Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers #245 - J is for Jessi

Hello and welcome friends!

Edna and my sisters are back from the Funny Farm,

I mean, an extended break, and

are gearing up for some snarky shenanigans in 2024!

(Not to mention our 10th year!)

Our last challenge of 2023 is a very special one,

as we pay tribute to our beloved sister and friend, Jessi,

who lost her heroic battle with gastroparesis on December 27, 2018.

My "Evil Double Mint Twin", she shared my intensely 

sarcastic sense of humor, as well as a love of swearing! 😉

She was a fellow design team member at Drunken Stampers as

well as Shopping Our Stash. 

We'd love to see your Jessi inspired projects in our gallery. If you knew

her, let us know what about your project reminded you of her. If you

didn't know her, you can visit her blog for inspiration.

I've CASED one of Jessi's cards, for my inspiration.

It took a while to whittle it down, as she had sooooo many

fantabulous cards!

I even had doilies in my stash!

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you'll join Edna and my sisters in

celebrating our dear sister, Jessi. While we won't have a

Queen or Princesses for this special challenge, there

may be a special prize to be had!

(nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean?!)

Thanks for visiting. 💖

Forever in our hearts and in our thoughts. Love and miss you Sistah.

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Summer Fun kit

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Slimline scalloped frame; flower sticker from DP kit; Amscan - doily; Tim Holtz - Small Talk Occasions sticker; MISTI

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

Holiday Greetings

 Hello and happy Fri-Yay!

I've been having fun playing

with more poinsettia dies

and created another card with them:

In a challenge to myself to use older papers in my stash,

I grabbed a paper pad that's at least 11 years old,

and has a distressed, grungy look to it.

I die cut the main panel from kraft cardstock, then

decided to splatter it with black and white acrylic paints.

It reminded me of burlap after I did that!

I decided that the flowers and leaves needed to be

distressed also. I used a blending brush with whatever

brown ink was on it already and went over the petal tips and leaves.

Here's the finished inside:

I'm taking advantage while Mr. Mojo is in town and

am trying to make a card a day. 😁

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to enter this at My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #677

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: My Mind's Eye - Signature Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; MFT

Accessories: MFT - Christmas Wishes dies, Winter Poinsettia dies, Cross Stitch Rectangle die; DecoArt Americana black & white acrylic paint; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI; Nuvo Crystal Drops - dandelion yellow

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

Three birds

Hello there and welcome!

I'm really trying to replenish my 

stash of birthday cards.

Here's another card I'd like to share: 

I had this (in hindsight, not so) brilliant idea to use the

negative of a die cut for my focal image, and let the

paper behind it show through. I forgot about the few itty bitty

pieces that had to be put back. Trying to glue a tiny bit

of cardstock that's smaller than a pin head made me

feel stabby, but I did it. (I'm never doing that again)

I did first try using a white marker to fill in the 

two tiny spots, but it wasn't opaque enough.

Here's the finished inside:

Now I have yet another birthday card done! Yay!

That's all for now. Thank you for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at AAA Cards Challenge #255 - sketch and "cold"

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel

DP: Craft Consortium - Ink Drops Ocean

CS: Neenah

Accessories: STAMPlorations - For the Birds dies; Penny Black - Swirly Stitches rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Ranger - MMM; 3L - tape runner

A little mixed media casing

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Back at the beginning of December I 

saw this post on the Hero Arts blog,

and thought this card looked really cool,

so I tried my hand at making it.

Do I have any of the products used in

the video? Nope. I used what I already had on hand.

(My supply list is always at the bottom of my posts.)

Here's my version:

The background was created using Distress Inks, then splattered

with white and gold acrylic paint. The same gold was used on

the letters. I used foam strips on the letters, but I had to trim

the foam on a lot of the letters. (the foam strips were just

slightly thicker than the letters. Ugh!)

Here's the finished inside:

Luckily for me I made another panel, in case I messed up,

(But I didn't. Yay!), so I made another card.

This time I die cut the letters three times, stacked and glued together.

(Much easier, and less swear words were said. LOL!)

I really enjoyed the process of making the background,

and I'm thinking of trying it using just blues/greens or

maybe reds/pinks/purples. 

Thank you, Channin Pelletier, for the inspiration!

That's all I have for now. Thank you for

visiting, and I wish you a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI- Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore watercolor paper; Neenah; scraps

Accessories: water brush; DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints in white and gold; paint brush; Taylored Expressions - Sweet & Simple Upper Alphas dies; MISTI

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - mmm; Taylored Expressions - foam strips

Joy to the World

 Hello and welcome!

This is my third post in as many days. That's a record

for me lately! LOL!

Today I'm sharing a Christmas card.

Yep, I'm still making them, but now for

next year. 😄

It's hard to take photos of cards that incorporate gold mirror paper,

but I did my best. The leaves are half gold mirror/half gold glitter.

IRL this card just SHINES!

Here's the finished inside:

It's starting to get a bit gloomy outside, but that happens when a

Nor'easter is headed your way. For those of you on the east coast,

stay safe! Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Atlantic Hearts #555

The Flower Challenge #87 - use gold

Christmas Kickstart #81 - ATG Christmas

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Recollections - Believe

CS: Neenah; Bazzill - gold glitter; American Crafts - gold mirror

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias dies; Paper Rose - stitched square die; Honey Bee - Pierced Fancy Flakes cover plate; MISTI; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

A tropical hello

 Hello and happy Fri-YAY!

I made another card to share:

I'm already dreaming of sandy beaches and warm weather!

I bought this stamp set last year at my LSS before they

sadly closed, and it's the first time using it.

(Buying stamps and using them are two different animals!)

I extended the water lines a bit more with a black marker to make sure 

the chair was within the die cut oval I used. Of course, that meant

the palm trees were almost completely cut out, and I thought

it was missing more leaves on that side. So I stamped, colored,

fussy cut and glued that one tree to the side, and ran

it again through the die cut, so that the stitch marks  showed.

Crazy? Yes. even more crazy, I used a white Gelly Roll marker to

dot the water along the horizon to mimic sparkle on water.

If you turn your head sideways and squint, you

may see it here:

I left it blank on the inside, as I'm not sure if I want to

make this into a birthday card, or just a thinking of you card.

Time will decide. 

Another non-holiday card in the books! LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful

rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Shopping Our Stash #511 - Whatever the Weather

NBUS Challenge #57

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Ocean View, Radiant Plumeria

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lulu Lavender, Lilac Posies, Cantaloupe, Tangelo, Pear Tart, Bamboo Leaves; Simon Says Stamp - Lemon Chiffon

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Sunny Studio - Stitched Oval die & Scalloped Oval mat 2

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

Just dusting off the cobwebs here...

 Hello and happy Thursday!!

It's been over a month since I've posted anything.

If you're a procrastinator like me, you've

been in 'Christmas card making mode' for at

least a month or two. I'm happy to say all

my cards have been made and sent out.

(insert sigh of relief here)

Now I'm starting to work on building up my

much depleted stash of birthday cards.

Here's one with a bit of snark:

and the inside:

I used the sketch from the current challenge at Sunday Stamps #324

but tipped it on its side. The part about the ship sailing got me

thinking about using paper that had destination stickers all over it.

Remember back in the day when travellers put stickers 

of the places they visited all over their trunks? 

That was the thought process behind picking that paper. LOL!

Ok, that's it for this post. I have more cards to share soon. 😊

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a great rest of your day!

I'm entering this card at Sunday Stamps #324

Supplies:

Stamps: Crafter's Companion - Getting Old; Honey Bee - Inside Snarky Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Basic Grey - South Pacific

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: MISTI; My Mind's Eye - enamel dots

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner

It's Christmas card making mode now!

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

Look at that, it's already almost halfway through

November, and I'm way behind making

my Christmas cards. My crafty mojo has

been MIA for the last 4 months or so,

and it finally reappeared at the end of October.

I did finally start on cards last month, and will

be posting about them soon. In the

meantime, here's a little something

that I came up with:

I'm finally playing with the Christmas Poinsettias card kit from

My Favorite Things, that I purchased in September. A lot

of die cutting, a snowflake embossing folder, a snippet of

paper, and some gold Stickles. Plus, the sentiment was

first stamped in black ink, then I heat embossed it with

clear embossing powder before die cutting it. 

I used another stamp from the same set to finish the inside:

I'm glad that I saved the cardstock that came with the kit, and

used what I already had on hand, because, you know, I 

really want to make those cards! LOL!

That's it for now. I appreciate that you stopped by for a visit!

Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshley Made Sketches #611

Shopping Our Stash #509 - Emboss Like a Boss

NBUS #56

Happy Little Stampers November ATG w/dies

Supplies:

Stamps: MFT - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Carta Bella - Home for Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Recollections

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias & Christmas Wishes dies; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; Nicole - scalloped square die; Darice - Snowflake Background EF; Fiskars - corner rounder; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

The Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers are guest elves at Christmas Kickstart Challenge #80!

 Hello and welcome!

This month at the

Christmas Kickstart Challenge

the guest elves are Edna and the sisters at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For this month's challenge,

the idea is to use NON-TRADITIONAL products and/or

color combinations to make a Christmas card.

Of course, pairing those non-traditional items with, say,

a Santa hat and holiday sentiment will be essential.

Here's what I came up with:

I used an Autmn themed stamp set, and combined it with a couple

Christmas sentiments to create my card.

I searched my stash of papers and found this paper to fussy cut

that teeny tiny wreath to hang on the door!

I may have gone cross eyed the rest of the day. LOL!

Here's the inside:

I hope that you'll join our sister Jo, and the rest of the Sisterhood

and play along this month at Christmas Kickstart #80!

We look forward to seeing what you create!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Fanciful Fall, Gently Seasoned, Dude Block; Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Altenew - Volcano Lake

DP: Simple Stories - Hearth & Holiday

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Neenah; Bazzill

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard and ruby slippers

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM