Papercraft – Page 176 – Love To Scrap 2

darling, you are a work of art

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you’re having a fantastic day! 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 #89 – To Have and To Hold with a twist of Art Deco Glamour! 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 pretty card that could be used for a bride or groom to give to each other on their wedding day or anniversary. This card features some gorgeous patterned cardstock that I just got along with gold metallic cardstock and Tim Holtz Paper Dolls and Small Talk sentiment stickers.

I love this color combo and I think it’s quite stunning. I used several stitched dies (one rectangle and two ovals) to frame the background and the wedding couple. I used sentiment stickers on the front and the inside to adhere to the ‘no stamping’ rule of this design team which I’m really loving and finding challenging! ;)

I decorated the inside panel with leftover strips of the cardstock used on the front and of course added a sentiment sticker.

And one more peek – I’m totally loving this! That cardstock is the total bomb!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Very Vanilla cardstock, The Paper Studio Mirabelle cardstock, The Paper Studio Cream cardstock, Stampin’ Up Gold Foil Sheet
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Rectangle Layers die, Memory Box Stitched Oval Layers dies
Accessories: Tim Holtz Idea-ology Papers and Small Talk sentiment stickers

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up with us this month! Just remember… no stamps allowed on your creations! Thanks for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

with all my love

Hi everyone! Happy Thursday – hope you’re having a great week! I’m happy to share that I’m one of the sponsors for C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #512 – Annual Birthday Blog Hop, I was asked to create a guest designer project AND I’m a stop on the hop! Happy 10th Birthday to C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blog! As a sponsor, I’m offering a prize pack consisting of a package of Prima flowers, a standard sized Ranger Peacock Feathers distress ink pad and a Spellbinders Ornamental Tags Three Shapeabilities die set to one of the blog hop winners over on the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge blog! Lots of fun and lots of prizes to be won! Oh, and I also have a prize for a blog hop participant leaving a comment on my blog – chosen by random draw when the blog hop ends on May 15th!

Before we get to the hop details, allow me to side-track you for a moment to share my project! I used a pretty Aster stamp set in my stash for my birthday card featuring an embossed and water colored image. I layered the focal image on black cardstock and popped it up on foam for a little dimension.

I chose two patterned papers coordinating with the colors used in the focal image and layered the panel on black cardstock. I finished the front with dots of ivory seashell Crystal Drops.

I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of paper and cardstock used on the front, stamped the sentiment and layered the panel on black cardstock.

And one more look… loving how this turned out! One can never have too many birthday cards in their stash! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Canson Cold Press Watercolor Paper, Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics, K & Co. Essentials Dark Designer Paper Pad, GKD White and Ocean Mist cardstock, Marco’s Black Kaleida-Paper cardstock
Stamps: Inspired By Stamping ‘Flower of the Month: Aster’ stamp set
Ink: Zig Real Clean Color markers- Light Blue, Lemon Yellow Bright Yellow, Olive Green; Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Kuretake Water Brush, Hero Arts Clear Embossing Powder, Darice Foamies Blue Foam, Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops

Okay, back to the blog hop! Be sure to start from the beginning so you don’t miss out on any of the amazing inspiration! Here is the complete blog hop route:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blog (start here)
AJ
Aunty Sue
Brenda
Debbie
Jo
Leslie (you’re here!)
Marlene
Monika
Sheryl
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Blog (end here)

You should have arrived here from Jo‘s blog, and your next stop is Marlene‘s blog! Have fun hopping!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my guest designer project and I hope you’re enjoying C.R.A.F.T. Challenge’s Annual Birthday Blog Hop! Be sure to leave a comment on my blog and check back on May 16th to see if you’re my random winner! Thanks for hopping by! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

hello Sunshine

Hello, my crafty friends! Hope you’re having a good week so far! This month’s Anything Goes With Dies Challenge! I’m happy to share another cat card in my ‘awesome’ series! These are right up my alley – hubby and I have eight feline fur babies and we couldn’t love them more!

This CAS design is so playful and fun, and super easy to mass produce to create a set of six or eight to give as a gift. So stay tuned… you’ll be seeing a few more in different colors AND a gift box!

I cut a strip of striped paper and adhered it to the card base, rounded both lower corners and then ran it through the Big Shot with a criss-cross border die. I used my new favorite set of cat dies to cut some kitties from different colors of cardstock and placed them on the front of the card, and then stamped the sentiment.

I decorated the inside with a strip of the striped paper and another kitty die cut, and then stamped the sentiment.

One more look… super happy with this design. Sure do love the kitties!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla thick cardstock, Stampin’ Up Peekaboo Peach and So Saffron cardstock, GKD Charcoal Brown cardstock scrap, Stampin’ Up Cupcakes & Carousels DSP Stack
Stamps: Paper Smooches Summer Lovin’ and Lovely Thoughts stamp sets
Ink: Stampin’ Up Early Espresso ink
Dies/Punches: Impression Obsession Cats die set, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders die
Accessories: Fiskars Corner Rounder, Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a project using dies in our challenge this month! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Vintage Trunk Cards (set of 2)

Hi everyone! Say whaaaat?! We’re a week into May already! Today is my post day on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you, a set of cards created with the Simply Crafty SVGs Classic Car Trunk Card Set cut file. I was thinking masculine and feminine – one of each – that could be used for birthday or friendship. And of course, you can tell immediately which is which, lol!

LOVE this classic car trunk design and it’s so fitting for a guy! And the inked light teal cardstock is perfect! I’m always so proud to create with Sandy’s designs because they are always spot-on and realistic. She thinks of everything with regard to the elements, and all you have to do is cut and assemble! ;)

I used a variety of cardstock. I cut the card base and license plate from thick white, the car body, trunk and fenders from light teal (which I inked), the rear window from gray, the lights from red and black, and the bumper from metallic silver. I pulled out a couple stamp sets in my stash that contained the exact sentiments I wanted to use on the trunk lid and the license plate, and then again on the inside!

And how about this vintage van… aka hippie van from my day?! OMG, I’m in love! I stamped flowers and peace signs all over it to make it girlie and feminine just like I would have painted it if I had been lucky enough to own one back in the day!

I cut these pieces on my Scan N Cut at the same time as the pieces for the other classic car card, using a heavy light green cardstock for the base, medium green for the van body and rear elements, gray for the windows, red for the lights, black for the tires, and metallic silver for the bumper. And once again, I found the perfect stamp set to use for the sentiment on the license plate and the inside sentiment!

I’m so smitten with both of these cards and can’t wait to send them to just the right people! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Pool Party, Real Red, Smoky Slate and Basic Black cardstock, GKD Jelly Bean Green and Applemint cardstock, Marco’s Venicelux Silver Metallic cardstock
Stamps: Dare 2B Artzy Classic Dad stamp set, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Heartflet Sayings stamp set, Stampin Up Beautiful Ride stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Pool Party ink, Stampin’ Up Lovely Lipstick, Blueberry Bushel, Pineapple Punch, Call Me Clover and Grapefruit Grove ink, Memento Tuxedo Black and Grape Jelly ink
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Classic Car Trunk Card Set cut file
Accessories: Tim Holtz stamp platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s projects! 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

thanks note card

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday – sure seems like the weekends go by awfully fast! Whaddaya think?! It’s time for another fun challenge over Stinkin’ Inkers and I’m thrilled to share my DT inspiration project for the All Tied Up challenge! We’d love to see your project with twine, ribbon, fibers, etc. I created a pretty thanks note card featuring some twine for the challenge theme along with a strip of pretty floral cardstock, a couple die cuts and some flat-back pearls.

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This was a simple and fun card to make, and could easily be mass-produced to create four or six to go into a set, as everybody needs thank you cards in their stash! I embellished the butterfly body with Crystal Drops and then added yellow Baby Beads while it was still wet.

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I decorated the inside panel with a piece of the floral cardstock used on the front, and left the panel blank to write a custom message.

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And one more look… I l-o-v-e how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Dark Chocolate cardstock, Stampin’ Up So Saffron cardstock, The Paper Studio Mirabelle cardstock
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Butterflies thinlits dies, Simon Says Stamp thanks die
Accessories: Stampin’ Up Crushed Curry twine, Darice dark brown Foamies foam, Nuvo dark walnut Crystal Drops, Queen & Co. yellow Toppings-Baby Beads, Hero Arts yellow flat-back pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link something up with us this month that has twine, ribbon, fibers, etc.! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

hello my friend

Hi everyone! The weekends sure do fly by – I hope you had a good one! This month’s ATC Challenge is live over at Happy Little Stampers and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project with you today! The theme for our May ATC Challenge is Hello and we’d love to see what you create for our challenge this month!

I created a coin this month, using a Fiskars 2-1/2″ round punch and two layers of thick Whisper White cardstock to create the coin base. I adhered two pieces of pretty coordinating patterned paper together and punched a circle to create the background.

I used my favorite ‘hello’ die and cut two thick cardstock layers (which I adhered together) along with one layer from a third piece of the coordinating patterned papers that I adhered on top.

I stamped the sentiment across the bottom in black ink and embossed it in clear embossing powder, and then adhered the layered die cut at an angle just above it. I added some gold sequins to complete the coin. Love, love, love!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Moonlight DSP stack
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Hello stamp set
Ink: Versamark
Dies/Punches: Mama Elephant hello script die
Accessories: Fiskars 2-1/2″ circle punch, Tim Holtz stamp platform, Sweet Stamps black embossing powder, Pretty Pink Posh Sunshine Glow 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

Just Because

Hello, my crafty peeps! Happy Hump Day to you! A new challenge launched this morning over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #34 – May Anything Goes! I created a project with lots of green (which just happens to be my favorite color) – an adorable friendship card featuring papers, digital image and sentiments from Polkadoodles.

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I colored the image with Prismacolor pencils and layered her on a stitched rectangle die cut. I added a lacy die cut, a narrow strip of gold mirror cardstock and some bling from my stash.

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I decorated in the inside with leftover strips of paper and cardstock used on the front, and added a sentiment.

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And one final look… loving how this turned out. What an adorable image!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up Always Artichoke cardstock; Marco’s Gold Mirror cardstock; papers from Polkadoodles Belle Papillon Big Kahuna Download Bundle and Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Paper Heaven 2 Bundle
Stamps: Winnie Sugar Sprinkles Springtime digital stamp
Ink: Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle overlay marker
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Rectangle STAX die, Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Art Deco Edge die
Accessories: Prismacolor pencils, Darice clear rhinestones, YNS green Glitter Gumdrops

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! We can’t wait to see what you’re working on! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

unleash your inner sparkle

Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day! A new challenge is live this morning over at Love to Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m proud to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #121 – Anything Goes! We’re being sponsored this month by the awesome and wonderful CAS-ual Fridays Stamps so come on over and play for a chance to win a prize! I used the Be A Unicorn stamp set to create a magical birthday card featuring an adorable pink plaid paper-pieced unicorn! ;)

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I paper pieced the unicorn and cut it with an oval stitched scallop die. I created the pink criss cross die cut and the silver glitter doily die cut. I layered the pink background paper on silver foil cardstock and then adhered all the pieces. I stamped the sentiment on white cardstock and cut it with a stitched rectangle die. I finished the front with some pink sequins for some extra-added sparkle. ;)

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I embellished the inside with leftover strips of pink paper and glitter cardstock used on the front, and stamped the magical birthday sentiment.

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And here’s one more look… I’m loving how this turned out! What an adorable stamp set!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Whisper White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Silver Foil Sheet, GKD Bubblegum Pink cardstock, Doodlebug Design x6x gingham-linen and dot-grid-daisy-stripe Rainbow Petite Prints papers, DCWV Glitzy Glitter cardstock
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Be A Unicorn stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Paper Smooches Criss Cross die, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Mini Scallop Oval STAX die, Cheery Lynn Designs Italian Flourish die, My Favorite Things Die-namics Stitched Rectangle STAX die
Accessories: Tim Holtz stamp platform, Darice Foamies white foam Pretty Pink Posh Strawberry Burst sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! And be sure to check out all the fun goodies at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps – you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you again soon!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Small Split-Top Treat Boxes

Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day and it’s May 1st! A new challenge is live over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #10 – May Anything Christmas Goes! I created a fun set of nine small split-top treat boxes. My inspiration came from an older YouTube tutorial here done by my friend, Dawn. I used Stampin’ Up cardstock, paper, stamp, ink and flower punch.

I did these assembly line fashion, by cutting the bases first and then all the patterned paper pieces. I stamped the flowers, punched them out, coated the centers with Glossy Accents and added glitter. I popped the flowers up on dimensional foam pads on one side so the boxes could easily be opened.

Here are close-ups of the flowers. They turned out so pretty!

And here’s one final look at the group from overhead… love how these turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla cardstock, Stampin’ Up This Christmas Specialty DSP
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Beautiful Bunch stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Garden Green and Real Red ink
Dies/Punches: Stampin’ Up Fun Flower Punch
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Positioner, Glossy Accents, Stampin’ Up Dazzling Diamonds Glitter

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a Christmas project with us this month! It’s never too early to start! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you again real soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Mother’s Day

Hi everyone! I hope you’ve had a good week and have something fun planned this weekend! I’m happy to report that I’m once again a guest designer for Scrapping4fun Challenges and I’m happy to share my GD project for Challenge #139 – Ladies! We’d love to see your girly project for Mother’s Day, daughter, granddaughter, etc., so come on over and play!

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I created a pretty Mother’s Day card for a special friend using an adorable clip art digital print from PWP, leftover from my time as a designer with them. I used a couple patterned papers along with pink and black cardstock for layering. The front sentiment is computer-generated. The final touch was the addition of a few pink star, heart and plain sequins.

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I decorated the inside panel with leftover strips of cardstock and paper used on the front, and then stamped the sentiment in pink ink.

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One more look… really loving how this turned out! Such an adorable image!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick and regular Very Vanilla Cardstock, Stampin’ Up Share What you Love Specialty DSP, The Paper Cut Black cardstock, GKD Bubblegum Pink cardstock
Stamps: Paper Wings Productions Spring Flowers Clip Art Sheet, Dare 2B Artzy Flowers for Mom stamp set
Ink: Stampin’ Up Rose Red ink
Accessories: Stampin’ Up sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come link up with us over at Scrapping4fun Challenges! We’d love to see your ‘ladies’ project! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig