Scrappy Saturday Fun

Welcome to another edition of Scrappy Saturday I spent the morning having fun creating a double layout using some sketchy inspiration!

Scrapbooking Global March challenge to use masculine materials with a feminine vibe. 

Sketches in Thyme for my left side layout - love the 5 photo layout #701 by Brandi Jo. 

Scrap a Sketch #202 for my right side layout - love the circle photo mat. 

I’m getting inky with some old favourites paired with new goodies. I’ve pulled out my Country Living and Geared Up Garage stamp sets for my masculine element. The Modern Mosaic embossing folder, nesting circles, a label punch and unbranded twine. Paired with the new Capturing Smiles, Painted Illusions DSP from February POM, metallic silver specialty paper, Unforgettable Times Mix and Match ephemera and  coordinating blends to colour with Lost Lagoon, Pool Party, Flirty Flamingo, Petal Pink, Darling Duckling, Smokey Slate and Crumb Cake 

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Game together as a lovely double layout to showcase some fun photos from attending a Country Farm fair. 

Some close up views to help show the texture and dimensions in the design combo. 

Happy Stampin’ 

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4-life 

Fun Fold Friday - Spanner card

Welcome to another edition of Fun Fold Friday. Today I am sharing a Spanner or Bridge card.

 

A spanner card (also known as a spanner panel card or bridge card) is a creative fun-fold papercraft card that features a "bridge" or "span"—usually made of clear acetate—connecting two outer flaps. This bridge creates a unique three-layer look, allowing for floating decorations and a two-stage, interactive opening experience.

My design was inspired by playing along with a few challenges. The Time Out challenge #TOT309 to use something clear - the window sheet in my Spanner fold, the Color Dare spring colour palette. I’ve used Lemon Lolly, Pretty in Pink, Balmy Blue, Shy Shamrock, and Peach Pie to match the #CDC695, Festive Friday Easter Inspo board #FFO205 to use Pastel colours, an Aperture inspired card in my peekaboo Spanner fold, Rabbits, Easter Eggs, Easter Greeting and the Easter basket. Just Us Girls mood board #JUG815. I saw Easter  Egg shapes in the floral decorated rocks so have eggs and flowers in my design.

 

I’m getting inky with the Easter Basket bundle and Easter Joy 12x12 DSP along with the Easter Time mix and match ephemera pack, Pretty in Pink blends and antique pearls coloured in Pretty in Pink.

Measurements for the Spanner fold card.

Quick process video of putting the card together.

Stills of how to open and close the Spanner card. I decorated both sides of my front focal point basket so that it looks identical from both sides. 

Adorable Easter card with a fun double flap interactive opening.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life 

Throwback Thursday

Welcome to another edition of Throwback Thursday a chance for me to challenge myself to pull an ole favourite from my stash and play with it and some of my new goodies.

 

Today’s card design was inspired by playing along to several challenges. My colour palette was inspired by The Card Concept Colour palette and mood board #CC225 which inspired me to bring out my Flowering Rain Boots stamp and die set and Lost Lagoon, Darling Duckling, Calypso Coral and Bubble Bath. The Paper Players #PP777  has a clean and simple challenge using Florals I have chosen Tulips in my Boots. Addicted to CAS has a garden theme and what’s more gardening than rubber boots filled with flowers! Sweet Stampin’ challenge to use Plaid/Tartan in my design and the Forever Plaid embossing folder is perfect to add some texture. And finally I was inspired by Festive Friday Easter Inspo list #FF0205 to use Pastel colours, Buttons, Ribbon, Rabbits and an Easter Greeting in my design. 

I’m also getting inky with new product Notes of Spring March’s Product of the Month stamp set and the Greetings for You ephemera sentiment set and Bubble Bath ribbon. 

Love how it came together - lots of texture and colours of spring make for a happy card  - in my mind when I was envisioning my design the boots were much smaller so the reality wasn’t as much clean white space left for the clean and simple design elements but I did try so give myself an A for effort … the clean and simple design is definitely a more challenging one to master but I will keep trying! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life 

Whimsical Wings & Things

Welcome to another edition of Whimsical Wings & Things Wednesday because the world needs more whimsy! 

Today’s card design is inspired by playing along with a couple challenges. The Color Dare palette is perfect for the Days Like These Memories & More colours. The Just Add Ink challenge of Wings is perfect as well. My design layout inspired by a Stampin’ Pretty sketch. 

I am getting inky with the Days Like These Memories and More card pack, Fabulous Sayings and Beautiful Butterflies stamp sets, Everyday Arches dies, Rhinestones coloured with Pool Party Blends.

Such a quick and easy design but so pretty. The paper in this card pack is just little works of art and does the heavy lifting for the design.  I used the masking tape trick to mask off the sentiment from Fabulous Sayings when inking so I could stack the Happy Birthday sentiment to fit in the arches. 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life 

Technique Tuesday - Aperture Technique

Welcome to another edition of Technique Tuesday. Today technique is a quick and easy thrifty reminder in making use of your die cuts by creating an Aperture design with them. 

An Aperture is basically a whole, gap or opening. So in the crafting it’s great use doe the leftover piece from cutting a die shape out of your paper. I have left my aperture blank in my designs as I wanted the pop of white against the busy DSP pattern but you can stamp images, add blended colour, have a peek a boo figure popped up depending on the size of your aperture! 

I’m playing along with a couple challenges. The fresh spring greenery colour palette from Colourful Options. Another round of Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc228 for my one card with splatters of white, Natures Symphony die elements and brass embellishments because well bling is a must. 

I’m getting inky with Natures Symphony suite with the dies, DSP and Brass embellishments. I have used Notes of Spring POM for March on my one card design with the adorable deer along with the Triple Banner punch for the sentiment and unbranded gold twine. I have added a Greetings for All ephemera Missing You sentiment & Stone & Vine embossing folder, and a white acrylic pen for the splatter and faux stitches on my other design. Finally the Spotlight on Nature circle die for the one cards sentiment. 

The thrifty element I love in this technique is both in making use of your leftover scrap  but all also saving time with two cards and only one cut. Makes for two quick and easy card designs. Love the spring vibes from the green palette. 

I just love the Notes of Spring animals - the adorable deer is perfect for my deer loving other half’s upcoming birthday!  

I had so much fun I ended up making two more cards 😜 Two different design vibes from the same die cut.

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life 

Masculine Monday Vibes

Welcome to another edition of Masculine Monday Vibes.

Today’s design palette inspired by AAA Colourful Colour board Blues & Beiges #26. Playing another round of Inspire.Create #211 All About The Man. As You See It Sketch #368 which I took some liberties with by making 4 smaller squares to form the larger square look and my large floral sprig and sentiment.  

I’m get inky with the Natures Symphony bundle - the dies & the paper are both so pretty in this set! Wonderful for masculine vibe projects but also have feminine undertones. The Circle for the sentiment is from Spotlight on Nature dies. And the white dots are from the Moody Palette embellishments. 

 

A lovely You Make Me Smile card for the man in your life!

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life 

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Slimline Sunday

Welcome to another edition of Slimline Sunday.

Today’s design was inspired by Colour INKSpiration #CI205 Berry Blast, Granny Apple Green and Basic Grey, Freshly Made Sketches sketch #FMS727 which I stretched into a Slimline design, Just Us Girls Emboss prompt #JUG814 Embossed Brick embossing folder and the Tic Tac Toe challenge #tttc288 right side line Splatters of Wink of Stella on my brick wall, Everyday Arches and Natures Symphony Dies and Berry Blast Pearl Embellishments.  

Getting inky with the March Product of the Month Notes of Spring stamp set, Natures Symphony dies, Everyday Arches dies, Triple Banner punch, Exposed Brick embossing folder, Wink of Stella, vellum, Berry Blast, Granny Apple Green and Basic Grey ink, Berry Blast and Grey blends and pearls. 

Love how it all came together with the little deer nestled into the greenery. Pops of pink pearls and the texture in the exposed brick embossing and added dimensions that brayering over the brick with the gray. The arches give cave entrance vibes. A great card for nature loving man in your life! 

Happy Stampin’

Margaret 

Live, Laugh, Love

Be Totallyawake4life