Whaley big birthday wishes

Hello and welcome friends!

You know when you see a sketch and

you get some crazy idea of how to

interpret it onto a card? Yeah, that's

what happened with this one:

I used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches, but I rotated

it so that the vertical lines were horizontal. See? It's ocean waves now!

I went full out artsy-fartsy with this, by tearing up different shades

of turquoise cardstock, (So therapeutic!), so that this wee orca had

something to swim in. Bonus: I used up some paper snippets. 😊

Here's the inside:

This was a cool sketch that really made

 me think outside my comfort zone. (Thank you!)

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a 

great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #646

Addicted to Stamps and More #473

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside snarky birthday sentiments & dies, Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel, Dandelion, Teal Zeal

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: Erin Lee Creative - orca die; Sunny Studio - stitched circle die; Fiskars corner rounder; MISTI; Faber Castell - black Artists PITT pen; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Hummingbird birthday

 Hello and welcome!

I have a card to share that I was

working on over the weekend:

I used a brand new (to me) hummingbird layering die that

I'm so loving right now!

Shades of green and a pop of red. The ruby throated

hummingbird is the kind that I have zipping around my

hummingbird feeders. They are so much fun to watch!

Here's the finished inside:

Well, that's it for now. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Color Hues #91

The Paper Players #699

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes; Altenew - Amazing You

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; scraps

Accessories: Honey Bee - Lovely Layers Hummingbird dies; MFT - scalloped rectangle from Blueprints 27; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 3D foam squares - Bearly Art glue

 

Joy Christmas card

 Hello and welcome, friends!

This is my second post today, and

it's another Christmas card!

I still used traditional colors, but that black snowflake panel makes

this card a bit more dramatic. 

Here is the inside:

It's been some time since I've made any Christmas cards, so I'm

happy to have this and the one on my previous post done.

I probably only need to make around 100 more, or so. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at Christmas Kickstart #88

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Peace Love Joy (& dies)

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee - Pierced Fancy Flakes cover plate; Hero Arts - Wood Frames dies; MFT - Winter Poinsettias dies (berries); Nicole - rhinestones; Spectrum Noir DR7 marker (to color the rhinestones); Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Arts glue

Happy Holidays poinsettia

 Hello and good Monday to you all!

I'm popping in with a card I'd like to share:

I made a bunch of these poinsettias last December and had

this one left to use, so, here it is! LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

This post is short and sweet, as one of the challenges I want

to add this to is about to end. 😄

Thank you for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

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I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketches #644

Addicted to Stamps and More #472

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Home for the Holidays

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; Recollections; scraps

Accessories: MFT - Winter Poinsettias dies, scalloped rectangle die from Blueprints 27; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Ranger - gold Stickles: Nuvo glitter drops - white blizzard; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Arts glue

Have a fruitful birthday

 Hello friends and welcome!

I have a fun card to share with you today:

This stamp from Lawn Fawn had little stick arms and legs

on it, but I only wanted to use the banana. So, after stamping

and coloring, I fussy cut them out and arranged them as a bunch.

For a bit of texture, I used a bit of corrugated paper I found in my stash.

I did some careful masking to turn the sentiment into a birthday theme.

Here's the finished inside:

This one came out better than I had imagined. 😄😄😄

I never think about using fruit in my card designs.

Guess I should do this more often. LOL!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope that you have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #764

Seize the Birthday #287

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fruitful Friends, Veggie Happy; Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP - freebie from Lawn Fawn; mystery corrugated scrap

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Spring Flowers Backdrop; Sunny Studio - stitched circle dies; MFT - scalloped rectangle die from Blueprints 27; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - mmm

Aqua Birthday Wishes

 Hello friends and welcome!

I hope that you are having a good day so far.

I have a card I'd like to share with you:

I wasn't sure if I could pull off a dogwood in shades

of aqua, but I'm really pleased with how this turned out. 😊

I used DOX in Peacock Feathers for the subtle shading.

The sentiment was stamped in the same color but in

Distress Ink, then I clear embossed it.

I added some white blizzard Nuvo Glitter drops to the

flower centers.

Here's the finished inside:

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

I hope that you have a great rest of your day!

I'd like to enter this at:

The Color Hues Challenge #90

The Flower Challenge #93

AAA Birthday #63

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps & dies - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Ranger DI & DOX - Peacock Feathers

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Lovely Layers Dogwood dies; MFT - Stitched Scalloped Basic Edge die; MISTI; WOW! - clear embossing powder; heat gun; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard

Adhesives: SA - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #252 - L is for Sister Lindsey

Hello and welcome snarky friends!

This month the Sisterhood is paying tribute to our dear friend and

snarky sister, Lindsey Martin-Penny, who lost her battle

to a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer on July 21, 2022.

It's been two years and the Sisters still and always will

miss her terribly. As an homage to her, the 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS

 invite you to create 

something that was inspired by Lindsey.

You can visit her blog for all kinds of inspiration.

(Just be sure to let us know what it was that inspired you,

as it may not be obvious.)

Those who knew her knew of her great love of cats, and punny

sentiments. I've combined both using

a never before used stamp set that I bought two years ago:

This is my artistic take on Lindsey's cat, Duncan. He looks

very dashing in his party hat. (Even though it's pink!)

A simple sentiment finishes the inside:

We hope that you find some time this month to help the sisters

celebrate our sister Lindsey at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Please do yourself a favor and visit the blogs of my sisters

and our reigning Queen, Rosi, to see their projects.

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

I'd like to enter this at:

Addicted to Stamps and More #471 - Make Your Mark

Shopping Our Stash #525 - NBUS

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Photoplay - Meow; Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV - Playful Pets

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Recollections

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Pinkfresh Studio - Ornate Banner die; MISTI

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

Seize the Birthday Surprise Party Guest!

Hello and welcome friends!

I'm beyond excited to be guest designing with the

ladies at Seize the Birthday!

For the current challenge, the topping is to add a star on

your birthday themed cards. But if the topping isn't your

thing, anything goes is good too, as long as it's a birthday card.

Here's what I came up with:

A star shaped shaker balloon? Yes please!

The shaker was made by die cutting the frame 8 times, and the solid

shape once from the blue card stock and again from acetate.

Seven of the frames were stacked and glued onto the solid blue piece.

I added the confetti then glued the acetate piece onto the stack,

then the last frame. I found some fun balloon paper for the

background panel to use also!

Here's the finished inside:

Thank you, ladies, for the honor of guesting with you!

Thank you for visiting, and I hope to see you joining in

the 'Add a Star challenge' at Seize the Birthday!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Wavy Sayings; Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Doodlebug Design - Hey Cupcake

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Star shaker balloon die; Lawn Fawn - Wavy Banner die; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle dies; Taylored Expressions - confetti; Grafix - acetate; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, thin 3D foam squares; Bearly Art glue

Tropical Happy Birthday

 Hello friends and happy Friday!

I'm just popping in to share

a card that I just made:

(This post contains affiliate links, at no cost to you!)

I must say that I was influenced by Nancy's card. I loved

that white die cut panel on the white card base, and her

gorgeous hibiscus flowers. I die cut the white panel

from the Bloomtangled #1 cover plate. Since the edges were

'open', I added two thin strips of green card stock on each side.

I used some stamp layering flower and leaf images for

my focal point. I then fussy cut them all out,

and added some rhinestones.

(Note to self: buy the dies for this set. That palm frond! Ugh!)

I finished the inside with another stamped sentiment:

This was a fun sketch, so I hope there will

be more of them on future challenges.

Thank you for visiting. Have a great weekend!

I'd like to enter this at The Flower Challenge #92

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Radiant Plumeria, Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Lilac Posies, Lu Lu Lavender, Dandelion, New Sprout, Pear Tart, Cottage Ivy, Northern Pine, Simon Says Stamp - Lemon Chiffon; Hero Arts - Butter Bar, Orange Soda; Altemew - Puffy Heart, Rose Quartz; Taylored Expressions - Lime Zest, Jalapeno

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Bloomtangled #1 cover plate; MISTI; Recollections - rhinestones

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares