemoire Etsy Shop, and while you’re at it, head on over to the Ephemoire Facebook Page for tons of inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Just a Note

Hello, friends! Hope you’re having a good week! Our new challenge is live over at Southern Girls Challenge and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! As always, the theme for our challenge is Anything Goes and we’d love to see what you create! Our sponsors this time are Krafter’s Cart, Moonflower Digi Stamps and KLM Designs. I was provided the Mum digital image from KLM Designs and created a pretty note card.

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From ivory cardstock, I created a bi-level card base (meaning the front of the card base is just a tad shorter than the back), cutting the front off with a stitched scallop edge die. I layered yellow cardstock on the front and the inside, and then die cut two stitched rectangle panels for the front and two for the inside. The ‘Just a Note’ sentiment was included with the mum digital image so I made sure to capture that on the bottom right of the ivory panel I die cut for the front. I also printed the mum image 12 times, colored them with bright Bic Mark-It markers and then commenced to fussy cutting. I arranged them in circular fashion, popping several of them up on foam pads. I finished the front with a few tiny orange gemstones.

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Since this is a note card, I left the inside blank with plenty of room to write a custom message.

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And one more peek… I really love how this turned out! Sure makes me think of Spring! ;)

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I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #112 – Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Cardz 4 Galz: #117 – Spring Flowers
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Crafty Gals Corner: #205 – Use Flowers
Double D Challenges: Welcome Spring
Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenges: #10 – Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #128 – Anything Goes
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #2011 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts vanilla cardstock, GKD Tomato Soup and Wild Dandelion cardstock
Stamps: KLM Designs Mum digital image
Ink: Bic Mark-It markers- Summer Melon, Sunset Orange, Yellow Blaze, Key Lime, Rambunctious Red
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Scallop Basic Edges die, My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle Layers dies
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Darice orange gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us this time! Can’t wait to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Krafter’s Cart, Moonflower Digi Stamps and KLM Designs! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Loved Beyond Measure

Hi everyone! It’s Hump Day and I hope you’re having a good week! I shared last week that I’m guest designing for The Hedgehog Hollow this month (a big Woo-hoo!) and I have another project to share created with goodies from the March Subscription Box. I created a fun card that I think will be for our youngest granddaughter who will turn 1 next month! If you’re interested in seeing my tutorial, check out my guest blogger post on the The Hedgehog Hollow blog!

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I really enjoyed creating this background. Using different colors of ink and a stamp positioner, I stamped the ruler (from the Craft Together stamp set) vertically across the white cardstock panel, moving it about 3/4″ either to the left or to the right, starting in the middle, until the entire panel was stamped. I layered the panel on black cardstock and adhered it to a purple card base. I stamped the large sentiment (from the Inspire Me stamp set) in black ink on white cardstock, trimmed it and layered it on black cardstock, then adhered it on the front of the card. The final step was the addition of randomly-placed tiny gemstones in colors matching the inks used.

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I embellished the inside panel with strips of white cardstock that I DTP-inked with the inks used on the front. Then I stamped the large sentiment (also from the Inspire Me stamp set) in black ink, layered the panel on black cardstock, and adhered it to the inside of the card base.

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One more look… really loving how this turned out! Such awesome products I’ve had the honor of playing with! ;)

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I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #112 – Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge: #128 – Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenges: March Anything Goes
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #2011 – Anything Goes
Paperbabe Stamps: #114 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #389 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #26 – Anything Goes

The Hedgehog Hollow products used (from the March 2020 Subscription Box):
Inspire Me stamp set
Craft Together stamp set

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Wild Lilac and White cardstock, Colorbok Black cardstock
Ink: Stampin’ Up Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Pumpkin Pie, Perfect Plum, Wild Wasabi, Strawberry Slush and Marina Mist ink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and have popped over to see my tutorial on the blog! Be sure to check out the Subscription Boxes over at The Hedgehog Hollow – they are just awesome! And while you’re there, sign up for the email newsletter for deals and lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Inspire

Hi friends! Happy Saturday to you! I’m beyond thrilled to share that I’m guest designing for The Hedgehog Hollow this month! Woo-hoo… a dream come true for this old gal! I was provided the March Subscription Box and created a couple projects to share this month. This first one is a friendship card featuring a fun and unique design of three vertical panels seemingly cut through the stamped image and popped up on foam. If you’re interested in seeing my tutorial, check out my guest blogger post on the The Hedgehog Hollow blog!

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This was a fun design and really fairly simple. I created two background pieces by cutting random strips of patterned paper in shades of green, teal, aqua and blue. I stamped the large sentiment (from the Inspire Me stamp set) in the same place on both background pieces using a stamp positioner. I used one of the background pieces as my base and then layered three strips from the other background piece that I popped up on foam for some awesome interest. All elements are layered on black cardstock which is a great contrast to the patterned paper. I completed the front with several randomly-placed black gemstones.

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I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of cardstock used on the front, and stamped the sentiment (from the Craft Together stamp set) in black ink.

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One more look… I am so smitten with these stamp sets and love how this card turned out!

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I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #231 – Anything Goes w/optional colored pencils
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Not Just Cards Challenges: March Anything Goes
Paperbabe Stamps: #114 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #389 – Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #430/431 – Anything Goes

The Hedgehog Hollow products used (from the March 2020 Subscription Box):
Inspire Me stamp set
Craft Together stamp set

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Ocean Mist, Turquoise Sea and Black Onyx cardstock; K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool; light green, medium green and aqua Foamies foam; ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie, black Darice gemstones

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

St. Patty’s Day Hat treat box

Hello, crafty friends! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project with you, a super cute treat box for St. Patrick’s Day created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Leprechaun Hat Treat Box cut file. Have you EVER seen anything cuter than this?! OMG. And it’s about the right size for a Leprechaun to wear, lol!

This has to be one of the cutest treat boxes I’ve ever made! It will definitely be displayed with some green M&Ms in it! Out of reach of the cats, of course, lol!

And one final look from overhead… love, love, love!

I’d love to enter this fun treat box into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar Challenges: More Than One Fold
Moving Along With The Times: #116 – Anything But A Card
Not Just Cards Challenges: March Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #430/431 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: American Crafts black cardstock, Colorbok yellow cardstock, GKD Grass Green and Fresh Asparagus cardstock
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Leprechaun Hat Treat Box cut file

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun cut files in the Simply Crafty SVGs store – you’ll have so much fun! And there are tons of freebies to get started! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Glittered Vintage Santa Ornaments

Hi friends! Happy Hump Day! Check out this fun set of ten glittered vintage Santa ornaments created from a set of digital tags! These are SO super easy to make!

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Thinking outside the box a bit, I used a fantastic sheet of Ephemoire digital vintage Santa tags to create the ornaments. I printed the tags on 60# Hammermill paper, fussy cut each one, embossed with iridescent embossing powder and then again with clear embossing powder. Each tag was adhered to heavy kraft cardstock to make into an ornament, and then I punched a 1/8″ hole in the top of each ornament and threaded narrow ribbon through the hole.

And one more peek at the set… totally loving how these ornaments turned out! Now I can’t wait for Christmas to gift them! ;)

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I’d love to enter this set of glittered ornaments into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
ABC Christmas Challenge: E, F and G are for Embossing, Freebie and Gold I combined Embossing and Gold- for flecks in the embossing powder :)
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #186 – Anything Goes w/optional buttons
Let’s Craft and Create: #157 – Anything Goes w/optional Easter
Paperbabe Stamps: #114 – Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze: #165 – Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #430/431 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Paper Accents 120# Kraft cardstock, 60# Hammermill copy paper
Stamps: Ephemoire digital sheet of Vintage Santa tags
Ink: Versamark
Dies/Punches: 1/8″ hole punch
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever and Perfect Cleaning Cloth; Judi-Kins Iridescent embossing powder, Hero Arts Clear embossing powder, Narrow ivory ribbon

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

feel better soon

Hi everyone! Happy Monday – I hope you had a great weekend! I’m super stoked to be on the CutCardStock blog today with my first DT inspiration project for this amazing company! First order of business is to let you know that this post contains affiliate links. We were provided a Designer’s Pack that was chock full of all kinds of awesome cardstock and other goodies, so I created a cheerful ‘feel better soon’ card featuring some of the Curious Metallics cardstock. So pretty!

I created an A2-sized card base from Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock and rounded the right bottom corner. I cut a slightly smaller panel from green and white gingham patterned paper and adhered it to the card base. I stamped the sentiment in black ink toward the top, leaving room for the flower arrangement.

I stamped the flower layers on Curious Metallic Pale Aloe 111# cardstock, Curious Metallic Pink Quartz 111# cardstock and Curious Metallic White-Silver 111# cardstock, and the leaves on Basis Green 80# cardstock, and then cut all the pieces with coordinating dies. I adhered the flower layers and leaves with Scor-Tape 1/4″ and added an iridescent gemstone to the center of each one. I arranged them on the bottom of the card front, adhering with Double-sided foam adhesive strips cut in small pieces.

I embellished the inside with leftover strips of the gingham paper and the Pink Quartz cardstock, and then stamped the sentiment in black ink.

And one more peek… loving how this card turned out! This cardstock is just amazing and I couldn’t be more proud to be on this new design team! ;)

I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: Pretty Pastels
Creative Moments: #186 – Anything Goes w/optional buttons
Paperbabe Stamps: #114 – Anything Goes
Through The Purple Haze: #165 – Anything Goes

CutCardStock products used:
Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock
Basis Green 80# cardstock
Curious Metallic Pale Aloe 111# cardstock
Curious Metallic Pink Quartz 111# cardstock
Curious Metallic White-Silver 111# cardstock
Double-sided foam adhesive strips
Scor-Tape 1/4″

Other products used:
Paper: Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Pretty Posies stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Strawberry Slush, Mint Macaron, Wisteria Wonder and Tranquil Tide ink; Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: CAS-ual Fridays Pretty Posies die set, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, heat tool, ScraPerfect Perfect Cleaning Cloth, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Darice medium iridescent gemstones, ScraPerfect Embellie Gellie

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

Marisol Paper Doll Set

3/21/20 Top Rocker at 613 Avenue Create!

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you’re having a good week! This month’s Anything Goes with Dies Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project with you today! I drifted back to my childhood when my sisters and I played with paper dolls quite frequently, and I created a couple sets using Julie Nutting stamps and dies. I’m showcasing one set today, and you’ll see the other set next month, so stay tuned! ;)

This beauty is Marisol, and she comes with ten dresses, all created from prints in the BasicGrey indie bloom paper pad and DCWV glitter and metallic stack!

I can’t describe the fun I had creating this set for my middle granddaughter! Each dress attaches to the doll by a velcro circle. So let the fashion show begin… here are shots of Marisol wearing each of her dresses!

And here’s one more look… I think I’ve made Marisol thick enough to withstand the hands of a young girl, lol! So fun!

I’d love to enter this paper doll into the following challenges:
613 Avenue Create: #231 – Anything Goes w/optional colored pencils
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: March Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft: #3-2020 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Challenge: #3 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #186 – Anything Goes w/optional buttons
Let’s Craft and Create: #157 – Anything Goes w/optional Easter
Through The Purple Haze: #165 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Ivory cardstock, DCWV Glitter and Metallic stack, BasicGrey indie bloom paper pad
Stamps: Julie Nutting Marisol stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Studio 71- Y9, E16, R2, N10
Dies/Punches: Julie Nutting Marisol die set
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, velcro circles

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link an anything goes project with us this month using dies! We’d love to see what you create! Remember to check out next month’s Happy Little Stampers Die Team post for the second paper doll set! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

CutCardStock DT!

Woo-hoo! So excited to share that I’m a new member of the CutCardStock Design Team! Been chomping at the bit to blab, and the new Spring 2020 team was announced this morning so here we are!

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I have to tell you that cardstock is not all you’ll find at CutCardStock… there are lots of other goodies such as adhesives, labels, stickers, pens, watercolors and ribbon to name a few, so be sure to check it all out! And head on over to the CutCardStock Facebook Page for lots of crafty inspiration! Each of us will share DT inspiration projects a couple times a month on the CutCardStock blog so be sure to come by and visit us! My first post will be day after tomorrow, on March 9th, so come cheer me on! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig