Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!

Hello crafty friends and happy Friday.

I hope that you are all doing well and keeping safe

in these crazy times!

I'm finding that my mojo has been lacking as of late. Anyone else?

I seem to be starting a card, then not getting back to it for a few 

days later....when the challenge I'm thinking of entering it

in has ended. Ugh!

Here's one of them:

and the inside:

This was the first time that these stamps were inked. Can you believe it?!

My card was based off of the now ended Freshly Made Sketch #428. Yep,

I started this at the 11th hour on Monday, and only got back to 

finishing it today. I did have a minor glitch when first coloring....

Last week I took some time to refill about 20 of my markers. Apparently, 

the one I used for the bunny's rosy cheeks was a bit over filled. Oops.

Then my mojo walked out until this afternoon, and I was 

finally able to complete the card. Yay!

Well, that's it for now. Please stop by tomorrow as

the new challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers starts.

and you won't want to miss it! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful evening!

 

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #186 - cards for kids

NBUS Challenge #13

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Really High Five

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gary Flannel; VersaMark

DP: MME - Quite Contrary Jack & Jill

CS: SN; Nicole

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Gemini; SB - Lg & Sm standard circle Nesties; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

STAMPlorations April Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

Good morning and welcome friends!

It's time for the April addition of

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

I went with just the theme, stamps & flight, for my card:

I just adore dragonflies and butterflies, so of course I had to

use the Winged Things stamp set and the accompanying 

Dragonfly Layering dies. I found a previously ink smooshed background in

my stash, and die cut a panel using the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting die. 

I stamped all the images from the stamp set all around the panel using purple ink.

For the die cut dragonfly, I again used a found snippet of inked up paper and also

some purple card stock. The solid part was given a coating of Crystal Stickles, and

the parts glued together once dried. The sentiment is one from the

Just Everyday Greetings clear sticker pack.

So sparkly!

I hope that you join the STAMPgirls and play along this

month at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge.

Be sure to visit my teammates blogs to see what amazing 

projects they created! If you feel the need to shop the 

STAMPlorations store,  you can use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order! 

Thanks for visiting. Stay safe and have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Winged Things

Ink: Memento - Grape Jelly; Ranger DI - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch

CS: Neenah; Strathmore Mixed Media paper; scraps

Accessories: Gemini; CUTplorations - Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies, Dragonfly Layering dies; STAMPlorations - Just Everyday Greetings clear stickers; Ranger - Crystal Stickles; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - multi medium matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #417 - Under the Sun, Moon and Stars

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

We have a fun challenge starting today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH! 

As the title suggests, we are looking for projects that have

the Sun, Moon, and Stars on them. Use one, two or all of them!

Here's what I came up with:

I used a couple stamps that I bought the beginning of last year, and only now

have inked up. (I know, the shame!)

To make the starry sky, I just smeared the lighter blue ink randomly around the stamp,

stamped using my MISTI (a stamping platform is a HUGE help if you want

to try this) re-stamping a couple times more, then, leaving the remaining ink on the

stamp (for reference), did the same using the darker blue. You can also go

back with the lighter blue again if you want. I stamped the tree line in black ink

a few times. In hindsight, I should have embossed that in black EP, but oh well.

Admittedly, the sentiment stamp is only a few months old (in my craft room) It's from 

a set of random sentiments that I heat embossed in white EP a couple weeks ago,

and I'm determined to use as many of them as possible. (Instead of, you know,

just adding them to the UFO pile) I also used some Star Dust Stickles to

randomly dot some of the stars.

I hope that you find some time (really now, we all have the time these days), to 

play along this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see your

take on our challenge! For more ideas, do check out what my teammies

have created to inspire you! 

Thanks for visiting, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Star Light Star Bright; Visible Image - Into the Woods; TE - Simple Strips Background

Ink: Memento - Nautical Blue, Teal Zeal, Tuxedo Black; VersaMark

CS: TE; Nicole

Accessories: MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Ranger - Star Dust Stickles; Gemini; TE - Simple Strips die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; TE - foam sticky strips

Heat embossing using stencils - part 2

Hey there crafty friends!

Here's another card I made using heat embossing 

along with a stencil:

So much shine!

Here's the finished inside:

This is such a fun way to use your stencils in a different way. 

(at least it was for me.) 

Another relatively CAS card for me. But I really like how this one looks.

That's it for tonight. Gonna relax and read for a bit now.

Have a great evening and thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

March CAS Stencil - heat embossing

CAS on Friday #176 - Birthday

STAMPlorations March Stencil Challenge
Seize the Birthday #185 - Touch of Green 

Supplies: 

Stamps: TE - simple Strips Background, In & Out Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Cottage Ivy

CS: TE; Thunderbolt

Accessories: ARTplorations - Leaves 1 stencil; Imagine - ink blushers; Stampendous - White and Azurite EP; heat gun; MISTI; Gemini; TE - simple strips die; Fiskars corner rounder; Post It tape

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; TE - foam sticky strips

Getting technique-y with stencils

Hi there crafty friends.

I want to share a card I made using a stencil and embossing powder.

I think this was the first time trying it out, and I really

like the looks of it. Here, check it out:

Oh look, shiny!

I taped around the area closest to where I was using the stencil then went to town

sponging Versamark glue into the stencil, then heat embossing in copper. Continued

the copper vibe and used matching ink for the sentiment and some rediscovered

copper glitter paper in my stash. Score!

Very CAS, for me. (You know I love my layers!)

That's it for this post. More to come, as I had some fun with this technique.

Thanks for visiting. Have a relaxing evening!

I'd like to enter this at March CAS Stencil Challenge - heat embossing

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Everyday

Ink: Versamark; Brilliance - Cosmic Copper

CS: TE; Nicole

DP: AC - Christmas Glitter

Accessories: Dylusions - Fronds of Foliage mini stencil; Stampendous - Copper EP; heat gun; MISTI; Imagine - ink blender; Post It tape

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #156 - K is for Kids

Good morning snarky peeps!

It's time again for a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

It's all about the Kids this fortnight.

Here's a sweet little card I made:

 Here's the inside:

I was literally working on this card a week or so ago, when my phone rang,

and it was my nephew Mike. He called to let us know that he

and his wife, Lauren, were expecting their first child! 

Woo Hoo! I am soooooo happy for them!! 

Of course, this card was mailed to them the next day. LOL!

I hope that you find some time, (It's not like you're going anywhere

for the near future), to play along in our Kids challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! We'd love to see what you come up with.

For more ideas, do check out what my Sistahs and our newest reigning

Queen, Anesha, have created for your viewing pleasure.
Also, we are saying so long to our dear Sister Jane, who is steppping back
a bit from her design teams. We will miss you!
Big squishy (cyber) hugs to you! Love ya! 

Thanks for visiting, and hang in there. This too shall pass. ☺

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Pip Squeaks, Simply Said

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: SN; Neenah; Nicole

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; MFT - zig zag stitched squares dies; computer and printer for sentiment; Fiskars - corner rounder

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

March Demo Day cards for Photo Scraps

Hi all and happy Friday!

Well, if you haven't been living under a rock for the last month or so,

you know that the world is dealing with Covid 19. Because

of that, tomorrow's Demo Day at Photo Scraps has been cancelled.

But never fear. They will still be open until the state goes on lock down.

In the meantime, you can still stop in, or call the store and one of the lovely ladies

will be happy to pull items for you, including the Demo Day projects.
They are offering curbside pickup if you do not wish to go in the shop.

They've made it easy by numbering all the cards and layouts,

as you can see here, to make it easy for you to pick!

I use Spectrum Noir markers, but I gave Tracy a list (for both Easter cards) of what 

I thought would be comparable Copic markers. I looked them up on

 Pinterest charts, but the colors might not match totally.

These are the three cards that I've created for you:

Chick in Egg card supply list:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - A Good Egg & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Core-dinations Purple Large Dot

CS: Spectrum Noir; black & light purple

Misc: Fiskars - Bubbles punch

Spectrum Noir markers used:

Chick: CT1,3,4 OR1,3 BT2 (around edge of egg shells)

Egg:  PL 2,4

For this Happy Birthday card, I colored the flower image using a water

brush and a few colors of Distress Ink. If you don't have those, you can

always just color it with your marker of choice.

Happy Birthday card supply list:

Stamps: Sunny Studios - Pink Peonies; Lawn Fawn - Wavy Sayings & dies

Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black

Ranger Distress Inks - Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Scattered Straw

DP: Simple Stories - Hello Summer

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; Kaisercraft - Capri; Bazzill - Intense Kiwi and Piglet

Misc: Spellbinders standard circle & scalloped circle dies; water brush; Spectrum Noir AG1

marker (around the outer edge of the flower); Darice - Multi Dot embossing folder

My third card is another Easter card. (Hey, it's coming up!)
Basically, I just used markers that matched closely with that
pretty flower paper.

Easter Basket card supply list:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - A Good Egg and dies (there are so many cute images on this one!)

Ink: Memento -Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Yellow Stripe from the Splendid Sunshine collection; Photo Play - Flower

Garden from the Bloom collection

CS: blue - Kaisercraft - Surfer; green - Bazzill - Kiwi Crush

Misc: Spellbinders standard oval dies

Spectrum Noir markers:

Basket: MB1,3

Eggs: AB1, AB3, PP3, AP2, CT4

Bow: AG1,3,5

These are difficult and stressful times, but crafting is a great way

to weather this particular storm. I hope that you stop by Photo Scraps

and grab up some of the fantastic cards and layouts available.

(not to mention all the other amazing products they stock!)

Support your local small business!

Thanks for popping in. Have a great weekend and be well, my friends!

SHOPPING OUR STASH #416 - Happy Birthday!

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

This fortnight at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we have an incredibly easy challenge: Birthday cards!

We all need them, so now you have an excuse to

add to your stash!

Here's my card:

Here's the inside:

Now it's your turn! Since we all are pretty much on lock down due to 

covid-19, why not spend some time stocking up your birthday card stash.

We'd love to see what you come up with, so be sure to link up

at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! For more inspiration, simply

visit the blogs of my teammies for their takes.

Thanks for stopping in. For those who celebrate, have a

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Sunday Stamps #226

The Flower Challenge #42

Time Out challenge #157

AAA Birthday #11
Just Us Girls #527 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Blossom Overture; Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Bamboo Leaves

CS: TE; Spectrum Noir; Nicole

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; Darice - Damask Background EF; Craft Essentials- ribbon; WOS pen; Fray Check

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Glue Dots; Score Tape

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge reminder

Good morning crafty friends!

Just popping in with a reminder about the March

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

I went with just the theme this time around for my card:

The panels were die cut using two of the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies.

On the back panel, I blended brown ink through the Some Birds ARTplorations stencil.

I used the same on the main panel, but in Kraft ink. Over that, I stamped the

Embrace Your Journey stamp in brown ink. I stamped one of the icons from

the Wanderlust Hipster Icons stamp set, die cut it from a circle die and sponged

lightly in brown ink around the edge before adhering to the card.

There's still plenty of time to link up your project at the 

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge! We'd love

to see your take on it.

If you feel the need for some retail therapy, you can always use my

discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off at the STAMPlorations store! 

 Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Embrace Your Journey; Wanderlust Hipster Icons

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Thunderbolt; TE; scrap

Accessories: Gemini; ARTplorations - Some Birds stencil; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies; SB - Sm. Std. Circle Nesties; MISTI; PFS - blending brush

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #155 - B is for BOOZE

Happy Saturday and welcome!

The SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS has a fun challenge

starting today: B is for BOOZE!

I got out my wine glass shaker die and created this card:

and here's the finished inside:

I think the thing that took the longest time was picking out the red

and pink sequins from the big bag of mixed colors I have. It prompted me

to purchase some inexpensive containers, and one day I'll actually go through

said bag-O-sequins and separate them. It could happen.

If that's not crazy enough, I made another shaker card, and yep,

picked out the sequins on this one too:

Now it's your turn to get boozy with the Sisters at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Speaking of Sisters, we have adopted

two new ones! Welcome to our crazy coven Helen Hollinger and 

Jules Peddicord! Let the shenanigans begin!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: wine card - custom paper by Tracy @ Photo Scraps; tequila card - Sandylion

CS: Bazzill

Accessories: Gemini; Sunny Studios - Frilly Frames Polka Dots die; Avery Elle - margarita and wine shaker dies; Grafix - acetate; Darice - sequins; MISTI; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; TE - foam sticky strips; Ranger Glossy Accents