SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #164 - Z is for Zebra

Hello and good morning snarky peeps!

It's time again for a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Z is for Zebra is this fortnight's challenge.

Now, if you don't have anything zebra-ish in your stash,

don't fret. Just use some black/white stripes and you're all set!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I did a thing: I made my own zebra paper!

Aaanndd then I die cut it and almost completely covered it up. LOL!

I purchased a cut-apart 12" x 12" sheet of DP with these punny animal

squares a while back, and luckily remembered that one of the squares

had this zebra on it. 

I hope you find some time to play along in our Zebra challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! We'd love to see your take on it.

For more ideas, simply visit the blogs of my Sistahs and our 

reigning Queen, Sharon, and leave a comment while there.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Play with Paint

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Reminisce - Happy Birthday

CS: Neenah; Bazzill; Strathmore Mixed Media

Accessories: GC; Lifestyle Crafts - Inverted square dies; MISTI; DecoArt Media carbon black acrylic paint; paint brush

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #424 - Christmas in July

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

The new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH 

starts now and as the title indicates,

we are celebrating Christmas in July!

Yep, we are helping you this fortnight to get a

head start on your holiday card making.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

Love that inside sentiment! LOL!

In addition to the shiny rhinestone swirls and the three tiny star

rhinestones in the top corner, I've added some mystery glitter glue to all 

the red ornaments, and Star Dust Stickles to the garland. (typing this out,

I just realized I used the Star Dust Stickles. It wasn't on purpose,

it was just the closest bottle within reach. LOL!)

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Christmas in July

challenge at Shopping Our Stash! Need more ideas? Simply

check out what my teammies have come up with to inspire you!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Sketch Saturday #617

Jingle Belles - Stars and/or Stripes Forever

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Clearly Planned Christmas Critters, Hand Lettered Holiday 2

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal

DP: Craft Perfect by Tonic - Merry & Bright

CS: Neenah; Darice; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; SB - standard lg & sm circle Nesties; Nicole - scalloped square die; EK Success - Deco Scallop punch; Cuttlebug - stripes EF from the James set;

Recollections - swirls and stars rhinestones; Ranger - Star Dust Stickles; mystery red glitter glue

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #163 - W is for Water

Good morning and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight we want to see your water themed projects.

That could be an ocean scene, something to do with bathing, 

beverages of some kind. Lots of possibilities!

I went with an underwater scene for my card:

Here's the inside:

I used Distress Inks for my ocean background, and using a great tip

from Barbara Anders post, I used white acrylic paint and a stencil

for the sun rays. I also did something that I rarely do: use a purchased item

right away, instead of letting it sit on my desk for a month, or more. The 

NBUS items are the shark die and the sentiments. Just look at that

creepy/cute shark! I just had to use it right away!

Now it's your turn to create something watery, and link up at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

We can't wait to see what you come up with. For more ideas, simply visit

the blogs of my Sisters, and our reigning Queen, A. Rose, to see 

their amazing creations.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #15

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Sharky Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI - Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch; Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Canson Bristol; TE; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; MFT - Baby Shark Die-Namics; Tim Holtz - Rays stencil; DecoArt Media Fluid white acrylic paint; paintbrush; water mister; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Picket Fence Studio - blending brushes; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #423 - You're So Sweet

Welcome crafty friends and good Tuesday morning to you!

The new challenge started at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH.

This fortnight, we are looking for projects with a 

sweet and/or cute theme to them.

That could be sweet food, a cute baby, anything like that.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I've used some ancient paper and an older stamp set, of which this was

the first time the cupcake and a couple of the sentiments saw ink.

Admittedly, the sentiment on the banner is rather new, but

it went so perfectly with this card, I just had to use it!

You can't see it, but the cherry and sprinkles received a generous

coating of a Wink of Stella pen.

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Sweet challenge

at Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see your project in our gallery. Need

more ideas? Simply visit the blogs of my teammies to see their

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

Spectrum Noir markers used:

Cupcake: MB1, MB3

Foil: BGR1 (and I used warm grey 50% Prismacolor pencil for shading)

Frosting: PP3, PP5 (Prismacolor crimson pencil for sprinkles)

Cherry: DR1, DR6, DR7

Outline: TB1

Supplies:

Stamps: Gina K. - Sweet Thing; Sunny Studio - Summer Sweets

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: Neenah; SN; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; SB - Std. Lg. & Sm. Oval Nesties, Lacey Oval Nesties; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Prismacolor pencils; WOS pen

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

I tried rock dotting for the first time

The last few months, I've been stalking, I mean, looking into videos on dotting rocks.

I've been slowly accruing the required items: dotting tools, paint, rocks, and

finally decided to stop procrastinating and actually paint some.

I found this tutorial and thought I'd give it a go.

Here's what I made:

 In the video, she added tiny white dots between all the colored ones. I

didn't want to screw up the design any more than I did, so opted to

leave the white dots out. Some close-ups:

 

 My plan from the start was to distribute these around the neighborhood,

to be found by observant people. On the bottom of the rocks I added affirmative notes.

I had so much fun painting these! Now I'm off to find another 

pattern to paint. ☺

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

rocks collected at the beach

DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints: Titanium White, Lamp Black, Ultra Deep Blue, Bright Orange, Dioxazine Purple, Bluegrass Green, Dragon Fruit, Indian Turquoise, Marigold, True Red, Kelly Green, Electric Blue, Sizzling Pink

DecoArt DuraClear Gloss Varnish

Dotting tools

paint brush

June Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

Hi there crafty peeps!

Just wanted to pop in to say that I made a couple cards

for Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

Spectrum Noir markers used:
TN2, TN3, TN4, PP3, PP6

Spectrum Noir markers used:

Dog: MB1, MB3, MB4, IG1

Nose: IG3, IG5

Shadow: EG3

Bone: EB1, EB2

Collar:  CT2, CT4, GB7

Lisa Halstead had the Copics so she was going to match the colors for me. Or, of course, you

can color the images however you want!

Hope you can stop by to help support a great small business! Have a great weekend!

STAMPlorations June Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge reminder

Hey all! Just popping in with a reminder about the

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

This time around, I've made a pair of festive shaker cards:

Both use images and sentiments from the 

Birthday Bash and Balloons and Banners stamp sets.

The panel was die cut using the Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting die,

then I cut out the center using the Gift Builder #1 die.

I've used Bubblegum Pink ShakerBlends on both cards.

Here's the inside:

and the inside:

There's still plenty of time to play along this month

at STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

I hope you'll link up!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Balloons and Banners, Birthday Bash

Ink: Memento - Lulu Lavender, Grape Jelly, Rose Bud, Angel Pink

CS: TE

DP: scraps

Accessories: Gemini; CUTplorations - Gift Builder 1, Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting dies; Shaker Blends - Bubblegum Pink; MISTI; Grafix - acetate

Adhesives: Scotch foam tape; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #162 - T is for Technique

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for another fun challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight is all about Techniques.

Whether you try something new or use a go to technique, 

we want to see what you create.

For my card, I tried the paint swiping technique. I actually

had this made three years ago when I first saw the tutorial. I made

two panels, and used one of them on this card.

Finally got around to using this one:

Cheeky robot!

I hope that you find some time to join the sisters in our

technique challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more ideas, do visit the blogs of my Sisters and our reigning

Queen, Jenny, to see their takes on the challenge.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Spectrum Noir markers used:

CT3, GB5, GB7, GB8

CR5, CR7, CR11

CG1, CG2, YG2

IG2, IG6, IG8

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - It's a man thing

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Big Robots

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: SN; TE; Strathmore mixed media

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Ranger - Glossy Accents; DecoArt Americana acrylic paint - Bluegrass Green, Desert Turquoise, Black; paintbrush; water mister; Tim Holtz - Burlap stencil; Dreamweaver - embossing paste; pallet knife; Tim Holtz - Big Talk Snarky stickers

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #422 - UFO's

Hello and welcome creative peeps!

This fortnight at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we are on the lookout for UFO's! That's right, your

UnFinished Objects!

You know the ones - the die cuts/stamped images/papers/embellishments 

that you thought you were going to use, then didn't. And now

that pile of UFO's is starting to spread out and take over your desk top.

I don't have a pile. I have multiple piles.

A Stufftainer full of stamped/printed images/digis, some even colored

and die cut. Another bin of backgrounds, handmade or cut from paper.

(a very small amount I've displayed here)*

Another container full of die cuts that I've changed my mind using.

It's madness!!

So, here are three, count 'em, three cards I've made using UFO's:

This one was all UFO's, except for the sentiment stickers:

the inside:

 

Next, I had made a card similar to this years ago. This was the first

attempt. I didn't like where I put the photo thingys. The beer image

was already colored, I just die cut it using an oval die, along with

a black matte. The pre-cut oval behind that is made of cork.

The happy birthday sentiment was another UFO.

Inside:

Finally, probably my favorite from this trio.

The handmade watery blue snippet was leftover from a past project, 

and I couldn't see throwing it in the recycle bin. Glad I didn't as

it went with the green scalloped oval, along with a bit

of greenery (I'm calling it seaweed), and die cut mermaid found in the bin.

I just stamped the sentiment and edged around the oval with an ink pad.

I'm glad that I made not only one card, but three using mostly all 

UFO items. I probably wouldn't be able to use all of them in

one lifetime, there's so much of it. LOL!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our UFO challenge at

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see your take on it. For more

inspiration, do check the blogs of my teammies to see what they have created.

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

*too many companies to remember and track down who made what. If you are interested in something particular I've used, comment below and I will do my best to let you know who made what.