March Card Sketch

Practical Scrapper's March Card Sketch by Christine Meyer

For this month's card sketch on Practical Scrappers, I chose to use a 5"x7" kraft paper card.  The design was made by using a variety of enamel dots.  I then added some bitty sparkles to fill in some of the little spaces.  The sentiment is made up of wooden words by Studio Calico.

Thanks for stopping by!  

Leslii

Love card

I made this card quite a while ago but never did anything with it.  I figure since it is Valentines week, it is time to share!

Happy Valentines Day!

Thanks for stopping by!

Leslii

Bird Christmas Card

This time of year, I tend to make a lot of Christmas cards.  

This is one of a set that I made for a friend's silent auction to raise money for the adoption of their son.

I started with a kraft 5"x7" top fold card.  I then made a base of dark blue 4.5"x6.5".  The bird was made on my Cricut Expression and then I added a few details with marker.  The snow is simply a piece of cut cardstock, and some Stickles glitter paint.  I then added the Merry Christmas with a stamp and white pigment ink.

Thanks for looking!

Leslii

Practical Scrappers September Card Sketch

Practical Scrappers card sketch this month was created by Patty Selah.

My take on it turned out like this:

I used Simple Stories' Smarty Pants collection that I picked up at The Scrapbooking Studio and I am quite happy with the result.  :)

Thank you for stopping by today!

Leslii

Echo Park's A Perfect Summer

This month I was given a super cute line to work with for The Scrapbooking Studio

 - Bloomington's design team.

I always love what Echo Park puts out but this was definitely my favorite line thus far!

First up are two one page layouts of my girls and our friends swimming...

I incorporated a lot of the different patterns from the line for this layout.  I also used some of the cute chipboard stickers to embellish.

For this one, I used three different patterned papers from the line and cut them into strip for the background.  The frame around the photo was made by weaving all of the little strips from the bottoms of the paper, I loved that I found a way to use those!

This card was made using several stickers from the collection.  I used a small circle punch to cut out different colors of "fruit" to give the tree an extra pop of color.

Next up is my altered project...  I used a 5x7 photo mailer and turned it into a fun Summer home decoration.

Each 5x7 was decorated individually using a letter that I cut on my Cricut, as well as chipboard embellishments, stickers, and some doodling.

On some pages, I also added stitching.

On a couple, I used letter stickers to spell out things my family does in the Summertime to make a border along the top edge.

A few gems were added here and there too.

And all together, it looks like this!

I am very pleased with the way this turned out and I hope you are inspired by it too!

Thanks for looking!

Leslii

Red White and Blue Card

Today's assignment at Practical Scrappers was to use red, white, and blue.  Who doesn't love that color combination?  I chose to do a card with some left over supplies I already had from previous projects I had done for The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington.

The card was made using a combination of products from BoBunny and Echo Park.  I simply added some white cardstock and combined the products to make a simple card for a friend.

Thanks for stopping by!

Leslii

Superhero by Amy Locurto

 As many of you already know, I am a member of The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington's design team. This month I was priviledged to get to work with Pebbles' Party Superhero by Amy Locurto.  I love the way these turned out!

First up, is a double layout of my 4 year old's birthday party.  I used oval cutouts from the patterned papers to accent my pictures.  I also cut apart the star garland and scattered the stars around the pages.

Next is a card perfect for just about any little guy.  The characters and stars are stickers, I also added some Stickles to the paper, just for extra little kid fun.

Last but not least is my favorite project from this month, a wall hanging for my little guys' room.  I fussy cut all of the pieces and used a piece of the patterned paper that looks like notebook paper for the background. The pieces were all simply adhered to the paper and then I used Hod Podge to secure it all on a canvas.

I really enjoyed working with this line, I hope you like what I came up with!

Thanks for looking!

Leslii

Dad Sack Card

This weeks 10 Things post for Practical Scrappers was to incorporate a bag in some way 

on our layout or card.

I had found some mini sacks by The Paper Studio a while back that I knew 

would be perfect for this challenge!

I started with a 5" x 7" card and matted it with navy blue cardstock.  I then used BoBunny's Family Is... line for most of the rest of my card.  The yellow polka dot paper was cut to fit, the other embellishments are all cardstock cutouts from BoBunny that I picked up at The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington.  I love the color combinations from this line!

The mini sack is just the right size for a gift card to be slipped in for Dad.

Please leave a comment or follow my blog to let me know what you think!

Thanks for looking!

Leslii

Practical Scrapper's April Card Sketch

This month I was lucky to get to use a card sketch by Patty Selah for our Practical Scrappers April card sketch challenge.

This is my version.

The patterned papers were once again, My Girl by My Mind's Eye. (I love that line!!)  The flower was cut on my Cricut using the Flower Shoppe cartridge.  I then stitched around the flower to add some dimension.  I finished the flower with an epoxy sticker that I placed on pink cardstock and trimmed around.

Thanks for looking!

Leslii  

My Mind's Eye - My Girl

This month I am privileged to start my stint as a designer with the The Scrapbooking Studio in Bloomington. As my first assignment, I was lucky to work with My Mind's Eye's My Girl line.  I was a little nervous at first,  wondering what in the world I was going to do with all of these busy papers.  But, the truth is, once I started, I loved them!  They are so fun to work with!

First up, I did this card.  the background is a craft-core cardstock that I embossed with my Cuttlebug and then  lightly sanded to bring out the hexagon pattern.  All of the embellishments are from the My Girl collection, I simply strung a piece of  orange and white baker's twine through the button holes.

Second is a one page layout.  The background is a piece of gray cardstock that I sprayed with pink mist.  The ruffles along the bottom are simply punched circles that I layered.  The camera cut out is just one of the many adorable cut outs in this line.

 

This one paged layout was done my using a few different patterned papers from the line.  I cut the chevron paper to make a fun border.  The bicycle is from the many chipboard pieces available.  The butterflies are actually white that I misted gray and added a piece of baker's twine for color.

This was the most fun for me.  I started with a raw chipboard sign and then covered it with paper using Mod Podge and then added a bunch of adorable My Girl embellishments.

I am really happy with the way these turned out.  I wasn't sure I would be able to hang with the awesome designers at The Scrapbooking Studio, but I think I did okay.  ;)

My last post was also from the My Girl line, check it out!

Stamping with pigment ink and embossing powder

This week on Practical Scrappers I was challenged to do something with stamps.

I chose to use white pigment ink and then cover the ink with clear embossing powder while it was still wet. I dried the butterfly with a heat gun and then fussy cut the stamped and embossed image.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye, My Girl line, which I love!  The "SMILE" bubble is also a chipboard embellishment from the My Girl line. 

Thanks for looking!  -  Leslii

Practical Scrappers March card sketch by Patty Selah 

My take on this awesome sketch...

I mostly used scraps from my stash on this card. I had fun working on with this sketch but I have to admit, this card isn't my favorite...

February Card Sketch

One of my challenges this week for Practical Scrappers was to use this card sketch by Patty Grau Selah.  Unfortunately, I was having camera issues and didn't get the picture added in time for it to be posted to the website but I still wanted to share it with everyone here. I love the look of this card and I know I will be using this sketch again!

I have been admiring the Aqua and Red color combo lately so I used that and this is what I came up with.  I know it is simple but I love it!

Frugal Finds - J*O*Y

This card was fun to make.  I had a Frugal Finds assignment on Practical Scrappers to find a way to use Christmas decor in a different way.

At first I was thinking of using an ornament, or maybe garland on a layout. However, this seemed to obvious to me.  For some reason I kept going back to wanting to do something with ornament hooks.  

This is what I came up with...

I used gold ornament hooks, which I bent, and then hooked them together to form a chain.

These were not the easiest things to adhere to the card stock.  I tried a couple of different glues that ended up making my fingers sticky but did not keep the hangers on the paper.  So, I finally settled on sewing them on.  Each hook has a stitch of gold thread holding it in place.

The green circles are card stock that I punched into circles, embossed with my Cuttlebug, and then distressed with green ink from Close to My Heart.

JOY 

is made from preprinted chipboard letters from K&Company and finished off with a baker's twine bow.

Christmas Cards

I've been working on some Christmas cards to sell in my aunt's antique store and thought I would share a few here. Sorry the pictures aren't great.