SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #253 S is for Summer

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time once again for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

As the graphic created by our fabulous sister Lee suggests,

we'd like to see your summertime projects!

For me, summer always means the beach, so

I created a fun scene on my card:

No snark this time, this was too pretty for it. LOL!

I added some Snow Writer to the waves for more dimension, and

when it was dry, randomly went over it with some glitter glue.

I hope that you find some time this month to play 

along in our Summer challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

Need more inspiration? Simply visit the blogs of my sisters

to see their amazing projects!

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

I'd like to enter this at Paper Craft Crew #581

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Rest & Relaxation (and dies)

Ink: Ranger DI - Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Mermaid Lagoon; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Tangelo

CS: Neenah; Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt

DP: Echo Park - Easter Wishes

Accessories: Honey Bee - Lovely Layers At the Beach dies and Beach Break stencils; Nuvo white blizzard glitter drops & clear Crystal Drops; DecoArt Snow Writer; MISTI; brayer; Faber-Castell fine black Artist PITT pen

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

When is a snarky sentiment not snarky?

 When you can make a non-snarky card!

Hi there, and welcome.

Yes, I've used a sentiment from one of my new

STAMPlorations stamp sets, Some Snark,

and created this:

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I even made a one layer card! Who am I!?

I started by stamping the sandcastle from the

Beach Vibes stamp set and masking it. I blended the beach, water and

sky with a few inks. After removing the mask, I colored

the sandcastle with Spectrum Noir markers. Waves were added with a 

white Gelly Roll pen, the sentiment was stamped, and this 

card was done!

I'm so ready to head to the beach. How about you?

If you are interested in purchasing Some Snark,  Hot Mess, or any other products

from STAMPlorations , simply click on the links to take you to the store. 

Also, please feel free to use my personal discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Some Snark, Beach Vibes

Ink: Ranger DI - Mermaid Lagoon, Tumbled Glass; Gina K - Kraft; Memento - Tuxedo Black, Gray Flannel

CS: Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Inkadinkado - masking paper; Picket Fence Studio blending brushes; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen

SHOPPING OUR STASH #440 - Oh, The Places We'll Go....(after the pandemic)

 

Hello and happy Tuesday, crafty peeps!

It's time for the new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH!

As the title suggests, we want to see the places

you want to go, once the pandemic is over.

For me, it will always be the beach!

I think I've only used this stamp once before, and I'm glad to have

used it again. I loved building this lovely beach scene.

I used kraft ink for my sandy beach, and three colors of

DI for my ocean. Then I masked the horizon and used a 

sun rays stencil and three more colors of DI for the sunrise. Some

seagulls, a dolphin, foot prints and the sentiment finishes the scene.

I added some crystal Stickles to the waves and surf because, sparkle!

So, where are you headed when the pandemic is over? 

We'd love to see your travel themed projects linked up at

Shopping Our Stash! 

For more ideas on where to get away, simply check out

what my teammies have created for your viewing pleasure.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Taylored Expressions - Build a Background: Waves; Hero Arts - Color Layering Sea & Sky

Ink: Ranger DI: Tumbled Glass, Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Abandoned Coral; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Gina K - Kraft

CS: Neenah; Thunderbolt

Accessories: MISTI; Tim Holtz - Rays stencil; Picket Fence Studio - blending brushes; Ranger - Crystal Stickles

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

STAMPlorations May Theme & Photo Prompt challenge reminder

 

Good morning and welcome back, crafty friends!

Just popping in with a reminder about the 

May Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge at STAMPlorations!

I created a simple card using some pretty tropical themed papers

along with stamps from the Wanderlust Hipster Icons and the

Beach Vibes stamp sets.

I die cut the larger frame from the Succulently CUTplorations set and

heat embossed the little island and sentiment in gold embossing powder.

On some matching green paper, I traced around the die then 

cut it out to use as a matte. That was adhered with foam squares.

Pretty simple!

You still have plenty of time to link up your project at 

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge. We'd

love to see how you interpret the theme and/or photo!

If you're in need of some retail therapy at the

STAMPlorations store, feel free to use my discount code,

STAMPGIRLCHRIS

for an extra 20% off!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Wanderlust Hipster Icons, Beach Vibes

Ink: Versamark

DP: Basic Grey - South Pacific

CS: Neenah

Accessories: CUTplorations - Succulently dies; Gemini; Stampendous - Champagne EP; heat gun;

MISTI

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

Feeling beachy

Hi there crafty peeps!

I have a card to share that really has me thinking about

warm weather and going to the ocean:

Here's the inside:

Can you just hear the ocean gently lapping up on the shore

and feel the warm sun on your face? Ahhhhh!

I'll leave you with that lovely image.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:

Tuesday Morning Sketches #540

Just Add Ink #491

Just Us Girls #522

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampin' Up! - Waterfront; MFT - Birthday Greetings

Ink: Memento - Rose Bud, Lilac Posies: Rich Cocoa, Cottage Ivy; Gina K. - Kraft

DP: DCWV - Summer Magic Stack

CS: Thunderbolt; Darice

Accessories: Gemini; Gina K. - Stitched rectangle dies; GT2 Spectrum Noir marker (water); MISTI;

SRM birthday stickers 

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

The beach fixes everything

Hello there crafty friends!

I was having a bit of play time in my craft room yesterday

and created this card:

I used an acrylic block to 'stamp' my background.

I added a few different Distress Inks onto it, spritzed with water,

then smooshed it onto my watercolor paper panel.

Once dried, I trimmed to size, stamped the sentiment, matted,

and used a dimensional sticker that worked perfectly.

 Here's what it looked like before adding the sticker:

That sticker is awesome. It came with the sand, and that tiny chain

on the bow of the boat is real!

That's all for now. Gotta go and get some laundry cleaned. Ugh.

Have a wonderful day!

I'd like to enter this at:

Just Us Girls #452 - beach

Mix It Up challenge blog #16 - ATG + acrylic block stamping

Supplies:

Stamps: Impression Obsession

Ink: Ranger DI - peacock feathers, antique linen, mermaid lagoon, tumbled glass; Memento - Nautical blue

CS: Neenah; Strathmore water color paper

Accessories: acrylic block; water mister; Jolee's Boutique dimensional sticker; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SHOPPING OUR STASH #316 - Chillaxin and Relaxin

Hello and welcome crafty peeps!

We hope that we didn't scare you away with

last week's Spice Girls challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

(Come on, you know that was a fun challenge!)

So for this week's challenge, we are Challaxin' and Relaxin'!

Yep, today is National Relaxation Day, so we want you

to create something that reflects what is relaxing to you.

For me, a day (or more) at the beach is my kind of relaxation!

Sun, sand, and a drink in my hand. Can't get better than that!

Now it's your turn! Just create something that shows us what 

you think of as relaxing to you and link it up at Shopping Our Stash!

Be sure to visit the blogs of my teammies to see what they consider

relaxing to them, and leave some love!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Paper Smooches - Slang Gang

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Mermaid Lagoon, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Brushed Corduroy, Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass

CS: TE, scrap

Accessories: paint brush; Tattered Angels - Pearl Glimmer Mist; Taylored Expressions - flip flop die; Nicole - rhinestones

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Multi Medium Matte

JUST US GIRLS #355 - Word Week

Hello friends and welcome! We have a fun challenge for Word Week at JUST US GIRLS! Sharyn is your hostess, and she's picked the most perfect word: WATER! I don't know how it is in your neck of the woods, but it has been sweltering HOT here. I'm looking forward to my upcoming beach trip, but in the mean time, here is the card I made:

I'm glad that I made a couple of these watery panels last year. This is the second one, and it came in really handy for this challenge! The first panel was used on this card, and explains the process of making the panel. Some ripped kraft paper made for a nice sandy beach, with die cut flip flops. The sentiment is one of my favorites. ☺

I hope that you find some time this week to play along with our water theme at Just Us Girls! I look forward to seeing what you create in our gallery. For more inspiration, please visit the blogs of my teammates, and leave them some bloggy love! This is our first challenge for August, so that means we have a new Guest Designer! A warm welcome to you, Colleen Foelker! Glad that you are joining us this month! 

Just a reminder, if you are picked as Chic of the Week for any of our August challenges, you'll be in the running to be our Guest Designer for the month of October! Good luck and happy crafting!

Supplies:
Stamps: Impression Obsession
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Tumbled Glass
CS: Darice, scraps
Accessories: Simon Says Stamp - wave stencil; Dreamweaver - Embossing Paste; Martha Stewart twine; GC; Taylored Expressions - Flip Flop die; Wescott - hole punch
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares; Scotch scrapbooker's glue; Recollections - red tape

SHOPPING OUR STASH #211 - Don't Get Stressed. Get De-Stressed!

It's time for a new challenge at SHOPPING OUR STASH! So, what do we mean by that sub-title? Well, we want you to create a card or project based on something that relaxes you! For example, does playing a musical instrument, or baking, or coloring, or sitting ocean side relax you? Then create something based on that! Here's what I made:

 and the inside:

To me, that sentiment says it all: the beach fixes everything! And I look forward to going there later this year! (happy happy joy joy!) I used bright happy colors, and while shopping my beach themed stickers, came across these cool flip flops. Score! The stickers were so old, they didn't stick any more. I had to apply a bit of Glossy Accents on the bottom side so they would. ☺ I stamped another sentiment on the inside and added (another ancient) shell sticker.

So, what relaxes you? Why not make a card or project based on that and link it up at Shopping Our Stash? While there, please check out the incredible things the other ladies have created to wow you, and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for hanging out. I hope you have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Impression Obsession; Paper Smooches

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: DCWV; scraps

CS: Darice

Accessories: GC; Lg. Standard Circle Nesties; Walmart - flip flop stickers; Punch Studio - shell sticker; black marker; Cuttlebug - D-vine Swirls EF

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Ranger - Glossy Accents