MIUCB - Keep It Simple (Stupid / Silly = KISS)

Oh friends...this time at Mix It Up Challenge Blog we're going with KEEP IT SIMPLE...which is truly next to impossible for me. lol... Therefore, I renamed it KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID/SILLY = KISS!

I made 4 cards in different colors with this layout / design; I'm showing the purple one here, but I'll share the others soon!

I added the Pretty Pink Posh scallop piercing die in the background; the flowers were created with the beloved SSS Elegant Rose stencils. I then splattered some black gaouche and some Tim Holtz Statue Foundry Wax (which has to be heat set). 

I used Spellbinder's Alabaster for the main panel, cut with a scallop die and adhered to Papertrey Ink's True Black cardstock to help the main image 'pop', finished it off with a touch of sparkly stickles. 

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you join us at Mix It Up; and if you don't want to play with KEEP IT SIMPLE, we always enjoy seeing ANYTHING GOES!!

LTSCB - Happy Halloween (a few days late)

At Love to Scrap Challenge Blog, it's always ANYTHING GOES, but this go-round, I'm sharing the suitcases I made for our kids for Halloween. These photos were right before I put the luggage 'handle' on them, but you still get the gist!

For the past few years, I've made a card for each of our kids (3 + 2 in-law kids); but this year, I created one suitcase per family / kid, but gifted things to encompass everyone. 

Teal is for our oldest daughter, Forest Green is for our youngest daughter and hubby, Orange is for our son and wife. I put $31 cash inside the suitcases, then gifted other fun things to each kiddo. 

The suitcases are a die from Papertrey Ink, they are an absolute favorite for 3D gifts. I used one for our son's couples shower with his bride-to-be.

For all of these, I added hot foil using the Spellbinder's web background with opaque black foil, then shading around the edges. I then die cut everything possible - HA - from Pretty Pink Posh: Halloween Mug Additions, Big Halloween Cupcake Dies, Spooky Mug Additions, Ghost Holders Die, Spooky Fence Die, I think that's all of them. 

I then started shading and layering all the pieces - I kept each suitcase similar in layout.

I hope you enjoy seeing these and are inspired to create your own 3D project, we'd love to see it, or as always, ANYTHING GOES, is an easy one - so join us!!