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Christmas Memories mini album

Hello, crafty peeps! 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!

I was provided some pretty awesome vintage Christmas holiday background papers to play with this month and used all 20 letter-sized digital papers in Peppermint Stick #1, Peppermint Stick #2, Peppermint Stick #3 and Peppermint Stick #4 to create a sweet little mini album! OMG, talk about some prissy fun – and in one of my favorite color combos of pink and green! Swoon! ;)

I printed all 20 papers on 60# copy paper, trimmed them and then paired what I wanted to use for backgrounds and for pockets on each page. I cut the scalloped album pages with my Scan N Cut and then bound them with my Zutter Bind It All. I picked out a variety of pink and green ribbons and cut several lengths from each to attach to the binding (and tags later on).

I created a shaker element for the front with glitter inside. I typed the sentiment on the computer and cut it along with the acetate and frame with stitched circle dies, then attached a small bow.

I created my own stitched square cut file that I used to cut the background layers with my Scan N Cut, and then cut three different pocket designs with my Scan N Cut. I embellished each pocket with Washi Tape.

Finally, I cut simple tags from textured double-sided cardstock and added punched scallop detail at the bottom of each one. I adhered a plain square panel for journaling and/or photos, and attached some ribbon with my Tiny Attacher before tucking them into the pockets.

Proud to enter this mini album into the following challenges:

a2z Scrapbooking: October Final Challenge – Holidays
A Bit More Time To Craft: #102 – Anything Goes
Arty Divas: #7 – Anything Goes
Christmas At Sweet Stampin Challenge Blog: October Challenge – Anything Goes with optional Stars
Craft-Dee BowZ: October Challenge – Anything Goes with a handmade bow
Crafty Catz: #479 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #179 – Anything Goes
DL.Art: October – Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #116 – Anything Goes
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #1942 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #368 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #21 – Anything Goes
World Wide Open Design Team Monthly Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Ephemoire Peppermint Stick #1, Peppermint Stick #2, Peppermint Stick #3 and Peppermint Stick #4 letter-sized digital papers; Hammermill 60# copy paper, American Crafts White cardstock, DCWV textured double-sided cardstock
Ink: Tim Holtz Picket Fence Distress Paint
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers dies, Stampin’ Up Scallop Edge Punch
Accessories: Zutter Bind It All, Stampin’ Up Dazzling Diamonds Glitter, Stampin’ Up Window Sheet; assorted regular and skinny Washi Tape, Really Reasonable Ribbon Gorgeously Green, Love Is In The Air and Sweetheart Collections; pink, white, green check, pink dot and green dot ribbon from stash, Tim Holtz 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

Santa is watching

Hi everyone! I’ve popped in today to post a fun card I created for the 2019 Cat Lovers Hop! This is Day 1 of the Hop, so if you’re a fellow crazy cat person, be sure to come on over and play – Janis has been working hard getting tons of sponsors so that means there are tons of prizes to be won!

I created a somewhat CAS card featuring a mischievous feline playing with a ball of yarn. This guy is from the Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats stamp set, cut with coordinating die and colored with Studio 71 alcohol markers.

I used a Tim Holtz mixed media die in the lower left corner backed with red foil (DCWV Washi Tape Basics). OMGoodness, foil is SO hard to photograph! I even went outside because I’ve had better luck in the past taking pics of foil outside, but it’s been so windy over the past couple days that I wasn’t able to do it.

I kept the inside simple with a couple strips of the red foil at the top and a stamped sentiment.

And here’s one more look… I’m really happy with how this turned out and it’s in my pile of Christmas cards that’ll be mailed out on December 1st! It’s coming fast! ;)

I’d love to enter this cute guy into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #102 – Anything Goes
Christmas at Sweet Stampin: October Anything Goes w/ Optional Stars
Lost Coast Portal To Creativity: #86 – Pets
My Time To Craft: #408 – Halloween or Cats
Show Us Your Pussycats Challenge: #47 – Meow-loween/Furrything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #21 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Ivory cardstock, DCWV Washi Tape Basics
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats stamp set, Paper Smooches Holiday Cheer stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Studio 71 N2, N6, YG7
Dies/Punches: Stampers Anonymous Crazy Cats die set, Tim Holtz Mixed Media Thinlits die
Accessories: MISTI stamping tool, Gemini Junior die cutting machine

I hope you’ve enjoyed this fun cat-themed Christmas card! Be sure to come on over and play in the 2019 Cat Lovers Hop for a chance to win an awesome prize! Thanks for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

2019 Cat Lovers Hop!

Hello, crafty friends! I’ve popped in today to share some info on a blog hop for fellow cat lovers coming up October 21st through 26th! The 2019 Cat Lovers Hop will be the fifth one hosted by my new-found friend and fellow crazy cat person, Janis!

My hubby and I have eight feline fur babies that we’re absolutely crazy about – Poopie, Molly, Walter, Jack, Tigger, Milo, Dusty, and Mocha Latte! Indulge me for a moment while I share some pics, lol! I know, I’m like that old granny who whips out the wallet and three feet of pictures unfolds! Bahahahaha! And I have to tell you that these photos are my favs and they are not real current…

Poopie (14-1/2), is the old lady who doesn’t like any of the other kitties… it’s a Manx thing! Ed got her when she was about four weeks old and she’s been by his side ever since!

Molly (5), is the mischief maker and little thief! She’s mama to Jack & Walter… can you see the resemblance?! Ed rescued her (along with two other females) from a job site, and when we took them to be spayed all three were pregnant, lol! We soon went from four kitties to 15! After weaning and getting them all spayed/neutered, most of the kittens were re-homed along with the other two mama kitties.

Jack (4), is our giant Blankie Bump… loves to sleep under the covers for most of the day, just like a teenager! He’s one of Molly’s boys and is a huge lovable lug!

Walter (4), is our Lil’ Panther… my sweet baby boy who loves to play laser! He’s Molly’s other son who gives finger kisses and gentle bites every now and then!

Tigger (4), is the boy who doesn’t like to be touched unless he’s laying down… and then he loves his belly rubbed! When you catch him in that mood, you better get your lovins while you can! He’s one of the kittens born to one of the other females rescued and re-homed.

Milo & Dusty (both 2-1/2), are the kids who are always into something… these guys are like having real human kids in the house again! We adopted them from our local shelter shortly after we moved out to Colorado from Florida.

Mocha Latte (1-1/2), is Mookie as her daddy affectionately calls her, and the most beautiful colors ever. Ed’s niece moved into a home last year and this tiny little girl had been left behind by the former renter. So the niece called Ed and *poof* we had a new baby! ;)

UPDATE: As of Monday, October 28th, we have a new baby in the house! This baby makes nine! Our 85-year-old neighbor called my husband Monday morning and said she heard a noise out under her carport and when she opened the door, this tiny guy was out there in the 19-degree snowy weather with his little eyes matted shut. We took him to the vet immediately and he weighed in at 1.1 lbs. He was de-wormed and started on an antibiotic and eye ointment. Here we are, five days later and he is full of spit and vinegar, and loves to play and eat! Meet Loki…

Okay, okay… back to the hop! Janis has been super busy lining up tons of prizes, so be sure to check out 2019 Cat Lovers Hop to find out all the details! Hope to see you there!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Thank You cards (set of 8)

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you had a great weekend! A new challenge launched over at UnstampaBelles last Monday and today is my showcase day on the blog! I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #94 – Well, Thank You! The twist this month is ‘Brilliant in Blue.’ The twist is not mandatory to play but we’d love to see your creativity and it will put you in the running for DT Favorite!

I created a set of eight thank you note cards using Country Road paper from The Paper Studio in gorgeous shades of blue layered on navy cardstock. Once again I used the very cool “One Sheet Wonder” template created by a very talented lady HERE. It’s just so neat to be able to create eight card fronts from one sheet of patterned paper! Double-sided paper yields the best result with this OSW, however, the back side of the paper I used is white which was an awesome compliment to the blues on the front side!

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After creating all the backgrounds and layering them on navy blue cardstock, I created the card bases and adhered the backgrounds. The sentiment for each card was created with a round Darice gold foil ‘thank you’ sticker layered on either a plain punched circle or a scalloped punched circle. Each card was embellished with several blue Dot Sparklers. Here are pics of the cards taken in pairs:

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The inside of each card is the same, embellished with leftover strips of the blue paper and cardstock used on the front. Since these are note cards, I left each one blank to write a custom message. Loving how these turned out and can’t wait to gift them! ;)

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I’d love to enter this set of cards into the following challenges:
Arty Divas: #6 – Anything Goes
Crafty Catz: #478 – Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut’s October Patterned Paper Challenge
Creative Moments: #178 – Anything Goes
DL.Art: October Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #115 – Anything Goes
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #408/409 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Night of Navy cardstock, The Paper Studio Country Road 12 x 12 paper pad
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up 1-3/4″ circle punch, Stampin’ Up 1-3/4″ scallop circle punch, Stampin’ Up Banner Triple punch
Accessories: Darice Gold Foil Thank You stickers, blue Stampendous Dot Sparklers

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up with us this month! You’ll see new inspiration each week! We can’t wait to see what you create without the use of stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

A little note to say

10/14/19 Honorary Mention at Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges!

Hello, my crafty friends! I 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 created a super adorable get well card featuring an awesome window die set that I’ve had in my stash for several years and have never gotten around to using. Not sure how that happened, lol! I also used a teacup and flowers die (minus the teacup) to create all the flowers in the flower box under the window.

I’m so smitten! These Diemond Dies were fantastic to work with (they cut like butter) and I can’t believe how easy this card went together. I lucked out by having one piece of red brick paper left in my stash – in a Christmas paper pack, no less!

I used the Cottage Cutz Teacup & Flowers die a few weeks back for another DT inspiration project so I knew I wanted to use the flower part of the die for the flower box on this card. So fun! I stamped the sentiment at the top of the window in StazOn Jet Black ink, as the silver cardstock is metallic and has a sheen to it. I added paper with a small and dainty print behind the window to resemble wall paper in the house. ;)

I embellished the inside panel with a leftover strip of the brick paper and a thin strip of the yellow cardstock used for this panel, then I stamped the sentiment which is a continuation of the sentiment on the front.

One more look… did I tell you how much I love this card?! Super fun. I hope it brings a smile to someone who is a little under the weather. ;)

I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #101 – Anything Goes
Arty Divas: #6 – Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: October Anything Goes
Craftyhazelnut’s Patterned Paper October Challenge
Creative Moments: #178 – Anything Goes
DL.Art: October Anything Goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #115 – Anything Goes
Lets Craft and Create: #152 – Anything Goes + option of Colors of Fall
Pammie’s Inky Pinkies Challenges: #1940 – Anything Goes
The Corrosive Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Marco’s Metallic Silver cardstock; GKD Charcoal Brown, Cranberry Tart, Tomato Soup, Sweet Mango and Sweet Corn cardstock; KaiserCraft Letters to Santa paper pad; K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer paper pad
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Pretty Posies stamp set
Ink: StazOn Jet Black ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Diemond Dies Window Die Set, Cottage Cutz Teacup & Flowers die
Accessories: Tim Holtz stamp platform, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, English Mustard Nuvo Crystal Drops

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Love me some shoes!

Hi everyone! Hope your week is off to a great start! This month’s ATC Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers! I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! The theme for our October ATC Challenge is Anything Goes with a set of 3 and we’d love to see what you create for our challenge this month! I’ve always had a shoe fetish (thanks to my oldest sister who taught me well) and I used the most adorable stamp set to create a set of three ATCs (coins) featuring shoes!

I stayed with a black and white color combo with a pop of gold for these coins. I’ve had this Paper Pretties stamp set in my stash for several years and can’t believe I’m just now (finally) getting around to using it – it’s so stinkin’ cute! And I can’t believe I found papers in my stash to match the prints on the shoes, lol! I embellished each coin with black/gold skinny Washi Tape and a few gold sequins.

Here are individual shots of the coins. I’m so tickled with how they turned out! Not sure if I want to trade them or keep them for myself, lol! ;)

I’d love to enter this trio of ATCs into the following challenges:
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
Addicted To Stamps: #177 – For A Lady/Girl
Arty Divas: #5 – Anything Goes
Brown Sugar Challenge Blog: #294 – October Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes
Crafting by Designs: October Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #68 – October Anything Goes
Crafty Sentiments Challenge Blog: October Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #103 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #366 – Anything Goes
Sweet Stampers Challenge: #36 – Use A Sentiment
The House That Stamps Built: DCC 0219 – Circles
The Rainbow Card Challenge: #10 – Brazenly Black
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #405-407 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Go Wild DSP stack
Stamps: Paper Pretties Sassy Shoes stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Fiskars 2-1/2″ circle punch
Accessories: Tim Holtz stamp platform, Me & My Big Ideas black/gold Skinny Washi Tape, Pretty Pink Posh Metallic Gold sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ATC with us this month! We’d love to see what you create – either a card or a coin! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Best Day Ever

Hi everyone! Happy Monday! Our new sketch challenges this month are live over at Stick It Down and I’m thrilled to be one of the Featured Designers! I’ve popped in this morning to share my Card Team inspiration project! Confessions Of A Paper Addict is our sponsor this month so come on over and play for the chance to win a prize! This is our super awesome card sketch this month, created by Laura:

Loving the CAS feel, I fell in love with this sketch almost immediately after seeing it. The ladies creating the sketches for our team are really rockin’ it! This one is amazing and worked up so quickly! It would be great to mass produce for card sets using stamps or cut files, or even hand-cut circles. ;)

I used the Messy Circles cut file from our sponsor (cut with my Scan N Cut) for this congrats card which I combined with some Tim Holtz idea-ology Snippets Ephemera and Botanical Layers, along with his Quotations Metallic sentiment stickers. I have loads of sequins in my stash and these pink ones in various sizes really fit the bill.

I embellished the inside panel with a couple leftover strips of cranberry cardstock used on the front and then layered the panel on the cranberry cardstock. I love these sentiment stickers – there are so many to choose from!

Here’s another look… I really love how this turned out!

Oh, what the heck… one more up-close shot so you can see that gorgeous pot of flowers and dimensional butterfly that looks like it’s fluttering off the card! ;)

Proud to enter this card into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #101 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
Arty Divas: #5 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #103 – Anything Goes
Perfectly CAS: #1 – Flowers
Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #405-407 – Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: October Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Blushing Bride cardstock, GKD Cranberry Tart cardstock, American Crafts Leaf cardstock
Dies/Punches: Confessions Of A Paper Addict Messy Circles cut file
Accessories: Tim Holtz idea-ology Snippets ephemera and Botanical Layers, Tim Holtz idea-ology Quotations Metallic stickers, WRMK pink sequins

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 Confessions Of A Paper Addict! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Tissue Box Holder

Hello, my crafty peeps! Happy Tuesday! It’s time for a new challenge over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project with you for LTCCB #39 – October Anything Goes! I created a tissue box holder covered with gorgeous digital papers from the Ephemoire Etsy store! I designed this to hang horizontally on the wall with two Command Strips on the back.

This was a breeze to make – took me about an hour from start to finish. I plan to make another one for our bathroom using earth tone papers. The base is 120# kraft cardstock and I printed the digital papers on 60# copy paper.

One more look from overhead… so pretty! I did not write down the measurements for this tissue box holder, but I will write them down for the next one I make and will post them on my Freebies page, so stay tuned!

Happy to enter this tissue box holder into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #101 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #20 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Paper Accents 120# kraft cardstock, Ephemoire Pretty In Pink letter size digital papers, 60# Hammermill copy paper
Accessories: Command Strips

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up 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 soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

polkadot flower gift bags

Hi, friends! Happy Tuesday – hope your week is off to a tremendously fabulous start! Our October challenge is live this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #126 – No Cards Allowed! This month we’d love to see your project that is NOT a card! We are being sponsored this month by Bugaboo Digi Stamps so be sure to come over and play for a chance to win a prize! I created a pair of super cute little gift bags using several papers in Bugaboo’s polkadot flowers digi papers collection.

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I cut tags from coordinating papers and tied a length of quilting thread to each in order to wrap around the handle to close the bag. I also adhered a flower to each tag.

I’m absolutely tickled with how these little gift bags turned out and can’t wait to ‘find’ something to tuck inside so I can gift them!

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Proud to enter these little gift bags into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #101 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #20 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Bugaboo Digi Stamps polkadot flowers digi papers
Dies/Punches: Lawn Fawn Goodie Bag die
Accessories: Gemini Junior die cutting machine, white quilting thread, paper flowers from stash

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up with us this month! Be sure to check out all the fun digital images over at Bugaboo Digi Stamps – I know you’ll find something you just can’t live without! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Merry Christmas Gift Box

10/16/19 Winner at A Bit More Time To Craft!
10/31/19 Best Technique Winner at Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog!

Hi everyone! It October 1st and it’s time for another fun challenge over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog! I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #15 – October Anything Christmas Goes. I created a fun Christmas gift box with coordinating bow using my We R Memory Keepers 1-2-3- Punch Board. A fun time was had by all, lol!

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I used paper and stickers from A Perfect Christmas Collection by Echo Park for this gift box. I embellished the sentiment sticker on the top with some smoke-colored rhinestones and a tiny bit of alcohol marker coloring.

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I adhered strips of the red and black ‘flannel’ paper down the sides and bottom to resemble wrapped ribbon. I used a tiny round magnet closure.

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And here’s one final look at the inside, complete with another sentiment sticker. I’m totally loving how this turned out! Hmmmm… wonder what I should put in it?!

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I’d love to enter this gift box into the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft: #101 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #10 – Anything Goes
Christmas At Sweet Stampin’ Challenge Blog: September Anything Goes with optional Christmas Decorations
Classic Design Team Challenge Blog: #10 – Anything Goes
The Creative Crafters: #20 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Echo Park A Perfect Christmas Collection (paper and stickers)
Ink: Studio 71 alchohol marker- YG7
Accessories: WRMK 1-2-3 Punch Board, Darice smoke rhinestones, tiny round magnet

I hope you’ve enjoyed this Christmas gift box and will link up an ‘anything Christmas goes’ project with us this month! It’s never too early to get started on those cards, gifts and/or home decor! Thanks for stopping by and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig