Happy Birthday, genius!

 Hello friends and welcome!

I always seem to be behind in making birthday

cards, especially dude cards. But I

did come up with this little gem:

I had this sentiment stamp set out on my desk when it

occurred to me that I had the Einstein stamp somewhere in

my collection. A snarky card was created LOL!

I thought the tweed paper was a nice touch. 😉

I already have a brother-in-law in mind for this.

Luckily, we all share a snarky sense of humor!

AAA Birthday #71 calls for a masculine card for their

current challenge, so I am entering this over there.

That's it for now. I hope that you enjoy the rest of your day and the weekend.

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - Einstein's tongue; Taylored Expressions - The Inside Scoop: Snarky Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Pebbles/Jen Hadfield - Warm & Cozy

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Spectrum Noir

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Green metallic HB

 Happy Saturday friends and welcome!

I'd like to share a card, the kind that are

really hard to photograph: using metallic paper.

I've used a green mirrored paper and die cut the leaf frame. It's backed

with a very light green cardstock. I was happy to find a snippet of stiped

 paper in my stash to matte the die cut birthday greeting.

I'm playing along at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge #265.

I'm using Metallic/Green/Die Cuts, but can

also use Stripes/Green/Foliage. A Two-For!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great rest of your weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings: Birthday

Ink: Altenew - Just Green

DP: My Minds's Eye - Everyday Tango; Bazzill - green mirror

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Blooming Frame dies; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #260 G is for Green

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's a new month and time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

We'd like to see your predominantly GREEN projects.

With St. Paddy's Day approaching, this is a good time

to get your green on. But, if that's not your style,

anything green is good!

Here's my card:

I've used this image a number of times, and since it's one

of my favorite Stella digi stamps, I'm sure I'll use it again.

She's colored with Spectrum Noir markers and I've

given her wings, wand, and flower center some 

Nuvo Glitter Drops for the sparkle. Her glasses also

received a coat of Nuvo clear Crystal Drops.

I used dark green card stock for the mattes, although

it looks black in the above pics. I tried to angle

the card so you can see the glittery wings and wand.

Even the paper snippet I used came pre-glittered!

I hope that you'll play along this month in our Green challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more inspiration, do visit the blogs of my sisters and our 

reigning Queen, Rachel. You won't be disappointed!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Bugaboo digi stamps - Stella Fairy Visit

DP: K & Co.

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; computer & printer; Queen & Co - stitched rectangle die; LDRS Creative - Arches & Stitched Scalloped Arches dies; Paper Rose - Stitched square die; Nuvo white blizzard Glitter Drops & clear Crystal Drops

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Seize the Birthday Surprise Party Guest!

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm very excited to be a surprise party guest at

Seize the Birthday!

The current challenge prompt is no stamping.

Check out what the design team have made and

join in the fun!

Here's my take on the challenge:

This card came together pretty quickly. Mostly because I had 

the ink blended panel already made, just not used yet.

I added some interest using a die that cuts the diagonal frame.

A die cut sentiment was all it needed to finish.

If you don't feel like using the challenge prompt, as always,

anything goes is welcome too!

Thanks again to the Seize the Birthday crew for the

chance to create along with you!

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Cookie Monster, Tropical Punch, Brussel Sprout, Mango Sweet Potato Pie; Memento - Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Bird Party CIQ layering stencils, Diagonal Stitch rectangle frame die; STAMPlorations - Everyday Sentiments die

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Cherry Blossom blooms

 Hello there and welcome.

I seem not to be on my blog much, but

I am making cards again now that my

fur baby is feeling better.

Here's one that I had fun making:

Here's the inside:

I am entering this at Freshly Made Sketches #674 and also

The Flower Challenge #99.

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Shabby Chic birthday card

 Hello and welcome friends!

Here's a card that I made for my Mom, who's

birthday is later this week:

I combined papers from two different companies.

The woodgrain and fussy cut flowers/watering can are from

Mintay. The two teal papers are from 49th & Market.

I thought these paired rather well together.

Here's the inside:

My card is based on the current sketch challenge at

Sunday Stamps #353. Since I've used multiple papers,

I'm also adding this at Love Those Pretty Papers Feb 2025 challenge,

but without the option to use red.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Inside Birthday & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Mintay - Shabby Book; 49th & Market - Sky

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Scalloped Oval and Stitched Oval dies; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Beary Happy Birthday

 Hello and welcome crafty friends!

I'm sharing a card I made over the weekend for

a couple of challenges.

The current challenge at Just Us Girls #760 is to CASE a DT 

member's project. All of them are amazing, but I kept on 

returning to Bobby's adorable card. I switched out the heart

embossing folder she used for a quilted heart cover plate.

I also had the bear she used but made a birthday card instead,

my bear is holding a balloon instead of a heart.

Here is the inside:

Since I used Kraft and Red on my card, I'm also linking this

up at Seize the Birthday #298.

Thanks for visiting! I hope you have a good day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Birthday Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Catherine Pooler - Over Coffee

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Honey Bee Stamps - Heart Hugs dies; Sunny Studio - Quilted Hearts Landscape cover plate; Poppy Stamps - HBD die; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

Send Wine

 Hello and welcome!

Here's a card that I had a lot of fun making:

A few months ago I received this 'send wine' die from my

snarky sister, Barbara, and put it in a safe place until I was

ready to play with it. Such a safe place that I only rediscovered it

yesterday. Anyone else have that problem?

Anyway, as soon as I found it, I wanted to use it,

and so this card was created.

I used the pink/red theme at Color Hues #103 and what do you know?

They are doing a collaboration with Inkspirational Challenge #334

so I'll add my entry there as well.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful rest of your day!

Supplies:

DP: PhotoScraps - Wine Lover's Collection

CS: Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Send Wine die gifted by Barbara Godden; Fiskars - corner rounder

Adhesives: Bearly Art glue; SA - tape runner

A little hello

 Hello and welcome!

It's been a while since I've been on here, other than

scheduled posts. My fur baby had an

eye procedure done a couple weeks ago and we've

been on monitor duty, making sure he's comfortable and that

 he doesn't try rubbing his eye. He is wearing

the 'cone of shame' until his follow up on Tuesday.

It doesn't stop him from trying every so often. Sigh.

He is doing a lot better, though, so

we hope he won't have to keep wearing the

cone after Tuesday. 🤞

So, onto my post. Here's a CAS card I put together.

CAS cards are not my strength. All that white space!

I love my layers. LOL!

I stamped and colored the image, adding some

glitter glue onto that tiny heart. Once dry, I 

die cut it using a square die that had stitches incorporated.

I did some creative masking to get just the 'hello' from

the whole sentiment stamp.

Along with the heart and stitches, which are my 'Pick Two' at 

Time Out Challenges #281, I could say I've added a layer,

but since it's only 1-1/4" square, does it even count? LOL!

Also, Addicted to CAS #275 calls for a center focused card

so I'm entering this card there.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Feb. 2024 Pretty Postage, Motivational Monday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Rose - stitched square die; MISTI; Nuvo - white blizzard glitter drops

Adhesives: SA - foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #259 - L is for Love

 

Hello and welcome, snarky friends!

It's a new month, so time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd like to see your Valentine,

or Anti-Valentine projects!

I'm not one to celebrate it, so of course I went with 

the Anti version:

The snark is subtle, but it's there! LOL!

I'm not even quite sure how that paper with the hearts came

to be living in my craft room. I'm guessing that I bought it for the back side,

which is the strip of flower paper under it. LOL!

I printed out the sentiment then added the "SS" with a pen.

I hope that you'll play along this month in our Love challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

There's lots of inspiration from my sisters, so do check 

out what they've created!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great day!

Supplies:

DP: Echo Park - Hello Valentine

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spellbinders - scalloped heart die; computer & printer; Freshly Made Sketch #668;

MFT - scalloped rectangle die; Faber Castell - black Artist PITT pen

Adhesives: SA - tape runner