Boot-iful Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends and welcome.

I've been very absent from my blog,

and I will explain that later in this post.

For now, though, I want to share a card

that I finally found the mojo to create:

This die set is actually a Fall themed set, but I wanted to

stretch it and make a more Spring themed card.

I'm not going to lie; it took me 3 days to finish this.

But I'm pleased with the final look.

A simple sentiment on the inside finishes this card:

I am going to enter this at Seize the Birthday #305 - Flowers

and also AAA Birthday #73 - Anything Birthday Goes.

 So, as I've said, it's been a while since I was last here.

If you follow me on Facebook, you'll know

that our beautiful fur baby, Colby, 

crossed the Rainbow Bridge a couple weeks ago,

after his health took a drastic nosedive in April.

He adopted us when he was 11 months old, and

he had just celebrated his 16th(!) birthday in March.

We miss him so very much, there is a huge hole

in my heart, but we rest easy knowing that he

is no longer in pain and in a much better place.

Thank you for visiting. I hope that you have a good rest of your day.

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Mini Messages: Birthday & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Lovely Layers: Mini Fall Florals dies, Swirling Leaves cover plate; LDRS Creative - Arches & Stitched Scalloped Arches dies; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner, foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #261 M is for Manly

 

Hello and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month is all about the (cough *so called* cough)

men in your life. Let's see your manly themed projects!

Here's what I came up with:

This sentiment stamp is one of my all-time favorites

to use, especially on dude cards. LOL!

Of course, there's even more snark on the inside:

I hope that you'll play along this month in our Manly challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my sisters and

our reigning Queen, Jenn, to see what fabulous projects they came up with!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at Addicted to Stamps and More #489

Supplies:

Stamps: Technique Tuesday - All Aboard; Unity Stamps - Feb. 2012 KOTM; Taylored Expressions - The Inside Scoop - Snarky Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Distress Inks - Vintage Photo

DP: Recollections - Regent Street

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill; TE

Accessories: sketch from Kendra's Card Challenge #17; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle die; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

A Color Hues Crane

 Hello friends and welcome!

It's been almost a month since I've posted anything here.

The cobwebs are getting out of hand. LOL!

I am making lots of cards, just haven't been blogging about them.

I've been busy with life in general and also with a new venture

I'm trying out: selling my cards at my friend Joy's

new art studio! I'm very excited and nervous

to do this, but really, I'm more excited for her!

So let's get to why I'm blogging.

I wanted to play along with a couple challenges,

and this is the result of the pairing:

I just opened up the packaging on this gorgeous crane die,

that I bought at least a couple months ago. (I AM trying

to actually use all the products I buy!)

I die cut the crane from white cardstock, then used

orange and teal inks to blend the different pieces. It's

legs were blended using kraft ink.

The teal panel was splattered with some white paint

before I assembled the card.

My color palette is based on the current Color Hues challenge,

and the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

As I mentioned, my cards will have a little home at

my friend Joy's art studio. Her grand opening is on April 12th!

Please stop by if you happen to be in the area.

Help support a new small business and support ART!

Thank you for visiting. I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stampes: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday & dies

Ink: Memento - Tangelo, Teal Zeal, Tuxedo Black; Gina K. - Kraft

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Recollections

Accessories: Birch Press Design - Block Print Crane dies; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle die; DecoArt Americana - white paint; MISTI; BT5 Spectrum Noir marker (for eye)

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Happy Birthday, genius!

 Hello friends and welcome!

I always seem to be behind in making birthday

cards, especially dude cards. But I

did come up with this little gem:

I had this sentiment stamp set out on my desk when it

occurred to me that I had the Einstein stamp somewhere in

my collection. A snarky card was created LOL!

I thought the tweed paper was a nice touch. 😉

I already have a brother-in-law in mind for this.

Luckily, we all share a snarky sense of humor!

AAA Birthday #71 calls for a masculine card for their

current challenge, so I am entering this over there.

That's it for now. I hope that you enjoy the rest of your day and the weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - Einstein's tongue; Taylored Expressions - The Inside Scoop: Snarky Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Pebbles/Jen Hadfield - Warm & Cozy

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Green metallic HB

 Happy Saturday friends and welcome!

I'd like to share a card, the kind that are

really hard to photograph: using metallic paper.

I've used a green mirrored paper and die cut the leaf frame. It's backed

with a very light green cardstock. I was happy to find a snippet of stiped

 paper in my stash to matte the die cut birthday greeting.

I'm playing along at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #265.

I'm using Metallic/Green/Die Cuts, but can

also use Stripes/Green/Foliage. A Two-For!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Just Green

DP: My Minds's Eye - Everyday Tango; Bazzill - green mirror

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Blooming Frame dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #260 G is for Green

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's a new month and time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

We'd like to see your predominantly GREEN projects.

With St. Paddy's Day approaching, this is a good time

to get your green on. But, if that's not your style,

anything green is good!

Here's my card:

I've used this image a number of times, and since it's one

of my favorite Stella digi stamps, I'm sure I'll use it again.

She's colored with Spectrum Noir markers and I've

given her wings, wand, and flower center some 

Nuvo Glitter Drops for the sparkle. Her glasses also

received a coat of Nuvo clear Crystal Drops.

I used dark green card stock for the mattes, although

it looks black in the above pics. I tried to angle

the card so you can see the glittery wings and wand.

Even the paper snippet I used came pre-glittered!

I hope that you'll play along this month in our Green challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more inspiration, do visit the blogs of my sisters and our 

reigning Queen, Rachel. You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo digi stamps - Stella Fairy Visit

DP: K & Co.

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer & printer; Queen & Co - stitched rectangle die; LDRS Creative - Arches & Stitched Scalloped Arches dies; Paper Rose - Stitched square die; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops & clear Crystal Drops

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Seize the Birthday Surprise Party Guest!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm very excited to be a surprise party guest at

Seize the Birthday!

The current challenge prompt is no stamping.

Check out what the design team have made and

join in the fun!

Here's my take on the challenge:

This card came together pretty quickly. Mostly because I had 

the ink blended panel already made, just not used yet.

I added some interest using a die that cuts the diagonal frame.

A die cut sentiment was all it needed to finish.

If you don't feel like using the challenge prompt, as always,

anything goes is welcome too!

Thanks again to the Seize the Birthday crew for the

chance to create along with you!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Cookie Monster, Tropical Punch, Brussel Sprout, Mango Sweet Potato Pie; Memento - Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Bird Party CIQ layering stencils, Diagonal Stitch rectangle frame die; STAMPlorations - Everyday Sentiments die

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Cherry Blossom blooms

 Hello there and welcome.

I seem not to be on my blog much, but

I am making cards again now that my

fur baby is feeling better.

Here's one that I had fun making:

Here's the inside:

I am entering this at Freshly Made Sketches #674 and also

The Flower Challenge #99.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Shabby Chic birthday card

 Hello and welcome friends!

Here's a card that I made for my Mom, who's

birthday is later this week:

I combined papers from two different companies.

The woodgrain and fussy cut flowers/watering can are from

Mintay. The two teal papers are from 49th & Market.

I thought these paired rather well together.

Here's the inside:

My card is based on the current sketch challenge at

Sunday Stamps #353. Since I've used multiple papers,

I'm also adding this at Love Those Pretty Papers Feb 2025 challenge,

but without the option to use red.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Mintay - Shabby Book; 49th & Market - Sky

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Scalloped Oval and Stitched Oval dies; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares