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Hi there friends and welcome!

I'm just popping in with a reminder about this month's

Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I again used both theme & photo to make a mini slimline card:

I started with a light aqua patterned paper, and stamped one of the images

from Mixed Media Elements randomly in a few places, then added the

bit of sheet music paper. I stamped two of the butterfly images from

Trendy Butterflies 2, fussy cut and added tiny rhinestones to their bodies. Then I adhered 

them with foam squares. The sentiment is from

 A Snarky Birthday to You, and also adhered with foam squares.

There's still plenty of time to play along at

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge!

I hope that you get a chance to play along.

 

Also, if you like any of the items I've used from the STAMPlorations store,

feel free to use my personal discount code for an extra 20% off and perhaps 

a freebie of your choice! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Trendy Butterflies 2, Mixed Media Elements, A Snarky Birthday to You

Ink: Memento - Gray Flannel; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

DP: 49 & Market - Sky; American Crafts - sheet music

CS: Neenah; Nicole

Accessories: MISTI; Recollections - rhinestones; PFS - blending brush; Tuesday Morning Sketch #601

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #437 - I Need a Cup of Coffee....

 

....or in my case, a cup of tea. 😄

Which happens to be the new challenge prompt at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

Lets see your coffee or tea themed projects!

Here's what I came up with:

 Over the holiday break, I did some cleaning up and re-organizing in my

craft room, and in the process, re-discovered these tea cup and tea bag 

'handle' dies in my stash. Perfect for this challenge! I paired them with 

a sentiment that was inked for the first time. 

I hope that you find some time to join in our coffee/tea

themed challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

Need more inspiration? Simply check out what my lovely

teammies have created! Thanks for visiting.

Have a wonderful day!

 

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Literary Caffeine-ations

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: 49 and Market - Sky; DCWV - Mariposa

CS: Taylored Expressions; Darice

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - Stitched Circle die, Coffee & Tea icons; MFT - Stitched Circle Frame; Penny Black - Elegant Stitching rectangle die; MISTI; MME - twine

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares: Glue Dots; Ranger - MMM; Score Tape

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #172 - X is for fauX

 

(For an alphabet challenge, X is getting harder to figure out, so we have to get creative. LOL!)

Hello and HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

It's my all time favorite holiday. And you would think that I'd have

made a Halloween card for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

but alas, no. We want to see what you create using

faux...whatever! LOL! This is what I came up with:

My faux item? It's the faux tin tile I created using this tutorial.

 I may have made a couple...

This card may look elegant, but you know me,

can't resist a bit of snark:

For more fabulous faux creations, do yourself a favor and check out

what my Sistahs and our returning Queen Beverly have created for

your viewing pleasure. 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Mojo Monday #548

Seize the Birthday #202 - texture

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Party Invite; Crackerbox/So Suzy Stamps - Naked and Screaming

Ink: Gina K - kraft

DP: 49 and Market - Sky; Recollections - vellum

CS: Thunderbolt; Bazzill

Accessories: recycled cardboard; tinfoil; GC; Darice - Damask Background EF; Sizzix - Christmas

Elegance EF; DecoArt Americana - bleached sand acrylic paint; foam brush; brayer; May Arts - ribbon;

 rubbing alcohol; rag; DecoArt - gold rush Metallic Lustre; Poppy Stamps - Olivia Blossoms die; Hero

 Arts - rectangle die; Tim Holtz - distress tool; MISTI

Adhesives: Liquitex gel medium; SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Recollections - 

tacky tape

I think I found my mojo again...

...but it took screwing up my back to do it, apparently.

Hi there. Let me explain. Back in my 20's, I screwed up my back, and had

to go through PT to help with a pinched sciatic nerve. Since

then, every so often I'll turn or twist a certain way and, BAM!

My back is hurting again. That happened yesterday morning.

Standing and walking sucks, but sitting is tolerable, so

to my craft room I went. For the first time since

last Saturday. I decided to use some of my NBUS items

that I've been hoarding. Here's what I made:

here's the inside:

 

The rose stamps (NBUS) are of the layering variety. (4 inks for the flower, 3 for the leaves)

 I'm still trying to figure out layering stamps. These were the best stamped

flowers I made. (I stamped 3 of each) By the time I got to the leaves, I just 

used all the ones I made. LOL! (And I fussy cut them all out

since I don't have the dies yet.)

That gorgeous blue background paper is also NBUS. First time opening up

that paper collection. I drew and cut out a diamond shape, inked the edges,

and ran it through a handwriting embossing folder. The

sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some black card stock.

After I adhered everything, I remembered I had some tiny pearls (also

NBUS!) and sprinkled some around the card. Stamped the

inside sentiment and called this done!

That's it for now. To those who celebrate, I wish you a Happy

Passover and a Happy Easter!

I'd like to enter this at:

Freshly Made Sketch #430 

NBUS Challenge #13 

The Flower Challenge #43 (Spring!) 

Seize the Birthday #187 - Spring Fling 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Everything's Rosy; Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Everyday; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - angel pink, rose bud, lilac posies, grape jelly, new sprout, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy; Versamark; Ranger DI  - vintage photo

DP: 49 and Market - Sky

CS: TE; Neenah

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Park Lane - Old Style EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; Kaisercraft - pearls; Ranger blending tool

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