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    • Happy Camper from SFL and Art Impressions

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jul 30th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here and let me say this month of projects with Scrapping For Less is really making me miss our camper. Thinking we are going to have to replace it in the next couple years. Camping has always been so fun for us, and the highlight of our weeks when we could escape for a couple days and just sit around and do nothing.

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      SO… using Art Impressions “Happy Camper” Tryfold Stamp and Die set, I put this card together. While thinking about the good old days.

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      First I stamped out my images using MFT Extreme Black Ink. I then Used my Scan n Cut to cut the images out. I then used alcohol markers to color everything up.

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      Once everything was colored, I took a sheet of cardstock 4.25″ x 11″ and scored on the 3 5/8″ from each side to make my card base. Then it was off to my Vagabond machine with the two dies that came in the kit. The first die cut the back window of the camper, and left a hinge section at the top. I cut this same through the base as well, I removed the hinged section from the card base.

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      Now the camper we had, was completely camo colors on the inside. So I had to color this one the same way. The second die in the set cuts out the tent shape area in this next panel.

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      Once the card is completely open, you see the sentiment, and the cute little sleeping pup up on the bed. Exactly where my little guy Harley loved to be.

      I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as I loved sharing it with you.

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      Posted in All | Tagged art, art impressions, dogs, happy camper, inspiration, product focus, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, SFL DT project, try fold card

    • Sneak Peek into The Great Outdoors

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jul 24th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with my sneak peek for the July Scrapping For Less Flavor of the month kit. Let me tell you, this kit is awesome and it was really hard to figure out what I wanted to play with for my sneak peek.

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      I decided to use portions from a couple of collections to put my project together, and wow did I have fun with it. This months kit is just amazing, and I really can’t wait to show you the other projects I had fun making this coming /Saturday morning at 1200am, July 17, 2019.

      I hope you enjoyed this peek at the July 2019 Flavor of the Month card kit!

       

       

      Posted in All | Tagged art, camping, Focus, FOTM, fun, inspiration, news, SFL Card Kit, SFL Design Team Project, SFL Summer Camp, Sneak peek, squirrel, the great outdoors

    • SFL and Lawn Fawn… Wish Upon A Star

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jul 16th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters, It’s LeeAnn with another post with Scrapping For Less. This time I have used the Lawn Fawn stamp set “Upon A Star” along with the Interactive Reveal Wheel Square Add On die set, Gold Embossing Powder, Versamark Ink and the PhotoPlay 6″x6″ paper pad Campfire & Lakeside.

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      I really had so much fun with this project. I have had the reveal wheel since it first came out, and have not used it, just waiting for the right time, and this was exactly the project I was waiting for.

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      First using white cardstock I cut the card base, the wheel  heart frame and the little arrow. I cut the night sky panel using the square reveal wheel die, and heat embossed using Gold embossing powder the Wish and the Heart of Stars.

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      I stamped and cut the two little critters and colored them with alcohol markers, and using some scraps from the paper pad decided to make the grassy panel and then a blanket for the critters to sit upon.picsart_07-05-08.11.50

      After figuring out how I wanted the sentiment in the window I stamped the open stars, then Upon, closed stars then A Star and heat embossed them. It does appear I need to use a little more of that embossing buddy to get a cleaner embossing.picsart_07-05-08.10.35

      I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as I have enjoyed bringing it to you.

      Have a great day and see ya back next week with my FOTM Sneak Peek project, and I had a lot of fun with it as well. Let me tell you, each month the kits are getting better and better and I am really excited about this one.

      Be sure to stop on over to the Scrapping For Less website and check out not only the items I have highlighted in this post, but also the rest of the fun crafty items in store for you.

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      Posted in All | Tagged critters, embossing, fun, funny, inspiration, Lawn Fawn, Photoplay, reveal wheel, Scrapping for Less, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, upon a star

    • Camping Time is Here, with SFL and PhotoPlay

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jul 10th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters. It’s LeeAnn and I am so excited for this month with Scrapping For Less. All of these cards were made using the 6″x6″ Campfire and Riverside paper pad by PhotoPlay. 

      For this first card it gives every reason I love going camping. I really miss the days we would join the family out at the camp in the Florida Everglades and have fun all weekend without a care about what was back at home. Campfires that we kept running all day and night, swamp buggy and four wheeler rides out to the middle of the field to check out the stars. preview

      My husband said this is his favorite card of the three. Canoeing is so much fun and I personally can’t wait until the water is high enough to be able to go to down the river on a 4 hour float.
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      This card was fun, easy and yet took a bit of time. I used background paper from the same PhotoPlay Campfire and Riverside 6″x6″ paper pack, however I also used the Echo Park Night Sky Stencil, and NUVO Embellishment Mousse in Gunmetal. Using a palette knife I spread the Mousse over the stencil, I then removed the stencil and let the panel dry while going to wash up the stencil and palette knife. My night sky panel is mounted on silver mirror paper on a white card base. The sentiment panel is also mounted on silver mirror paper and white panel beneath that.

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      Posted in All | Tagged 6x6 paper pad, camping, canoeing, Focus, inspiration, Nuvo Mousse, paper pad cards, Photoplay, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, SFL DT project, SFL Product Review

    • Stampendous and SFL, Featuring Turtle Fun

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jun 30th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters. LeeAnn here with one more project for June with Scrapping For Less.

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      Today I used the Stampedous Stamp set Turtle Fun. I stamped the image using MFT Extreme Black Ink and colored with alcohol markers. I used a set of The Paper Cut dies from my stash to cut out the panels, and the center pale blue panel is from the Lawn Fawn Watercolor 6″x6″ paper pad. I used Cornflower and Soft Sky Inks from Hero Arts to blend the background on my main panel.

      I used Morning Dew Nuvo Crystal Drops for the eyes, and Limoncello Nuvo Jewel Drops on the portholes on the ship. I used Crystal Stickles from my stash for the air bubbles.

      Be sure to stop on over to the Scrapping For Less website and check out not only the items I have highlighted in this post, but also the rest of the fun crafty items in store for you.

      Use #FOTMundertheseababies in your social media posts for your chance to have your project highlighted on all Scrapping for Less social media! We want to see what you make! The FOTM Blog hop started at midnight Friday night, hop along now, you don’t want to miss it. You will be able to find the start of the hop on the SFL Blog

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      Posted in All | Tagged art, cardmaking, Cards, fun, Glossy Accents, handmade cards, inspiration, Nuvo Crystal Drops, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, stampendous, Turtle Fun

    • June 2019 SFL FOTM Sneak Peek

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jun 26th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters, it’s LeeAnn and I am so excited to share a sneak peek of the new June 2019 Flavor of the Month card kit from Scrapping For Less.

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      I have had so much fun with this kit, that another trip to the beach is being scheduled really soon for us.

      Be sure to stop by the Flavor of the Month subscription page and  and get your kit order in today, you do not want to miss this kit.

      Use #FOTMundertheseababies in your social media posts for your chance to have your project highlighted on all Scrapping for Less social media! We want to see what you make! Blog hop starts at midnight Friday night, don’t miss it. You will be able to find the start of the hop on the SFL Blog Midnight Friday night!!!

      Use #FOTMundertheseababies in your social media posts for your chance to have your project highlighted on all Scrapping for Less social media! We want to see what you make!

       

       

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      Posted in All | Tagged art, dolphin, fish, FOTM, fun, inspiration, mermaid, sea babies, sending oceans of love, sfl, SFL Card Kit, SFL Design Team Project, SFL FOTM, under the sea

    • “You’re Turtley Awesome” from Scrapping For Less and Stampendous

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jun 14th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with my project using Stampendous Stamp set called “Turtle Fun“. Let me just say after the few days we spent at the beach last week, having manatee’s come up and swim right by us, the only thing I had told my husband I was missing was some turtles, so when I found that I was getting to work with this set, I was so happy.

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      PicsArt_06-12-06.42.45To make this card, the main blue panel is from a Lawn Fawn 6×6 paper pad called Watercolor Wishes, first I stamped the image twice, one I cut the images apart using my Scan n Cut and the other I used a combination of Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch that was still on my blending brush from a past project to blend the ocean water at the top of the panel. I then used my Radiating Rays stencils from MFT and the same blend again to create the image of the sunlight shining down into the water.

      I used alcohol markers to color my images and foam tape to pop them up over their corresponding parts on the main card panel to add a 3D effect. I used Morning Dew Nuvo drops on the yes and lights on the ship, and White Blizzard Nuvo drops in the air bubbles.

      Once all this was complete, I used a Spellbinders Die to make this pop up slider effect, which is where I used more of the Oxide ink blend, and stamped the sentiment. Once the recipient pulls the twine on the top, the card panel will slide up, and the sentiment will be revealed. Had I used thicker foam tape to attach the top panel to the base, I wold have been able to include a gift card under the panel as well.

       

      Posted in All | Tagged alcohol markers, Distress Oxide Inks, Focus, inspiration, MFT, My Favorite things, Scrapping for Less, Scrapping For Less DT Post, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, stampendous, Stencil, Turtle Fun

    • Sea-Prise from Scrapping For Less

      Posted at 8:00 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      Jun 6th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters. It’s LeeAnn and I am here today with my first post for Scrapping For Less in for June 2019. I had so much fun while making this card, using Avery Elle’s “Sea-Prise” stamp set and I hope you enjoy it.

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      To start off I used Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxides to make my cover layer. I used an MFT Stencil (Make Waves) to create the scene. Once dry, I spritzed on some water to help with the look.

      I then stamped the schools of fish using the Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide. I stamped the Shark and Pufferfish using GinaK Amalgam Black Ink, and stamped the sentiment with the same. I cut out my images with the Scan N Cut and colored with Artist Loft Alcohol Markers.

      My layers were put together using GinaK Connect Glue. I love the ease of use for this little bottle.

      Posted in All | Tagged Avery Elle, birthday, Card, cardmaking, design team, Focus, fun, inspiration, puffersfish, sea-prise, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, shark

    • Believe in Magic and Unicorns with Scrapping For Less

      Posted at 10:33 am by LeeAnn McKinney
      May 27th

      Greetings friends and fellow crafters, LeeAnn here with my final Scrapping For Less project for May 2019. I had so much fun making this, other than the video that I tried, and it stopped working half through.

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      How I made this fun Magic Color Slider Card… without the die…

      1. Take an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet cardstock, score at 5.5″ on the short and 4.25″ on the long.

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      2. Cut away the top left panel as this will be used later for your slider.

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      3. If making your card portrait as I did, Cut .25″ off along the outside of the right panels.

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      4. With the remaining lower left panel score in .25″ and cut the top and bottom corners at an angle.

      5. Decide if you want a Circle, Square, Rectangle or whatever hole for your window, I went with Rectangle  using my stitched rectangle dies. I folded my panels so that the bottom left which is what would be the top panel would be cut with the die and ran it through my die cutter.

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      6. For me at this point I cut in .25 from each side on the top right so that it would say down easily.

      7. I then folded the upper right down over the upper left, and folded the lower left over to cover the same, to put the panel that was upper right in between the two.

      8. Using score tape on the little flap I closed it up by tucking it into the back panel. making a big pocket with a panel in the middle.

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      9. Cut a piece of acetate to be 5.25″ x 3.75″ and using a piece of score tape attach to the center top of the panel we had cut away in step 2 which I cut to the same measurements.

      10. Stamp the image on the acetate using Staz-On ink in the same place it will be on the inner panel. For I stamped on the acetate, then positioned the piece I had already cut and colored in the same spot so they lined up.

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      11. Using pattern paper out of the “Believe” paper pack I used my stitched rectangle dies to make frames for the front of my card and panels for the slider part as well.

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      12. Using a tab die from a Lawn Fawn set I made a pull tab and attached with score tape to the top of the slider panel and attached some bakers twine to that for a pull string.

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      13. Putting the card together at this point was easy, I slid the panel with the pattern paper and colored image behind the white panel and the acetate panel in front. It is all hidden by the frames on the front of the card. After some stamp surgery I stamped the sentiment on the cloud and attached it to the top of the frame to complete my card. 
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      Posted in All | Tagged art, Bo bunny, card maker, cardmaking, Design Team Project, Focus, fun, inspiration, interactive card, magic color slider, picket fence studio, Scrapping for Less, sfl, SFL Design Team Project, sympathetic unicorn

    • 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!

      PicsArt_05-19-10.32.08This 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
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