Papercraft – Page 52 – Love To Scrap 2

Very Merry Double Flap Fun Fold

Hey everybody! Here’s to a Terrific Tuesday! It sure is a beautiful day! I have an awesome ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share created with the amazing December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. I can’t stop swooning over the gorgeous prints in this month’s collection! You know that I’m a fun fold fanatic and I’ve created a double flap fun fold which features several papers and stickers from the December kit. There are several versions of the ‘double flap fun fold’ and this one is definitely on my list of favorites! I hope you aren’t getting tired of seeing this fold, lol!

The card base and circle flap were cut from Solar White cardstock and embellished with three patterned papers from the collection. I used the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies for the circle flap and layer. A sentiment sticker from the sticker sheet was added along with several light green gemstones from my stash. The finishing touch was tying a white twine bow to the left-hand flap. Easy peasy! ;)

An additional white die cut circle and sentiment sticker were added to the inside.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional New
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Y & Z are for? (Y for Your Choice/Anything Goes)
4. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #118 – Anything Goes
6. Crafty Calendar Challenges: December Challenge – Christmas Theme
7. Crafty Gals Corner: #250 – ‘Tis The Season
8. Cut It Up Challenges: #293 – Celebrate

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

ScrapbookingStore products used:
December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, light green gemstones, Doodlebug Design Lily White Doodle Twine

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and you’re thinking about all the fun you could have with this month’s kit… you really ought to think about joining the Subscription Club! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and YouTube for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you do decide to join the Subscription Club, join our ScrapbookingStore Club Member Group on Facebook for more inspiration and to share your projects! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

Boho Christmas Cards (set of 8)

12/23/23 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hi friends! Happy Monday! The weekend is gone just like that! Time sure seems to be flying by! I’m back this morning with a super fun ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you created with the awesome December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades. The papers, stickers and upgrades in this month’s collection are pretty phenomenal and one of the upgrade items brought back some very fond memories of when I started card making 30 years ago!

It’s a complete card kit made by Simple Stories – above and beyond the December Scrapbook Kit itself – and includes step-by-step instructions, card bases, patterned papers and tons of ephemera! Yep, you heard that right – a complete card kit that would be a wonderful gift for someone who is just starting to venture into the world of card making! So, to show just how easy and fun this is, I created eight boho Christmas cards using the items in the kit along with adhesive and foam squares from my stash.

Aren’t these totally adorable?! They are all blank inside so I have donated them to Bring Smiles To Seniors! <3

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
2. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

ScrapbookingStore products used:
December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades

Other products used:
ACCESSORIES: Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares Variety Pack (small white)

Scrappy hugs,

Deck the Halls fun fold

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a great weekend and it’s not too cold where you are! I’m back this morning with another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share created with the awesome December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades! In addition to the gorgeous papers and stickers in this month’s kit, I love the ephemera bits in the upgrades. I created a pretty double easel fun fold chock full of gorgeous Christmas foliage and cardinals. Who wouldn’t love this pretty card sitting on their mantle?!

The card bases were cut from white and red cardstock and embellished with a pretty green patterned paper from the collection. All sorts of foliage and cardinals from the ephemera bits in the upgrades were added to the short and long easel portions of the card. I also added a few white and black glittered enamel dots.

The inside panel was embellished with a leftover strip of patterned paper used on the front, an additional piece of ephemera from the upgrades, and a sentiment sticker from the sticker sheet. This was a fun one and I love how it turned out!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional New
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Y & Z are for? (Y for Your Choice/Anything Goes)
4. Cardz 4 Galz: #214 – A Christmas Card
5. Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round: December Challenge – 12 Drummers Drumming, 12 of Something, Musical Theme or Anything Christmas or Holiday Goes
6. Christmas Kickstart Challenge: #81 – If it’s Christmassy Link It Up
7. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes
8. Crafty Calendar: December Challenge – Christmas Themed

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

ScrapbookingStore products used:
December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Basis Dark Red cardstock
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Eyelet Outlet white glitter and black glitter enamel dots

Scrappy hugs,

Snow Day

12/23/23 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!

Hey everybody! Happy Weekend – I hope you’re having a good one! I’m delighted to be back with another Keep It Simple DT inspiration project to share created with the amazing Snow Day Collection that was released in mid-October! Everything about this collection is amazing – the colors and patterns of the papers, stamps, dies, and die cut pieces! I created a double flap fun fold featuring papers, stamps and dies, and I absolutely love how it turned out! This is one of several ‘double flap fun fold’ versions and I just love it!

The card base and circle flap were cut from CutCardStock Basis White cardstock and embellished with coordinating papers from the 12×12 Collection Pack. I used the Stitched Circles Nested Dies to cut the circle flap and layer. A sentiment and several images were stamped from the Collection Stamps and images colored with alcohol markers. I cut all with the coordinating Outline Dies and arranged them on the circle flap.

I embellished the inside panel with a strip of paper used on the front, stamped a sentiment from the Collection Stamps and layered the panel on another paper from the Collection Pack.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional New
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Y & Z are for? (Y for Your Choice/Anything Goes)
4. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes
5. Crafty Gals Corner: #250 – ‘Tis The Season
6. Creative Creases Challenge: #72 – Anything Goes with a Fun Fold

Keep It Simple products used:
Snow Day 12×12 Collection Pack
Snow Day Collection Stamps
Snow Day Collection Outline Dies
Stitched Circles Nested Dies

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 80# White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alchohol markers- R13/21, BR68
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

I hope you’ve loved seeing this project as much as I loved creating it, and you’re inspired to get crafty! Be sure to check out ALL the fun goodies in the Keep It Simple store such as paper, stamps, die cuts, ephemera, washi tape and enamel dots to name just a few! You’ll go cRaZy! Be sure to Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest for lots of crafty inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,

‘Tis The Season To Be Jolly

Hi friends, Happy Saturday! I hope you have something fun planned this weekend… and if you’re a crafter, maybe you have some crafting up your sleeve?! I’m definitely doing some of that here today! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog with an inspiration project featuring the Snowflake Inserts stamp set and the Snowflake Pendant die. I totally love these because the snowflake is large and definitely takes charge on any project! I love cards with apertures so I cut a large circle in the front flap for the snowflake to show through.

The card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White and I used two coordinating prints from the Keep It Simple Royal 12×12 Collection Pack for the front and inside layering panels. I used Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies for the large and small circle die cuts.

I adhered three snowflake die cuts together (cut from CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Vista cardstock using the Snowflake Pendant die) which I embellished with blue gemstones. The sentiment from the Snowflake Inserts stamp set was stamped in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink. The finishing touch was adding die cut corners cut from Solar white with the JustRite A2 Card Front Basics die set embellished with blue gemstones.

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Snowflake Pendant die
Snowflake Inserts stamps

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Stardream Metallic Vista cardstock, Keep It Simple Royal 12×12 Collection Pack
INK: Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies, JustRite A2 Card Front Basics
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, blue gemstones

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project! Be sure to check out all the awesome stamps and dies at Prickley Pear Stamps! Save 10% on anything on the site when you shop at Prickley Pear Stamps by using 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 and become a Follower! Hope to see you there! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Have A Very Merry Christmas

12/16/23 Weekly Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!
12/16/23 CAS Favorite at Splitcoast Stampers!
12/28/23 Top 3 at Cardz 4 Galz!
1/10/24 Top Pick at ABC Christmas Challenge!

Hey everybody! I hope your weekend has started off with a bang! Well, not literally, lol! I have to ask… are you ready for that jolly man in the red suit to make his appearance?! It won’t be long! I have another ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you today created with the December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades! The papers, stickers, and upgrades in the kits each month coordinate so well, but on the flip side of that I wanted to demonstrate that the stickers in this Christmas collection are pretty enough to stand alone on a clean and simple A2 card. I absolutely love the pop of color on an all-white background. This design worked up very quickly and would be easy to mass produce!

The card base and background were cut from Solar White cardstock. I used the Kat Scrappiness Buffalo Plaid Backdrop Die but any kind of background die would work for this clean and simple technique. The focal image and sentiment stickers from the sticker sheet were adhered to white cardstock, fussy cut, and adhered to the card front on foam strips. The finishing touch was adding several iridescent gemstones.

The inside is clean and simple as well, embellished with border and sentiment stickers from the sticker sheet.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Any Winter Holiday
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Y and Z are for? (Y – Your Choice/Anything Goes)
4. Cardz 4 Galz: #214 – A Christmas Card
5. Christmas Kickstart Challenge: #81 – If it’s Christmassy Link It Up
6. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes
7. Crafty Calendar Challenge: December Challenge – Christmas Theme

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

ScrapbookingStore products used:
December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Kat Scrappiness Buffalo Plaid Backdrop Die
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Big Shot, 1″ and 1/2″ double-sided foam strips, iridescent gemstones

Scrappy hugs,

Winter Wonderland Mini Album

Hey everybody! I hope your week is ending nicely! Every day we’re getting THAT much closer to Christmas and I have an amazing ScrapbookingStore DT inspiration project to share with you created with the awesome December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades! You know how I love me some mini albums AND I’m in full-on Christmas mode, so you know what that means! I totally love everything in this month’s kit and used journaling cards, papers and stickers along with ephemera and stickers from the upgrades.

The album consists of trimmed 3×4 journaling cards and coordinating patterned paper panels adhered to both sides of white cardstock panels. The front and back sides of each page were embellished with stickers from the sticker sheet in the kit, ephemera and stickers from the upgrades, and gemstones from my stash. Pull-ups, pull-outs and die cuts were added to most of the pages. The album was bound with two rings embellished with green ribbon.

There you have it! This was an easy one with plenty of room for photos and journaling those Christmas memories!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Any Winter Holiday
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Y and Z are for? (Y – Your Choice/Anything Goes)
4. Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round: December Challenge – 12 Drummers Drumming, 12 of Something, Musical Theme or Anything Christmas or Holiday Goes
5. Classic Design Challenge: December #12 Anything Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

ScrapbookingStore products used:
December 2023 Scrapbook Kit with Upgrades

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies, Stitched Rectangles Nested Dies, Stitched Ovals Nested Dies and Stitched Squares Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, assorted gemstones, 1/4″ double-sided foam strip, We R Memory Keepers Crop-A-Dile Big Bite, 7gypsies binding rings

Scrappy hugs,

snow much fun

1/5/24 Top Pick at Christmas Kickstart Challenge!

Hey everybody! I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend! We’re inching closer and closer to Christmas, and the Keep It Simple design team is doing a Christmas Countdown December 1-12! This is Day 10 and it’s my day to share a project featuring papers, stamps, dies and die cut pieces from the amazing Snow Day Collection! I created this faux step card based on a photo I saw online and I don’t remember now who deserves the credit, but it’s just a half-size double easel with a tall panel. Super easy and looks really cute!

I cut the double easel card base from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and layering panels from coordinating papers in the Snow Day 6×9 Collection Pack. I created a couple snow banks from white cardstock and added images stamped from the Snow Globe Stamps and cut with the coordinating Snow Globe Outline Dies to create the scene on the tall panel. Clear enamel dots and sentiments from the Words and Phrases Die Cut Pieces were added to complete the card front.

I embellished the inside panel with leftover strips of the papers used on the front and stamped a sentiment from the Snow Day Collection Stamp.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Any Winter Holiday
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round: December Challenge – 12 Drummers Drumming, 12 of Something, Musical Theme or Anything Christmas or Holiday Goes
4. Christmas Kickstart Challenge: #81 – If it’s Christmassy Link It Up

Keep It Simple products used:
Snow Day 6×9 Collection Pack
Snow Day Snow Globe Stamps
Snow Day Snow Globe Outline Dies
Snow Day Collection Stamp
Snow Day Word and Phrases Die Cut Pieces
Back To Basics Clear Enamel Dots

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- GS09, BG25, R43; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point orange marker
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Stampin’ Up Dimensionals

Scrappy hugs,

‘Tis the Season

Hey everybody! Are you ready for the big jolly man in the red suit to visit in a couple weeks?! He’ll be here whether you’re ready or not, lol! Our new challenge is live this morning over at Ally’s Angels and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for Challenge #77! This Christmas card is a super simple design with snowflakes die cut directly into the front panel with blue craft foam placed behind the apertures so it’s seen through the snowflakes and around the edges of the panel.

I cut a standard A2 size side-folding card base and layering panels from CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock and blue craft foam. Using the Taylored Expressions snowflake die (freebie with an order), I die cut three snowflakes into the layering panel and stamped a sentiment from the Taylored Expressions Winter Wishes stamp set in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink in the bottom right corner. I fastened teal glittered brads from my stash to the center of each snowflake and adhered the blue craft foam behind the panel.

I cut the inside panel from Basis Natural, embellished it with a strip of Darice blue cardstock and a leftover strip of Basis Natural, and stamped another sentiment from the Taylored Expressions Winter Wishes stamp set in Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional New

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural cardstock, Darice blue cardstock
Stamps: Taylored Expressions Winter Wishes stamp set
Ink: Catherine Pooler Cove Blue ink
Dies/Punches: Taylored Expressions snowflake die (freebie with order)
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, Tape Runner, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, blue craft foam, teal glittered brads from stash

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing this project and will link up with us this time! We’d love to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,

Happy Winter

Hey everybody! Happy Friday – I hope you’re having an awesome week and have something fun planned this weekend! I’m delighted to be back with an inspiration project for Prickley Pear Stamps. I know I have mentioned many times that this is my favorite time of year. I love all the Wintery Christmas sights, sounds and smells, and of course all the delightful crafting! Our design team has created some gorgeous Winter-themed projects for our Winter Celebrations Insta-Hop using a fun sketch. The hop starts on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram page today and we hope you’ll join us!

You’ll find the complete hop list and the sketch on the Prickley Pear Stamps page, and by following and leaving comments or likes at all the stops on the hop, you’ll be in the running for a $25 gift card from Prickley Pear Stamps! A random winner will be chosen from all comments and likes left by 11:59 PM EST on December 15th and announced on the Prickley Pear Stamps Instagram and Facebook pages on December 17th.

I created a front flap card featuring one of the ladies in the awesome Snow Ladies Trio stamp set, and I structured the flaps around the sketch. I totally love how it turned out! I do love this image!

The card base and flap were cut from CutCardStock Basis Natural and a stitched circle cut from Basis Dark Red cardstock. The layering panels were cut from coordinating prints in The Paper Shelter Mirabelle cardstock pad. I stamped the image from the Snow Ladies Trio stamp set on Basis Natural in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored it with alcohol markers and cut it with a Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Die. I stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set in the upper right corner and added three gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix with my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

Using the Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies, I cut one more circle from Basis Natural and adhered it beneath the flap for a handwritten message and signature.

You should totally use Prickley Pear Stamps products and our hop sketch, and post your Winter Celebrations project on your Instagram page! Tag us using the hashtag #ppswintercelebrations and you may be asked to join us as a Guest Designer in one of our future hops! Here’s the sketch we used:

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: December 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Any Winter Holiday
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: December #12-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Christmas Crafts All Year ‘Round: December Challenge – 12 Drummers Drumming, 12 of Something, Musical Theme or Anything Christmas or Holiday Goes

Affiliate links are used in this post at no cost to you – I really appreciate your support!

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Snow Ladies Trio stamp set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis 110# Natural, Basis 80# Natural and Basis Dark Red cardstock, The Paper Shelter Mirabelle cardstock pad
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- YR14/32, R20, RP09, YG45/46, CG04, GB08, B32, GS05/07; Sharpie white paint marker
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Circles Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono Dots adhesive, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Trinity Stamps Ruby Radiance Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick