Scrapping for Less November 2018 Blog Hop ~ Elegant & Sophisticated

 Sophisticated and Elegant? Well just what does that mean? 
To me it means I can dress up, be a girly girl, get all glammed up and go out on the town with my “Dapper Man”…of course, since I am a laid back at home kind of gal that doesn’t happen very often. So, take advantage of this elegance in this kit and make some very unique and different cards for those sophisticated, elegant friends that you have in your life! Join the Design Team and some wonderful guest designers as they share great inspiration for you. So join in and hop along with us! I know this unique kit won’t last long so head on over and grab a Flavor of the Month kit for yourself. Don’t forget the Rafflecopter over at the Scrapping for Less blog. Thanks for joining us today.

Hello crafty friends! I'm going to be honest, I was a little nervous when I saw that the kit this month is Sophisticated and Elegant... I'm a very casual jeans and a hoodie kind of gal. I think that laid back style is reflected in my card making... but once I saw the beautiful stamps and papers in the kit... wow! Was I excited to play!!

For my first card I used Sketch #4 with Collection One.

Isn't that stamp stunning! I just had to emboss her... she's gorgeous in silver embossing! The papers in this collection are also gorgeous! I layered the papers onto a Grout Grey card base. I then stamped the image from the What If I Fly stamp set by Scrapping for Less onto a scrap of Grout Grey card stock with VersaMark watermark ink and heat embossed a fine silver embossing powder. I trimmed the piece and mat it on the black glitter paper. My finishing touch for this card was the beautiful teal butterflies. I love them! I decided not to add a sentiment to the front of this card. I didn't want to take away from the beauty of the card.

Here's a close up of the beautifully stamped and embossed image! Such a stunning stamp!

For my second card I used Sketch #3 with Collection Two.

I trimmed down the beautiful wood paper from the Rustic Elegance papers by Scrapping for Less in collection two to measure 5-1/4 x 4" and mat it with the light pink paper from the same paper collection. I then adhered those layers to a Safety Orange card base. I trimmed another piece of the light pink patterned papers to measure 2-7/8 x 2-7/8" and mat it on a piece of Safety Orange card stock measuring 3 x 3". I adhered the square piece to the card and set it aside. I stamped the image from the Scrapping for Less stamp set called Bloom onto white card stock and then colored it with the following Copic markers: YR21, YR23, YR24, YR27, YR31, RV91, RV95, YG03, YG93, YG97, W00. I then die cut the image with a stitched oval die. I cut a 4-1/8 x 1" piece of Safety Orange card stock and adhered it over the layers on the card and then popped up the oval. I stamped the sentiment on white card stock then trimmed it into a flag and popped it up on the card. 

Here's a close up of the flowers! I love them! I used the White Pen by Reminisce {included in the Banana Split subscription} to add some highlights to the center of the flower.

For my third card I used Sketch #2 with Collection Three.

How adorable is this sweet little Sugar and Spice stamp by Santoro?! I just adore her! I just had to use the dress papers from the Fashionista papers by Echo Park included in Collection Three. I trimmed the dress paper to 5-1/4 x 4" and adhered it to a Black Licorice card front that I then adhered to a white card base. I then cut a 6 x 1/2" piece of the polka dot paper... I trimmed those into four pieces knowing that the main image would cover the space between the cut pieces. One little trick to saving some paper scraps! I set the strips aside and then stamped the Sugar and Spice girl on a piece of white card stock. I then colored her in using the following Copic markers: E23, E25, E29, E79, E000, E00, E51, R20, N0, N2, N3, N5, N7, BG11, BG32. I die cut the main image using a stitched tag die and then trimmed a Black Licorice mat for the tag. I then adhered the strip of polka dot paper to the card and then popped up the main image. I stamped the sentiment from the Puttin' on the Spritz stamp set by Scrapping for Less, that is included in the Banana Split subscription, using VersaMark watermark ink and then heat embossed a fine white embossing powder. I trimmed the sentiment down to a banner and then popped it up on the card overlapping it just slightly over the tag. I trimmed off the fringe of some of the pink bling pieces from the Pink Bling roll included in the collection and adhered them randomly all over the card. For a final touch, I used the White Pen by Reminisce to touch up the white dots on the dress.

For my last card I used Sketch #1 with Collection Four.

I just adore this collection! There are so many cool masculine stamps in the Dapper Man stamp set by Scrapping for Less. I had to ink up the hat though! Love it! So to start this card I cut all the layers of the Dapper Man patterned papers and adhered them to a Black Licorice card front that was then adhered to a white card base. I stamped the hat and the So Dapper! sentiment onto a piece of white card stock and then colored the hat with the following Copic markers: N2, N5, N7, N8, B91, B93, B95, B97. I then die cut the image and sentiment with a circle die. I popped it up on the card with foam tape and then adhered a bunch of the sequins from the collection. I just love this card!

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I hope that you've enjoyed my cards! I sure had a blast creating them to share with you! Let's get to hopping and see what the other members of the Design Team created!

Next up on the hop is Stacy!

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Thank you friends for checking out my blog post!

See ya next time.

Inky Hugs!

~ Crystal

Scrapping for Less ~ August 2018 Flavor of the Month ~ For the Love of Pets!

Now, who doesn't love furry little kitties and puppies? We have put together a sweet puppy and kitten kit for you this month. We hope you enjoy!! Thanks so much for continuing to support our kits...keep sharing in the Scrapping for Less: Show and Share group and on Instagram. We love to see your shares! Now, hop on with us and see what our fabulous Design Team and guest designers have to share with you! Make sure you check out our Flavor of the Month page to purchase the kit and check out the A La Carte page for some related products! 

The August Flavor of the Month card kit has got to be my new favorite kit!! Oh my goodness... there are so many adorable puppy and kitty stamps! Cuteness overload!!! 

Let's get to the cards...

For all of my cards this month, I decided to pair the collections with the same numbered sketch... so for my first card from Collection One I used Sketch #1.

I paired some of the fun patterned papers for my layers on the card, even using them for the flag strips. I stamped the adorable puppies on a piece of Neenah 110lb smooth white solar crest cardstock with Memento tuxedo black ink and colored them in with copic markers. I then die cut them out and popped them up on the card. I also partially popped up the sentiment strip by only adding foam tape to the bottom portion of the strip and liquid glue to the top portion. I adhered a few sequins in the bottom right corner and called the front of this card done.

Copic markers used for this card ~ E04, E07, E08, E09, E55, E57, N0, N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, R000, R14, R27, R81, R83, R89, Y06, Y35.

For the inside of the puppy card I stamped this sweet sentiment from the Puppy Pals set and also stamped a few hearts.

For my second card I used Sketch #2 with Collection Two.

Every once in awhile I decide to give a shaker another try. I still struggle with shaker cards and this card was no different. I did manage to get this card to work though so I feel victorious! I started out by blending some Mowed Lawn distress ink over the Puppy Dog Bone stencil included in the collection... I think it adds a bit more fun to the diagonal striped patterned paper. I adhered that layer to a white card base. To break up the diagonal stripes I added the yellow horizontal striped patterned paper to the card and set it aside. I stamped the puppies on a piece of white card stock. I masked the puppies with post-it note masks and then blended my clouds. Using a crafting knife I cut around the bottom portion of the puppies and adhered my stitched hills under the puppies to create my scene. I die cut the square frame using two square stitched dies together. I added my shaker elements and adhered the frame to the scene with some foam tape. Sadly, my adhesive wasn't completely dry and two sequins got stuck on the hills but it kind of looks like the puppies are playing with them, right? At least that's what I'm telling myself. LOL My final touches for this card was the metal bone clip that I adhered in the corner with some multi medium matte, the sentiment that I stamped and die cut using a skinny banner die, and on the inside of the card I adhered a small strip of the polka dot paper.

Copic markers used for this card ~ E21, E30, E31, E40, E41, E43, N0, N5, R00, R20, RV11, RV21.

For my third card I used Sketch #3 with Collection Three.

I absolutely adore this collection... the new Scrapping for Less Pretty Kitty stamp set paired with this sweet Kitten Smitten paper from Doodlebug Designs is too stinkin' cute! I love it! The sketch for this card is supposed to be a tall and skinny card, but I decided to make it into an A2 size card. I started by cutting and adhering my patterned paper layers to a Cotton Candy card base. I set that aside and stamped the cute kitty on white card stock. I thought I'd give this kitty a little calico touch and I think she turned out pretty cute. I die cut the kitty with a stitched circle die and mat it on a stitched Black Licorice circle. I popped up the main image with foam tape and then die cut a few more stitched circles to add as embellishments. I stamped the fish bones on the one pink circle and popped it up on the card adhering a little bit of yellow twine... like some yarn for the kitty to play with. I then stamped the sentiment and mat it on Black Licorice card stock. I adhered a few sequins... even adding one to the kitty's paw. So cute!

Copic markers used for this card ~ N0, N2, N3, N5, N7, 0, R00, R20, YR12, YR15, YR21.

To finish off this card I added a piece of white card stock on the inside and I stamped another cute kitty from the set in a light pink ink.

For my fourth card I used Sketch #4 with Collection Four.

This collection has a very cool Cat Paw Print stencil and I used it to add some interest to this card. First I used it on the Sno Cone card base... and then I added my layers of patterned paper that I had mat on Black Licorice card stock. I then stamped the sweet Santoro Girl with Cat on white card stock and colored the image in with copic markers. I fussy cut the image out and adhered it to a piece of white card stock that I had blended just a little bit of Tumbled Glass and Hickory Smoke distress inks for a subtle background. I used the Cat Paw Print stencil to add a few paw prints in the direction that I imagined the cat would have gone around the girl. The sentiment for this card is from the For the Love of Pets stamp set by Scrapping for Less that's included in the Banana Split subscription. Another absolutely adorable stamp set by Scrapping for Less! I popped up the sentiment and adhered a few sequins.

Copic markers I used for this card ~ N0, N1, N3, N5, N6, N8, 100, E0000, E000, E00, R20, R21, R22, R35, BV04, BG70, BG72.

And to finish this card off, I also used the Cat Paw Print Stencil on the inside of the card by blending some Hickory Smoke distress ink.

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I hope you enjoyed the cards I shared today. I had so much fun creating them to share with you all.

Let's get to hopping and see what the other members of the design team created!

Scrapping for Less

Crystal <--- you're here

up next ---> Desiree

Luci

Stacy

Katie

Courtney

LeeAnn

Tanya

*Guest Designer* Kristie

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Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.

~ Crystal

Last Flavor of the Month for 2017: Winter and Love

As many of the country is surrounded by winter weather what better way to celebrate by having a winter/love themed card kit? Valentine’s Day is by far a super popular holiday and who can resist sending a card to a loved one? This card kit will head your way in plenty of time for you to create some sweet winter love themed cards for all those people in your life that need a sweet little card! 

Our Design Team has brought lots of wonderful inspiration, process videos for you to enjoy! I hope you know we have been listening to your suggestions and we are very thankful that you feel comfortable enough to share them with us! 

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Head here to sign up for a subscripition: Banana Split or Double Dip levels. Or to purchase a kit of either Banana Split, Deluxe, Double Dip, or Single Scoop for the month of December.

Also please know that we have several November kits and October kits available just in case you missed out!

Are you ready to see the fabulous and fun cards I made for this Flavor of the Month blog hop?!!?

You may remember these sweet owls from my sneak peek card. I just adore them! For this card using Collection One items and Sketch #1, I started off by stamping the owls using VersaFine onyx black ink on a piece of watercolor paper I had on my desk. I then die cut them out using a circle die that's roughly 3-1/4" in diameter. I watercolored the image using ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers. I set that aside to dry and then layered my papers onto a white card base. I started by cutting a 2" x 4-1/4" strip of pink card stock. I adhered that to the bottom of the card and then picked this cut X's and O's paper. I die cut a stitched border at the bottom and then adhered this paper to the top portion of the card. I cut a banner for the blue arrow paper and trimmed one side off to add to the top of the card. I stamped part of the sentiment onto white card stock and trimmed it to fit on the other portion of the blue arrow banner. I popped those up on the card and then adhered a few sequins to the bottom of the card.

For my second card using Collection Two and Sketch #2, I started by stamping this cute image from Santoro's Friendly Hedgehog using Memento tuxedo black ink. I stamped the image a second time on a post it note that I fussy cut out and masked my main image. I decided to go for a winter night time scene so I blended Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves, and Black Soot distress inks. I splattered some white acrylic paint and some Sparkle Silk from my supplies. I removed the mask and colored the image using Copic markers {E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E70, E77, E79, RV0000, RV11, RV21, BG11, BG32, 0}. I set that aside and started to assemble my card. I cut a 4-1/4 x 5-1/2" piece of pink card stock and adhered that to a white card base. I cut the different strips of patterned paper from the Main Squeeze paper pack and adhered those to the pink card. I cut a 3-1/2 x 2-3/4" piece of the aqua card stock and adhered my main image to it. I then adhered the matted image to the card. I stamped the sentiment from the Main Squeeze stamp set that comes in the Banana Split level in black ink and then trimmed it down to a banner. I colored the edges of the sentiment banner using the RV11 copic marker and then I used the Colorless blender to lighten it a bit around the inside edge. I then adhered the sentiment to the card. 

 I thought this cute image needed just a bit more sparkle so I added some Stardust gelly roll to the edge of the ground and then some clear wink of stella to the rest of the ground. It's all kinds of sparkly fun! I hope you can see some of the sparkle in this close up picture.

I had a lot of fun picking out the layers of patterned paper for my third card. For Collection Three, I used Sketch #3... I think at this point, I was on a roll with keeping to the same collection and sketch numbers... I started by cutting all my layers of paper. I cut a 5-1/2 x 4-1/4" piece of aqua card stock that I adhered to a white card base. I then adhered my other layers and set the card aside. I stamped this sweet fox and sentiment in Memento tuxedo black ink and colored in the fox using Copic markers {BG11, BG32, RV11, N0, N1, N3, E51, E55, E57, BG0000, 0}. I adhered the main image to an aqua mat and adhered that to the card. I added a teal rosette to the side and there you have card #3.

So if it's not pretty obvious at this point... I like the aqua blue colors. Ha! To start off this card, I have to admit I was inspired by another Design Team member, Katie. She had mentioned using dies for embossing and the idea to add a little interest to the grey and white plaid paper by embossing the snowflake included in Collection 4 just came to me. Thanks, Katie!! I embossed the snowflake on either end of the paper and then adhered it to a white card base. I trimmed the blue plaid paper and adhered that to the card. I grabbed another piece of watercolor paper and stamped this adorable image from My Favorite Things called Ice Skater using VersaFine onyx black ink. Using the ZIG Clean Color Real Brush markers again, I colored this image and then set her aside to dry. I cut a mat for the main image and once it was dry I die cut it too and then adhered it all together. I added a few snowflake brads to the card. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment and then die cut it using a stitched banner die. I popped up the sentiment with some foam tape and there you have it!

I had such a blast playing with this kit! I hope you've enjoyed the cards I shared! Now it's time to check out all the other fabulous creations from the Design Team.

~ Blog Hop Line Up ~

Scrapping For Less

Jessica Wilson

Stacy Tiedemann

Crystal O. Minkler <--- you're here

---> up next Teresa Russell

Katie Williams

Tanya Hahn

Tina Smith


Thanks for stopping by!

See ya next time.
~ Crystal