Have a Magical Day

Hey everybody! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the Best Unicorn Buddies stamp set and coordinating Best Unicorn Buddies die set! I just LOVE these little unicorns and this time I’m showcasing them on a wiper card! Fun folds are my ‘thing’ and wiper cards are on my list of favorites! My inspiration for this fun card came from Julie Davison’s easy tutorial HERE.

I cut the card base from Neenah Classic Crest Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from Doodlebug Design floral-graph and buffalo check-woodgrain rainbow petite prints. I stamped three unicorns, the rainbow, a couple clouds and several hearts from the Best Unicorn Buddies stamps in Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Solar White cardstock, colored them with alcohol markers and cut them with the coordinating Best Unicorn Buddies dies. I added tiny dots of Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops to the flowers on two of the unicorn images. While those were drying, I drew some lines on the hearts with a Sakura white Gelly Roll pen for a little interest.

I stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set in black ink and cut it with a My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX die. The fun part was attaching one of the unicorns to a strip of acetate on the wiper mechanism so when the card sides are pulled outward, up pops the unicorn! The finishing touch was adding several gemstones from the Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix using my Trinity Pick Up Stick.

I cut the back panel from Solar White cardstock and embellished it with a strip of patterned paper used on the front. I stamped the sentiment from the same Best Unicorn Buddies stamp set in black ink and layered the panel on CutCardStock Grape Jelly cardstock.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: June 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Good Old Summertime (no twist)
2. A Perfect Time To Craft: June #6-2023 – Anything Goes
3. A Place To Start: June 2023 – Anything Goes
4. Classic Design Challenge: June #6 – Anything Goes
5. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #143 – Anything Goes
6. Critter Crazy Challenges: #75 – Anything Goes with a Featured Critter
7. If You Give A Crafter A Cookie: #181 – Purple
8. Jan’s Digi Stamp Challenges: June Anything Goes
9. Penny’s Paper-Crafty Challenge Blog: #548 – Anything Goes with Paper
10. QKR Stampede: #466 – Anything Goes

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

Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Best Unicorn Buddies stamps
Best Unicorn Buddies dies

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# and 80# Solar White cardstock, CutCardStock Grape Jelly cardstock; Doodlebug Design floral-graph and buffalo check-woodgrain rainbow petite prints
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Arteza alcohol markers- RP09/15, R03/27, Y02, PB01/06/25, BG01/35, YG05/15, B07, GS09; Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Dies/Punches: My Favorite Things Stitched Mini Scallop Circle STAX
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Tombow Mono permanent adhesive, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Grafix Craft Plastic, Trinity Stamps Amethyst Accent Embellishment Mix, Trinity Pick Up Stick, Nuvo Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops

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 Magical Day

Hi everyone! Happy Hump Day! I hope you’re having a fabulous week! I have an awesome CutCardStock DT inspiration project to share with you today featuring our Bright Silver Foil cardstock which is a must-have (along with the Bright Gold Foil cardstock) in my studio. I created a shaker card and used alcohol ink on the silver foil cardstock to create the background for this adorable fairy-themed birthday card!

I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with layering panels from Mantis Green cardstock and Bright Silver Foil cardstock. I dropped Ranger Aqua, Sailboat Blue, Citrus and Lettuce alcohol inks along with Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution onto the silver foil cardstock, used an air blower to move it around the foil, and set it aside to dry thoroughly. I die cut an oval frame from Kale Green cardstock using the Cottage Cutz Double-Stitched Oval dies and a fairy castle from the silver foil cardstock using the Scrap Man Fairy Castle die.

Using the smaller of the two oval dies, I die cut an oval aperture into the alcohol ink background and a piece of dark green craft foam. I adhered a piece of acetate behind the aperture, adhered the craft foam, and then adhered the Kale Green oval frame to the front of the inked background.

I added a pinch of Kat Scrappiness Mirrored Clear Confetti Dot Mix to the Mantis Green cardstock panel and adhered the background, sealing in the confetti. I stamped the sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Best Unicorn Buddies stamp set in Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey and Spruce inks, trimmed them and layered them on a scrap of Kale Green cardstock, and added them to the card front. The final step was adding small Eyelet Outlet turquoise gemstones to the silver foil fairy castle and adhering it to the acetate.

I cut the inside panel from Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock and embellished it with strips of Bright Silver Foil cardstock and Mantis Green cardstock. I stamped the sentiment (from the same Prickley Pear Stamps Best Unicorn Buddies stamp set) in Catherine Poole Lime Rickey ink and layered the panel on Kale Green cardstock.

And one more peek… this shaker card is so stinkin’ cute I can’t even stand it! The alcohol ink background worked so well on the silver foil cardstock to create the background, and I love the silver foil fairy castle!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge Blog: #07-2022 – Anything Goes
2. A Place To Start: #072022 – Anything Goes w/ optional Balloons and Flowers (no twist)
3. Cardz 4 Galz: #177 – Get Inky
4. Classic Design Challenge: #7 – Anything Goes
5. Crafting Happiness Challenges: #125 – Anything Goes Always
6. Moving Along With The Times: #144 – Inky Background
7. Paperbabe Stamps: #172 – Anything Goes
8. QKR Stampede: #448 – Anything Goes
9. Scrapping4fun Challenges: #214 – Happy Birthday
10. Sparkles Monthly Challenges: #154 – Shaker Card/Project
11. Through The Craft Room Door: July 19th Anything Goes
12. Try It On Tuesday: Make It Magical
13. Wide World Open Design Team Challenge: #07 – Anything Goes

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

CutCardStock products used:
Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock
Bright Silver Foil cardstock
Mantis Green cardstock
Kale Green cardstock

Other products used:
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Best Unicorn Buddies stamp set
Ink: Ranger Aqua, Sailboat Blue, Citrus and Lettuce alcohol inks; Catherine Pooler Lime Rickey and Spruce inks
Dies/Punches: Scrap Man Fairy Castle Die, Cottage Cutz Double-Sided Oval Dies
Accessories: We R Memory Keepers Large Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, Scrapbook.com Refillable Adhesive Roller, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Ranger Alcohol Blending Solution, Grafix Crystal Clear Craft Plastic, dark green craft foam, Eyelet Outlet 3mm Turquoise Jewel Bling Strip, Kat Scrappiness Mirrored Clear Confetti Dot Mix

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,

Have a Magical Day

Hi everyone! Happy, Happy Friday – my favorite day of the week! It’s time for another fun challenge over at Polkadoodles Craft Challenge and I’m happy to share my DT inspiration project for Week 1 – Anything Goes Challenge, a pretty friendship card featuring Octavia Rose Garden and Rose images as well as papers and sentiments – and they are all from the Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle. This bundle is a new one in my stash and I’m having the best time using the elements!

I printed the Octavia Rose Garden image, colored the wings with sparkle overlay marker, and cut it with a double stitched die. I printed the two papers I wanted to use with the image and created layered panels. I printed the front sentiment and cut it with a stitched round die, and cut another circle die cut from glitter paper to layer under the sentiment. I also die cut a doily to tuck under the image. I popped the image and sentiment up on foam for a little dimension. The final touch was the addition of a few flat-back pearls.

For the inside, I printed a faded Rose image and added the fairy dust sentiment on white cardstock, trimmed it and layered it on the silver cardstock.

Proud to enter this card into the following challenges:
a2z Scrapbooking Challenge: January Anything Goes
A Bit More Time To Craft: #83 – Anything Goes
A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge Blog: #1 – Anything Goes
Alphabet Challenge Blog: U for Use Some Stitching-Real or Faux
Cardz 4 Galz: #87 – New Year, New Stash
Classic Design Team Open Challenge Blog: #1 – Anything Goes
Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #59 – Anything Goes
Creative Inspirations: January Challenge – Anything Goes
QKR Stampede: #329 – Anything Goes

Products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Stampin’ Up Whisper White and Blushing Bride cardstock, Marco’s Silver Venicelux cardstock, DCWV Glitzy Pastels; digital papers from Polkadoodles Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle
Stamps: Octavia Rose Garden and Rose images and sentiments from Polkadoodles Octavia Moonfly Big Kahuna Digital Craft Download Bundle
Ink: Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Overlay Marker
Dies/Punches: Cottage Cutz Double Stitched Rectangles die, Memory Box Stitched Circle Layers die, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large die, Cherry Lynn French Pastry die
Accessories: Darice Foamies Pink Foam, Small and Medium Flat-back Pearls

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project and will link up an ‘anything goes’ project with us this week! Be sure to check out all the fun stamps, dies, papers and digital images over at the Polkadoodles shop! OMG, you’ll be in heaven! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time!

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig