SO, 2021 will be gone shortly, and here I sit, a friend inspired me to set up my goals for 2022...
I'm going to start making cards for the senior home and children's center again.
Another destash giveaway for my local crafters to gather/use what I do not. Gave a lot to senior home last year, and this year gave 2 families a lot of paper, stickers, ephemera, stamps and ink that I haven't used in a while.
Join more challenges.
Make more time for ME crafting. I have one virtual crop in March I am participating in, and will be looking for others as well.
Spending, well that is pretty much only with 3 stores now, I have one more on my list to focus on, I love to help small business's but have to choose wisely
Pattern Paper... I have so much of it, 6x6 mostly, so I found a great blog/youtube and am going to be using her sketches at least one week a month.
My friend has a youtube channel and does great cards, also using pattern paper and will be following along more closely and using her ideas as well.
Last but not least... USE WHAT I HAVE, I went through my box from one brand 2 days ago and could not believe the amount of stamps/dies that I HAD TO HAVE, but have never used.
Hi there friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a fun card I made using products from Gina K Designs for the November Monthly Mix Challenge. To make this project I used pieces of all 3 stamp sets from the November Kit called Winter Whimsy. From the Hygge Time set I used the adorable snow people, From the Winter Whimsy set I used the tree line, and then from Star Flower I used the sentiment "winter wishes".
I used the Black Onyx ink to stamp out the show people, which I then colored using copic markers. I stamped the tree line using Dark Sage, and then used Broken China Distress Oxide to create the sky.
I cut that panel out using the stitched rectangle die from ML 2. I used the larger rectangle die from ML 1 to create the layering panel, and then added that to my A2 cardbase. My paper is also from GinaKDesigns.
I did use some snowflake sprinkles from my stash to add to each snow persons hands, a little pile in front of them, and the 2 dots above the eyes in Winter Wishes.
I really had a lot of fun making this card, and I hope it helped to bring you some inspiration.
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Hi there friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here and today I want to share a fun card I made using both old and new stamp sets from Trinity stamps. I am making this card for the Retro Rubber Challenge Blog. RRCB170
From the 2021 Harvest Rainbow Stamp Set I used the pile of leaves. From the 2020 Treetop Adventures stamp sets I used the kids. The sentiment came from the 2019 Autumn Sentiments stamp set (retired) and the stitched die is from 4 Bar Card Builder set, all from Trinity Stamps.
I stamped using Black Out Ink from Ink on 3 and colored using Copic Markers. I did use Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to ink blend the background with Mini Cloud Stencil from MFT.
Hi there friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a fun slimline card using Fall Woodland Friends stamp/die set, the Slimline Die set and An Autumn Breeze paper pad.
I used the Scalloped border die and cut the white panel, I also used the Scalloped border square die to cut 3 mini squares.
The striped panel was 2 panels of paper from the 6" x 6" paper pad that I had lined up so that it would be a seamless transition between the pages, and I cut that using the stitched rectangle die.
I stamped the images using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Markers.
The fox I did some reverse image stamping so that the squirrel could be handing him the acorn. I used a black glaze pen to enhance the eyes on all the images. The sentiment is stamped using VersaFine CLAIR in Pinecone. I love this brown for Fall cards.
Linked below are the items I used to make this project. I hope you enjoyed it!!!
Hi there Friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here and having some crafty fun with stamps from The Paper Sweeties shop and Photoplay Paper's Crafting With My Gnomies Stamp Set.
Here is a video showing how I made this card,
However, the long and short simple way was...
Stamped the image of the Sweet Emma and the Coffee Cup and cut them out using my Scan N Cut (unfortunately I do not have the dies at this time, however they are available).
I then used the same pattern without the added edge and cut Emma using both sides of paper from the 6" x 6" paper pad "Crafting With My Gnomies"
After deciding how I wanted to make Emma's PJ's I fussy cut the outfit from the green pattern paper and the top from the white with polkadots. I then adhered them together using Bearly Art Glue.
I used Copic Markers to color Emma, E43 and R11 for the skin, E33, E43 and Y11 for her Hair
I colored the Coffee Cup using YG41 for the cup and Y11 for the Saucer.
I then started putting together the card.. My cardbase is 4.25" x 5.5" landscape oriented A2 card
The while layer is 4" x 5.25", and the pattern paper is 3.75" x 5"
The blue panel is 5" long, 1 1/8" at the high end and .5" at the short side
I popped Emma and the coffee cup up with foam tape.
The Art is Messy sentiment is from the sticker set as is the heart on the coffee cup.
I stamped the sentiment from the "Coffee, Yes Please" stamp set and popped it up with foam tape.
I then added 2 mint green hearts over the hearts that were on the original sentiment as my R29 Copic marker decided not to play nice and bleed.
With that this project was complete.
This project is for my application to the Paper Sweeties Design Team... if you also are interested in this call, the link is... https://papersweeties.com/blog/design-team-call-2/ with instructions on how to apply, Applications are being accepted until 9/30/21.
Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. If you decide to use these links to shop, you are supporting me in my crafting venture - thank you! I may receive a small portion of the sale, at no extra cost to you. These products are endorsed by me, and I hope you will love them too.
Disclosure: The links below are affiliate links. If you decide to use these links to shop, you are supporting LeeAnn in her crafting venture - thank you! She may receive a small portion of the sale, at no extra cost to you. These products are endorsed by LeeAnn, and I hope you will love them too.
Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with a fun project using the Home for the Holidays Stamp and die set from The Maker's Movement. I also used the "An Autumn Breeze 6x6 paper pad.
This card was so much fun to make, I love this truck and you will see over the next couple months other projects using the same truck with different items it will be hauling. I love the 6" x 6" paper pad as well. This pad has 24 double sided sheets. 12 designs total. I'm going to have fun with it the next couple months.
To make this card I first stamped and cut the truck image, I then stamped and cut the pumpkins image. I used Copic (yes you read that right, I've started using some Copics markers , I have 30 in my collection now) to color the images. I used Bearly Art Glue to adhere the pumpkins to the truck bed.
I then cut a panel 4" x 5.25" from a panel of the pattern paper that is a sky blue with leaf shadows that I thought looked like muted clouds. Another panel was perfect to make a striped road. Again Bearly Art Glue was used to adhere these panels together.
I layered these panels to a piece of burnt rust shimmer cardstock and layered it all on an A2 size card base made of Kraft Color Cardstock.
I hope this project was inspirational for you. I know I had a great time making it.
Disclosure: The links below are affiliate links. If you decide to use these links to shop, you are supporting me in my crafting venture - thank you! She may receive a small portion of the sale, at no extra cost to you. These products are endorsed by ne, and I hope you will love them too.
Hey there friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a fun shaker card I made today using a new die frome from The Makers Movement.
The Forest Frame was the perfect setting for this shaker card. I used Versafine Clair inks in Fantasia, Summertime and Verdant to ink up the background. I used the Forest Frame die which I cut out of Black heavyweight cardstock in my Vagabond.
I then cut both panels to 4" x 5.25". Adhered them together using Bearly Art liquid glue and then added Gold Shimmer spray to give a little in person shimmer. I wish I was able to pick that up in the photo.
I used a technique I learned on youtube to make a pocket out put my panel in, I used score tape on 3 sides to adhere to my panels, I then added the Witch's Brew shaker sprinkles to my pouch, and then adhered the 4th corner down. I then used foam tape to adhere this to my black card base.
I hope you enjoyed this project and I'll be back in a couple weeks with my next fun project.
