Merry and Bright

Hello friends and happy 8-days-til-Christmas to you!

I'm still without a car (since Halloween). My hubby hit a deer on

his way to work that day, and his car has been in the shop since then. He's

been using my car all this time. I only get out on the weekend.

I have gifts to send but I'm not stressing about getting

them out in time for Christmas. I'll send them when I'm able to, and

I'll be extending the holiday for the recipients! LOL!

Going to the post office on Saturday is not happening.

I went there last Saturday just to drop off my pile of cards and

the line to mail packages was practically out the door. Nope. No thanks.

I'll wait to go there on a weekday, not so crazy then.

Ok, enough about that. What I really came here for is to show

you a card I've made, and it happens to fit a few challenges. Bonus!

and the inside:

 

These adorable ornaments were colored with my Spectrum Noir markers,

then heavily hit with both diamond Stickles and a Wink of Stella pen.

I've tried to get a close up of all the shimmer and sparkle:

 

 

It's so hard to capture all the shimmer on the ornaments in a photo. 

These twinkle soooo much in real life!

And now I have a head start on my Christmas cards for next year!

That's all for now. I hope that you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketch #367

Just Add Ink #438 - my 3rd color is the light blue

Addicted to Stamps and More #322

Supplies:

Stamps: Magenta - three ornaments; Simon Says Stamp/Kelly Purkey - Oh Deer; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rose Bud

DP: Cloud 9 Design; scrap

CS: Crafter's Companion; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Avery Elle - pierced rectangle die; MISTI; WOS pen; Ranger - Diamond Stickles

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #125 - R is for Rude Christmas

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Yep, that's right, it's time for our annual

RUDE CHRISTMAS challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!!

So make sure you all read the challenge correctly!

We want to see your off color, risque', downright naughty

Christmas cards! No cutesy, heartfelt cards, LOL!

Here's my offering:

and the inside:

Who better to drop the F bomb than Stella herself?! She's just finished her

shopping. Good thing too, since it looks like she's had it with the

crazy assholes going nuts over trying to get that one gift everyone wants.

(whatever the hell that is this year. LOL!)

So, need a last minute raunchy Christmas card? Here's the perfect challenge

for you to create it for! Just be sure to link up your masterpiece at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers so we can admire it..and possibly case it! (grin!)

And if you need more inspiration, or heck, just a good laugh, be sure

to check out what my Sistahs, and our guest designer Lisa, have created

for your viewing pleasure. Trust me, you won't be disappointed!

This is our last challenge this year. Edna and the Sisters are taking a 

much needed break for the holidays to spend with their family and friends.

We'll be back all bright eyed and bushy tailed on January 12th!

Thank you for visiting, and from my house to yours, I wish you all

a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2019!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo/Totally Stampalicious - Stella Christmas Psycho; TE - In & Out Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Bahama Blue

DP: Carta Bella - A Very Merry Christmas

CS: Crafter's Companion; TE

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; SB - lg & sm standard oval Nesties; MFT - vertical greetings 2 die; sequin trim from stash; Ranger - glossy accents; Wink of Stella pen; MISTI; computer & printer

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #384 - Tis the Season

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH

our challenge is to make a project that shows us what

holiday you celebrate this time of year, whether that is

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or any other holiday!

Here's the card I've made:

and the inside:

Yep, one more last minute Christmas card done! Yay! The flower

I used had been sitting on my desk since making this card and I really

wanted to use it. A pretty wreath, some stamping and another Christmas card done!

This is the last challenge this year at Shopping Our Stash so that

the design team can take a break over the holidays to be with family and friends.

We will be back on January 8th next year!

From my house to yours, I wish you a very Merry Christmas

and a healthy & happy New Year!

I'd like to enter this at:

Poppy Stamps Challenge #51 - Merry & Bright

Time Out Challenge #124 - Joyful

Supplies:

Stamps: Unity - poinsettia from August 2012 KOM; Avery Elle - Merriest

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Crafter's Companion

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Poppy Stamps - Peppini Wreath die; WOS pen; MISTI;

Fiskars corner rounder

Adhesives: SA by 3L - thin 3d foam squares, adhesive sheet

STAMPlorations December Theme & Sketch Challenge

Hello and welcome back crafty peeps!

It's a new month, the LAST month of the year.

HOW did that happen?!!

Today starts the new Theme & Sketch Challenge

at STAMPlorations!

 For my card, this time I've only used the Theme:

I love these Typographia stamps. They do all the work for you. LOL!

I've used the Typographia Christmas-Build a Snowman stamp which

is stamped onto a panel cut from one of the crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies.

I doodled around the edge of the patterned paper and the word 'meadow' with a silver

Gelly Roll pen for a bit of glitz, and finished it with a sparkly snowflake 

sticker from my stash.

I hope you find some time during this busy holiday season to

join the fun and play along in STAMPlorations December Theme & Sketch Challenge!

We'd love to see how you interpret them. You can find all the details on the 

blog, including how to win some prizes!

Need a discount? Simply use my code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off your order!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Typographia Christmas - Build a Snowman

Ink: Color Box/Susan K. Weckesser - Ice

DP: American Crafts - Jack Frost

CS: Neenah

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies; MISTI; Michael's- Creatology foam snowflake sticker; Sakura - silver Gelly Roll pen

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #383 - Happy Birthday Dude!

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

Donna is your hostess this week at

SHOPPING OUR STASH and she's thrown a curve ball right

in the midst of the Christmas-card-making-frenzy.

This week we want to see your birthday cards for the men in your lives!

 Here's what I came up with:

here's the inside:

 

 I did have help with my design, as I cased this card while perusing

Pinterest for ideas. (Not sure who made it as the link takes me

to a web store that sells the stamps, not the artist, so thank you

whomever you are!) I've had these tree stamps for at least a couple years, and

I think this may only be the second time using them. Glad I rediscovered

them while searching for something else, because I want to make a

bunch more cards like this now. LOL!

So now it's your turn. Put a brief hold on those holiday cards and

create a birthday card for a guy! Be sure to link up at

Shopping Our Stash so we may admire it! For more fabulous

male-themed cards, please do visit my teammies to see what

they've come up with.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - B is for - Birthday

Supplies:
Stamps: Stampers Anonymous/TH - Tree Line; Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Everyday, Birthday Celebration; Paper Smooches - Surf & Turf (bird)
Ink: Ranger DI - Iced Spruce, Forest Moss; Memento - Rich Cocoa
CS: Neenah; Darice
Accessories: GC; Poppy Stamps - Regal Deer die; Taylored Expressions - rolling hills dies; DecoArt - Snow-Tex; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #124 W is for Winter

 

Hello and happy Saturday crafty peeps!

Today starts the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

We want to see your Winter themed projects this time around.

Here's the card I made:

I had a lot of fun with this card. After stamping that little miss and her kitty, I stamped both again on masking paper, fussy cut and covered the images. I die cut a landscape border and used it as a mask

to sponge my sky, then masked off and sponged the ice. Removed the masks and colored the images using my SN markers. I went over the trees and hill with some snow-tex, and also dotted the sky

to add some falling snow. IRL this stuff is pretty glittery, but with my crack photography

skillz, you can't really see that. LOL!

I hope you find some time to join us in our Winter challenge this fortnight 

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! In need of some more ideas? Simply

visit the blogs of my Sistahs, and our returning Queen and GD, Donna Mundinger, 

for their takes on the challenge.

Thanks for visiting, and I hope to see your fabulous creations in the gallery!

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - ATG 

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Mischief Maker: Ice Ice Baby

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Tumbled Glass, Shaded Lilac

CS: Crafter's Companion; TE; scrap

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; STAMPlorations - Winter Landscape die; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; Inkadinkado - masking paper; DecoArt - glistening Snow-Tex; toothpick; MISTI; WOS pen; Ranger- sponging tools

Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D foam squares

SHOPPING OUR STASH #382 - Washi Washi Washi!

Welcome back crafty friends!

This week's challenge at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH is a fun one:

Use Washi tape on your project!

I have a couple dozen tapes that I very rarely use, so

this was the perfect challenge for me to use some of them.

Here's my card:

and the inside:

I simply made rows of a bunch of colorful tapes, then die cut

the tree. I added some gold glitter paper behind the cut out for a 

bit of glitz, and finished off with a die cut sentiment.

Since I had the tree die cut, I made another card:

and the inside:

That green paper behind the tree is some ancient paper I've been hoarding. It is

glossy and has the feel of vinyl rather than paper. Very fun and funky!

Now's your turn to break out those neglected Washi tapes and have some fun

using them! Be sure to link up at Shopping Our Stash so that we can admire it!

If you're in need of more inspiration, do check out what my fabulous teammies

have created using Washi tape!

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

I'd like to enter my second card at Sunday Stamps #192

Supplies:
Card 1:
Stamps: Taylored Expressions - In & Out Christmas
Ink: Memento - Cottage Ivy
DP: DCWV - gold glitter
CS: Neenah; Darice
Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - Christmas Tree 1 die and Warm Winter Wishes die; Recollections and mystery mfg - Washi Tape
WOS pen; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

Card 2:
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Bell Medley; Taylored Expressions - In & Out Christmas
Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Cottage Ivy
DP: HOTP
CS: Neenah; Darice
Accessories: Recollections and mystery mfg - Washi tape; GC; Darice - Damask Background EF; STAMPlorations - Christmas tree 1 die; Stampendous - detail white EP; heat gun; MISTI
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

Yum....cake!

Hello and happy Saturday to you!

I'm just popping in with a card I made for a few challenges.

Lots of stash shopping went into this card.

The sentiment is from an American Crafts set dated back in 2008;

the cake is from an MFT set dated 2010! There are a lot of metallic touches on this card:

 the gold embossed sentiment, gold floss on the die cut tag, gold sequins. I even edged 

the tag, white die cut circle and edge of the DP in gold ink! The cake was colored 

with Spectrum Noir markers then I went over the icing with a WOS pen. 

You can see the shimmer a bit more in this pic:

Guess it's time for me to get a move on and start putting up some Christmas decorations.

There should be an icy/rain mix arriving soon to our neck of the woods, so

indoors I shall stay. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Retro Rubber #100 - Tic Tac Toe - I used the last column: metallics/die cut/cake

Freshly Made Sketch #364

Seize the Birthday #155 - tags

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Lovin from the Oven 2010; American Crafts - Birthday 2008

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold

DP: American Crafts - #Summer

CS: Neenah; Crafter's Companion

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - tag die; SB - Lg & Sm Std Circle Nesties; Spectrum Noir markers; hole punch; DMC floss; Stampendous - champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI; Darice - sequins;

K & Co - candle sticker

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Glue Dots; Ranger- Glossy Accents

Holiday bells

Hi there and welcome friends!

I hope that all who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had

a wonderful day, filled with family, friends, and food!

I'm popping in with a card I've made for the 

Time Out Challenge #123. We are prompted to use

black, white, and one other color. 

I've gone with gold for my choice:

here's the inside:

I die cut that fabulous Doodled Christmas Bells cover plate in black card stock, 

and filled in the bell with gold glitter paper, using the cuts from this card. 

(I couldn't let those pieces go to waste!) That's adhered to a white card base, then

 I finished the front off with a simple sentiment that was gold embossed

 onto a strip of black card.

That's all for now. I never brave the Black Friday crazies out on the roads, so 

I'll just have to make more Christmas cards. (wink)

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Bells Medley; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: VersaMark; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Brilliance - Galaxy Gold

DP: Recollections - gold glitter

CS: Neenah; TE; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; STAMPlorations - Doodled Christmas Bells cover plate; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Stampendous - adhesive sheets; SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares

SHOPPING OUR STASH #381 - Inspired by a Food or Beverage Label

Hello and welcome back my friends!

This week I'm hosting at SHOPPING OUR STASH,

and I've picked another crazy challenge for you. LOL!

This week, we want you to make something that was 

inspired by a food or beverage label!

For my card, I was inspired by the Harvester wine label:

and the inside:

I used two stamps from the same set, and with the help of

some masking, created my flowery panel.

I gotta say, this was so much fun to make!

Now it's your turn! So many ideas are out there. Be sure to link up

at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire them! For more ideas,

simply visit the blogs of my teammates to see how they

interpreted this challenge! You won't be disappointed! Wow!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #154 - CAS

Craft Stamper Magazine - TIMI November

Supplies:
Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Even more Spring flowers; Birthday Celebration
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
CS: TE; Neenah
Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; MISTI; Inkadinkado - masking paper
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner