SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #197 - R is for Rude

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time again for

another challenge at the SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight we encourage you to say what you really want to say,

and be rude! LOL!

Here's what I came up with:

I utilized another gel print I made a few years back for this card.

I thought this Banksy gas mask girl went perfectly

with my sentiment. LOL!

Now it's your turn. Tell us how you really feel, we won't mind!

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more ideas, simply check

out what my Sistahs, and our reigning Queen, Jen have come

up with to inspire you.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - Banksy Gas Mask Flower Girl, I'm not rude (#20544)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Card Stock Warehouse; Neenah

DP: Gel print I made a few years ago

Accessories: DecoArt Americana acrylic paints; Gel Press; brayer; Stencils - ARTplorations & Dylusions; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #458 - You Don't Bring Me Flowers

 

Hello and good Tuesday morning!

We have a new challenge starting today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This fortnight, we'd like to see a flower or flowers on your projects.

Pretty easy, eh? Here's what I came up with:

I started by stamping the In Bloom: Blissful Blooms stamp then

die cutting it using the crazy double running stitch rectangle die. 

I colored it with my Spectrum Noir markers and added some detail

work with a couple Prismacolor pencils. Stamped and heat embossed

the sentiment in white on black card stock then adhered everything

on a white card base. I added Nuvo Glitter Drops to the flower

centers and scattered some pearls around to finish.

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

Now it's your turn! I hope you'll join the SOS Crew in our

flower challenge at Shopping Our Stash! For more inspiration,

do check out the fabulous flower projects that my teammies created!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - In Bloom: Blissful Blossoms, Sketched: Simple Gift (retired); Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark; Altenew - Coral Bliss

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Prismacolor pencils; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; GC; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle die; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard; Kaisercraft - pearls

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

You're how old?

 Hello crafty peeps!

I've had some playtime in the craft room and

was able to make the all illusive guy card:

and the inside:

I saw this stencil tutorial by Craftyfield and wanted to try it out.

I followed her example by blending ink for the first layer, then

using turquoise tinted gesso for the top layer.

This was my second attempt. The first attempt I tried pouncing the paint

through the stencil using a sponge and when I removed the stencil,

the paper ripped in spots:

I'm guessing that I took too long to remove the stencil, the paint dried and stuck.

You also get to see the actual turquoise color here, as the

white gesso I used lightened up the color when I mixed it.

I used an image and sentiment from a new stamp set I recently

purchased, stamped in brown ink. I added just a touch of

turquoise marker on the image.

I really love how this turned out, and I encourage you to try

the stencil technique I tried. It has a really cool effect!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Seize the Birthday #225 - use a stencil

Color Throwdown #664

Happy Little Stampers stencil challenge - ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampers Anonymous - Inquisitive; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa; Gina K - Kraft

CS: Strathmore mixed media; TE; Thunderbolt

Accessories: ARTplorations - Tribal Swirls stencil; TE - blending brush; DecoArt Media gesso; DecoArt Americana Desert Turquoise acrylic paint; pallet knife; GC; Pink & Main - zig zag circle die;

MISTI; Spectrum Noir BT5 marker

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #196 - E is for Everything Pink

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

we'd like to see your predominately PINK projects.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

The background paper was created with a gel press, a few different

pink acrylic paints, and some bubble wrap. Some die cut flowers, pearls and

a simple sentiment to finish. I did add some Star Dust Stickles to

the center of the daisy. No snark this time, none needed!

I'd love to see what you make for our Everything Pink challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more ideas, simply check out

what my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Jane, have created 

for your viewing pleasure! 

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: Gel Press; DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - Cotton Candy, Electric Pink, Dragon 

Fruit; brayer, bubble wrap; GC; Memory Box - Gerber Stems & Daisy Stems dies; Star Dust Stickles; Kaisercraft - pearls

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

October Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Just popping in to let you know that

Demo Day to Go is tomorrow at

Photo Scraps in Eldersburg, Maryland and I

will have three card kits available for you!

Card #1: Merry Christmas

Soft blues, silver embossing, and a pop of color with the red sequins.

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Card #2 Meowy Christmas

Fun traditional colors with a cute kitty hanging from the wreath

and a punny sentiment.

If cats aren't your thing, you can leave the image off and I've also

given you another sentiment strip that says Merry Christmas instead!

Spectrum Noir markers used:

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Card #3 Happy Howlidays

An adorable pup wearing an antler hat!

Spectrum Noir markers used;

Demo Day to Go is tomorrow, October 16th from 10 am to 4 pm.

Hope that you'll come out to support a fantastic small business!

You can also call, text or comment on their Facebook page 

to let them know which kits you want. Please note that walk ins

have first dibs on the kits.

Thanks for visiting!

A Tiny Craft October ATC Challenge

Hello and welcome!

It's time for our third challenge at 

A Tiny Craft ATC Challenge!

As you may have guessed, the theme this month is Halloween! 👻

I created a trio of artist trading cards this time around:

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Here are some close ups:

I recycled some cardboard for my cards. Coated them with gesso and once dry,

painted them with a couple hues of orange paint and let dry. Next I spread embossing paste

through a jack-o-lantern stencil, then sprinkled black embossing

powder over the pattern. I let them dry overnight then heat 

embossed. I thought that the orange was a bit bright so I smudged

black Staz On ink around the edges. (note: next time do this

before stenciling!) I fussy cut images from some Graphic 45 

paper and adhered with foam squares. I could have added more but

I didn't want to completely cover up the jack smiles in the background. LOL!

They are pretty shiny in real life:

Now it's your turn! I hope that you find some time to play along in our

Halloween challenge at A Tiny Craft ATC Challenge!

We'd love to see what you come up with.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at Try It On Tuesday - Halloween

Supplies:

Substrate - recycled cardboard

DecoArt Media gesso

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint 0 Tangerine, Persimmon

Simple Stories - Jack-o-lantern stencil

Dreamweaver - embossing paste

Inks: Staz On - Jet Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

Inkadinkado - black embossing powder

heat gun

Graphic 45 - Rare Oddities paper

paint brush and pallet knife

SA by 3L - thin 3D foam squares; Scor Tape

Tonic distressing tool

SHOPPING OUR STASH #456 - Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

 

Welcome friends and happy Tuesday to you.

The new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH starts

today, and as the title suggests, we are looking for anything

Fall themed.: pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns, Autumn or Halloween,

Thanksgiving, leaves, sweater weather, pumpkin spice lattes, etc. 

There are lots of ways to interpret that!

Here's the card I created:

...here's the inside:

I used papers and the accompanying stickers that came with the collection kit

for the front, and a simple sentiment stamped on the inside.

I hope that you find some time to join the SOS Crew and play

along in our current challenge at Shopping Our Stash.

Need more idea? Simply visit the blogs of my teammates to see

what wonderful projects they came up with!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Photo Play - Mad For Plaid Fall

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Basic Grey - Persimmon

CS: Thunderbolt

Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - doubled pierced rectangle dies; Basic Grey - stickers; My Mind's Eye - rhinestones

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #195 - B is for Birthday

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight is a very easy and popular theme: BIRTHDAYS!

I actually made my card a couple months ago for my eldest 

sister's 60th birthday, and knew that I was going to

use it for this challenge:

Love me some Stella! LOL! The sentiment was computer generated.

Here's the inside:

I hope that you'll join Edna and the Sisters for some Birthday fun

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more birthday ideas, simply

check out what my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Melanie, have

created for your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Chris

STAMPlorations October Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge

 

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cost to you.)

Hello crafty friends and welcome! It's October and that means

the resuming of STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

You can use just the theme, or just the photo prompt, or combine both

for your projects. I've used both, getting inspiration from the photo to

create my sun rays:

I started by stamping this lovely lady image from the

Fierce and Brave stamp set directly onto my card base, then

again on masking paper and trimmed that to size. Underneath I stamped

one of the sentiments from the Shine Bright stamp set. Placing the

mask over the image, I created my sun rays then removed the mask.

I created a frame in black glitter card stock using the 

Crazy Double Running Stitch Nesting dies. Before gluing the frame down,

I gave the rays a good coating of Wink of Stella and also added some

DecoArt Media Liquid Glass and let dry.

So shiny!

I hope that you find some time this month to link up your projects at

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

We'd love to see what you come up with. If you are in the mood

to shop at the STAMPlorations store, feel free to use my

personal discount code:

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an additional 20% off your order!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Fierce and Brave, Shine Bright

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Dandelion, Cantaloupe

CS: Neenah

DP: Core'Dinations - black glitter

Accessories: MISTI; GC; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies; Hero Arts - rect die; finger dauber; DecoArt Media - Liquid Glass; Wink of Stella pen; Inkadinkado masking paper

Adhesives: Ranger - multi medium matte