Scrapping for Less ~ For the Love of Pets!

Hello! I'm here today with another look at the August Flavor of the Month card kit ~ For the Love of Pets. For my post today, I wanted to focus on the adorable stamp set included in the Banana Split subscription, rightfully named... For the Love of Pets!

I also decided to revisit this sketch... it was my favorite of the sketches this month and I thought it would be perfect to showcase these adorable images from the stamp set. Both cards are using the same color schemes which was easy to do by just flipping the patterned papers included in the kit to change things up just a bit for each card. I started with a white card base for both cards and then adhered a 4 x 5-1/4" piece of Banana Split card stock. I layered that with a 3-7/8 x 5-1/8" piece of Kraft card stock. I adhered my patterned papers and set those aside.

I stamped the images using Memento tuxedo black ink and then colored them in using Copic markers (I'll list those below). I die cut the images using a Large Cross Stitch Circle die and mat that on a slightly larger circle die cut from the same patterned papers. 

I popped up the main images on both cards.

 I stamped the sentiments and used a banner die to cut them out and also the black layers. I adhered those together and popped them up on the card. To add a little fun embellishment, I die cut the 'meow' and 'woof'' two times from Black Licorice card stock. I adhered the layers together with some liquid glue. I also die cut the yarn ball and the dog bone. I added a little bit of grey to the edges of the bone using a N3 Copic marker.

I moved the embellishment pieces around until I found a good place to adhere them and used a mix of foam tape and liquid glue to adhere them in place. My final touch on the kitty card was to add some white gel pen to the highlights on the fish bowl.

Copic Markers used: Kitty - N0, N3, N5, R20, YR12, YR15, YR16; Fish Bowl - YR12, YR15, B0000, B000, B00; Puppy - N0, N3, E30, E31, E55, E57.

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~ Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ The Greeting Farm ~ You're Awesome!

Hello! Today, I'm sharing a super fun card using The Greeting Farm's Mini-Remix Boys. How cute is this stamp set?! I am loving it! I think it's the perfect stamp set for me to use for my three boys!

I was thinking I'd make a card to help encourage my second oldest to keep up the good work on his school work to finish up the year. I started by die cutting the sidewalk. I used a stitched border on either side to cut it out. I then masked it in sections and blended a bit of  Pumice Stone distress ink. I then cut a piece of green card stock from my leftovers from past card kits to fit the lower portion of the card. I adhered the sidewalk piece to the green card stock and trimmed the entire piece. I then die cut the houses from leftover black card stock and set them aside. I trimmed the houses and adhered them to the back of the green card stock. I cut a 4 x 5-1/4" piece of white card stock and blended some clouds using a stencil and Tumbled Glass distress ink. I adhered the white cloud background to a black piece of card stock that measures 4-1/8 x 5-3/8". I adhered the whole grass/sidewalk piece to the bottom of the white card stock. I then adhered the whole piece to a white card base.

Now to stamp this cute little boy stamp... I stamped him, the skateboard and the soccer ball using Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored it in using Copic markers {Skin - E50, E51, E53; Hair - E79, E77, E74; Shirts - N0, N1, R29, R89; Jeans - B97, B99; Shoes - R29, N0; Skateboard - Y06, YR68, R29; Soccer ball - N0}. I fussy cut all the pieces and then went around the edge with a Memento tuxedo black marker to cover the white edges. I set those aside and then die cut the 'you're' portion of the Lawn Fawn sentiment die from the Banana Split subscription of the March 2018 Flavor of the Month card kit. I stamped the 'awesome' sentiment on black card stock using VersaMark ink and heat embossed some ultra fine white embossing powder. I trimmed the 'you're' sentiment and adhered it to the card using Ranger Multi Medium Matte. I fussy cut the 'awesome' sentiment into a banner and adhered it to the card using mono multipurpose liquid glue. Once I had those where I wanted them, I adhered the little boy and his accessories. There you have it... how sweet is this card?! I think my son will get a kick out of it!

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~ Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ March 2018 FOTM ~ You're Sweet!

Hello! Today, I'm sharing another look at the March 2018 Flavor of the Month card kit. Today, I wanted to share an easy card design that can be duplicated rather quickly.

I started by die cutting the Lawn Fawn 'you're sweet' sentiment out of each of the four glitter papers - both included in the Banana Split subscription. I set those aside and looked through my leftover card stock from the last few card kits and I found a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 sheet of each color to coordinate. 

 I cut up the candle paper from collection four and adhered a piece to each card front. I ran each card front through the Big Shot with a wonky rectangle die and then adhered them to a white card base.

I adhered the 'you're sweet' sentiment to each of the cards and then set them aside. I pulled out the Flavor of the Month 1 Year Sentiment stamp set and stamped the ice cream sundae four times with Memento tuxedo black ink. I then colored the sundaes with Copic markers that were similar to the candles in the paper {R14, YR68, Y35, Y06, R81, BG01, E41}.

I die cut each of the sundaes with a wonky circle die. To finish off the cards I popped up the sundaes using foam tape. These were pretty quick cards to make, but I will say the glitter got absolutely everywhere. If you know a trick on how to clean up the endless glitter, please let me know in the comments. I'm still finding glitter on my desk in different hiding places. ;)

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~ Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ Flavor of the Month ~ Hello

Hello again! I'm here with another look at the August Flavor of the Month card kit. I have a few cards to share with you and a fun tag!  

I thought that it would be fun to make a couple shaker cards using the Pink & Main Hello dies from the Banana Split subscription. I was able to use just two pieces of The Story of Us paper from the fourth collection by alternating the papers for each card. I finished up the package of Kennedy Grace sequins and my last flower for this collection. I used a couple of scrap pieces of acetate and some other shaker elements in my stash to complete the card. I think they turned out pretty cute!

The shaker cards left me with these outlined 'hello' cuts, so naturally I just had to make a card (or two) using them, as well. Can I share a secret with you? Do you see the back layer of my cards? The stripes on one and the floral on the other. Those aren't full card front sheets. I cut out the middle of those sheets for another use. Just another way to stretch out every piece of paper in your stash.

I wanted to keep these cards pretty simple so I added a few strips of washi tape and popped up the hello die cuts and adhered that onto a white card base (with our outline of patterned paper ;) and there you have two more cards.

The Banana Split subscription also includes a couple fun natural canvas tags. I just had to pull out some stencils and my distress spray stains and get inky! Seriously, I had blue fingers all day after spraying the Mermaid Lagoon stain! Haha! I don't mind though. Anywho, once I had the tag sprayed using a few stencils, I thought... why not make a stencil using the Pink & Main Hello die in the kit?! So I did, but I only made a partial stencil... I only cut out the letter 'h'. I hot glued the flowers that I had set aside for this tag and found some fun buttons in my stash. I cut a hole in the top of the tag and secured the jumbo eyelet using my good ole' crop-a-dile. I found some ribbon and twill in my stash that I tied off with some twine and the last little touch came from a gift I received from my husband this week that included this sweet little fresh pearl on the gift packaging. I just love how this came together!! Oh, and I used some clear Wink of Stella on the letter 'h'... it's so shimmery and fun!

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Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal