Yesterday saw my premiere on YouTube. A tutorial showing how to make a Jacob's ladder card. Pop over and let me know if you like the video and show me your creations too.
Designer/Instructor of Papercrafts, Memory albums/Scrapbooks, cards, social stationery, home decor items
About Me

- elegant edges
- I'm Lesley and I've been a crafter all my life. I discovered paper crafting about 30 years ago and this is now my great passion.
Sunday, 4 October 2020
Monday, 10 August 2020
Snowy Pine Cabin
Hello everyone,
Today I'm sharing another card I made with the gorgeous stamp and matching die of that quaint little cabin from the Snowy Pine Collection by Heartfelt Creations.
It is a tent fold base 6 3/8" x 6 3/8" (16 x 16 cm) with a kraft card mat. I applied gesso to the edges to give it an extra snowy feel and also to the holly leaves.
I cut the Courtyard Elegance die in white and layered the cabin stamp on top with dimensional pads. The poinsettias were cut from a die by JohnNextDoor and sit on holly leaves dabbed with gesso. I gave the centres a lift with punched and glittered snowflakes and a little pearl.
The Merry Christmas stamp is from an older collection by HFC.
The cabin roof and pine trees have a touch of glitter to accentuate the snowy feel. Altogether a hygge inspired card with a hint of shabby-chic.
Monday, 3 August 2020
Red Cardinals
Today I'm sharing a card I made with the new Heartfelt Collection Snowy Pines.
I was taken with this collection because of those cute little Red Cardinal birds and, of course, the quality. Here I've used a 6x6 panel for the base, trimmed to size and added the cardinals that I fussy cut from another panel to balance the card. I inked around the edges using Versa mark scarlet ink and cut the gold from the Ornate Oval dies. I stamped the sentiment using the same ink and raised it with sticky pads for dimension.
Thanks for popping by. You will also find many more of my makes on Instagram and Facebook too.
Lesley
Friday, 10 July 2020
When a card is not enough..
Hello everyone,
There are
times when you want to give a neighbour or friend a little something without
going over the top. Something that’s handmade means so much more and if teamed
with chocolate, it’s a winner!
I had some messages that some of you would like to see how I made this little gift after I posted pics on Instagram.
I had some messages that some of you would like to see how I made this little gift after I posted pics on Instagram.
This little
gift box, that’s sized to fit a bar of chocolate, can be as simple or ornate as
you make it. I made this one from scraps of design paper and flowers, left-over
after making other projects.It's definitely the kind of project that is worth keeping with your stash in case of emergency.
Here’s
how
You will
need:
1 sheet A4 card 300gsm (110 lbs)
scraps or 2 A4 sheets designer paper
16 inches or 40cm ribbon
embellishments: 3 foam or paper flowers, leaves, butterfly
2 decorative fan-shaped dies and
their mats
Tag die for writing sentiment/greeting
inside
Place the A4
card longwise across score board and score at 3 ¼”, 4, 7 ¼, 8, mark at 10” and
trim here, keep off-cut. (8cm,10,18,
20 mark and trim at 25)
From the
waste strip (approx. 1 ¾ wide (4cm) ) cut 2 pieces 2” (5cm) long. Place narrow side across score board and
score 2 lines centrally 3/4” apart (2cm) to make 2 side gussets.
Fold and
burnish score lines
Check the
pieces fit but don’t glue yet!
Cut designer
paper to fit all sides, leaving narrow edge visible. Stick gusset along back
of box at top and bottom edges, leaving front open so it is easy to add paper
to inside.
Ink edges of
paper with vintage photo brown, black or pretty contrasting colour. This will
then hide the fact that they are scraps. Adhere inside paper to box. Fold over
gusset and glue to top. Hold in place for minute or 2 until it sticks. Adhere ribbon to centre of top and bottom outside of
box before covering with papers. Add paper to all other sides and tag inside cover
to write on.
To decorate adhere
dies, leaves, flowers and butterfly on front. A hot glue gun makes this job easier.
Products I
used:
HFC Sweet peony papers, large/ medium
flower dies
HFC 3D leafy accents stamps, dies,
stamens
HFC Decorative fan medallion and mat
HFC Tag
Lisa Horton Butterfly stamped on
white vellum, decoupaged and glittered
you can find me:
https://www.instagram.com/elegant_edges_crafts/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/ElegantEdgesStationery/
www.elegantedges2016@gmail.com
Please leave me a like or comment to let me know if you are planning to try this project and indeed how it went if you tried it.
Thanks for dropping by.
Lesley
you can find me:
https://www.instagram.com/elegant_edges_crafts/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/ElegantEdgesStationery/
www.elegantedges2016@gmail.com
Please leave me a like or comment to let me know if you are planning to try this project and indeed how it went if you tried it.
Thanks for dropping by.
Lesley
Tuesday, 7 July 2020
Welcome
Hello and welcome to my blog.
Elegant Edges has been a long time in the making; I was
crafting for as long as I can remember and learned to knit and crochet before I
started school. About 30 years ago I rediscovered paper crafting and my love of
crochet developed into using intricate die-cut paper lace in my projects.
I am passionate about celebrating moments and preserving
beautiful memories using a variety of techniques. I have taken inspiration from everywhere I can like a crafty magpie and do not claim that all of these projects are my own original ideas but I do try to add my own spin to what I have seen. I also love to teach and aim
to inspire others. Thank you for reading my blog. Please join me on my paper
odyssey; hold tight and let’s see where the wind takes us!
Lesley
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