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  SNEAK PEEK Day 3… Myths and Legends

  Posted at 8:01 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  May 20th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with my project for the day 3 Sneak Peek of the May 2019 Flavor of the Month card kit. Get your order in now so you have it before it sells out. Be sure to head over to Scrapping for Less to grab yours!

  This card was made using paper from one collection, stamps/twine from another, tag from another and sentiment from yet another. I had so fun putting this together and really hope you enjoy.

  I stamped the open book image and cut using my Scan N Cut. I then stamped the lantern, fireflies and mushroom with GinaK Amalgam ink and colored with alcohol markers. I stamped the sentiment using Versamark and heat embossed using Gold embossing powder.

  I took one sheet of 6″x6″ pattern paper and used both sides of it for this card. One side is my background and the other are the pretty flowers pocket along the bottom. I used Kraft colored cardstock from my stash for layers and my card base so that it was all brought together with the Kraft tag. The tag is a bookmark that can pull out of the pocket to use later.

  The May Hop is this coming Saturday at 12:00 am. Be sure to check back and see what the team has in store for you. And Be sure to head over to Scrapping for Less to sign up for your kit today!

   

   

  Posted in All | Tagged Card, Card Kit, cardmaking, fun, inspiration, May 2019, Myths and Legends, SFL Card Kit, SFL Design Team Project, SFL FOTM, Sneak peek

• Let’s Get Kraken with Scrapping For Less

  Posted at 8:30 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  May 15th

  

   

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here on my new blog and ready to get Kraken. using this great stamp set by Newton’s Nook, and other supplies from Scrapping For Less, I had some fun crafty time putting this together for you to enjoy.

   

  Nuvo Liquid Glue Gina K Amalgam Ink “Black”
  Newton’s Nook “Message In A Bottle” Stamp Set
  Distress Oxide inks in Various Colors:Distress Oxides in Various Colors:
  Broken China, Salty Ocean, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade MFT Radiating Rays Stencil Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Ocean Dies

   

  Using the Amalgam Ink I stamped out the images of the Kraken, Bottle and Scroll. Using my Scan n Cut I cut the images and then the bottle again from a card panel.

   

  Using the water layers from the Shadowbox Ocean Set and stitched rectangle dies I cut the panel to the exact size I wanted and then started playing with my Oxides.

  First I used Salty Ocean and Broken China to blend on the bottom of the main panel, and the 3 water layers. I the varied with the Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade and Abandoned Coral to create the sunrise. Once satisfied with the blend, I grabbed my Radiating Rays Stencil and the Squeezed Lemonade again to get those rays just right.

  I used Nuvo liquid clue and adhered a panel of acetate to the inside of the top panel, I then adhered one of the water layers. I added some foam tape around the sides and put in some sequins from my stash. I had already added the scroll with the “Let’s Get Kraken” sentiment to the panel of my cardbase, so that it would show through when the main panel was attached. Once the top panel was added to the base with the shaker intact, I was able to add the 2nd and 3rd water layers along with the Kraken in its rightful place among the waves. After adding a few water drops to activate the Oxides, my card was complete.

  

   

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  Posted in All | Tagged cardmaking, Distress Oxide Inks, Focus, fun, handmade cards, happy, inspiration, lets get kraken, magical world, MFT, Newton's Nook, nuvo adhesive, Scrapping for Less, Scrapping For Less DT Post, shaker card
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  Turn Your Frown Upside Down… With SFL and Picket Fence

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  May 6th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with a project I had a lot of fun creating.

  

  

  This Picket Fence stamp set came in perfect timing. I had a coworker who has been down a bit lately, not like herself. While at work the day after this stamp set arrived I started thinking about what I could do, and I came up with this card. The next day it was on her desk when she arrived and now it hangs on her corkboard.

  To make this cute card, I first stamped the Picket Fence Sympathetic Unicorn and Cloud out with Gina K Designs Black Amalgam Ink. I knew I would be using Alcohol Markers and this is a safe ink to use. I alternated colors with my markers to color the mane in a rainbow scheme.

  The sentiment is stamped inside the card using the same Amalgam ink.

  The background pattern paper sheet is from Bo Bunny “Believe” collection.

  I stamped the sentiment on a sheet of vellum using the Amalgam ink and heat embossed using Nuvo Jet Black embossing powder. Using strategically placed liquid Multi-Medium Matte under the sentiment, cloud and unicorn

  I was able to adhere the Vellum without it being seen. I finished the card off with some “Love Potion” Nuvo Dream Drops.

  

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  Scrapping For Less Sneak Peek April 2019

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Apr 25th

  Greetings friends and fellow Crafters, LeeAnn here with my sneak peek of the April 2019 Flavor of the Month Card Kit by Scrapping For Less.

  

  This little guy is so fun, and with the rainbow color raindrops he is bound to not let the puddles get him down.

  The Spring Critters kit is going to be fully released on Friday 4/26/2019 at  Midnight!!! Be sure to join us this weekend, and hop along to see all the designers projects with this great kit.

  Want to reserve your copy today? Click here to sign up for your subscription choice today!!!

  Posted in All | Tagged #sneakpeek, april 2019, design team, Design Team Project, Flavor of the Month Card Kit, FOTM Sneak Peek, inspiration, Scrapping for Less, sfl, SFL FOTM, Spring Critters
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  Spring Greetings | Scrapping for Less

  Posted at 3:12 pm by LeeAnn McKinney

  Apr 13th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with 2 cards I made using the Echo Park “Spring Showers” stamp set and some items from my stash.

  

  For this first card I stamped out my images, cut them and colored using Alcohol Markers. I decided then to use the Lawn Fawn Shadowbox Die set and create a fun card. I used GinaK Amalgam Ink to stamp my images as I knew I would be using the alcohol markers, and ScraPerfect “Best Glue Ever” to adhere my images within the card.

  

  This card was so easy to making using the Gina K Designs Wreath Builder. I used the small images from the Spring Showers stamp set and repeatedly stamped using the wreath builder and my Tim Holtz stamp platform. I colored the images using my alcohol markers, cut 2 circles using a set of dies from my stash and stamped the Hello Spring sentiment using GinaK Amalgam ink. I used foam to pop up the sentiment panel, ScraPerfect glue to adhere my layers together and with that my second project was complete.

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  Posted in All | Tagged cardmaking, Echo Park, gina k designs, handmade cards, Scrapping for Less, sfl, spring showers, wreath builder

• SFL and Janes Doodles with Congratulations

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Mar 20th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here today with a Congratulations card I made welcoming a new baby to the family.

  

   Making this card was challenging for me, I stepped out of the box for myself and did coloring and masking on a one layer card.

  I used the Janes Doodles “Noah’s Ark” stamp set, and stamped the waves out on Inkadinkado masking paper, and cut it out. I stamped the first set of waves where I wanted them and placed the masking paper over them.  I then stamped the Ark Scene where I wanted it on my card panel.

  

   Once that was complete I removed the masking paper to see how it appeared the Ark was behind the wave.

  

  

   I then finished stamping my waves and started coloring.

  

  Using my Artist Loft alcohol markers, I started coloring my image, using 3 different blues for the water to show depth. To complete my card I cut frame using a die from my stash and added it to the panel, added my panel to my card base and addressed the envelope to mail it off.

  

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• Scrapping For Less and Sizzix with Hello Baby

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Mar 13th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with another design team project for Scrapping For Less. Timing for this one could not have been any better.

  

  For this project I used a stamp/die set from Sizzix called “HELLO BABY”, first I stamped the Carriage using Jet Black Archival Ink on Rinea Foil paper in 3 colors, Pink, Star Pink and Silver.

  Using the dies that came with this set, I die cut the 3 carriages and 3 of the rattles using the same foil. I cut the different pink foils and used them on the silver carriage, one for the bassinet part and the starred for the cover.

  Using other dies in my stash I cut the 3 circles from white and pink card stock.

  The background cardstock is from Echo Park Birthday Wishes paper pack.

  

  I hope you have enjoyed this card, and I certainly hope the new mom and baby this is being mailed to will enjoy it as well.

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• You’re Clawsome, a Scrapping For Less DT post

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Mar 6th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with a project I made using products from Scrapping For Less.

  

   I used the Lawn Fawn “You’re Clawsome” Stamp Set, along with some dies in my stash to make this cute card.

  

   First I stamped out the image of the Clawgame, using MFT Extreme Black Ink and cut it out with my Scan N Cut. I used alcohol markers to color my images, and had so much fun doing so.

  

  I used pattern paper from the MFT Collection called Sweet Stack, and a panel of Ballerina Pink cardstock to make my background layers. Using a Lawn Fawn slider die I cut the panel out of the top of the game, and used an MFT slider element to give the claw the ability to slide back and forth.

  I hope you have enjoyed this project today as much as I enjoyed making it.

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• I Heart You, Penny Black & Scrapping For Less

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Feb 27th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with a fun project I made using the Penny Black “Heart You” stamp set from Scrapping For Less.

  

   I really had a great time making this project. I decided to step out of my normal comfort zone and step it up a bit.

  

   When I first saw this stamp set an idea hit, and I just went with it. I grabbed my alcohol inks, I only own six colors other than Silver and Gold. So… I dropped the colors I did have (Watermelon Red, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow, Citrus Green, Sail Boat and Purple Twilight followed up with Watermelon Red again) in rainbow order across a piece of Yupo paper.

  

   I then used Blending solution to mix the colors together.

  

   Adding solution, more color, solution and more color letting dry in between to see where I needed more.

  

  I was extremely happy with the final result.

  I then stamped my image with MFT Extreme Black ink and colored with alcohol markers. Once complete I used a stitched rectangle die to cut my background panel and my Scan n Cut to cut my image. I used Versamark ink to stamp the sentiment on black cardstock, and heat embossed with Darice Whispers Orange embossing powder.

  

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  SFL Sneak Peek… Baked With Love

  Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney

  Feb 20th

  Greetings friends and fellow crafters. I wanted to stop by with a sneak peek of the Scrapping For Less February 2019 Card Kit... “Whip It Up”

  

  For my project I used the ephemera made by Scrapping For Less that was included in collection 2, as well as a piece of the pattern paper for my background.

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