Having some fun with layering stamps

Hello and happy hump day!

I was playing around with a new to me stamp set

using different color combinations for the layered

plumeria flower. 

This is what came about:

and the inside:

I don't have a gazillion different ink colors so I was just using what I

had on hand. Of all the different images on this card, I really

like how the monstera palm leaf came out the best. LOL!

Are any of these lined up perfectly? Nope, but they are close

enough in my book, so they were fussy cut and arranged.

My design is based off the Paper Players #501 sketch.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Radiant Plumeria, Summer Sweets; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Lulu Lavender/Lilac Posies/Dandelion/Tangelo, Angel Pink/Rose Bud/Lemon Chiffon (Simon Says Stamp)/Cantaloupe/Lady Bug, Pear Tart, Cottage Ivy, Northern Pine, Bamboo Leaves, Bahama Blue; VersaMark

DP: Pebbles - Garden Party

CS: Neenah; TE; Thunderbolt

Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug - Oxford EF; MME - enamel dots; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP;

heat gun; WOS pen

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

Another Christmas card in July...

Hi there friends and welcome.

I'm popping in with a quick post about a 

Christmas card I made, like, 4 days ago and am only

blogging about it now. At the 11th hour.

Again. LOL!

and the inside:

This is one of those cards that I would file under "meh", but 

I did have fun using a boat load of dies on this, so there's that.

I'm combining two challenges with this card: the just about ended

Jingle Belles - Colorful Christmas,  and

Christmas Kickstart #34 - Starry starry night.

My inspiration was the embroidery hoops hanging over the mantel.

I combined the 'JOY' from the first one and the design of the last one,

switching out stars for the pompoms. 

Before I glued the bow on, I gave the stars and banner a generous coating of

Nuvo glitter drops, because, sparkle!

That's all for now. Gotta get this entered. LOL!

Thanks for popping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Alphadot; Taylored Expressions - Handlettered Holiday 2

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa, Lady Bug

CS: TE; Bazzill

Accessories: Gemini; PS - embroidery hoop die, star die from Cardbooking; Lawn Fawn - Put a bow on it die; Poppy Stamps - pine twig die; Martha Stewart scoring board; American Crafts twine; Nuvo Glitter Drops - White Blizzard & Aquatic Mist; MISTI

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

 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #185 - D is for Dogs

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for our next challenge at the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As the graphic suggests, this fortnight we want to see your

projects with dogs on them.

My project shows my personal opinion only, and not the 

entire Sisterhood:

This hysterical butt scooching dog image is by Twistoon digi stamps. 

I just added a doodled poster, complete with bad comb over, orange skin,

and a stick figure body. (#sharpiegate LOL!)

I hope that you find some time in the next two weeks to play

along in our Dogs challenge at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! 

For more canine cuties, do check out what my Sisters and our reigning

Queen Beverly have made for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Twistoon - Inappropriate Dog digi
CS: Spectrum Noir, Bazzill
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer and printer; Faber-Castell fine black Artist PITT pen; Sakura white Gelly Roll pen
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #425 - Black and White

 Good morning and welcome!

It's time to start the new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

Mimi is your hostess with the mostest this time around, and

she's looking for your black and white creations!

Here's what I came up with:

 

I bought this cover plate two years ago and it's the first time I've used it.

(face palm!) It's amazing what you find when you clean up and

rearrange your stash. LOL!

The panel underneath the fancy die cut was made using grey Magenta Nuance powder dye

and a water mister on Bristol paper.

Not exactly pretty by itself, but when you add the die cut over it, suddenly

it looks soooo dreamy! This was a labor of love. Even though I ran that die cut

through my machine at least 4 times, the very center just would not cut all

the way through, even with a shim. I got out the X-Acto knife and very

carefully cut those pieces out.

I re-discovered some pre-cut fancy strips and heat embossed the 

sentiment on one of them. Also found some ancient flower stickers

to add. I can't take credit for the design as I used this card as my 

muse. Just put my own spin on it. (Thank you Cathie!)

I hope that you find some time to play along at Shopping Our Stash

this fortnight. We'd love to see your take on the challenge. For more

ideas, simply visit the blogs of my teammies to see what they created.

Thanks for popping by. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #16 

A Bit More Time To Craft #120 - ATG 

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Every Day

Ink: Versamark

CS: Canson Bristol paper; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: GC; SSS - Marilyn die; Magenta Nuance grey powder dye; water mister; MISTI; 

Bazzill - Half the Edge card stock strips; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Sandylion - flowers

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

July Demo Day To Go at Photo Scraps!

Hi all!

Just wanted to let you know that I made a couple card kits for

Demo Day To Go at Photo Scraps!

It happens tomorrow, July 18th, from 10 am to 2 pm.

A little snarky:

 

 and a little sharky:

For the shark card, I've included the extra cut outs, mostly just in case

someone would rather use the light grey instead of the red for 

the inside of the shark's mouth. I've actually used the extra red mouth opening

part to construct my sample. Here's how I put the

pieces together:

Start with the big die cut. This die is great as it marks where all the

pieces will go!

 I used both red pieces on my sample, so that the next layer

will have an even area to add them to. You can skip this if you want.

Also, if you'd rather use that light grey inside mouth piece instead

of the red, this is where you'd add it.

 Next, the teeth. I suggest gluing the bottom teeth first then

the top teeth.

 

 Over that, the light grey piece.

 Glue the eyes and you're done!

You'll notice that on my sample, I've added white dots to the eyes.

This is totally optional. Speaking of the eyes, in the kit, they are

stuck with repositional tape to a bit of copy paper. 

If you happen to lose one or both, just fill in the eyes with

a black marker. Easy peasy!

I hope that you come out tomorrow to Photo Scraps

for Demo Day To Go, or you can order kits by email!

It runs from 10 am to 2 pm. 

 Help support a small business!

 

 Thanks! Have a great day!

Supplies for Getting Old card:

Stamps: Crafter's Companion - Getting Old

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Rose Bud

DP: Pebbles - Live Life Happy

CS: white

Accessories: Gemini; Penny Black - Swirly Stitches die; MISTI; PFS - blending brush

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

Supplies for Shark card:

Stamps: MFT - Sharky Sentiments

Ink: Versamark

DP: Photo Play - Summer Daydreams

CS: black, white, dark grey, light grey, red

Accessories: Gemini; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; MFT - Baby Shark die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

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

Bright & Beautiful Birthday

Hello and welcome!

I've done a thing: I made a card the same day a

challenge came out. I know. Don't fall off your chair.

I'm usually entering challenges at the 11th hour.

Here's what I made:

and the inside:

 I had to let all the Stickles that I applied dry, so that's why I'm

only blogging today. Still...

This is the first time I've used this stamp set. NBUS! Another

rarity is that I bought it last month and am using it this month,

and not, say, next year sometime, like I usually do.

*cough - hoarder - cough*

There are so many different pieces in this set to make a gazillion 

different rainbows. To keep my brain from exploding in trying to

decide what color inks and parts to put together, I simply 

mimicked one of the samples on the back of the packaging.

Thank you, that was a life saver!

This is a very CAS card for me, but I'm starting to dig it. ☺

Well, guess I should go and do something productive. LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketch #444 

NBUS Challenge #16 

Seize the Birthday #195 - non neutral card base

Supplies:

Stamps: Dare2BArtzy - Sunshine & Rainbows; Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Memento - Dandelion, Tangelo, Rhubarb Stalk, Paris Dusk, Tuxedo Black

DP: scrap

CS: TE, Bazzill, Darice

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Ranger - Crystal Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

More painted rocks

Hello friends and welcome!

Since my card making mojo seems to be coming and going,

(more of the going than I'd like), I decided to paint some 

more rocks to hide in my neighborhood.

Using the tutorial from this post by Adrianne, I 

created some dandelion wish rocks:

Since painting these rocks last month, I've found a rock painting Facebook group

based in Maryland, thus the PRMD hashtag. Some day, when I feel 

more confident about hiking outside of my own hood,

(you know, because of the Corona virus still going strong), 

I'll hide painted rocks on those hikes. But that

 won't be any time soon, it seems.

Until then, I'll just keep on leaving a little bit of

 happiness (I hope) around. We can all use that! ☺

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

Supplies:

rocks collected at the beach

DecoArt Media Gesso

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint: Titanium White, Indian Turquoise, Dark Chocolate, Irish Moss

DecoArt DuraClear satin varnish

paint brushes

Mod Podge

Sakura white Gelly Roll pen

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #164 - Z is for Zebra

Hello and good morning snarky peeps!

It's time again for a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Z is for Zebra is this fortnight's challenge.

Now, if you don't have anything zebra-ish in your stash,

don't fret. Just use some black/white stripes and you're all set!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I did a thing: I made my own zebra paper!

Aaanndd then I die cut it and almost completely covered it up. LOL!

I purchased a cut-apart 12" x 12" sheet of DP with these punny animal

squares a while back, and luckily remembered that one of the squares

had this zebra on it. 

I hope you find some time to play along in our Zebra challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! We'd love to see your take on it.

For more ideas, simply visit the blogs of my Sistahs and our 

reigning Queen, Sharon, and leave a comment while there.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Play with Paint

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Reminisce - Happy Birthday

CS: Neenah; Bazzill; Strathmore Mixed Media

Accessories: GC; Lifestyle Crafts - Inverted square dies; MISTI; DecoArt Media carbon black acrylic paint; paint brush

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #424 - Christmas in July

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

The new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH 

starts now and as the title indicates,

we are celebrating Christmas in July!

Yep, we are helping you this fortnight to get a

head start on your holiday card making.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

Love that inside sentiment! LOL!

In addition to the shiny rhinestone swirls and the three tiny star

rhinestones in the top corner, I've added some mystery glitter glue to all 

the red ornaments, and Star Dust Stickles to the garland. (typing this out,

I just realized I used the Star Dust Stickles. It wasn't on purpose,

it was just the closest bottle within reach. LOL!)

I hope that you find some time to play along in our Christmas in July

challenge at Shopping Our Stash! Need more ideas? Simply

check out what my teammies have come up with to inspire you!

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Sketch Saturday #617

Jingle Belles - Stars and/or Stripes Forever

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Clearly Planned Christmas Critters, Hand Lettered Holiday 2

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Teal Zeal

DP: Craft Perfect by Tonic - Merry & Bright

CS: Neenah; Darice; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; GC; SB - standard lg & sm circle Nesties; Nicole - scalloped square die; EK Success - Deco Scallop punch; Cuttlebug - stripes EF from the James set;

Recollections - swirls and stars rhinestones; Ranger - Star Dust Stickles; mystery red glitter glue

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