SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #100 N is for Naughty Christmas

Would you look at that? It's our 100th challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!!

How fitting that our annual Naughty Christmas challenge 

is the lucky one for this historic event!

That's right, we want to see how crass, how rude, how risque'

you can get with your Christmas cards!

Let your freak flag fly!

(and the swear words too!)

Yes, mine does have swear words in it,

so if you have any little ones about and

don't want them to learn a new bad word,

you should probably send them out of the room now.

Ok, you've been warned.

Here's my card.

It seems rather innocent at first, but....

...then the inside:

This card is extremely CAS for me, and thanks to some alpha stickers and a computer

generated sentiment, it was completed pretty fast too.

So, do you need to make any last minute Christmas cards? Why not

add a rude sentiment, an F-bomb, or a naughty Santa and

link up at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers?! We'd love

to see what you come up with! For more naughty goodness, do check out

what my Sistahs and our Guest Designer, Sharon, have created

for your viewing pleasure. Heads up: don't be drinking or eating

when reading their cards. Just sayin'

Edna and my Sisters will be taking a much needed break to spend time with our

loved ones, (a.k.a. our favorite alcoholic beverages), but will be back with

 all new challenges starting January 13th.

Until then, I wish you a very Merry Christmas,

and all the best for 2018!

 Hugs!

Of course, I'd like to enter this at the Naughty Or Nice challenge #46

Supplies:

CS: TE; Recollections

Accessories: MAMBI - Dear Santa stickers; computer & printer (rest of sentiment computer generated)

Adhesive: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #334 Gah!! PINK!! - A Tribute to Leslie

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Our new challenge at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH

starts today, and we are paying tribute to our

dear friend, Leslie Hanna. I'm sure most of you

are aware that she passed away suddenly two years ago

on Christmas day. If you knew Leslie, she hated the color pink.

On those rare occasions that she used it on her cards, she

always referred to it as 'Gah! PINK!'

So in honor of Leslie,

the SOS Crew challenge you to make a card or project

using Gah! PINK! predominately.

Here's my card:

and the inside:

I had some fun using my Magenta Nuance powder dyes again.

Once the colors were completely dried, I traced a stencil design

over it using a white Gelly Roll pen. The Christmas tree admittedly

is new, but everything else is at least a year old or more.

I had so much fun with this card that I made another one!

I hope that you find some time to create something using

Gah! PINK! to help us celebrate Leslie. We'd love to see 

what you made, so be sure to link up at Shopping Our Stash!

Also, this is the last challenge of the year so it will

be open until Monday, January 1, 2018.

The SOS CREW will be taking the rest of the year off

to spend time with family and friends.

Thank you for visiting.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas, and a

healthy and happy New Year!

Hugs!

I'd like to enter this at:

CAS Watercolour Card Challenge -ATG

CAS Mix It Up Challenge - Stamping + watercolouring & die cutting

Tic Tac Toe challenge #28 -center column: Holiday/Die Cut/Metallic

STAMPlorations Neverending ATG challenge

 

Supplies:

STAMPlorations - Christmas Bell Medley; Peace Love Joy

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Recollections - silver glitter paper

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; TE; scraps

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch nesting rect die, Christmas Tree 1 die;

Magenta - Nuance powder dyes; ARTplorations - Oh My Stars & Holly Background stencils; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; water mister; paint brush; MISTI

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #333 - Let's Play Tag!

Hello friends!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we're playing TAG!

That's right, we want to see your tags, either by itself

or on a card/project. Easy huh?

Here's what I came up with:

 And the inside:

My tag is made by sprinkling a couple Magenta Nuance dye powders onto some mixed

media paper and spritzing with water. Once dried, I die cut the tag. then stamped and second generation stamped the pine bough. I went around the edge with a VersaMark pen, and heat embossed using some glitter gold EP. Finished with some red ribbon.

The word die was cut from gold glitter paper, glued to a scrap of black card stock, and fussy cut.

The inside sentiment was heat embossed using the same glitter gold EP.

Super fun card to make!

Now it's your turn! Just crank out a tag and simply link up at Shopping Our Stash!

We'd love to see what you create. For more ideas, please check out what

my teammies created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

STAMPlorations CUTplorations December challenge

STAMPlorations Dec. Theme & Sketch challenge (theme only)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Christmas/Winter Holidays

Supplies:
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Bell Medley; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message
Ink: Ranger DI - Evergreen Bough; VersaMark; Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Shimmer
CS: Strathmore - mixed media paper; TE; Bazzill; Recollections
Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - ATC Tag Builder dies, Warm Winter Wishes die; Magenta - Nuance powder dyes - Turquoise and Cerulean blue; water mister; Taylored Expressions - Nordic Holiday EF; Cuttlebug - Charles embossing border folder; Stampendous - Jeweled Gold EP; heat gun; MISTI; May Arts ribbon
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & Thin 3D foam squares; Glue Dots

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #99 V is for Vegan

Hey there snarky peeps and welcome!

This fortnight at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

the challenge is V for Vegan,

so that translates (to the Sisters at least, wink!), to

using any animal on your project!

I had an idea for my card but had to 

computer generate my sentiment.

No snark, but gotta love a punny sentiment!

 and the inside:

Now it's your turn to crank out a project using an animal on it. Just link up

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire it. For more

ideas, do yourself a favor and check out what my Sisters in Snark, and

our new Guest Designer, Michelle, have created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

(I'll be shoveling. GAH! Snow!)

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #271 - ATG

The Male Room #75 - Christmas/winter/December celebrations

Supplies:
Stamps: Katzelkraft - Les Chiens; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: American Crafts - Wish List
CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; scrap
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle dies; computer and printer; Misti
Adhesives: SA by 3L - taper runner, Thin 3D foam squares

SHOPPING OUR STASH #332 I Like To Move It, Move It!

Hi there crafty peeps!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH

it's time to move it move it!

What does that mean?

We want to see your projects featuring anything movable,

like shaker cards, or using wobblers, or slider cards, or googly eyes!

Here's what I created, making a shaker card:

and the inside:

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Just link up at Shopping Our Stash so

we can admire it! For more ideas, please check out the 

blogs of my teammies to see what they created and leave

them some bloggy lovin.

Thanks for stopping by!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

I'd like to enter this at Naughty or Nice Challenge #46

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Suite Seasons

Ink: Memento - Nautical Blue

DP:  American Crafts - Jack Frost

CS: Recollections; scraps

Accessories: Making Memories - Slice die cutter & Noel cartridge; Doodlebug - twine; GC; STAMPlorations - Let It Snow die; American Crafts - WOW! Glitter Snowflakes: Cousin Corp/The Craft Outlet - beads; GraphixArts - acetate; WOS pen; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch foam tape; Ranger - Glossy Accents. Multi Medium Matte

STAMPlorations Stencil Blog Hop featuring Sanna Lippert Designs!

Exciting news! 

The STAMPloration girls are celebrating Sanna Lippert's

launch of her very own stencil line with a

STAMPlorations Stencil Blog Hop featuring Sanna Lippert Designs!

Of course, there will be prizes!

Here is some info you need to know:

• Commenting closes on December 4, Monday
• Prizes: (1) winner of $20 gift certificate, (2) winners of their choice of 3 Sanna Lippert Designs stencils
• Winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers blogs

Here are a couple cards I made using Sanna's stencils:

I'm so glad that Shery sent me this stencil, as it's my favorite of all Sanna's

stencils. I really wanted to showcase this amazing, intricate stencil, so I made a

very CAS card, letting the design do all the work.

I've used the Evolution Artplorations stencil for my background. I die cut a strip

of vellum using one of the Art Edges CUTplorations dies, and heat embossed

the sentiment from the Trendy Feathers 2 stamp set.

For my second card, I made a whimsical birthday card,

using Sanna's Flowers 2 Artplorations stencil, and the

Faerie Door stamp set.

Yay! You made it to the end! Now for a chance to win some

STAMPlorations goodies, simply leave a comment below!

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

Supplies:

First card:

STAMPlorations - Feathers 2 stamp set

ARTplorations - Evolution stencil by Sanna Lippert

CUTplorations - Art Edges die

Ink: Ranger DI - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral; Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Simon Says Stamp - Lipstick Red

CS: Strathmore Mixed Media paper; TE

Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - Double Pierced rectangle die; Recollections - vellum; Dylusions - white ink spray; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

Second card:

Stamps: STAMPlorations  - Faerie Door

ARTplorations - Flowers 2 stencil

Ink: Ranger DI - Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore - mixed media paper; TE

Accessories: GC; Spectrum Noir markers; Avery Elle - Double Pierced rectangle die; Tattered Angels - Aquamarine Glimmer Mist; toothbrush; Wink Of Stella pen; MISTI

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #331 Snow Much Fun

Hello and welcome friends.

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want to see your snow related projects!

I created a snowy scene on my card:

and the inside:

The snow scene was die cut from silver foil paper, and very hard to photograph!

The deer is cut from silver glitter paper, and I've added a teeny tiny red rhinestone

for his nose.

To continue that silver vibe, I heat embossed the

sentiments in silver EP.

We hope that you find some time this week to play along with our

snow themed challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

For more ideas, do yourself a favor and visit the blogs of my

very clever teammies to see what they came up with.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

AAA Cards #104 - Christmas

Jingle Belles - Baby It' Gold Outside (or silver or copper!)

Supplies: 

Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: VersaMark; Brilliance - Silver Starlite

DP: Nicole - silver mirror; American Crafts - silver glitter

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Boddington Tree Scape & Regal Deer dies; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; MISTI; Recollections - red rhinestone

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #98 - I is for Industrial

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

I hope those who celebrated had a happy Thanksgiving, and

that those who braved the Black Friday sales

made out with some excellent deals.

Our next challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

is one of my favorites: I is for Industrial 

It's time to get your Steampunk on!! YAY!

I went all mixed media and created this canvas panel:

(grab your favorite beverage, this is gonna be a photo heavy post)

This baby has sooooo much texture!

There were some new to me techniques I tried out, one being how

I created those large cogs. I found some round chipboard frames in my stash

and decided to turn them into cogs using a hole punch!

They originally had a flowery pattern on them, but a couple coats of

gesso fixed that. Then I simply punched around the frames, being sure to

punch off the edge and not make a complete circle.

 I also rediscovered a chipboard album, and used parts from that also. On the cogs and

frame, I used another new to me technique called the Faux Rust Technique by Andy Skinner,

using texture sand paste and DecoArt Media fluid acrylics.

Holy crap, I had a blast making rusty cogs! LOL!

The wooden butterfly was a gift from my E.D.M.T., Jessi.

(Evil Double Mint Twin)

I gave it a coat of gesso, then crackle paste, and then painted it.

(air drying between each process, of course)

Ok, so here are a bunch of close ups of the canvas:

 One last view :

I hope that this inspires you to unlock your inner muse and create

something steampunk! We'd love to see it in our gallery at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Need more ideas? Well then, do yourself

a favor and go check out what my Sistahs of Snark, 

and our guest designer, Corrie, have created for your viewing pleasure!

Yay! You made it to the end!

Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a fantastic day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Mixed Media World challenge #31 - AMMG/mood board

Mix It Up challenge # - ATG/stencils

 

Supplies:

substrate: 7" x 9" canvas panel, a gift from my neighbor

various paint brushes

Golden gesso

DecoArt Media - Crackle Paste

pallet knife

My Favorite Things - brick wall stencil

Maya Road - chipboard keyhole album

Golden matte medium

DCWV - Tattered Time Stack - script paper

X-Acto knife

Colorbok - round chipboard frames

Fiskars hole punch

DecoArt Media - Texture Sand Paste

DecoArt Media fluid acrylic paints: Paynes Grey, Quinacidone Gold, Primary Yellow, Green Gold,

Phthalo Turquoise

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint - Natural Buff

Beacon 3 in 1 glue

SA by 3L - 3D foam squares

Scotch - foam tape

Tim Holtz - sprocket gears, typed tokens

Art-C - gears, key

found sprocket

Wooden butterfly from Jessi

Darice - galvanized wire and wire cutters

Studio G - alpha stamps

Staz On - Jet Black ink

white card stock

Ranger Distress ink - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo