Saturday, May 29, 2021

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #186 - K is for Krafty

 


Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!
It's time once again for another fun challenge at the
This fortnight, we'd like you to create something that
features Kraft card stock.

I unearthed yet another NBUS background stamp I've been hoarding and set
about actually using it. I took it a step further and did the
eclipse technique with it:
 

 and the inside:


Had to have some snark on this card using one of my
all time favorite stamps. LOL!
 
I hope that you'll link up your krafty projects at the
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. In need of more inspiration?
Do check out what my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Samantha, have
created for your viewing pleasure.
Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!


Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - Starry Nights Brushstroke Bold Prints; Lawn Fawn - Year Two; Unity - from February 2012 KOTM
Ink: Memento - Paris Dusk; Versamark
CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill
Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - Sweet and Simple Upper alpha dies; Stampendous - detail Gold EP; heat gun; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

Tuesday, May 25, 2021

SHOPPING OUR STASH #446 - Gnome Doubt About It

 

Good morning and welcome!
We have a fun new challenge starting at SHOPPING OUR STASH:
Gnome Doubt About It! We want to see a gnome, or any other 
magical creature on your projects!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I love it when the paper does all the work! LOL! A vampire gnome?!
SOOOOO awesome! All I added was a few spider stickers
and this card was done. 😄

I hope that you'll join the SOS Crew and link up your gnome or
magical creature project at Shopping Our Stash! Need more ideas? Simply
check out what my teammates created to wow and inspire you!
Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!



Supplies:
Stamps: Hampton Arts - Beware
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: PhotoPlay - Gnome for the Holidays: Halloween; scrap
CS: Cardstock Warehouse
Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge dies; Recollections - spider stickers; Tonic/TH distressing tool; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Have you played yet at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge?

 

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Hi there friends and welcome!
I'm just popping in with a reminder about this month's

I again used both theme & photo to make a mini slimline card:

I started with a light aqua patterned paper, and stamped one of the images
from Mixed Media Elements randomly in a few places, then added the
bit of sheet music paper. I stamped two of the butterfly images from
Trendy Butterflies 2, fussy cut and added tiny rhinestones to their bodies. Then I adhered 
them with foam squares. The sentiment is from
 A Snarky Birthday to You, and also adhered with foam squares.

There's still plenty of time to play along at
I hope that you get a chance to play along.
 
Also, if you like any of the items I've used from the STAMPlorations store,
feel free to use my personal discount code for an extra 20% off and perhaps 
a freebie of your choice! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!



Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies 2, Mixed Media Elements, A Snarky Birthday to You
Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo
DP: 49 & Market - Sky; American Crafts - sheet music
CS: Neenah; Nicole
Accessories: MISTI; Recollections - rhinestones; PFS - blending brush; Tuesday Morning Sketch #601
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares


SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #185 - A is for Animal

 


Hello and welcome snarky friends!
Edna and the Sisters are back with a new challenge at the
are looking for any animal on your projects.

I broke out a new to me stamp set that I've had since it was
released but hadn't inked it up until now. 
* cough hoarder cough *


and the inside:


Not much snark, except a bit on the inside, but the punny
sentiment I think makes up for it. LOL!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Animal Challenge at the
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more fun ideas, do check out what
my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Rachel, have created for your
viewing pleasure. Thanks for visiting!


Supplies:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Mythical Grumplings, Another Year Older
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
DP: American Crafts - Jack Frost
CS: Neenah; Spectrum Noir; Nicole
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; TE - Mythical Grumplings dies, Snowfall EF; Darice - EF Frames; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

SHOPPING OUR STASH #445 - Here, Fishy Fishy!

 

 


 Hello crafty friends and welcome! Things are looking pretty fishy
over at SHOPPING OUR STASH! We would love to see anything
fish related on your projects. 
 
 Here's the card I made:

Over the Christmas break, I did some reorganizing in my craft room, and
imagine my surprise at uncovering this fishy background stamp purchased last year.
NBUS! I blended some DI's on a white card stock panel, spritzed with water and blotted,
 then stamped the swirling fish in Nautical Blue ink. I stamped the sentiment 
and three additional fish on a white strip, colored with Spectrum Noir markers,
and added a matte before adhering to the card.

Ready to play along? Sure you are! You know you have to have some sort of
fish supplies in your crafty arsenal. Fish, fishing poles, scales. It's all good!
I hope you get a chance to link up at Shopping Our Stash!
Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day. (and keep on swimming!) 🐟🐠🐟



Supplies:
Stamps: Hero Arts - School of Fish bold print; Mama Elephant - Marine Friends
Ink: Memento - Nautical Blue, Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, Shaded Lilac
CS: Neenah; TE
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; PFS - blending brushes; water mister
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Monday, May 10, 2021

Sticker Monday at STAMPlorations (Part 3)

 

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Hello crafty friends and welcome!
I'm back on the STAMPlorations blog with my final
Sticker Monday post. I've created three different cards, ranging from CAS to very
labor intensive. The first two cards use stickers from the Happiness Here clear stickers,
and the last card features the Bits of Washi 2 clear stickers.

First up is the CAS card:

I started by die cutting a panel using the Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate and matting it on green card stock. I added one of the stickers from the Happiness Here clear stickers to the bottom right corner. When making the shaker element, I didn't want foam adhesive to show around the
outline of the heart shaker balloon, so I die cut it 9 times, along with the solid acetate piece, stacked
and glued together. Another solid shape was die cut from a very light green card stock
for the base, then added sequins from the Sparkly Greens ShakerBlends before gluing the
stacked outline to the base.


My second card is what I like to call Clean and Layered:

This card is loosely based on Mojo Monday sketch #558. Some pretty paper,
and a yummy looking ice cream cone from the Sweet Cravings stamps and dies 
colored with Spectrum Noir markers then coated with Wink of Stella, because
who doesn't love a shimmery ice cream cone?!

To finish the card front, I stamped a sentiment from the Balloons and Banners stamp set.



My last card is a labor of love:

That herringbone background panel was created using just over two
sheets of the Bits of Washi 2 sticker pack. Yes, call me crazy, but I really
wanted to use as many stickers as possible on my card, and this is
the design I came up with. 😁

I trimmed it to size, matted it on some black card stock and adhered to the card base.
For the final touch, I die cut the Birthday Wishes phrase die and glued it on top
of the design, then added a few sequins from the Black and Silver Chic ShakerBlends.

I hope that you enjoyed the projects I've made using stickers and hope that
you try them out for yourself. They are super fun to use!
I'd love to hear what you think. Be sure to leave a comment below and
on the STAMPlorations Sticker Monday post for a chance at a $15 prize code. 
Every month they randomly draw 7 winners from all the posts published during the
month. So the more posts you comment on, the more chances you have to win!
 
  Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a great day!






Saturday, May 1, 2021

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #184 - O is for Outdoors

 

Who knew Edna had an affinity for trash pandas?!
 Hope she's wearing some sturdy hiking boots, because we are 
celebrating the Great Outdoors this fortnight at the
 
Here's the card I made:


 My inspiration, of course, was a meme I found online.
For my hiking scene, I scribbled some Spectrum Noir markers
onto white card stock, then stamped the hiker silhouette a few times to
get really dark coverage. Trimmed up and matted to a craft die cut square.

I hope that you can play along in our Outdoors challenge at the
Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. Need more ideas? Simply check out
what my Sisters, and our guest designer and reigning Queen, Robyn, have
created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!


Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Wanderlust Hipster Icons
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; Darice - wood grain EF; Paper Rose - stitched square die; computer & printer
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

STAMPlorations May Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

 

(This post contains affiliate links. When you click on any of the STAMPloration store
 links below and place an order, I will receive a small commission at no 
additional cost to you)
 
Hello and happy May 1st!
It's a new month and that means a new
starts today at STAMPlorations!
The theme is stamps & wings, and just look at that
gorgeous inspiration photo. Love it!
 
  I combined both theme and photo prompt for my card:

I found the perfect wood grain and sheet music paper in my stash to use for my card.
Once I had them adhered to my card base, I stamped and fussy cut one of the bird
images from the Trendy Birds 2 stamp set, which was popped up on foam squares.
I used one of the stickers from the Shine Bright clear sticker pack for my sentiment.
On the inside of my card, I stamped a sentiment from the
Celebrate Big stamp set.


I hope that you are inspired to play along this month at
do check out what my teammies created to wow you!

If you happen to order from the STAMPlorations store, feel free to use my
personal discount code for an extra 20% off, and perhaps a freebie too!


Thanks for visiting. I hope that you have a wonderful day!


Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Birds 2, Celebrate Big
Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa
DP: Kaisercraft - Pawfect collection - wood grain; American Crafts - sheet music 
CS: Thunderbolt; TE; scrap
Accessories: CRAFTplorations - Shine Bright clear stickers; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

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