Have a fangtastic day!

 Hello friends and welcome!

This is my second post today. A rarity!

I've opened up a brand-new stamp set

(that I purchased at least two years ago *cough*)

for the first time and created this card:

These bats are just too cute! I've colored them with Spectrum Noir

markers, and die cut a simple circle in yellow cardstock for

my moon. The sentiment was white heat embossed on the same

dark blue cardstock as the base.

Here's the inside:

This could have easily been a card for someone

who has a birthday in October simply by changing

up the inside sentiment. My design is based on 

the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches.

Also, Two Old Bats Halloween Challenge has an Anything Goes challenge.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Fangtastic Friends & dies

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Lawn Fawn - Let It Shine Starry Skies

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinders - Standard Sm Circle die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Let's Celebrate

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I'm still trying to make a dent in my NBUS pile.

This time, I've finally opened up a paper collection

that I bought a couple years ago from Photo Scraps store. Sadly,

they closed their brick-and-mortar store, but Tracy still has an 

online shop that you can order custom papers from!  I cut into

one of the 12" x 12" papers for this card:

The heartbeat lines with the word 'wine' in it just cracks me up!

Here's the inside:

I've used the current sketch at Atlantic Hearts for my card,

and since I've finally cut into some new paper, I'll enter

this at Seize the Birthday also.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Free Spirits; Avery Elle - Happy Hour

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Photo Scraps - Wine Lovers Collection

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Paper Smooches - Drink Glasses die; MISTI

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

Literal Birthday

 Hello friends and welcome!

Here's a cute card I'd like to share with you:

I bought this adorable stamp set in September last year around it's

release date, and I've only just opened the packaging.

(I'm really trying to make an effort to whittle down

my NBUS pile!)

I love the book theme this stamp set has, and it also

has some great sentiments. Here's the inside:

There's a few challenges I'd like to enter this at. First,

I've used the current sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #668.

Next, Seize the Birthday #297 prompts us to use something

new. Also, I'm entering this at NBUS #70.

Thank you for visiting. Have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Little Woodland Library (& dies), Offset Sayings: Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Peaches 'N Cream

DP: Queen & Co. - The Great Outdoors

CS: Spectrum Noir; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir and Copic markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Circle dies; MFT - Scalloped stitched rectangle die; The Crafters Workshop - cloud stencil; MISTI

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

Another year older?

 Hello friends and welcome!

I've been doing some organizing in my

craft room the last week or so.

Rearranging, dusting (cough!),

and putting things away.

I recently ordered some paper trays for my

cardstock, and now it's all neatly stored

in rainbow order. I just took the time

to assign and label blenders for my inks,

and they are now stored in rainbow order too.

So nerdy, but oh so satisfying!

Anyway, onto the card I'd like to show you:

Mixing old and new items again. The sentiment is an older 

sentiment builder set and the crocodile is from

Paper Smooches. The new item is the fern background stamp,

fresh out of it's packaging finally.

The punch line is on the inside,

which was computer generated then printed out:

Since this card is rather clean and simple for me, I'm entering

it at The Male Room #194.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Ferns Forever Background; Paper Smooches - Zoo Crew; Paper Issues - Ah Real Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Cilantro

CS: Spectrum Noir; TE; Thunderbolt; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Paper Smooches - Word Bubble die; Nuvo - Morning Dew Crystal Drops; MISTI; computer & printer

Adhesives: SA - tape runner & foam squares

Tropical Birthday wishes

 Hello and welcome friends!

If you are like me, you're getting pretty sick

of winter and are looking forward to warmer weather.

With that in mind, here is a

tropical themed birthday card I made:

I've been challenging myself to use something from my

ever growing NBUS pile. First is that gorgeous shell/flower stamp.

I purchased it at least 6 months ago and finally opened the packaging.

Also, the flamingo paper I've had for over 2 years and I finally

cut into it. It's from a 12" x 12" sheet.

Here is the inside:

Since I (finally) used some of my new supplies, I'm entering

this at the current NBUS Challenge #70. I also used the current 

sketch from Atlantic Hearts Challenge #611.

Thanks for stopping by to visit! I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee Stamps - Anchor of Hope and Inside Birthday (& dies)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Echo Park - Summer Fun

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir & Copic markers; Sunny Studio - Stitched Oval die; Cuttlebug - D'Vine Swirls EF; MISTI; Nuvo - white blizzard Glitter Drops

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Hiking through the snow

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Today I'd like to share a winter

themed birthday card:

As usual, this is a mixture of old and new products. The new products are

the boot dies. Also, the grass die cuts were a gift from my friend, Jules,

who was just in town, so we were able to meet and catch up.

I love it when crafty friends can actually meet face to face! 😊

Here's the inside:

There are a few challenges I'd like to enter this at. First is the current

sketch at Freshly Made Sketches. Second, Just Us Girls has a die cut challenge.

Lastly, AAA Birthday calls for a winter themed birthday card.

We are supposedly getting some snow within the next hour. It's a rare

occurrence where I live, so I'm kind of excited to see it.

(I just don't want so much of it I have to shovel! LOL!)

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday (and dies)

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill; Thunderbolt

Accessories: Spellbinders - Wander Boots dies, Sm & Lg Standard Circle dies; Picket Fence Studios - Scene building grass tufts dies; Darice - Snowflake Background EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #258 - N is for NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff)

 Hello and Happy New Year to you!

I hope that your holidays were fun filled and that you

received some new crafty goodies to play with.

That brings us to our new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

N is for NBUS (Never Been Used Stuff)

If your new crafty goodies are brand

spanking new, or perhaps something you've had sitting

on the "new to me and needs to be used" pile,

(You know we all have that pile!), 

we want to see what you make with it.

I bought this card kit from Simon Says Stamp last

month, and here is the card I made with it:

This card is deceptively easy looking. The angel and rejoice sentiment

were heat embossed in gold and die cut. I used a sun ray embossing

folder on the back panel, then used a gold Sharpie marker to edge

around it. The image and sentiment were then adhered with

foam squares.

Here's the finished inside:

I actually made about 24 cards, using all three of the angel images:

I hope that you find some time this month to play along in our NBUS challenge

over at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my sisters and our

newest Queen, Fran, to see what new goodies they created with!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps - Simon Says Stamp - Stained Glass Christmas (and dies)

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Spellbinders - Sun Rays EF; WOW! - gold EP; heat gun; MISTI; gold Sharpie marker

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares