Butterfly wishes

Hello and welcome friends!

Just popping in with a quick card that I made for a few challenges:

 and the inside:

 Trying to capture the shimmer on the butterfly:

I'm hoping that the purples I chose were close to the damson color and of course my vertical

element was the pearls with the butterfly! The butterfly and sentiments were stamped using

Elderberry ink by Memento. (sometimes purple on purple shows up as more black. Just sayin)

Well, that's it for now. Come back tomorrow for my Shopping Our Stash post!

You won't want to miss it! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this card at:

Case This Sketch #243

Butterfly Challenge #87 - Vertical & Damson

Seize the Birthday - ATG

STAMPlorations - Neverending ATG

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies 1 & 2, A snarky Birthday to you

Ink: Memento - Elderberry

DP: American Crafts - glitter paper

CS: Recollections; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Prima pearl swirl; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam square

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #95 - Z is for Zombie

Hello and good morning snarky peeps!

Edna sure looks a little worse for wear. Damn zombies!

And that's our newest challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

Z is for Zombies!

We want to see your zombie creations. You haven't any zombie stamps?

Just color a people or animal image green and/or grey and bingo!

Instant walking dead! LOL!

Here's what I came up with:

 and the inside:

I found a zombie meme on Mr. Google and had to run with it. LOL!

I lurves me a punny sentiment!

Now it's your turn to get your zombie on! We can't wait to see what 

you come up with, just add your link at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire your work!

For more ideas, please check out what my Sistahs, and our

Guest Designer, Michelle, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for popping by!

I'd like to enter this at:

Naughty or Nice Challenge #44 - Something Spooky

Supplies:

Stamps: Dilly Beans digi stamp

Ink: Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Ice; Ranger DI - Black Soot

CS: Crafter's Companion; Taylored Expressions; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir Markers; Prismacolor Pencils; Dylusions stencil; Ranger- Glossy Accents; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; computer & printer; sentiment computer generated

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch foam tape

POE boy

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

I wanted to share a canvas panel that I just created for fun.

Thank you, Queen, for my paraphrasing. LOL!

Here are some process pics:

 Only after the crackle paste dried did I think to add some

text to the panel.

 I painted over the crackle paste and text with acrylic paints.

Close up of the crackle.

 Using alpha stamps, I created my sentiment.

 The main images were stamped onto tissue paper.

I added some more interest with stencils and paint.

Poe and the the bats were stamped onto tissue paper. Note: I actually tried to

iron the tissue paper as it was really wrinkly! This is the best I was able to

achieve. Has anyone else tried ironing tissue paper for the craft?

I stamped the bat first on one side, then using my MISTI, flipped the paper

and stamped on the other side. I wasn't sure if this would work, but 

thankfully my idea worked!

I did touch up the tissue paper by adding paint around the edges to blend better. 

Next I used a couple stencils and paint to add some interest to my panel.

I added a stamped image of dots here and there for a bit more grunge.

I stamped, cut out, and adhered the sentiment with matte medium.

After everything was dried, I sealed the panel with varnish, which

really makes the colors pop!

One more look:

Thanks for holding out until the end of my post! You did it! LOL!

And thanks for visiting, I really appreciate it!

Hugs!

I'd like to enter this at:

Viva Las Vega Stamps - October 2017 challenge

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take It Make It Oct 2017

Happy Little Stampers - Oct. Mixed Media Challenge - Crackle

 

Supplies:

US Art Supply - 5" x 7" Artist canvas panel

Golden - Gesso and Matte Medium

Dreamweaver - Crackle paste

torn book page pieces

Plaid - various paint brushes

Viva Las Vegas Stamps - plate 1476 

Studio G - alpha stamps

Staz On - Jet Black ink

Deco Art Media Fluid Acrylic paints - Titanium White, Primary Yellow, Quinacidrone Gold, 

Deco Art Americana Acrylic paint - Graphite

STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge stamps

Staz On - Timber Brown

tissue paper

MISTI

Faber-Castell - sm black artist PITT pen

TCW/Kasia - grunge stencil

Staedtler - alpha stencil

General's - black pastel chalk pencil

Fantastix blender

Deco Art Americana DuraClear satin varnish

foam brush

One Bad Ass Art Journal Week 8

Hello friends and welcome!

Today I'm sharing my journal page using the awesome

tutorial by Susanne Rose!

This was yet another messy painty totally fun page!

Lots of layers. And layers. And layers!

Such an amazing lesson! Thanks again Susanne! You rock!

That's it for now. I've been working in the flower beds the last couple of

days, pulling weeds, cutting down plants, and mulching along with my

next door neighbor's daughter. Between the two of us, we've gotten both front and 

back yards ready for fall. (And even more important, now we can start

decorating our yards for Halloween!!) Woo Hoo!

But first, I've been neglecting my craft room, so off I go!

Thanks for visiting. I hope you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

STAMPlorations October Mixed Media Challenge

Supplies:

Golden Gesso, Matte Medium

heat gun, various paint brushes

DecoArt Americana Acrylic paints - Tangerine, Green Tree, Brilliant Purple, Sapphire, Electric Pink, Napa Red, Desert Turquoise

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic paints - Primary Yellow, Titanium White, Carbon Black

Paper Smooches stamps - Graffiti

Staz On ink - Timber Brown, Jet Black

DecoArt Media - Modeling Paste

pallet knife

STAMPlorations - Tribal Swirls & Dots All Over stencils

TCW/Kasia - Mixed Media stencil

baby wipes

So Suzy Stamps - Fairy & Sentiment

tissue paper

STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge stamps

General's - Pastel Chalk pencils black and pink

Sakura - white and gold Gelly Roll pens

Faber-Castell Sm black Artist PITT pen

Ranger - Crystal Stickles

SHOPPING OUR STASH #323 - Give Thanks

Hello and happy Tuesday to you!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we are looking for your thankful creations, either as a thank you

to someone, or for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday!

I got an idea in my head and so this is what

came of it:

 and a bit of snark on the inside:

And since I have two brothers and two sisters...

I couldn't get the sentiment out of my head so I ran with it. I found a nice

big acorn image to paper piece. For something completely different,

I used my P-Touch label maker to print out my sentiments.

So now it's your turn to create something thankful/Thanksgiving related. Be 

sure to link up at Shopping Our Stash so that we can admire it!

Need more inspiration? Well then, you need to visit the blogs of my

talented teammies, and while there, leave them some love!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Cas(e) This Sketch #241

TGIF Challenge #127 - die cut (leaves)/designer paper/paper piecing

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Falling For You, Fanciful Fall, Natural Beauties; Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - Night Fall

CS: Recollections; scraps

Accessories: Brother - P-Touch label machine; MISTI; UFO's - die cut leaves from Paper Smooches that have been sitting on my desk for over a month.

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Elmer's extra strength glue stick; Glue Dots

SNARKTOBERFEST 2017!!

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

I'm super excited to let you all know that the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers
was invited to take part in

SNARKTOBERFEST 2017!!

The blog hop has some amazing sponsors and fabulous prizes so you'll
want to hop along and leave your comments for a chance
at scoring some crafty swag!

For my card, I've used the Awesome Memes stamp set by Strawberry Jude Stamps.

And yes, it IS an awesome stamp set!

I just love these elegant ladies, sipping tea and being their snarky,

sarcastic selves. LOL!

If you've happened upon my blog post, and wish to start at the beginning of the hop,

a list of the participants is on the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers blog.

A big shout out to our generous sponsors:

 So Suzy Stamps

Strawberry Jude Stamps

Simply Charming Handmade Bags

Swedish House Crafts

Crackerbox Palace Stamps

And a huge shout out to

 Josefine Fouarge

the mastermind behind Snarktoberfest!

YOU ROCK!!

So what are you waiting for? Go and comment on those

blogs so you have a chance to win some crafty swag!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Strawberry Jude stamps - Awesome Memes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Teresa Collins - Sweet Afternoon; HOTP - black velvet paper

CS: Crafter's Companion; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen; Ranger - gold Stickles; Hampton Arts - rhinestone

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & Thin 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #94 - P is for Pink Halloween

Hello and happy Saturday snarky peeps!

Today starts one of our most favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

P is for Pink Halloween!!

We've been doing this challenge for the last 4 years, to acknowledge

both Halloween and Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

So create anything Halloween themed, but the color 

pink must be the predominant color on it! 

(You can use other colors)

Here's card #1:

 and the inside:

My background was made using Magenta Nuance Powder Dyes in Hot Pink and Grey.

I used a grungy, painty stamp on all corners (NBUS), and had to ink up this 

fabulous skeleton family. (Also NBUS. Look closely at that

little one in the bottom corner! LOL!)

For my second card, my background is made using

Strawberry Cream Glimmer Mist. I die cut that awesome haunted house, colored and die cut 

the Grumpling Kitty. (All NBUS)

 and the inside:

 Look at all the shimmer!!

So now it's your turn to create your pink colored Halloween masterpieces! Be sure

to link up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so that we can admire it!

For more inspiration, please do yourself a favor by visiting the blogs of my

Sisters in Snark, and also our newest Guest Designer, Gina!

Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter both of these cards at Darnell's NBUS challenge

Supplies Card #1:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - skeleton family; Rubber Dance - Sarcasm Superpower; Inkadinkado - All Hallow's Eave; Stampdendous - Brush Strokes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Range DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo; Hero Arts - Neon Pink

DP: mystery polka dot scrap

CS: TE; Strathmore Mixed Media paper

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance Powder Dyes; water mister; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

Card #2:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Grumplings in Costume; Stampendous - Tricky Words

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Brilliance - Platinum Planet

DP: mystery polka dot scrap

CS: TE; Thunderbolt Kraft; Strathmore Mixed Media paper

Accessories: Prisma Color pencils; GC; TE - Grumplings in Costume die, 13 Dead End Drive die, grass die; Tattered Angels - Strawberry Cream & Candy Apple Red Glimmer Mist; Magenta Nuance hot pink powder dye; MISTI; Wink of Stella pen; Faber Castell black sm. Artist PITT pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte; Recollections - tacky tape; scotch tape