SHOPPING OUR STASH #351 - Mythical and Magical

Happy Tuesday and welcome!

This week, we have another fun challenge starting today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH! 

It's all about mythical and magical creatures!

Let's see those faeries, gnomes, dragons, unicorns, etc!

 Here's my card:

and the inside:

 

 Using another background panel I made a year, maybe two years ago.

It's really hard to see, as 1) it's very light and 2) my crack photography

skillz suck. I smooshed some inks directly onto an embossing folder,

spritzed with water, and covered it with some water color paper. You

can kind of see the pattern if you squint your eyes and look sideways at it. LOL!

Layered some die cuts, stamped (at least 6 times) with my MISTI to get 

 good coverage, (still had to dot here and there with a black marker to fill

in white spots. The trials and tribulations of stamping on water color paper.)

 The faerie wings were winked, then I added some rhinestones

for a bit more sparkle.

I hope you find some time this week to play along at our challenge at

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see what you create!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: So Suzy Stamps

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass, Worn Lipstick? major guess here.

CS: Taylored Expressions; Strathmore water color paper

Accessories: GC: Cuttlebug - modern wallpaper EF; MFT - Stitched Frames dies; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Rectangle dies; water mister; MISTI; Faber Castell - black artist PITT pen; Wink of Stella pen; Recollections/Hampton Art/Nicole - rhinestones

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #108 - X is for Xyloid

Hello and happy Saturday!

We are starting a brand new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

X is for XYLOID!

 

What the hell is that?

It means "something related to wood".

So, we want to see that on your projects! Simple, eh?

Here's my card:

and the inside:

I went through my ancient stash of paper and found this weathered wood

gem, dated 2004, and never cut into...until now!

I also used a die cut woodsy wreath, and a bit of snark for the sentiment.

You could go as far as saying this entire card is made of wood,

because all the paper essentially started life as trees.

(but that excuse won't fly for our challenge, so 

you'd best use something else wood related on your projects

if you want that crown! LOL!)

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Just link up your wood

related project at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so

we can admire it! Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my

Sisters, and our newest Queen and Guest Designer, Pink Unicorn,

and while there, leave some love!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Issues - Ahh Real Birthday Sentiments, Freaking Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa

DP: Me and My Big Ideas 

CS: Thunderbolt; Recollections

Accessories: GC; Recollections - Deer Head mix dies; SB - wreath die; MISTI

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

Puddy Tats

Hi there!

I've been playing in the ol' craft room and

came up with a couple cards

for Darnell's Twofer Card challenge #4.

This month she's looking for pets on our cards.

Here are my cards:

Same kitty, but my first card is a Christmas card, and the second one

a birthday card.

Onefer:

and the inside:

I love these Katzelkraft kitties. The expressions on their faces are fabulous.

Just look at this puddy tat, licking his chops because of all those fish bones!

I masked and added the hat for this Santa Paws and he's colored with SN markers.

The trim on the hat was given a coat of Crystal Stickles, his eyes were

Glossy Accented, and the fish bones were winked by Stella.

(sparkle and shine!)

I'd like to enter this card at:

Freshly Made Sketches #333

Color Throwdown #489

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Sparkle and Shine

Twofer:

Since the recipient received this card I can post about it.

Same kitty, now just salivating over that huge stack

of birthday presents... Or maybe the birdie paper in the background.

She is colored in shades of gray using SN markers, to match 

my friend's cat. I love this sentiment, with the added

ball of yarn as an embellishment!

and the inside:

I'd like to enter this at Seize the Birthday (Not sure if this is vibrant enough, but it IS a birthday card)

That's it for today. Congrats, you've made it to the end of my post!

Thanks for hanging in there until the end. I hope you

have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Onefer:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - cats and accessories; Paper Smooches - Nine Lives; MME - Lost and Found Christmas; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, Lady Bug

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Crafter's Companion; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Ranger - glossy accents & crystal Stickles; GC; Cuttlebug - chevron EF; Stampendous - detail white EP; heat gun; MISTI; MFT - Dainty Doilies die; Wink of Stella pen

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

Twofer:

Stamps: Katzelkraft - cats and accessories; For the Love of Stamps - Purrfect Sentiments; Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday Sampler

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: American Crafts - Color Crush

CS: Neenah; Crafter's Companion; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #350 - Yo! Dude!

Hello and happy Tuesday!

Today starts the new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH:

Yo! Dude!

We want to see projects for the special men in your life.

(or for a complete stranger. We don't judge. *wink*)

Here's the card I made:

and the inside:

My teammate Barbara was kind enough to send me some stamped

images from the Hipsters set by Tim Holtz. I thought it was high

time I used them. (again, hoarder)

The chimp dude was colored with Prismacolor pencils and Glossy Accents added to his glasses. 

That background panel I had made a couple months ago, and decided to finally use it.

It's die cut, sprayed with a couple Dylusions spray inks, stenciled over

with embossing paste, then splattered with black ink.

(drying between all layers, of course)

The black panel was dry embossed with stripes before adhering 

everything together all wonky like.

As for the inside sentiment, I printed that out on my computer.

(Shout out to Charlton Heston from the Planet of the Apes movie!)

As everyone in my family shares a snarky sense of humor,

this will eventually be mailed to one of my male relatives. LOL!

I look forward to seeing your male themed creations in the gallery

at Shopping Our Stash! For more ideas, do yourself a favor and

visit the blogs of my teammies. You won't be disappointed.

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge -  Add Some Texture

Seize the Birthday -  Vibrant Colors

Naughty or Nice Challenge #50 - Using challenge #5: For the men

Supplies:

Stamps: Tim Holtz - Hipsters; Paper Issues - Freaking Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug

CS: Neenah; Bazzill/ Thunderbolt

Accessories: Dylusions spray inks - Cut grass, vibrant turquoise; Dreamweaver - embossing paste;

DecoArt Media black acrylic paint; toothbrush; GC; Lifestyle Crafts - inverted scallops die; SB - Std. Sm & Lg circle Nesties; Cuttlebug - striped EF from the James Set; Prismacolor pencils; Ranger - Glossy Accents; Istencil -27-00072 rsc stencil; computer and printer

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; American Crafts - tacky tape; Scotch - foam tape

I may not be there yet...

Hello friends and happy Fri-YAY!!

I'm sharing another art journal page from my

One Badass Art Journal 2018.

This is for week #4 taught by

Jennifer Albin of Soul Whisper Arts.

(we are on week 10 and I'm way behind. As usual.)

Yes, that's me at two years old.

It's supposed to be an image transfer. My first attempt

actually worked, but it's so transparent, that you can barely see it,

so plan B: an image, but no transfer.

Here are some process pictures.

First few layers.

This was my original image, me at age 4

look closely, and you may be able to see my face in this pic.

See? Too transparent. 

I added a few stencils and more paint, doodles, and

decided I really didn't like it at all.

 So I went over most of it with gesso.

brayered more paint on

add more doodling, paint, washi tape and stencils

I love this sentiment, but I suck at hand lettering

one more look-see:

I think I started this at least 3 weeks ago, but got so frustrated with it that I just set it aside for a couple weeks. Finally finished it, and I'm so happy how it came out!

It's another gorgeous day today. We are supposed to get near 80 degrees!

Holy Cow! Grilling for sure today.

I hope that you all have a fabulous weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

photo of me printed on regular copy paper

DecoArt Media - matte medium

Various paint brushes

paper scraps/book pages

DecoArt Americana acrylic paints: bluegrass green, citron green, bright orange, titanium white, electric pink, indian turquoise, ebony, banana cream, warm beige, blue harbor

old plastic card

STAMPlorations: Daisy Dance mask, Dragonfly Waltz stencil, Daisy Play stencil

Sakura - white, purple Gelly Roll pens

DecoArt Media: Cadmium Red Hue

Washi tape - Recollections, Queen & Co.

Faber Castell Artist PITT pens - black - bold & small, silver - bold

Delta Gleams acrylic paint: metallic 14K gold

Stabilo All black pencil

Happiness

Hello crafty friends!

I'm popping in with a card I made for

yet another new-to-me challenge, 

The Library Challenge #4.

The premise is to create something

based on the given book's cover, title, or story.

This challenge is based on the book,

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden.

I own a copy of this book, and if you haven't had a chance

to read it, you really should. It's a wonderful read.

The cover of my book is a bit different, so I based my

card more on it's cover than the version above.

Here's my card:

I hoard these papers by Graphic 45. They are from the Bird Song collection.

I cut one of the Geisha images from a collage sheet. There were three butterflies

that overlapped the different images on that paper, so I just fussy cut some flowers to cover them.

That's it for now.

I was able to work in the flower beds this morning to get them ready for new mulch.

It's FINALLY in the 70's here today!!

WOO HOO!!

Now, I'm going to go and enjoy this glorious day with my fur baby.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Graphic 45 - Bird Song

CS: Neenah; Bazzill

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #349 - Headed to the Beach

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

It's time for another fun challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This week we are heading to the beach!

(perhaps because we are ALL SICK OF WINTER HANGING ON!!) 

We'd like to see your beach themed projects!

Here's the card I made: 

I did a bit of paper piecing with this cute swimsuit image.

I even added some brads to the suits. Bonus!

The main panel was embossed, and I liked the debossed side so much I

flipped it over. I love the cute punny sentiment that came with the image. 

Now it's your turn. We'd love to see your beach themed projects linked

up at Shopping Our Stash! Looking for more ideas? Simply visit

the blogs of my teammies to see their take on the challenge.

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

I'd like to enter this at:

TGIF#154

Match the Sketch #223

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity Stamps - It Suits You

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: scraps

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Darice - Cherry Blossom EF; brads

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