Warm Winter Wishes

7/13/23 Top Pick at Cardz 4 Galz!

Hey everybody! Happy Tuesday and Happy Independence Day to America! I’m up on the Prickley Pear Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the most adorable Santa and Rudolph stamps and dies! The Prickley Pear Stamps design team is doing ‘Christmas in July’ and I thought these would be perfect! I caught a glimpse of this swing flap fun fold on Facebook and made one. I enjoyed it so much that I made another one for a guest gig next month! I love it and it might just be my new favorite!

I cut the card base from CutCardStock Basis Red cardstock along with layering panels from CutCardStock Basis Natural and a print in the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double sided paper pack. I stamped the deer image from the Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph stamp set in Memento Espresso Truffle ink on Basis Natural cardstock, colored it with alcohol markers and cut it with the coordinating Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph die.

Using Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies, I die cut a square from the red cardstock and a smaller one from the patterned paper, and stamped snow and snowflakes (from the same stamp set) on the smaller one in Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink. I adhered the layers together and then stamped the sentiment in brown ink at the bottom beneath the focal panel.

I layered a coordinating print from the Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories paper pack on the inside and stamped another sentiment from the Prickley Pear Stamps Santa and Rudolph stamp set in Memento Espresso Truffle ink. The final photo shows the card folded flat for mailing. OMGosh, I love this!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: July 2023 – Anything Goes w/ optional Nautical (no twist)
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: July #7-2023 – Anything Goes
3. Cardz 4 Galz: #202 – More Than One Fold
4. Classic Design Challenge: July #7 – Anything Goes
5. Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: #113 – July Anything Goes
6. Inkspirational Challenges: #293 – Word Prompt Christmas in July
7. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: July Anything Goes

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Prickley Pear Stamps products used:
Santa and Rudolph stamp set
Santa and Rudolph die set

Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: CutCardStock Basis Red and Basis Natural cardstock, Hot Off The Press Christmas Memories 6×6 double sided papers
INK: Memento Espresso Truffle ink; Arteza alcohol markers- BR66/74/84/95, GS09; Sharpie Ultra Fine Point markers- red, light green, medium green; Sakura White Gelly Roll pen, Catherine Pooler Tranquil ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Keep It Simple Stitched Squares Nested Dies
ACCESSORIES: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, Bearly Art precision craft glue, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot

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,

Warm winter wishes

Happy Saturday, friends! I’m happy to be back on the Eyelet Outlet blog today with another awesome DT inspiration project! I created a clean and simple Christmas card featuring some absolutely gorgeous brads!

It’s amazing to me how something so simple can be so beautiful! I cut a standard A2 size top-folding card base along with smaller layering panels from kraft cardstock and red cardstock which I adhered together. I die cut a pine branch from white cardstock and colored it with an alcohol marker, adhered it to the front panel, and added the Pinecone Brads. The final touch was stamping the sentiment in green ink.

I embellished the inside panel with a strip of the red cardstock, stamped the sentiment in green ink, and layered the panel on red cardstock. I also added a Pinecone Brad in the lower right corner.

And one more peek… so loving this CAS design!

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. 613 Avenue Create: November Challenge – Anything Goes w/ optional Cute Critters (no twist)
2. A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: #11-2020
3. ABC Christmas Challenge: W is for Winter Wonderland and/or X is for Xtra Special (X is for Xtra Special)
4. CAS Christmas: November Challenge – Non-Traditional Colors
5. Classic Design Challenge: #11 – November Anything Goes
6. Crafty Calendar Challenge: November Challenge – Anything Goes
7. Crafty Catz: #528 – Anything Goes w/ optional Christmas (playing twist)
8. Jan’s Digi Stamps Challenge: November Anything Goes
9. Lemon Shortbread Challenge Blog: #133 – Anything Goes
10. Let’s Craft and Create: #165 – Anything Goes w/ optional Sketch (no twist)
11. Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: #146 – Anything Goes
12. Not Just Cards Challenges: November Anything Goes
13. The Creative Crafters Challenge: #34 – Anything Goes
14. Time Out Challenges: #175 – Quick

15. Word Art Wednesday: Weeks #466/467 – Anything Goes
16. World Wide Open Design Team Challenge: #11 – Anything Goes

Eyelet Outlet products used:
Pinecone Brads

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: CutCardStock Twine cardstock, CutCardStock Habanero Red 4×6 cardstock
Stamps: Prickley Pear Stamps Christmas Trees 2 stamp set
Ink: Hero Arts Pine ink; Nuvo alcohol markers- 417, 465
Dies/Punches: Prickley Pear Stamps Pine Branch die
Accessories: Crafter’s Companion adhesive, Gemini Junior, MISTI stamp tool

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s project! Be sure to check out all the fun goodies at Eyelet Outlet! I can already see you drooling, lol! Be sure to ‘like’ and ‘follow’ Eyelet Outlet Facebook Page to keep up with news and sales, and while you’re at it, join the Eyelet Outlet Fans Facebook group for lots of creative inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! ;)

Scrappy hugs,
lesliesig