SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #275 R is for Rainbow

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! It's time for this

month's challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, we'd love to see a rainbow on your projects,

or use the colors of the rainbow. That works too!

Here's what I created:

I went with using rainbow colors for this whimsical card.

Also, no snark this time. 😲

Here's the inside:

I hope that you'll join us this month for the Rainbow challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.

For more inspiration, check out what my sisters created!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Taylored Expressions; Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Spellbinder - Tropical Friends dies and Scattered Tropics EF; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

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

Paper Players #748, Seize the Birthday #310, Just Us Girls #785

 Hello and welcome!

I just realized I haven't posted here in almost a month.

July was a busy month for us, what with everyday life, 

the constant battle of weeding this lovely 

bermuda grass out of the flower beds and veggie garden, (and with

the intense heat wave it's been slow going), and

one of my sisters flew out to visit us for 10 days.

We even took a mini trip to the beach!

First time in two years. It was heavenly!

So now I am back in my craft room, trying to

get the mojo going again. I combined a

few challenges to make this card:

I love aqua/teal/turquoise colors so that's what I

used on my card.

Seize the Birthday #310 challenges us to use our favorite

color, and I paired that with the sketch at 

The Paper Players #748. Since I used a stencil on

the card base, I'm also linking this up

at Just Us Girls #785.

That's all I got for now. Thank you so much for visiting!

I hope you have a great rest of your day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Inside Birthday Greetings

Ink: Taylored Expressions - Blue Raspberry

CS: Taylored Expressions; Neenah

Accessories: Taylored Expressions - Flickering stencil; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die; Pink & Main - zig zag circle die; Cuttlebug - Divine Swirls EF; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner; Bearly Art glue

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #224 - N is for Naughty or Nice

 

Hello and welcome back snarky peeps!

It's the last challenge of the year at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS.

and one of our favorite themes: Naughty or Nice!

Bet you can't guess which option I went with. LOL!

I wish someone made teeny Action Wobbles, because I so would have

attached that holly sprig with one! Buahahahaha!!

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you'll join my Sisters and our newest Queen, Sara,

in our Naughty or Nice challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

We will be back at it starting January 7th for more fun challenges.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Nutcrackers

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Lady Bug

DP: Simple Stories - Hearth & Holiday

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Avery Elle - Nutcrackers dies; MISTI; GC; Sunny Studio - Christmas Garland Frame die; Ranger - Diamond Stickles, Glossy Accents

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

Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

 

Hi all! Just wanted to pop in to let you know that I will have two

card kits available for purchase tomorrow at Photo Scraps in

Eldersburg, Maryland!

Here are the cards I've made:

The brick layer uses a stencil from My Favorite Things, along

with the showstopper mug of beer. I've used a

DecoArt Snow Writer to create the foam. So fun!

That background paper is custom paper by Tracy. She has created

some amazing papers for sale in the store. Go see for yourself!

Everything is stamped, ink blended, and cut to size. All you

have to do is assemble yourself using your 

choice of adhesives.

This is a very versatile card. You can use it for a birthday,

congratulations, Father's Day. It's all up to you!

Here's my second card:

Just look at that bear! So adorable!

You can color the image however you like, but these are

the Spectrum Noir markers I've used for this card:

If you are in the MD, DC, VA, PA area, why not make a trip to check out

these and all the other amazing kits available for sale at 

Photo Scraps! Help support a local small business!

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

Supplies used on the beer mug card:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour (retired)

Ink: Ranger DI - Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Rusty Hinge; Versamark

DP: custom beer bottle paper by Tracy Beck

Accessories: MFT - Frosty Beer Mug die, Small Brick Wall stencil; DecoArt - Snow Writer

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

Supplies used on the wheelie bear card:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Critters On the Go

DP: Photo Play Snail Mail: Mahalo #SML2865; Lawn Fawn Knock on Wood: Dining Chair #LF1508

Accessories: Sunny Studio - Stitched Semi Circle die; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped Rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Getting a head start on Christmas cards

 Happy Fri-Yay crafty friends!

I'm just popping in with a card or two that I made yesterday.

Here's the inside:

I know, it's kind of CAS for me. This was my second attempt at

creating this card. I originally used a circle die and I didn't like

how it looked at all. Then I thought, what about snowflake dies?

Major lightbulb moment. LOL!

For reference, here's the first card:

See what I mean? But now I have two Christmas cards made, 

so there's that. :)

Both sentiments were stamped in purple ink to complete the

rainbow. Thankfully, I had enough R stickers to complete 

the second card!

Well, since we were "gifted" with another 5" of snow overnight,

guess I'll just stay put and make some more cards. :)

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Christmas Kickstart #58 - Rainbow Christmas

Freshly Made Sketches #517

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Nutcrackers; Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas

Ink: Memento - Grape Jelly

DP: snippets

CS: Neenah

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - snowflake dies; Penny Black - Elegant rectangle die; MISTI;

American Crafts - Thickers alpha stickers

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - MMM

August Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

 Hey there crafty friends!

Just popping in to tell you that I'll have two card kits

available for purchase tomorrow for 

Demo Day to Go at Photo Scraps!

From 10 am to 4 pm you can stop in and pick these up along

with at least 18+ other kits by other demonstrators. 😁

 

 Here's the first card:

 

I use Spectrum Noir markers and chose colors to match that fun

background paper, but feel free to color the image however you want:

Tip: a grid mat is your friend when placing the half circle pieces, but

not necessary. Just so long as they are no less than 1/4" in from the edges, 

you'll be good to go.

*** Here's the second card ***

Spectrum Noir colors used:

I hope that you can stop by. You can also call the shop or let

them know on their Facebook page which card kits you'd like.

(Keep in mind that those who come in to the shop have first

choice of the kits available) Help support a

terrific small business!

Have a great day!

SHOPPING OUR STASH #434 - Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

 

Hello friends and welcome!

The new challenge starts today at

SHOPPING OUR STASH,

and as I'm sure you've guessed, we would like to see

snow in some form on your projects!

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

I bought this gorgeous snowflake tree stamp at least a year ago, and

I'm only inking it up now. (For Shame!)

I first stamped and heat embossed it in white EP. Then I sprinkled

Magenta Nuance powder dyes in Cerulean Blue and Purple and

used a water mister on it. The hardest part is setting it aside to dry

on it's own. Once it was, I stamped the sentiment and heat embossed

it in white also. To ground the tree, I simply drew some 'land' with a white Gelly Roll pen.

Since I had the items out, I made another panel!

This one uses Violet and Raspberry powder inks:

and the inside:

I hope that you can find time to play along this fortnight in our

snow challenge at Shopping Our Stash!

For more ideas, do check out what my teammies created

for your viewing pleasure. Thanks for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

 

I'd like to enter this at:

NBUS Challenge #20 

ABC Christmas Challenge - W for winter wonderland

Mix It Up Challenge Blog #43 - ATG + make your own background 

Supplies:

Stamps: Crackerbox & So Suzy Stamps - Blowing Snowflake Tree; Avery Elle - Merriest

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Bahama Blue, Grape Jelly

CS: Strathmore mixed media; Taylored Expressions; Bazzill

Accessories: Magenta Nuance powder dyes; water mister; MISTI; Stampendous - white EP;

heat gun; GC; Avery Elle - double pierced rectangle die

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner