SHOPPING OUR STASH #316 - Chillaxin and Relaxin

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

We hope that we didn't scare you away with

last week's Spice Girls challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

(Come on, you know that was a fun challenge!)

So for this week's challenge, we are Challaxin' and Relaxin'!

Yep, today is National Relaxation Day, so we want you

to create something that reflects what is relaxing to you.

For me, a day (or more) at the beach is my kind of relaxation!

Sun, sand, and a drink in my hand. Can't get better than that!

Now it's your turn! Just create something that shows us what 

you think of as relaxing to you and link it up at Shopping Our Stash!

Be sure to visit the blogs of my teammies to see what they consider

relaxing to them, and leave some love!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Slang Gang

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass

CS: TE, scrap

Accessories: paint brush; Tattered Angels - Pearl Glimmer Mist; Taylored Expressions - flip flop die; Nicole - rhinestones

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #315 - Spice Up Your Life

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH

we are challenging you to make a project

based off of one of the Spice Girls!

Baby Spice (could be a baby card, or something cute), 

Ginger Spice could be orange or food inspired),

 Sporty Spice (sports theme or color of your favorite team), 

Posh Spice (something elegant maybe?) or 

Scary Spice (skulls, bats, Halloween)

How's THAT for a challenge?!!

As for me, I've gone with Scary Spice, and made a Halloween card:

and the inside:

I hope YOU won't be scared of this challenge! We'd love to see your take on it!

Simply link up your project at Shopping Our Stash so we can check it out.

Need more inspiration? Then please do check out what my teammies 

created for this fun challenge!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Dance Macabre; Hampton Arts - Beware

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - vintage Photo

DP: HOTP (2005)

CS: TE; Recollections

Accessories: MISTI; Tonic/TH distress tool; Ranger blending tool; Wink of Stella pen

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #90 - M is for Mink

Hello snarky peeps!

For the next two weeks,

the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

challenge you to create something that has a furry animal on it!

Any furry critter will do.

You'd think with being a dog owner I'd have gone with that animal, but no:

That face! That is THE perfect image of a cat if I ever saw one! LOL!

And of course, I went with a snarky sentiment.

But wait, I couldn't stop at one, so I made another card:

I know this cat could have been singing, but I saw him as lamenting the stupidity of humans.

(Like the current dumb ass sitting in the White House, for example.)

So now it's your turn to create something with a furry critter on it. Just link up at 

the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we may admire it! For more ideas, please

do visit my Sisters in Snark, and our newest Queen of Snark: Mimi,  

and leave them some bloggy lovin. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - les Chats Russe; Dylusions - Say it how it is

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Fired Brick, Barn Door

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; TE; Recollections

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MFT - Sm brick wall stencil; Ranger - blending tool; MISTI;

Inkadinkado - masking paper

Adhesives: SA  by 3L - tape runner

Celebrating National Coloring Book Day with STAMPlorations!

Welcome crafty peeps, and

Happy National Coloring Book Day!!

I'm coloring along with the STAMPloration Girls at
STAMPlorations
using a couple pages from Shery's second
coloring book,

BLOOMTANGLED,
coloring pages for creative cardmakers and crafters!
This new coloring book is available NOW in the store!

 

Here's a little sneaky peeky of a couple of the pages in this book:

I've colored my pages using Prisma Color Pencils.

Check back later this month to see what I've created with these!

Want a chance to win this new coloring book? All you need to do is
go to the STAMPlorations blog, download the BLOOMTANGLED sampler,
print it out, color it, and link it up for chance to win!
What better way to celebrate National Coloring Book Day!

Have fun, and I hope you get the chance today to do some coloring!
Thanks for visiting!

SHOPPING OUR STASH #314 - Countdown to Christmas

Hiya crafty friends!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want to see your Christmas creations!

Here's the card I made:

and the inside:

Oh Holy Night, did I shop my stash for this card! LOL!

The paper collection I used is dated 2011, and most of the stickers I've had at least

 7+ years. See those poinsettias? They are iron on appliques! (I just glued them on. LOL!)

Now it's your turn! Just make a Christmas project and link up at Shopping Our Stash!

I can't wait to see what you come up with. For more ideas, please do visit the blogs

of my teammies and leave some lovin while there!

Thanks for visiting, have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Add Ink #370 - sketch

Jingle Belles - Here Comes Santa Claus

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - In & Out Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: My Mind's Eye - Signature Christmas (2011), scraps

CS: Thunderbolt

Accessories: K & Co - Santa sticker; Hirschberg Schultz - poinsettia applique; Cloud 9 - epoxy Merry Christmas sticker; GC; SB - Lg Std Circle Nestie; MISTI

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

Tropical birthday wishes

Hiya crafty friends and welcome.

Today I figured it's about time I blogged about a card I made a few weeks ago. A card that

got my crafty mojo working again.

And I'm only blogging about it now. Sigh.

Here it is:

 and the inside:

Seriously, I don't know why it took me this long to share this card. Because it's 

very mixed media, and I love how it turned out.

The background was made using Magenta Nuance dye powders. I stenciled over it with 

embossing paste using that awesome flower stencil.

I die cut, colored and added Stickles and Wink of Stella to the pineapple and the

hibiscus flower. Love the subtle shimmer to the images!

Oooh! Shimmery!

The Happy Birthday was embossed in gold using the Digits set. 

Well, that's it for now. Guess I should get my behind in gear and do something

about dinner. LOL! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at: 

Paper Smooches July ATG challenge

Seize the Birthday  - no topping this time

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Pineapple Crush, Get Outta Town, Digits, Happy Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark

DP: scrap

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; Crafter's Companion; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance dye powders: Bright Yellow, Grass Green, Turquoise; 

STAMPlorations - Bold  Florals stencil; Dreamweaver embossing paste; heat gun; water mister; 

Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Pineapple Crush dies; Stampendous - Champagne EP; 

Martha Stewart - Arch Lattice punch; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; Wink of Stella pen

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #89 - U is for Up Yer Kilt

Hiya snarky peeps and welcome!

Looks like Edna is the creamy center of a Scottish oreo! LOL!

Which brings us to our new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

we want to see plaid on your projects!

Here's my card:

and the inside:

Now it's your turn to break out that plaid and put it to use! We'd love to

see what you make at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more ideas, check out what my Sisters and our Guest

Designer, Melissa, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - Les Chiens; For The Love of Stamps - Pampered Paws Purrfect Sentiments;

Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - This and That

CS: Crafter's Companion; TE

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; MFT - single stitch frame dies

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Scotch - scrapbooker's glue

SHOPPING OUR STASH #312 - You Light Up My Life

Hello crafty friends!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH

we want to see some type of light fixture on your projects.

This is the card I made:

and the inside:

I hope you can join us at Shopping Our Stash this week. For more

ideas, please check out what my teammies came up with and

leave some bloggy lovin!

Thanks for visiting,

I'd like to enter this card at Happy Little Stampers July CAS challenge

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity December 2012 KOM; Technique Tuesday - Umpteenth Birthday

Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore mixed media; TE

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance powder dyes: Bright Yellow & Old Yellow; Stampendous - black EP;

heat gun; GC; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rect. dies

Another Bad Ass Art Journal page - Sisters

Hello crafty friends.

I'm popping in before the next line of thunderstorms hit, and knock out my

cable service again.

I'm very slowly working on my Bad Ass Art Journal classes.

I'm on week 6 now. Check it:

 I used Magenta Nuance powder dyes to water color my background. For the next layer I 

used white ink and a few stencils for a subtle pattern. (I'm not sure if it was that 

particular ink pad, or stenciling onto the first layer, but that ink took

3 DAYS to finally dry! Even hitting it many times with

my heat gun! Holy crow!)

You can see some of the patterns in the next couple of pics:

My people bodies were made using spray inks.

 (Don't do what I did and use water reactive sprays for this, as they are, well,

reactivated with any liquid. Or if you lean your hand on them whilst painting the heads.

Ask me how I know)

I painted the head and shoulders. In the class, these were left as is, but

I felt compelled to add hair to mine. Personal choice)

Stamped some grungy thatched marks, and went over them with the edge of an old credit card

and black paint where the stamp didn't touch the paper. Also stamped and fussy cut the flower.

Some scribbling and doodling, and it was all finished!

I did spray this (carefully) outside with a sealer, in the hopes

that it won't smear, if someone were to touch it. LOL!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Craft Stamper Magazine - Take It Make It July Challenge - use stamps

STAMPlorations - never ending ATG

Supplies:

Golden Gesso;

Magenta Nuance powder dyes - Hot Pink, Orange, Bright Yellow; 

Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Snow ink pad; 

STAMPlorations - Dragonfly Waltz, Delicate Lines, Dots All Over stencils; 

STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge, Big Bloom Factory stamps; 

DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics - Titanium White, Carbon Black, English Red Oxide Antiquing Cream; 

Dylusions Spray Inks - London Blue, Vibrant Turquoise

Maya Road - Eggplant Purple spray ink;

DecoArt Americana Acrylics - Warm Beige, Dark Chocolate, Natural Buff;

General's - multi pastel pencils - Van Dyke Brown, Black;

Faber Castell - Sm black artist PITT pen;

Sakura - Gelly Roll pens - white & silver;

StazOn - Jet Black ink; VersaMark ink; Stampendous - black embossing powder; 

heat gun; baby wipes

DecoArt Americana sealer

SHOPPING OUR STASH #311 - CAS for National Simplicity Day

Hello crafty peeps and welcome!

July 12 is National Simplicity Day!

So for the new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want to see your CAS cards!

 In the spirit of NSD, you can also include

something recycled or upcycled on your CAS project, but it's not mandatory.

For my card, I recycled a bit of cardboard from a box:

 and the inside:

Also in the spirit of NSD, I've recycled a birthday age. (wink!)

The pineapple and festive drink was die cut, colored, then I covered both

with a layer of Wink of Stella for some subtle shimmer.

 Now it's your turn to create a CAS card! (you know you want to!) Just link up at

Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! For more ideas, please visit the blogs

of my teammates and leave some lovin while there!

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Paper Smooches - July 2017 ATG challenge

Happy Little Stampers - July 2017 ATG with Dies

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Pineapple Crush, Getta Outta Town, Birthday Sampler

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tangelo

CS: TE, Crafter's Companion

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Merry Go Round stencil; Recycled cardboard from a box; MISTI; Spectrum Noir markers; Wink of Stella pen; blending tool

Adhesives: Recollections - red tape; Ranger Multi Matte Medium