Recycled leafs for Whimsy Stamps

Good morning all of my crafty friends!  I'm getting SO excited for summer to be here!  The heat is off and the Air isn't on!  The perfect sleeping weather has finally hit Michigan! 

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I'd love to make this my biggest giveaway to date as I'm so proud of this design!

This Bold and masculine topper, I think, would be perfect for a cigar box or memory box for the birthday boy in your family!  Originally created for issue #11 of the Whimsy stamps Inspirations Magazine in Jan.  I think I've waited long enough to share with you all how I created it!  Be sure to click the magazine advertisement below for this and so many other beautiful and inspiring creations made with the affordable and completely adorable Whimsy Stamps products.

What I tried to do was come up with an original design created with the Leaf Trio Set that was both dimensional and rustic looking.  So . . . using some of the unusually textured, leather resembling papers from the unique online store, Creative Papers Online (one of my fav's!).  As a matter of fact they have a $50.00 bag of Scrapping goodies offered at only $12 right now and if you like any of the designs but aren't sure you want to commit to it, you can order a sample of any papers in the store for just .75 cents!  10 maximum at a time but how do you beat that?  Not to mention, they'll mail your paper right to your door!  

On to my design today, I first took some negative impressions from the ivory color and propped it off to one side for my edging then got to work on the leafs.  As you can see, I have cut each leaf three times more with coordinating papers, distress the edges with alternating Ranger Distress Inks and literally sewn down the center of each!  Pry the layers apart from each other and placed them down the center of the project.  I added some ribbon and the great Sentiment from Raindrop Echo Designs and zig zagged thread with my machine all the way around the edge.  One of my more out of the ordinary designs but I liked it in the end!  What do you think? 

  

INGREDIENTS: 

Leaf Trio Shapeology Die set by TLC at Whimsy

DP is Creative Papers Online

Sentiment is by Raindrop Echo Design " Every Day Sliders 1"

Corrugated cardboard - Handmade (Fed Ex box lol)

 MEDIUMS: 

Momento Ink

Ranger Distress Ink "Vintage Photo

Vintage Photo Distress Stain

 EMBELLISHMENTS: 

Canvas 10 Tag 

Whimsy Ribbon "Denim" from Pink Petal Designs

Tattered Angels "Pearl" Glimmer Mist

 INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Ordinary is just that!

   

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