The Leaf Studio: Big Top

Masculine Christmas Cards

Hello, Kraftie Friends!

Christmas is almost here...just a few more cards to share...

These are more masculine and also, in non-traditional colors, inspired by the Dec Technique Challenge at Club Scrap:

I've used scraps from different Club Scrap Collections like Moroccan Spice and Creative License, and Metallic Pearlescent Blue paper from Woven Strands...

Dies are The Stamps Of Life (Stitched Rectangles), Big Top Pearl Stickers and Shades of Winter Dazzles Snowflakes are Club Scrap.

It's hard to see, but the card above has metallic shine on the printed papers...

Challenges:
A. Card #2
1. Club Scrap Dec Technique Challenge
2. The Male Room #50:

3. ABC Christmas Challenge: Z is for ZOOOOOM!!!
4. Cards in Envy: Celebrate the Season

B. Card #3
1. Word Art Wed #262-#263: AGoes
2. Simon Says Wed: Make it Sparkle
3. Double D Silver & Gold

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, by Lilian

{Tue} Technique

{Tue} Technique: What to do with White Raised Print Paper...

Hello, Kraftie Friends!!!

I love when I get White Raised Print papers from Club Scrap...the newest Shades of Winter Collection has one!

They are like clear or white heat embossed papers...here's a couple of ways you can use them...

1. As is...

I went for a monochromatic look on the first card. I used the White Raised Print paper die cut into a panel and added a bow (Shades of Winter Fibers).

On the background, I stamped several images (Shades of Winter Art Nouveau unmounted stamps) and heat embossed them in white. Then, I used an embossing folder (Cuttlebug - Snowflakes) to add even more texture:

2. Add color...

I just inked and blended with a mini ink pad (VersaMagic Night Sky):

Then, wiped it with a dry baby wipe:

I layered the panel with ribbon (Shades of Winter Fibers) and a handmade bow (with a cut out snowflake and glitter brad), and added another printed paper before adhering it to the card base.

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And, nothing to do with the technique, but... just for fun:

This page is for Scrap Our Stash December Book Inspired Stash Challenge...I just had to join!

You're supposed to be inspired by the book cover, use striped paper and enamel dots or sequins.

This is not my usual scrapbook page...but long story short...

Little Grinch B (boy on the right) was cranky and angry and threw my laptop on the floor...my camera card was still in and it broke in half...

I couldn't save any picture or video...and I had a bunch of the Christmas Day pics and videos of the boys opening presents from relatives!!! Too bad...nobody got to see them!

Luckily, we took some with our cellphones...

Papers are from Big Top and Woven Strands Collection, washi tape and stamps are CTMH, stickers are Cosmo Cricket, and I used my sequins and Smash Book pen.

Challenges:

A. First Card:

1. Mixed Media Monthly Challenge #31: Merry & Bright

2. Double D Dreaming of a White Christmas

3. Simon Says Mon: Let There be Snow

4. 12 Days of Christmas Cards Challenge

B. Second Card

1. Simon Says Wed: Ice Inspiration

2. Cut It Up #110: Holiday Tic-Tac-Toe (Texture/Glitter/Ribbon)

3. CAS-ual Fridays #162: Glitter and Snowflakes

4. HLS Dec Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

C. Scrapbook Page
1. Scrap Our Stash December Book Inspired Stash Challenge

2. Word Art Wed #260-#261: AGoes

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, by Lilian

Big Top

Non-Traditional Christmas Cards + a Normal One

Happy Monday, Kraftie Friends!!!

I have a few cards to share today...2 are non-traditional colors for Club Scrap December Technique Challenge (you can click HERE to check it out):

Challenges:

1. Color Throwdown #422

2. Club Scrap Dec Technique Challenge

3. Simon Says Mon: Let There be Snow

4. CAS-ual Fridays #162: Glitter and Snowflakes

I used Club Scrap's Celebrate and Big Top printed papers, Silver Glitter (Celebrate) and Blue Pearlescent (Woven Strands) papers, and Shades of Winter Dazzles Snowflakes. Die cuts are Stitched Rectangles (The Stamps of Life).

The card below has the same supplies, except for the Blue Pearlescent paper and Dazzles Snowflakes, plus I added some Big Top Pearls and the scalloped border:

Challenges:

1. Word Art Wed #260-#261: AGoes

And the third is with traditional colors and some Hot Chocolate...or Coffee...or Tea to warm you up! It's been so cold here lately...just a tiny little bit of snow yesterday, though.

Stamps are digital stamps from Verve Stamps and they were colored with alcohol-based markers and some red glitter Glitz Gel:

Challenges:

1. 2016 Winter Coffee Lover Blog Hop

2. Sunday Stamps #141: Gingerbread Dreams

3. ATSM #223: Holiday

4. 12 Days of Christmas Cards Challenge

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, by Lilian

12x12 layouts

Club Scrap Blog Hop: Big Top

Hello, crafty friends!

Welcome to Club Scrap's Blog Hop - featuring the Big Top Collection!!!

If you came from Tricia's Blog, you're in the right place!

Your next stop will be Debby's Blog!

If you want to start from the beginning, click HERE!

This is a super fun collection!!!
I have lots of projects to share...it's gonna be a long post...

Since I moved recently, I decided to buy a cake and cupcakes to celebrate the crazy move with my family...so, I made a cake topper and cupcake picks.

First, the Merry-Go-Round Cake Topper:

I stamped the tent (Big Top Borders & Backgrounds stamp set) on pink cardstock, trim it and colored some details with gel pens.

I stamped the animals (Big Top Collection stamp set) on white cardstock and trimmed it in a way that I could attach the tent and base. I colored the images with Copic markers and gel pens.

I stamped the border (Big Top Art Nouveau stamp set) on patterned paper and used a silver gel pen on the stars.

The Striped Washi Tape came in handy, since I didn't know where my tape was...

Then, I made cupcake picks...

Simply fussy cut the animals from the patterned paper:

I ended up taking pictures of the picks using the cake...my 3 year-old son insisted on carrying the cupcakes in...and of course, he dropped the box (as you can see below)! =)

Now, if you like to stamp and make cards...the first 2 cards are easy to create using the Big Top Collection stamp set, patterned papers and Big Top Adhesive Pearl Stickers...