SHOPPING OUR STASH #444 - I Made This For You, Mom!

 

Hello and happy Tuesday, crafty friends!

This fortnight at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we are celebrating

all the Moms in our lives! Mother, Grandmother, sisters, etc.

Any handmade project is acceptable! 

Here's the card I made:

I saw this card while looking for inspiration and loved the look of it so much I cased it.

(thank you Valerie!) I just put my own spin on it. 

I hope that you'll join us and link up your Mom's Day projects at

Shopping Our Stash! We can't wait to see what you made.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Blossoming Buds

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Paper Smooches - Blossoms Icons; Sunny Studio - Frilly Frames Lattice die; Stampendous - detail white EP; heat gun; MISTI; WOS pen

Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - MMM

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #183 - M is for Monochromatic

 

 

 

 Hello and happy Saturday to you!

We have a Monochromatic challenge starting today

at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

 

 I made a card with a bit of profanity on it, so heads up in case

you have the little ones around. You've been warned:

 

 

 

 Anyone else take advantage of the 40% off sale recently at VLVS? I did!

This is a mix of NBUS stamps and an older one.

I adore the images from the ATC plate I purchased, and this one I felt

was made to go perfectly with my sentiment.

She's holding up her hand and I can just hear her saying, "Bitch, please." LOL!

 

I used beige card stock and Vintage Photo DI to make my card.

Very monochromatic....and snarky!

 

 I hope that you find some time to play along in our monochromatic challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! Looking for more ideas? Do check out

what my Sistahs, and our reigning Queen, Carole, have made to inspire you!

Thanks for visiting! Have a wonderful day!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: VLVS - I have no more..., lady image from plate #1282 ATC Photos; STAMPlorations - Mixed Media Grunge

Ink: Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

CS: Nicole

Accessories: GC; Taylored Expressions - Frayed Edge die; MISTI; PFS blending brush

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

 

STAMPlorations April Theme & Photo Prompt challenge reminder

 

Hello and welcome!

Just popping in with a reminder about the

Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge at STAMPlorations!

 

(This post contains affiliate links. If you click on any of the

STAMPlorations store links below and place an order, I will

receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.)

 

For my second project, I painted a few of the

CRAFTplorations Butterflies using the colors in the photo:

 

The raspberry butterfly is stenciled in white paint using the

 Make Marks #3 ARTplorations stencil. Once the paint dried,

I placed the stencil back on and traced around the design 

with a blue marker, to give it a fun, whimsical look:

 

On the green butterfly, I used a white Gelly Roll pen to trace the

design using the Swirly Blooms ARTplorations stencil. I dotted the 

centers of the flowers with the raspberry paint:

On the blue butterfly, I started with one wing and using the white

Gelly Roll pen, traced the design from the Christmas Wreaths

ARTplorations stencil. Then I flipped the stencil over onto the

other wing, trying to line up the design as close as possible to get

a mirror image, and traced the design. I color filled the leaves and

berries with the same green and raspberry paints:

 

Once the sealer was dry, I added rhinestones to the bodies for

some sparkle! I haven't decided yet if I want to add these to

a wreath, or to make them into ornaments. Decisions, decisions! 😀

You still have plenty of time to link up your projects at

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge. 

I hope you play along!

In case you feel compelled to shop at STAMPlorations,

don't forget to use my discount code for an

extra 20% off and a freebie!

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

Supplies:

CRAFTplorations - Butterflies

ARTplorations - Christmas Wreaths, Make Marks #3, Swirly Blooms

DecoArt Media Gesso

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint: Dragon Fruit, Ultra Blue Deep, Sour Apple, Titanium White

DecoArt DuraClear gloss Varnish

sponge wedge, paint brush

Sakura white Gelly Roll pen

Faber-Castell blue Artist PITT pen

David Tutera - rhinestones

SHOPPING OUR STASH #443 - Plant Life

 

Happy Tuesday and welcome crafty friends!

We have a new challenge starting today at SHOPPING OUR STASH:

Plant Life. We are looking for all things leafy!

I uncovered a die that I bought last year, and it's the first time using it:

 

My leafy panel was created by sprinkling three colors of Magenta Nuance

powder dyes onto mixed media paper that I taped down. Then I just

spritzed water over it, letting the colors blend and do their thing.

It looks like a hot mess, but once you die cut it, it becomes 

this gorgeous green border!

Before gluing it down, I placed it onto my card base, and lined up

the sentiment stamp inside my MISTI, removed the border, stamped

and heat embossed the sentiment in gold, then adhered the border.

Super simple! The hardest part was leaving the inked panel alone to dry naturally. LOL!

I hope you'll join the SOS Crew and link up your leafy project at

Shopping Our Stash! We'd love to see what you come up with.

Need more ideas? Simply check out the blogs of my teammies to

see what they created!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Written in Watercolor; Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Versamark; Cottage Ivy

CS: Strathmore mixed media paper; Cardstock Warehouse; scrap

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes - Green Grass, Jade, Turquoise; water mister; GC; MFT - Lots of Leaves border die; Stampendous - detail gold EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

Sticker Monday at STAMPlorations (part 2!)

 

Hey crafty friends, welcome!

I'm up on the STAMPlorations blog with my second Sticker Monday post!

Today, I'm using stickers from the Inspirational #5 sticker pack.

(This post contains affiliate links. When you click on any of the STAMPlorations store links below and place an order,

 I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.) 

I had an idea to use some of the cover plate dies as a stencil to create a second

set of cards. Let me show you what I mean. 

For my first card, I've used the Dragonfly cover plate die:

After die cutting, I placed another piece of white card stock under it and 

carefully pounced various Distress Inks over it, making sure that I got ink

in the cut out areas.

 

Here's the finished card using the die cut panel:

For my second card, I used the Butterfly cover plate die in the same way

but using different Distress Inks:

 

On my last card, I've used the Bloomtangled #1 cover plate die. 

This time, I pounced Distress Oxides, to change it up. LOL!

The finished card using the die cut:

On these three cards, I've added sequins from the Color Confetti ShakerBlends.

So, what about those "stenciled" panels? Here are the cards I've

created, using stickers from the Inspirational #4 package:

These are just a couple of fun ways to add stickers to your projects.

 

I'd love to hear what you think. Don't forget to leave a comment below and

on the STAMPlorations Sticker Monday post for a chance at a $15 prize code.

Every month, they randomly draw 7 winners from all the posts published during 

the month. So the more posts you comment on, the more chances you have to win!

 

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

Supplies:

Ink: Ranger DI - Picked Raspberry, Blueprint Sketch, Lucky Clover (dragonfly), Squeezed Lemonade, Ripe Persimmon, Candied Apple, Tumbled Glass (butterfly), Ranger DO - Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Salty Ocean (bloomtangle)

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Dragonfly, Butterfly, Bloomtangled #1 cover plates; Inspirational #4 & #5 Clear Stickers, Color Confetti ShakerBlends; blending daubers

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

STAMPlorations Things with Wings Blog Hop and Linky Party

 

Good morning and welcome!

We are celebrating once again all things with wings

over at STAMPlorations! Leave comments and link up

your winged thing projects for a chance at winning

one of several prizes. Here is what I came up with:

 

(This post contains affiliate links. When you click on any of the

STAMPlorations links below and place an order, I will

receive a small commission at no cost to you.)

The background panel was die cut using the

Circles All Over Texture Cover Plate. Using a light teal card stock,

I die cut the Flutter Zen 1 Layering die. I sponged Mermaid Lagoon DI

around the outer edge of the top layer, and sponged the center of the bottom

layer. When you glue them together, it creates this really fun look!

 

The sentiment is from the Balloons and Banners stamp set,

heat embossed in white onto black card stock.

Once everything was assembled, I decided to carefully go

over the top layer of the butterfly with Wink of Stella, but of course, 

with my crack photography skills, you can't see the shimmer. LOL!

I hope you'll join the STAMPgirls and link up your project

at STAMPlorations Things with Wings blog hop & linky party!

 

We'd love to see what you create!

Oh, and don't forget:

 

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Balloons and Banners

Ink: Versamark; Ranger DI - Mermaid Lagoon

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - Circles all over texture cover plate, Zen Butterfly 1 layering dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI; WOS pen

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #182 - D is for Distress

 

 

 Good morning and welcome, snarky peeps!

It's time once again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS! 

This time around, we are getting all distressed!

Whether that be using Distress Inks/Oxides, distressing your

your paper, or just being anxious about the world at large,

it's all up to you how you want to interpret that.

 

For me? I've used Distress inks and I've also distressed the papers

 I've used on my card:

 

 

I used the technique where you add ink directly from your ink pad

to the stencil, spritz with water, then flip the stencil over onto card stock.

(and soaking up excess ink with a paper towel) I've used the same

inks on both panels but used different stencils on each. 

(of course, I covered up most of the smaller panel, and you can

hardly see the dots on it. LOL!)

The inside has a simple sentiment to finish:

Because I had fun with my DI's, I made a second card:

I hope that you'll play along in our Distress challenge over at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more great ideas, do check out

what my Sistahs, and our reigning Queen, Tristan, have created

for your viewing pleasure! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Inspire.Create. Challenge #87

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Really High Five

Ink: Ranger DI: (guy) Hickory Smoke, Rustic Wilderness, Walnut Stain (gal) Festive Berries, Crackling Campfire, Mustard Seed, (both) Vintage Photo; Memento - Tuxedo Black

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Dots and Dashes, Dots All Over, Dream Flower, & Delicate Links stencils; water mister; Tim Holtz - Paper Dolls, Big & Small Talk Snarky stickers, distressing tool; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; TE- foam sticky strips

STAMPlorations April Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

 

Hello crafty friends, and welcome. Wow, it's already April! 

I love this time of year, with all the flowers blooming and the

trees leafing out. Love this warmer weather!

Since it's the first of the month, it's time for the new

Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I used the photo as inspiration and used the

colors on my card: 

 

(This post contains affiliate links. When you click on any of the STAMPlorations

store links below and place an order, I will receive a small commission

at no cost to you.)

For the background panel, I blended a few Distress inks over the

Burst Slimline Stencil. Using one of the stickers in the

Birthday Word Art clear stickers, I stuck it onto a piece of white

card stock, then used a few coordinating Spectrum Noir markers

to color it. (Yes! You can color the stickers!) I trimmed it up and added

a black matte under it before adhering to the card base.

Super fun and easy!

 

 I hope that you'll link up a project at 

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge. I look forward

to seeing how you interpret them!

If you have an urge to purchase anything at the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my discount code for an extra 20% off and

a free item of your choice!

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

Supplies:

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: ARTplorations - Burst Slimline Stencil; PFS - blending brushes; CRAFTplorations - Birthday Word Art Clear Stickers; Spectrum Noir markers - AG3, TB5, BP6; 

Ink: Ranger DI - Picked Raspberry, Blueprint Sketch, Mowed Lawn

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