SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #83 - Y is for Yippee

Yippee!!

It's time to celebrate with the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

What does that mean? Well, we want to see your

CONGRATULATIONS CARDS OR PROJECTS!

Here's what I came up with:

 and the inside:

I got inky again using my Magenta dye powders in turquoise and royal blue.

After heat embossing the image and sentiment in white, I sprinkled on the powders,

spritzed with a water mister, and watched the magic happen!

Here's a close up of the yumminess:

On the inside, I heat embossed the congrats in silver EP.

I know what you're thinking: Where's the snark?

Well, if you made something as pretty as this (IMHO), would

you ruin it with snark? I didn't think so either. LOL!

Now it's your turn to make a congrats themed card or project. It's graduation season. 

What better way to crank out a card or six? Just be sure to link up at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire it!

Need more ideas? Then check out what my Sisters, and our

Guest Designer, Becca Cruger, a.k.a the Damsel of Distressed,

have created for your viewing pleasure!

Thanks for popping by. Have a fantastic day!

Hugs,

I'd like to enter this at:

Simon Says Stamp Wed Challenge - ATG

Mixed Media World - ATG with watercolors

Supplies:

Stamps: So Suzy Stamps - Congrats, Always & Forever, Bride and Groom

Ink: VersaMark

DP: American Crafts - silver glitter paper

CS: Strathmore - Mixed Media paper with vellum; TE; Darice

Accessories: Magenta - Nuance powder dyes; Stampendous - white EP; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; water mister; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Sketch Saturday #461

Hello and welcome friends!

Today is my last week as Guest Designer at

SKETCH SATURDAY.

I really enjoyed crafting along with the sketches and 

wonderful design team.

Thank you again, Kelli, for inviting me!

For this week's challenge,

we are letting you pick any sketch

from #215 thru #460.

Our sponsor this week is

Lemon Shortbread Digi Stamps!

If you are the lucky winner, you will receive

three digi stamps from the store!

For my card, I am using sketch #265 and

the Rainy Days Girl with Umbrella digi:

Now it's your turn to pick one of the many fabulous sketches from 

Sketch Saturday and make something fun!

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

Hugs,

Supplies:

Stamps: Lemon Shortbread - Rainy Days with Umbrella digi; Paper Smooches - Cosmos

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: Crafter's Companion; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer & printer; MISTI; Cloud 9 Designs - raindrops stickers; Fiskars corner rounder; clear WOS pen

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

JUST US GIRLS #391 - Wild Card Week

Hi all!

We have a Wild Card Week at

JUST US GIRLS!

Judy is hosting, and she's chosen

PAPER PIECING

for your wild card.

I paper pieced a scrumptious cupcake and

added a bit of snark in the process....

 and the inside:

Such sweet sentiments in this stamp set, eh? LOL!

I've added some Wink of Stella onto the cupcake, but as

usual, with my photography skillz, you can't see it.

Now it's your turn to have fun fussy cutting and paper piecing! Just link

up at Just Us Girls so we can admire it!

Need more inspiration? Well then, simply check out what my teammates and

our Guest Designer, Laurie Unger have created!

This will be Laurie's last week guest designing with us. Thank you so much for

lending your amazing talent to our team this month!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Hugs,

I'd like to enter this at:

STAMPlorations - Never ending ATG

Mojo Monday #494

Seize the Birthday - ATG

Simon Says Stamp - ATG

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - A Snarky Birthday to You

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal, Angel Pink

DP: MME - The Sweetest Thing

CS: TE; scraps

Accessories: MISTI; clear Wink of Stella pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Elmer's extra strength glue stick

SHOPPING OUR STASH #300 - Caffeine Fix

Welcome friends!

This week at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we challenge you to make a coffee/tea themed

card or project.

Simple, eh?

Here's the tag I made:

I started by spritzing Glimmer Mist over a stencil. Just look at the shimmer!:

Some paper piecing, sponging and stamping and this tag came 

together pretty quickly.

Now it's your turn! You know you have coffee or tea themed

crafty goodies. Why not use them and link up at Shopping Our Stash?

We'd love to see what you create!

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

Hugs,

I'd like to enter this at STAMPlorations April Mixed Media challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Good Books & Coffee; Mixed Media Grunge

Ink: Staz On - Jet Black; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Mermaid Lagoon

DP: American Crafts - Color Crush

CS: upcycled cardboard

Accessories: ARTplorations - Flower Puzzle stencils; Tattered Angels - Strawberry Cream Glimmer Mist; Spectrum Noir markers - EB1 & BT4; May Arts ribbon; Fray Check; MISTI; Ranger blending tool; Fiskars - hole punch

Adhesives: Elmer's extra strength glue stick

SKETCH SATURDAY #460

Welcome crafty friends!

Another week, and another card for my GD gig at

SKETCH SATURDAY!

This week's sponsor is

DigiStamp Boutique, who is gifting

one lucky winner with a £10 gift certificate!

Here is my take on the sketch:

 Here's the inside:

I used one of the adorable mice from the

Bert Christmas Set. This cute critter is colored with Spectrum Noir markers,

and I've added some Wink of Stella to the hat, scarf, stocking and ground for 

a bit of shimmer.

Ooh! Shimmery!

Ready to play along? Of course you are! We can't wait to see what 

you create with this week's sketch at Sketch Saturday! 

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

Hugs,

Supplies: DigiStamp Boutique - Bert Christmas set; Taylored Expressions - In and Out Christmas
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: American Crafts - Wish List
CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; scraps
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Wink of Stella pen; MISTI; Fiskars corner rounder; Jolee's - snowflake sticker; computer & printer
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

JUST US GIRLS #390 - Photo Week

Hello friends and welcome!

I'm hosting Photo Week at JUST US GIRLS,

and I've picked this awesome photo for you to be inspired by!

What jumps out at you? The neutral wall with pops of bright colors?

All the fabulous patterns? The mix of gray and colors?

Whatever it is, we hope you join us this week!

Here is what I came up with:

the inside:

I really liked the gray/white paired with the bright splashes of

patterned color, so that's how I came about this design.

I hope that you find some time this week to join us at Just Us Girls! For more

inspiration, please check out what our Guest Designer, Laurie Unger, and

the rest of the JUGS Crew have created.

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

Hugs,

Supplies:
Gina K - Sweet Thing; Hero Arts - Tweed pattern; Stampendous - Birthday Wish
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel
DP: Graphic 45 - Bohemian Bazaar
CS: TE; Darice
Accessories: Fiskars - flower punch; Nicole - rhinestones; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Glue Dots; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

STAMPlorations Theme & Sketch Challenge reminder

Hello peeps!

Just giving you a reminder about

STAMPlorations April Theme & Sketch challenge

that will end on the 30th. But, you still have plenty of time

to link up your card or project!

Here's what I made using just the theme:

 and the inside:

I started with the Bloom Factory ARTplorations stencil, inking it directly

using a few different color ink pads, spritzing with water, then laying my panel down

on top of the inky mess. Once that dried, I used a few of the flower stamps from

the Bloom Factory stamp set, and stamped over about 5 of the stenciled flowers.

I die cut all sides using the postage stamp die from the CUTplorations Art Edges die set.

Both sentiments were from the Fond Expressions stamp set. Once I tied the twine around

the panel, I adhered with foam tape. I stamped and die cut the butterflies from 

the Buttercups & butterflies stamp set and accompanying die set. 

I went over the butterflies with a Wink of Stella pen to add some subtle shimmer, and once

dry, adhered with glue dots. 

I can't wait to see what you come up with for the challenge!

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

Hugs,

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Bloom Factory, Buttercups & Butterflies, Fond Expressions

Ink: Memento - Angel Pink, Summer Sky, Tangelo; Gina K - Kraft

CS: Thunderbolt; TE

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Buttercups & Butterflies, Art Edges; ARTplorations - Bloom Factory stencil; water mister; MISTI; twine; Wink of Stella pen

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

STAMPlorations Things with Wings Spring hop reminder

Hello crafty peeps!

I'm popping in to remind you about 

STAMPlorations Thing with Wings Spring Hop,

which is in full swing and is ongoing until April 30th!

Come join the fun! Perhaps you'll be one of the

lucky winners of fabulous stamps, dies, or gift certificates!

Here's what I made this time around:

 and the inside of my card:

I had fun getting inky again. I started by inking the Shower of Flutters stencil with 

teal, green, and purple inks, spritzing with water, then laying my panel on top of the stencil

to soak up all that inky goodness. I also splattered the same colors over the panel with watered

down ink and a toothbrush. I stamped over some of the butterflies using images from the

 Trendy Butterflies set, along with some of the sentiments. On the inside, I glued

 the leftover frame from the main panel and stamped a sentiment

from the Faerie Door set. 

Ready to spread your wings and play along? (LOL! Pun totally intended!)

Just link up your winged project at STAMPlorations for a chance at winning

some sweet prizes!

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies, Faerie Door

Ink: Memento - Teal Zeal, Elderberry, Bamboo Leaves, Paris Dusk, Tuxedo Black

CS: TE; Darice

Accessories: GC; ARTplorations - Shower of Flutters stencil; water mister; toothbrush; MISTI; Simon Says Stamp - Frames die; Wink of Stella pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #299 - A Rose By Any Other Name

Hiya crafty friends!

This week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

we want to see specifically, a rose (or roses) on your 

card or project.

Here's what I created:

 and the inside:

NBUS here, it being the roses die, that I bought about a year ago, and this is the 

first time using it. Also, more white space, although I broke it up using various dies, so

I'm not so itchy with this card. LOL!

Now it's your turn to create something using a rose or roses! Be sure to link up

at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it!

Thanks for visiting,

Hugs,

Supplies:
Stamps: My Favorite Things - More Essential Sentiments
Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: Bazzill; scraps
Accessories: GC; SB - Std. Lg Oval & Scalloped Oval Nesties; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Rectangle
dies; MFT - roses die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Wink Of Stella pen; Nicole - rhinestones
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Sakura - Quickie Glue pen

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #82 - E is for Elegant

Hello snarky peeps, and welcome to another challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

For the next two weeks, we'd like to see your

ELEGANT cards and/or projects!

Here is my offering:

 and the inside:

If, like me, you've lost your mojo, simply let the papers do all the work!

I did find a suitable stamp to go with the elegant couple dancing. (wink)

Now it's your turn to get your elegant on and link up at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more inspiration, do check out the blogs of my Sisters, and our new

Guest Designer: Josefine Fouarge, and leave them some bloggy love!

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs,

Supplies:

Stamps: Riley & Co.; freebie set from Cardmaking & Paper crafting magazine

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Antique Linen

DP: Graphic 45 - La Romantique

CS: TE; Darice

Accessories: GC; SB - Teardrop circle nesties; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle dies; Want 2 Scrap - rhinestones; MISTI

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

Sketch Saturday #459

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

I'm back guest designing at

SKETCH SATURDAY!

Here is this week's sketch, #459:

This week's sponsor is

Star Stampz, and her Etsy store

has some fabulous digi stamps!

The one I've used for my card is called

Gotta catch 'em all Pokemon:

I've colored this cutie with Spectrum Noir markers, and added a panel of colorful geometric

paper behind the image. The smiley face emoji (which was gifted to me by my

Snarky Sister Donna) seemed to go perfectly with

this anime style character.

The Pokemon ball (is it a ball? I've never watched the cartoon so I'm clueless. LOL!)

and stars were given some Diamond Stickles for sparkle.

This was such a great sketch to work with. I'm sure you'll feel the same way!

I hope that you find some time to play along at Sketch Saturday this week!

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs!

Supplies:

Stamps: Star Stampz - Gotta Catch 'Em All Pokemon digi; Paper Smooches - Spectrum

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - #Summer

CS: TE; Crafter's Companion; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer and printer; Ranger - Diamond Stickles; MISTI;

Smiley face emoji die from Donna

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