Love To Scrap 2

Hugs

Hi everyone! Happy Fri-YAY – are you doing the happy dance?! Our May challenge is live this morning at Love To Scrap Challenge Blog and I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration for LTSCB #133 – Anything Goes! I created a friendship card featuring the amazing Laurel Burch Feline Friends Like You stamp! She’s one of my absolute favorite artists and I was lucky to have won this stamp from Stampendous last October in the 2019 Cat Lovers Hop!

I created an inked background using a variety of blue and green distress inks, drying the watercolor paper between smooshes. This large stamp contains the images and the sentiment on one stamp, so I carefully cut the sentiment away from the images so I could use it by itself on the inside. I stamped the cats and butterflies on the background and then again on plain white cardstock. I stamped it a second time in Versamark and applied Hero Arts clear embossing powder and heat set it. I colored the images with Bic Mark-It markers in bright colors and fussy cut each one. I ran a Memento Tuxedo Black marker around the edges for a more finished look, then adhered each image into it’s place on the background. I stamped the ‘hugs’ sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps in white StazOn and then again in Versamark, applied Hero Arts white embossing powder and heat set it.

I kept the inside panel fairly simple, embellishing the panel with two very thin leftover slivers trimmed from the inked background, and stamping the sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Here’s one more peek… super happy with how this turned out! If you’ve ever seen any Laurel Burch designs, you know they are very colorful, and I’m all about color!

Sharing in the following challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #38 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #05-2020 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Marco’s Persian Blue carnival cover, Canson cold press watercolor paper
Stamps: Laurel Burch Feline Friends Like You stamp, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Muah stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink (pad and marker); Bic Mark-It markers- Forest Green, Key Lime, Hot Aqua, Yellow Blaze, Summer Melon, Pink Flamingo, Fandango Pink, Rambunctious Red, Sunset Orange, Blue Skies blue; Ranger distress ink- chipped sapphire, blueprint sketch, mermaid lagoon, peacock feathers, cracked pistachio, twisted citron; Versamark Dazzle, white StazOn
Accessories: MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, Hero Arts white embossing powder

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this month! We can’t wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

birthday wishes

Hi everyone! Happy Friday and May 1st! It’s time for a new challenge over at Mix It Up Challenge Blog and I’m excited to share my DT inspiration project for MIUCB #37 – Anything Goes + Masking! As you know, our challenges are always ‘anything goes’ and we offer an optional technique twist each month just to inspire you – and this month’s twist is masking! I created a… wait… one layer (yessss, one layer AND clean and simple!) birthday card featuring masking of a bunch of sweet feline friends wishing somebody a happy birthday!

I think this might be the second or third one layer card I’ve created in all my adult crafty life, lol – and it’s CAS – this doesn’t happen very often! I colored these little guys and gals with my Prismacolor Pencils so there would no bleeding through the cardstock. I really need practice as I’m still such a novice using colored pencils.

I stamped the ‘from all of us’ sentiment on the inside in black ink.

And one more peek… so sweet! I love it!

Sharing in the following challenges:
2 Crafty Critter Crazies: #38 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up thick Very Vanilla cardstock
Stamps: Hero Arts Purr stamp set, Inspired by Stamping Teeny Tiny Greetings and Big Thanks stamp sets
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: Prismacolor Pencils- Carmine Red, Black, Rose, Silver, True Blue, Light Cerulean Blue, Cream, Ginger Root, Yellow Ochre, Spanish Orange, Goldenrod, Yellowed Orange, Light Umber, Dark Umber, Dark Brown; MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed this one layer card featuring the optional twist of masking this month! We’d love to see what you create – either a straight ‘anything goes’ or the twist of masking! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you again soon! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

My Ugly Christmas Sweater

Hi everyone! Can you believe it’s May 1st already?! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog. I’m super stoked to share my DT inspiration project for MLCCB #22 – May Anything Christmas Goes! I created an absolutely adorable Christmas card using the Melonheadz Ugly Christmas Sweater digital pack. I’ve had this image in my arsenal of digital images forever (yes, many years) and decided it was time to use it!

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I used the poem as my background, with a blue/red/green color combo on her ugly sweater and detail down the left side. Her sweater boasts Clear Star Gelly Roll pen sparkle and big ole’ red gemstones, lol! She is thick (three layers thick) and so stinkin’ cute!

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I embellished the inside panel with leftover black cardstock, keeping it fairly simple. I cut the inside sentiment with a stitched circle die, and added some color and Clear Star Gelly Roll pen sparkle.

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Here’s another look… super happy with how this turned out! So glad I decided to peruse my digi files for something ‘new’ to use that I’ve had for a long time!

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Oh, and one more look – I told you she was thick, lol! I printed her three times and layered them all on top of one another for some awesome dimension and texture!

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Sharing in the following challenges:
A Bit More Time To Craft Extra Challenge: May Anything Goes
Your Scrapbook Place: May Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: GKD ivory cardstock
Stamps: Melonheadz Ugly Christmas Sweater digital pack
Ink: Studio 71- Y9, R12, E10, E16, E18, B4, BG8, N10; Memento Tuxedo Black ink marker
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers dies
Accessories: Red gemstones, Gemini Junior die cutting machine

I hope you’ve enjoyed this adorable Christmas card and you’ll link up a Christmas project this month! It’s never too late to get started… the dude in the red suit will be here in the blink of an eye! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

so delightful

Hi everyone! Hope you’re having a good week – it’s just about over! I’m super stoked to be back on the CutCardStock blog today with an awesome DT inspiration project featuring more of the glitter cardstock that was included in our Designer’s Pack! First order of business is to let you know that this post contains affiliate links. I created a pretty friendship card. I’m really loving the silver with the pop of black!

I created a standard sized A2 top fold card base from Classic Crest Solar White cardstock. I cut a slightly smaller background panel from Pop-Tone Black Licorice cardstock, rounded all four corners and adhered it to the card base. I added some black plaid ribbon tied with metallic silver string to a tag from my stash to use as the focal element for the front of the card. I cut some random lengths of CCS Silver Glitter cardstock and adhered them to the background. I popped the tag up on black foam and adhered it to the card. I finished the design with several smoke-colored gemstones.

For the inside, I adhered a strip of black and white gingham paper to match the gingham on the tag, along with narrow strips cut from the Black Licorice and Silver Glitter cardstock. Then I stamped the sentiment in black ink.

And one more peek… loving how this turned out! I really love the CCS Glitter cardstock! OMGoodness! ;)

CutCardStock products used:
Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock
CCS Silver Glitter 74# cardstock
Pop-Tone Black Licorice 65# cardstock

Other products used:
Paper: Simple Stories Wood & Gingham Basics 12×12 paper pad
Stamps: Clearly Besotted Perfect Peonies stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Kadomaru Pro corner rounder
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Carta Bella Flower Market tag ephemera, Really Reasonable Ribbon Black Plaid Ribbon and Silver Metallic String, Foamies black foam, Darice smoke-colored gemstones

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

Mother’s Day Watering Can Bouquets

5/1/20 Top 3 at Cut It Up!

Hi, friends! Happy Sunday – I hope you’re having a beautiful weekend and staying safe doing the ‘social distancing’ thing! I’ve popped in this morning with a couple Mother’s Day box cards I created with my Scan N Cut paired with the awesome Defined stamp set from The Project Bin. These turned out so pretty and could be used for just about any occasion calling for a bouquet of colorful flowers!

I cut the watering cans from heavy kraft cardstock, and used one of my favorite 12×12 paper pads to cut the panels, one in blue and one in purple. I cut the flowers the same except for the coordinating cluster of posies at the top to match the panels. I stamped the front sentiment in matching ink and the ‘mom’ sentiment on the back panel in black ink. I used matching Dot Sparklers for a little bling. Here’s the blue one:

And here’s the purple one:

And here are both box cards folded flat, ready to be mailed in their matching envelopes:

Love, love, love! I’m just tickled with how these turned out and I know the girls are going to love them! ;)

I’d love to enter these box cards into the following challenges:
Artsystamper Digitals Challenge: #14 – Springtime
Creative Inspirations: April Challenge – April Showers & Flowers
Cut It Up Challenges: #198 – Our Beautiful Earth
Double D Challenges: Showers & Flowers
Not Just Cards Challenges: April Anything Goes
Sparkles Monthly Challenge: #127 – Spring Is In The Air
The Crafter’s Cafe: #240 – Flowers
The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge
The Outlawz Festive Fridays Challenge

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Cardstock Warehouse Brown Box kraft cardstock; American Crafts White, Taffy, Grape, Dandelion, Grass, Key Lime, Marine and Rouge cardstock, Darice dark purple, Stampin’ Up Marina Mist cardstock, K & Co. Essentials Dark designer paper pad
Stamps: The Project Bin Defined stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir- OR1; Stampin’ Up Marina Mist and Perfect Plum ink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Lori Whitlock Simply Spring Watering Can Box Card cut file, Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags One insert
Accessories: Brother Scan N Cut, Neutral pH Adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Stampendous Blue and violet Dot Sparklers

I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing these box cards as much as I enjoyed making them! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

When life gets complicated… Ride

Hi friends! Happy Saturday – hope your weekend is off to a great start! I have a fun project to share with you today – a very cool card that could be used for any favorite biker in your life, male or female! I used to be very intimidated by ‘clean and simple’ but am loving this kind of design more and more every day. I won a gift certificate to an online store several months ago and when I saw this rubber stamp set I knew I had to have it – and I knew exactly how I wanted to use it!

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I stamped the bike and front sentiment in black ink on Strathmore Bristol smooth white cardstock. I stamped the image and sentiment again in Versamark (right over top of the black), applied clear embossing powder and heat embossed them. I very rarely use colored embossing powders anymore… I like to stamp in colored ink, then stamp right over that in Versamark, apply clear embossing powder and heat emboss. This gets you virtually any color of embossing you could ever imagine! A very cool trick I learned a number of years ago. I trimmed the bike image and layered it on thick black foam for some hefty dimension. I trimmed the sentiment into a strip, layered it on black cardstock and adhered it to the bottom of the focal image.

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I kept the inside very simple. I stamped the sentiment (from the same stamp set) in black ink and adhered a thin white strip layered on black cardstock across the bottom which added a little interest.

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And one more look… super happy with how this turned out!

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I’d love to enter this card into the following challenges:
Addicted To Stamps and More: #386 – Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge Blog: B is for Boy’s Card
Crafty Catz: #503 – Anything Goes
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #436/437 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Strathmore Bristol smooth white cardstock, GKD Black Onyx cardstock scraps
Stamps: IndigoBlu Ride Long rubber stamp set
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink, Versamark
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Hero Arts clear embossing powder, black Commotion Almost Leather

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

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

a work of ART

Hi friends! Okay, this is my last post for the evening, sharing the final card I created this afternoon for The Outlawz Challenges. I’ve had so much fun over the past few days! This one-layer card (woot-woot – one-layer cards are difficult for me) is for the Twisted Thursdays Challenge where STAMPlorations is our sponsor. It’s an Anything Goes challenge with an optional twist of using a stamp from our sponsor. NAILED IT! I used the awesome Art Is stamp set to create this note card. Awesome quote by Oscar Wilde! ;)

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I did some simple distress ink smooshing and splattering. That’s the beauty of this 110# cardstock – it doesn’t wimp out with the use of a little water on it. I smooshed with peacock feathers distress ink, then splattered chipped sapphire with a fan brush, and then stamped the image in faded jeans archival ink. I left the inside totally blank to use this as a note card.

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One final look… totally loving how this turned out! This would be SO easy to mass produce to create a set to gift! I’m always thinking of gift ideas!

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I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
Addicted To Stamps and More: #386 – Anything Goes
Inkspirational Challenges: #211 – Paint Splatters
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #130 – Anything Goes
Retro Rubber Challenge Blog: #133 – Anything Goes
Sweet Stampers: #43 – Clean and Simple
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #436/437 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110# cardstock
Stamps: STAMPlorations Art Is stamp set
Ink: Ranger peacock feathers a chipped sapphire distress ink, Ranger faded jeans archival ink
Accessories: Tim Holtz Idea-ology distress sprayer, fan brush

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

My Gnomies Rock!

Howdy again, peeps! I’m back with another card I created this afternoon for The Outlawz Challenges. This card is for the Tuesday Color Challenge where we have a color wheel to choose one cool color and two warm colors for our project. SheepSki Designs is our sponsor this month and since I’ve developed a major kind of love for gnomes lately (and these guys are no exception), I used her awesome Garden Party digital image to create this card for my son and his family.

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I picked lime green as my cool color along with red and orange as my warm colors. I colored the image with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and used a Copic black multi-liner pen to draw patterns on their hats. I used orange textured cardstock for the background and added a leftover piece of floral digital paper that was laying on my craft table. I trimmed the image and layered it on the orange textured cardstock and then on a red textured cardstock postage stamp die cut. I created the sentiment on my computer.

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I printed the inside sentiment on the computer as well, trimmed the panel and layered it on the orange and red textured cardstock used on the front.

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And one more peek… I’m so loving how this turned out! It’s a ‘just because’ kind of card for my son and his family. When I saw the image, I immediately thought of them and I know they’re going to love it! ;)

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I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
Crafty Catz: #503 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #189 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #395 – Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #165 – Use die cuts/embossing folders

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, DCWV Double-Sided Textured cardstock, Bearly Mine floral digital paper scrap
Stamps: SheepSki Designs Garden Party digital image
Ink: Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- OR1, OR2, OR3, DR2, CG3, FS6, FS7, BG2, BG3, EB3; Copic black multi-liner pen, Posca white paint pen
Dies/Punches: Spellbinders Postage Stamp die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, red Candi Minis

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

What the Cluck?

5/1/20 Winner at Crafty Catz!
5/3/20 Favorite at The Outlawz Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge!

Hi everyone! I had a couple hours to myself this afternoon in my studio so I created a few more cards for The Outlawz Challenges. This fun card is for the Sunday Songs & Rhymes Challenge and the piece of the rhyme I focused on was “9, 10 A Big Fat Hen!” Sherry West Art is our sponsor this month and I snipped the chicken from her Hoppy Easter digital image set to use for a new baby card.

A big fat hen it is – and how stinkin’ cute is she?! I colored the image in yellow, orange and red, cut it with a stitched circle die and added some white paint pen lines to add to the whimsical character. I used yellow and white dotted cardstock along with a thin strip of black cardstock. I stamped the sentiment using a fun stamp set in my stash, and finished the front with a few small yellow sequins.

I embellished the inside with the same yellow and white dotted cardstock and thin strip of black cardstock used on the front. The sentiment is from the same stamp set.

And one more peek… I sure am smitten with this chicken, lol! SO cute! ;)

I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
Crafty Catz: #503 – Anything Goes
Creative Moments: #189 – Anything Goes
Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #118 – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #395 – Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #165 – Use die cuts/embossing folders

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, Colorbok Black cardstock, Colorbok Seeing Dots cardstock
Stamps: Sherry West Art Hoppy Easter digital image set (chicken), Paper Pretties Cluck Part II stamp set
Ink: Spectrum Noir alcohol markers- CT4, OR1, DR2; Posca white paint pen, Copic black multi-liner pen, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Dies/Punches: Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers die
Accessories: Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, MISTI stamp tool, Gemini Junior die cutting machine, Pretty Pink Posh Sunshine Glow sequins

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig

Tis the Season

Hello, my peeps! I’m back this morning with another card I created yesterday afternoon for The Outlawz Challenges. I’ve decided that I’m going to make ‘non-DT time’ for myself in my studio on a regular basis – I’m really enjoying this! ;) I’m playing in the Wednesday Sketch Challenge this week, and what a sketch this is! Love, love, love!

Jan’s Digi Stamps is our sponsor this month and I’ve used her gorgeous Christmas Skates digital image with sentiments to create this card. Sketches are so cool. They pretty much take the guess-work out of creating a project, and that’s fine by me, lol!

I printed the digital paper for the background and layered it on green textured cardstock. I cut the focal image with a small double-stitched die and layered it on the green textured cardstock. I printed the front sentiment and layered that panel on red glitter paper. I finished the front with red gumdrops in the right upper and left lower corners.

I printed the inside sentiment and embellished the panel with some of the digital paper and the green textured cardstock used on the front.

One more peek… I’m so loving how this turned out! What an awesome sketch and absolutely gorgeous digital image with sentiments!

I’d love to enter this card into these additional challenges:
C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: #553 – Christmas
QKR Stampede: #395 – Anything Goes
Scrapping4fun Challenges: #165 – Use die cuts/embossing folders
WordArt Wednesday: Weeks #436/437 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock, DCWV Double-Sided textured cardstock stack, Stampin’ Up Red Glimmer Paper, Bearly Mine digital paper
Stamps: Jan’s Digi Stamps Christmas Skates digital stamp set
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Die-namics Double-Stitched Square STAX die
Accessories: ScraPerfect Best Glue Ever, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, YNS Red Gumdrops

I hope you’ve enjoyed this card and will come join us in The Outlawz Challenges! Lots of fun going on! Thanks so much for stopping by – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig