Papercraft – Page 188 – Love To Scrap 2

INSTINCT is enough

Hi everyone! It’s June 1st AND it’s Friday! Doing the #happydance! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #110 – Marry Me! We’d love to see your wedding, engagement or anniversary project! We’re being sponsored again this month by the amazing STAMPlorations so be sure to come over and play with us for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate! Plus, our challenge participants can get a 15% discount on their STAMPlorations orders by using the code LOVETOSCRAP15 (good on all products except gift certificates)! How cool is that?!

I created my first-ever marriage proposal card featuring stamps from the STAMPlorations Art Is stamp set and die cuts from the CUTplorations Uppercase Alphabet Plate die.

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I created the background with several Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists. After they dried, I stamped the sentiment in black ink, trimmed the panel and rounded the lower left corner. I layered the panel on black cardstock and adhered it to the card base after rounding those corners as well. I finished the front panel with a few dots of Mercury Crystal Drops.

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I spritzed the two lightest Glimmer Mists on the inside panel, and when they dried, I added a leftover strip of black cardstock and adhered the ‘MARRY ME’ alphabet letters cut from pink cardstock. I colored small black dots on the tops of all the letters with a Copic multi liner pen.

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Here is one final shot. Really loving the bold look that the Glimmer Mists and the stamp gives this card!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Pure Luxury White cardstock, Stampin’ Up Basic Black cardstock, DCWV Multi-Stack Reds cardstock
Stamps: STAMPlorations Art Is stamp set
Ink: Memento Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists- Tarnished Silver, Stone, Party Pink and Vintage Pink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Copic multi-liner pen
Dies/Punches: CUTplorations Uppercase Alphabet Plate die
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, Kadomaru Pro corner rounder, Nuvo Liquid Mercury Crystal Drops

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will link up a wedding, engagement or anniversary project with us this month! Be sure to check out all the amazing products over at STAMPlorations! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Happy Father’s Day for Simply Crafty SVGs Blog Hop

Hi everyone! A huge WELCOME to the Simply Crafty SVGs Father’s Day Blog Hop! Be sure to check out all the fun projects our design team has created for this blog hop using amazing cut files from Simply Crafty SVGs!

You should have arrived here from Lena’s blog!

To get in on a chance to win a Simply Crafty SVGs gift certificate, you must leave a comment on all the blogs in the hop and follow the blogs. The more blogs you visit and leave comments, the more chances you have to win!

The hop will run from 05/26/2018 12:00 AM EST to 05/28/2018 11:59 PM EST.

We have LOTS of prizes! One $5 winner will be awarded from each blog and one $10 grand prize winner will be awarded based on all comments from all blogs. Winners will be announced June 2nd on the Simply Crafty SVGs Blog, so be sure to check back to see if YOU are one of the winners posted!

If you get lost along the way, here is the complete list of stops on the hop:
1. Simply Crafty SVGs
2. Janet
3. Julie
4. Lena
5. Leslie
6. Nancy

Remember… be sure to visit each blog and leave a comment so you can increase your chances to win! And be sure to visit Simply Crafty SVGs – you’ll fall in love! And pssst… there are tons of free files to try!

Now, let me side-track you for a minute or three to share my project! I used the absolutely adorable Tent Camping Box cut file, and OMG… what fun this was!

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I picked all my colors of cardstock, cut all the pieces from the cut file, and commenced to gluing, lol!

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Despite the complex look, it really was not difficult at all.

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Here’s a shot of the back.

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And finally, here’s a shot with the top off the box. Isn’t this adorable?! How fun would this be to put a gift card and some snacks in the box for Dad! :)

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Tan Leather, Dark Chocolate, Powder Blue, Cherry Red, White, Wild Dandelion, Black Onyx and Fresh Asparagus cardstock, Stampin’ Up Basic Gray cardstock, Marco’s Venicelux Silver cardstock
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs Tent Camping Box cut file

Okay, your next stop on the hop is Nancy’s blog!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my Father’s Day project and will hop along with us for a chance to win a Simply Crafty SVGs gift certificate! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Scalloped Thanks Note Card

Hello, my crafty friends! A very Happy Hump Day to you all! I’ve been playing again and I’m happy to share a beautiful Simply Crafty SVGs DT inspiration project I created with the free Scallop Thanks Card cut file! What a fun card – and this would be a great one to mass produce in different colors and patterns to have in your card stash!

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I’ve had this double-sided K & Co. paper in my stash for quite some time and I was happy to use several sheets from the pad. Green and pink is one of my favorite color combos.

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I left the inside blank to write a custom message.

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One more angled shot. Love how this turned out – I’m sure you’ll be seeing more of these!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Paper Accents 120# kraft cardstock, Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla Cardstock, K & Co. Madeline double-sided paper
Dies/Punches: Simply Crafty SVGs free Scallop Thanks Card cut file

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this pretty scalloped note card. Be sure to check out all the fun cut file designs at Simply Crafty SVGs – you’ll feel like a kid in a candy store! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Surf Shack

Hello, my crafty friends! I am so excited to share my latest DT inspiration project for Simply Crafty SVGs – a Surf Shack! I am so in love with how this turned out! I used the Love Shack cut file, along with elements from these cut files: Surfer’s Paradise Card (surf board and tree), Fishing Boat Box (life preserver) and Mountain Camping Box Card (chair). OMG… I cannot even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this!

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As part of the transformation of this cut file from Love Shack to Surf Shack, all of the walls, roof shingles and door pieces are stamped with a woodgrain background stamp which I thought added a fun touch. I added ‘rope’ to the life preserver and sparkle overlay marker to the surf board for some shimmer.

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Here are a few more shots from all angles. I just LOVE this! Squeal! ;)

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Pure Luxury Ivory, White, Dark Chocolate, Black Onyx, Cherry Red, Grass Green, Wild Dandelion and Tomato Soup cardstock
Stamps: Stampin’ Up Hardwood background stamp
Ink: Memento Espresso Truffle ink, Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay marker
Dies/Punches: Love Shack, Surfer’s Paradise Card, Fishing Boat Box and Mountain Camping Box Card cut files
Accessories: Hemptique Bamboo Cord

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will check out all the fun cut files over at Simply Crafty SVGs! OMG, there are too many to name, and lots of free ones to try if you’re new to using an electronic die cutting machine! You’ll become addicted in no time, lol! ;) Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

remember to play

Hi everyone! Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #13 – Anything Goes + Emboss Resist! Remember, our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ with an added optional technique twist to inspire you! I created my card using scraps of embossed paper that I had out for another project, so you can imagine this worked up very quickly. Love it when that happens, lol!

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I inked the embossed paper using the DTP (direct to paper) technique for nice rich colors. I layered the elements and adhered the flower, a file tab and sentiment word sticker.

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I left the inside blank to write my own sentiment.

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One final shot showing the dimension. I’m very pleased with how this turned out!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Thick and regular Whisper White, Calypso Coral and Peekaboo Peach cardstock, Stampin’ Up Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP
Stamps: xxxx
Ink: Stampin’ Up Calypso Coral and Peekaboo Peach ink
Accessories: Paper flower from stash, American Crafts File Tab, Tim Holtz Idea-ology Small Talk word stickers

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! The emboss resist twist is optional and not required to play! Thanks for stopping by today and we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Discover The World

Hi everyone! It’s the 1st of the month and you’ll be seeing several posts from me this morning! I’m posting the new May Shape Shift challenge today on the a2z Scrapbooking blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project using the Hero Arts Vintage Travel Digital Kit and the Hero Arts Summer Travel Labels! I’ve had this shaped card die set in my stash for ages and finally pulled it out to use it for this challenge. Not sure why I haven’t used it yet because I love it!

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I used the map overlay for the background. I printed elements from both the Vintage Travel and Summer Travel Labels for the focal point on the front of the card which I adhered to foam.

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For the inside, I created a sentiment on the computer and layered it in the same angle as the arrows on the front.

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And here’s one final shot. I think I like this, lol! ;)

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a2z products used:
Hero Arts Vintage Travel Digital Kit
Hero Arts Summer Travel Labels

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Thick and regular Whisper White and Night of Navy cardstock
Dies/Punches: Crafter’s Companion Die’sire Ruth Create-A-Card die set, SB Classic Circle die
Accessories: Darice Foamies blue foam

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will link up a project with us! We’d love to see what you create! Be sure to check out all the amazing crafty goodies in the a2z Scrapbooking store! AND if you use the code Leslie15 you’ll get 15% off your order of $25 or more! PLEASE NOTE: WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE, BUT THE a2z SCRAPBOOKING ETSY STORE IS PARTIALLY CLOSED DUE TO A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. PHYSICAL PRODUCTS ARE UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME BUT DIGITAL PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE. Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you soon!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Watercolor Poppies

Hi everyone! Happy first day of May! Our May challenge is live this morning over at Love To Craft Challenge Blog and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for LTCCB #22 – May Anything Goes! I got out some Rubbernecker stamps and created a card featuring watercolor stamping on photo paper! OMG, these stamps are amazing! Lots of people can watercolor beautifully… but not me… so I rely on these stamps, lol!

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Super fun and easy card. I chose chocolate brown for the card base and layered white and cherry red cardstock panels on it. I die cut some angled stitched border elements on the red panel before adhering them. I stamped the poppies in Spiced Marmalade and Fired Brick distress ink and the stems in Walnut Stain and Espresso Truffle ink on the photo paper, and then cut it with a slightly angled stitched oval die. I affixed the panel to the card front on red foam and added White Gloss Crystal Drops and a tiny red seam ribbon bow.

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I decorated the inside with leftover strips of the red and chocolate brown cardstock, then stamped the adorable Winnie the Pooh quote. I am absolutely smitten with this, lol!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD Dark Chocolate, White and Cherry Red cardstock, Canon Photo Paper
Stamps: Rubbernecker Poppy Bunch stamp set and Stay There Forever sentiment stamp
Ink: Ranger Distress Ink- Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Walnut Stain; Memento Espresso Truffle ink
Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Oval die, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders dies
Accessories: White Gloss Crystal Drops, RRR Lipstick Seam Binding, Darice red foam

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Good Luck

Hi everyone! Can you believe we’re fast approaching the middle of this year, lol?! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m stoked to share my DT inspiration project for LTSCB #109 – Anything Goes! We’re being sponsored this month by DRS Designs so be sure to come over and play for a chance to win a prize! I used the very cool See You Later, Alligator stamp as the focal image for my Pull Tab Slider Card. You know I love my fun folds and I thoroughly enjoyed this one, as you can only imagine! My inspiration came from my friend Dawn (yep, once again) HERE.

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I stamped the sentiment as the focal point in black ink on green cardstock and cut it with a square die. I cut a slightly larger square die cut in black glitter paper and then a postage stamp die cut in the green cardstock, and layered them all together.

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Here’s the fun part of this card – the pull tab mechanism with the Good Luck sentiment. As you pull the tab, the sentiment slides over to the right. Super cute!

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And here’s a shot of the inside which I left blank to write a custom sentiment.

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White, Lemon Lime Twist and Basic Black cardstock, Stampin’ Up Black Glimmer Paper, Stampin’ Up Irresistibly Yours Specialty DSP
Stamps: DRS Designs See You Later, Alligator stamp
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: SB Classic Squares and Postage Stamps dies, Stampin’ Up Extra Large Oval Punch, Stampin’ Up Window Word Punch
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! We know you love those! And be sure to check out all the amazing stamps at DRS Designs! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

CAT-ITUDE for JessicaLynnOriginal Blog Hop

Hello, my crafty friends! I’ve popped in this morning, one last time as a guest designer for JessicaLynnOriginal! I’ve had a blast and her stamps are amazing! The JessicaLynnOriginal ‘Love Your Pets’ Blog Hop is winding down, today being the last day, and has raised money for Lucky Mutts Rescue. The blog hop has been open to anyone using JessicaLynnOriginal pet stamps (dogs or cats) to add their links, and for each card added, JessicaLynnOriginal has donated 50 cents to Lucky Mutts!

Still using the absolutely adorable Celine’s Kittens stamp set, I created a pair of Diagonal Fold cards as my final project for the blog hop. My inspiration came from my friend, Dawn, HERE and I chose a friendship theme for my cards. These were so easy and fun, and would be great to mass produce!

I chose a pretty blue for my card base, along with ivory and two pieces of double-sided blue patterned papers for layering. Two score lines and a few cuts later, these awesome cards were born. And this studious cat seemed to have a lot of CAT-ITUDE and soon became the focus of the belly bands on the cards. LOL! Love it!

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Here are some shots of the first card.

And here are shots of the other one. I’m really loving how these turned out!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin Up Very Vanilla and Dapper Denim cardstock; My Mind’s Eye Lost & found 3 6×6 designer pad
Stamps: JessicaLynnOriginal Celine’s Kittens stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Spectrum Noir- IG1, IG4, IG5, OR1; Pentel Metallic Blue
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and if you haven’t linked up a project with us yet, be sure to do so today! And be sure to check out all the fun stamps at JessicaLynnOriginal! There are even some digital stamps in the store for those who don’t own any of Jessica’s clear stamps so you can join in the fun too! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Purr More, Hiss Less for JessicaLynnOriginal Blog Hop

Hi everyone! As I mentioned last week, I’ve been asked to guest design for JessicaLynnOriginal and am so proud to be participating in the JessicaLynnOriginal ‘Love Your Pets’ Blog Hop going on April 21st through the 29th, which is raising money for Lucky Mutts Rescue. This amazing blog hop is open to anyone using JessicaLynnOriginal pet stamps (dogs or cats) to add their links, and for each card added, JessicaLynnOriginal will donate 50 cents to Lucky Mutts!

Using the absolutely adorable Celine’s Kittens stamp set, I created an Impossible Card as another one of my projects for the blog hop. I had never heard of this fold but YouTube has quite a few videos on it and I fell in love! My inspiration came from this version HERE but without the partial die cutting. I will try that one next, lol!

I picked out several coordinating papers that I layered on black which I thought would look great against the white card base. I colored the image with several Spectrum Noir markers and then layered it on the turquoise chevron patterned paper and again on black cardstock. The cool thing about this fold is the element with the focal image sits up quite prominently and what an adorable kitty to steal all the attention! ;)

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I decorated the back strip with several fussy-cut kitty paws. The focal image folds backwards, completely flat, to slide into the envelope.

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And one final shot with the focal image laying (almost) flat. I decorated the front with several hand-cut flags positioned under the stamped sentiment layered on a scalloped circle and oval. I’m really loving how this turned out and I see more of these in my future!

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Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin Up Thick Whisper White and Basic Black cardstock; Simple Stories Vintage Bliss 6×6 paper pad
Stamps: JessicaLynnOriginal Celine’s Kittens stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Spectrum Noir- IG4, IG5; Pentel Metallic Green
Dies/Punches: Stampin Up 1-3/8″ Circle and 1-3/4″ Scallop Punches
Accessories: Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, YNS Teal Glittered Gumdrops

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up a project with us during this amazing and charitable blog hop! Be sure to check out all the fun stamps at JessicaLynnOriginal! There are even some digital stamps in the store for those who don’t own any clear stamps — so you can join in the fun, too! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll see you soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig