What to do when it's snowing out...

 ....make cards, of course. 

Here's one:

and a little snark on the inside:

I couldn't resist that sentiment. My hubby plays golf and I had him

in mind to give this to. LOL!

Thanks for visiting!

 

I'd like to enter this at:

CAS Colour & Sketches #404 

Cardz for Guyz #263 - sports

TGIFC #301 - plaid 

 

 

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Crackerbox Suzy Stamps - Minion Bob Golfing; Simon Says Stamp - Messages for Everyday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Cardstock Warehouse; Darice

DP: HOTP

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; GC; Avery Elle - Pierced rectangle die; STAMPlorations - Spring Landscape die; Paper Smooches - cloud dies; Recollections - dimensional sticker; computer & printer

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

JUST US GIRLS #383 Word Week

Happy Saturday, friends! Bobby is your hostess this week at

JUST US GIRLS! She's picked Geometric as your word. This should be

lots of fun! Here's what I created:

 and the inside:

I'm out of masculine birthday cards so here's one I made. It's pretty CAS for me. I broke out the 

much neglected octagon nesties for this, cutting some 'manly' papers. The beer is a sticker, actually two. I stuck them onto white card stock, fussy cut them out, and adhered them on top of each other, the second one with foam squares. Of course, with my crack photography skillz, you can't see that at all. DOH! The sentiments were lined up and stamped multiple times with my MISTI to get a 

nice dark impression.

Now it's your turn to create something with a geometric pattern to it. Be sure to link up

at Just Us Girls so we can admire it. For more inspiration, do check out what my teammies 

created. Also, since it's a new month, and we have a new Guest Designer joining us. Welcome

Nancy Salkeld! I look forward to crafting with you this month! 

Just a reminder, if you are chosen as Chic of the Week for any of our March challenges, you'll 

be in the running to be our Guest Designer for the month of May! Good luck, and

happy crafting!

I'd like to enter this card at:

CAS Colours & Sketch # 212

Seize the Birthday - ATG

Happy Little Stampers - CAS challenge w/die cuts

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Carta Bella - Work Hard Play Hard

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories: GC; SB - Octagon Nesties; Paper House Productions - beer stickers; MISTI; Fiskars - 

corner rounder

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #262 - A Stitch In Time

Hello and welcome crafty peeps! We have a fun challenge for you this week at SHOPPING OUR STASH: A Stitch In Time - for this challenge, we want to see stitching on your project, whether that be from a sewing machine, cross stitching, faux stitching, etc. You get the gist. Here's my card:

 and the inside:

I dug out my Sew Easy tool for this one, and used a few of the different attachments for my stitching. (Yes, I know my rows look wonky. Maybe I meant for that to happen! LOL!) My card base is a dark grey, but I lightly sponged over it with Gathered Twigs DI to get some brown tones in it. (I had no taupe card stock, so I made it. Sort of. It definitely looks more taupe irl.) The panel is popped up on foam squares, and a simple sentiment was added.

I hope you find some time to play along this week at Shopping Our Stash. We'd love to see your project in the gallery. For more inspiration, do check out what my teammies created, and leave them some love on their blogs! Thanks for visiting, and stay cool - it's another hot one out there!

I'd like to enter this at:
Less Is More #286/287 - Use something tactile
CAS - Colour & Sketches #183
CAS on Sunday #88 - Thank You

Supplies:
Stamps: MFT - Essential and More Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Gathered Twigs
CS: Darice; Bazzill
Accessories: WRMK - Sew Easy tool; DMC - floss
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

SHOPPING OUR STASH #253 Square Roots

Hello and good morning! This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we challenge you to go back to when you first started out crafting: decoupage, cross stitching, scrapbook layouts, altering found things, etc. You get my drift, right? We challenge you to make anything BUT a card!

For my project, I used some recycled cardboard and made a bookmark:

I trimmed a piece from the board, punched a hole in one side, then stenciled it with a couple different inks. I dumped out a bunch of sequins from my bag-o-sequins, and dug out the silver ones, then glued 'em on. Found some ribbon that I won years ago, but don't think I've ever used, and finally did use it! My bookmark needed a little something more, so I stamped the 'hi' outline stamp, then filled it in with a silver pen. Worked for me!

I do hope you play along with our Square Roots challenge at Shopping Our Stash! For more amazing projects, please do check out what my teammies created, and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at CAS Colours & Sketches #174

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Big Greetings

Ink: Memento - Elderberry, Teal Zeal, Tuxedo Black

Accessories: recycled cardboard; Dylusions stencil; Darice - sequins; May Arts - ribbon; Sakura - Silver Gelly Roll pen; hole punch

Adhesives: Ranger - Glossy Accents

You Can Dance....

Hi all. Just a quick post about a card I just made. Trying to compose this post and watch NCIS. Oh, Dinoso! I. Can't. Take. It!

 Here's the inside:

You know, after painstakingly picking out the two shades of green sequins in the big-bag-o-sequins, it occurred to me after I sealed the shaker that a silver sequin snuck in there. Sigh. Oh well. I still like how this shaker card came out. ☺

And now, I will continue to mourn Tony Dinoso leaving NCIS. Sniffle.

I'd like to enter this at CAS#173

Supplies:
Stamps: Avery Elle - Happy Hour
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: mystery papers
CS: Darice; Bazzill
Accessories: GC; Avery Elle - Margarita Shaker die; Crafter's Companion - acetate; Spectrum Noir marker - IG1; Darice - sequins
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & Thin 3D foam squares; Recollections - foam strips; Ranger - Glossy Accents

SHOPPING OUR STASH #237 - Dreaming of something Warm

Hello friends and welcome! We have a fun (we think!) challenge starting at SHOPPING OUR STASH: Dreaming of something Warm! Whether it be the beach, a steaming cup of tea or coffee, the sun, and with Valentine's Day approaching, warm hugs, we challenge you to create something with a warm theme. I, of course, went with a beach scene. Here's the card I made:

 Here is the inside:

I've discovered that I'm sort of a perfectionist when coloring images. Because of that, I think it took me at least 6 hours to color this one. Sheesh! I swear I used half of my SN markers. LOL! I'm still not happy with the purple bathing suit, but after I re-did it the second time, I told myself to just let it be. (We are our own worst critics)  I added Glossy Accents to the sun glasses and drink glasses, plus Diamond Stickles to the earrings and flower centers. You can see that a bit better in this next pic:

Ready to play along? Of course you are! Simple create a project that has a warm theme to it and link it up at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! While there, please do check out the amazing creations of the other ladies, and leave them some bloggy love. Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at:
CAS: Colours & Sketches #158
Let's Color Linky Party #3 - ATG with something colored

Supplies:
Stamps: AI - Beach Babes; Paper Smooches - Happy Birthday, Streamers; Avery Elle - Cheers
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: #Summer
CS: Crafter's Companion; Darice
Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers: GC; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle die; Paper Smooches - Streamers die; Ranger - Diamond Stickles & Glossy Accents
Adhesives: SA by 3L - 3D & Thin 3D foam squares

Work Hard, Play Hard...

Good morning crafty peeps. I'm popping in with a quickly made card. (Because when you use papers, stickers, and ephemera from the same collection, and a great sketch, it just works!)

 Here's the inside:

I really need to make more masculine birthday cards. I have a bunch coming up and need to get crackalackin making them. The front of my card came together quickly using some paper, that sticker, and the basketball ephemera. The inside actually took the longest, as I combined individual word stamps from three different sets. I had to MacGyver the word "on" into the word "an" by taking a pen and adding the 'kickstand'. LOL! I also had to mask a larger sentiment just to get the word "have". Luckily, I own a MISTI. Seriously, a labor of love going on with this card. ☺

I'm entering my card at CAS Colours & Sketches #156

They are honoring Leslie Hanna of The Crooked Stamper with their sketch, and I really wanted to play along. Thank you very much for doing that, Patricia! ♥

Thanks for visiting my blog. I'm getting ready for this huge blizzard that's supposed to hit on Friday. UGH. Have a great day!

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Issues - Ahh Real Birthday sentiments, Oh Hell No sentiments, Freaking sentiments
Ink: Memento - Nautical Blue
DP: Carta Bella - Work Hard Play Hard
CS: Recollections
Accessories: Carta Bella - sticker and basketball ephemera
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares

JUST US GIRLS #322 - Word Week

Good morning and welcome! It's Word Week at JUST US GIRLS! Ina is your hostess and since most of us are in "all Christmas all the time" mode, she's picked the word MERRY for you to play with! Here's the card I made:

 here's the inside:

another angle shot so you can see the frame better: 

Now, I didn't come up with this myself. I saw this card by Jean Okimoto, and knew I was going to case it! Thanks Jean! Anyway, I used two square dies to make the frame. I cut the Merry twice, glued and stacked them. I masked part of a stamp to just get Christmas Wishes. Die cut some snowflakes and adhered them plus some silver sequins. So fun to make!

I hope you find some time in your Christmas crunch time to whip up a card and enter it at Just Us Girls! We'd love to see it! Please do check out what the other ladies created to inspire you! 

Since we are taking the last couple of weeks off to spend time with our families and friends for the holidays, we won't have a Guest Designer this month, but will have TWO next month! I hope to see you in the gallery this week! Thanks for stopping by!

I'd like to enter this card at:

Just Add Ink #291 - Just add 'C'

CAS Colours & Sketches # 153 - use a previous colour challenge combo: I used #151

Supplies:

Stamps: Simon Says Stamp - Warm Christmas Wishes; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Bazzill

Accessories: GC; Paper Smooches - snowflake dies; MFT - Zig Zag Stitched Squares Die-Namics; Slice die cutter & Noel cartridge; Darice - sequins

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #221 - Wooden It Be Nice

Hello and good morning crafty peeps! This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we'd like to see some type of wooden element on your project. (Ex: wooden letters/shapes, paper, patterned paper, veneer, etc.) I was feeling nostalgic, so I broke out my Slice die cutter (that I've had since perhaps 2010, probably longer), and made some ornaments. Check it:

...and the inside:

In certain lighting, the color of the wooden peace word and the darker blue card stock I used actually match. Not so much in this photo. Oh well. After I die cut all the parts-is-parts* of the ornaments, I thought they needed a little somethin' somethin'. So I embossed some of the pieces. There, that's better. The peace word was painted then when dry, I gave it a spritz of pearl Glimmer Mist for some subtle shimmer. Of course, you can't see it in the above picture. But it's there. Trust me. ☺ I added some silver floss so that the ornaments wouldn't be magically hovering by themselves.

Now it's your turn. Got any wooden butterflies or arrows? Patterned paper with a wooden design on it? Why not make something with it and link it up at Shopping Our Stash? We'd love to see it! Please do check out what the other ladies came up with to wow you, and leave them some bloggy love! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get creative today!

* Thank you, Leslie, for making me remember that Wendy's commercial. I used to use this term a lot when it first came out, then it faded from my mind, replaced with other catch phrases. LOL!

Challenges:

CAS Colour & Sketches #143 - sketch

Tis' the Season #51 - colors

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - Teal Zeal

CS: Darice; scraps

Accessories: GC; Cuttlebug & Darice EF; Slice die cutter and Noel cartridge; Michael's - wooden peace word; DMC - floss; Fiskars - corner rounder; Ranger - Adirondack Stream acrylic paint dauber; Tattered Angels - pearl Glimmer Mist

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D & thin 3D foam squares; Ranger - Glossy Accents; Glue Dots

Another sympathy card

It's bad enough that you need them. But to have to make one for a good friend who's just lost a beloved fur baby, those are even harder. Those types of sympathy cards especially suck. This is the card I made for her:

 a simple inside:

Rest in peace Rascal. ♥

CAS#139  - sketch
Addicted to Stamps and More #159 - Clean and Simple

Supplies:
Stamps: Paper Smooches - Paws for a Cause; MFT - More Essential Sentiments
Ink: Memento - Lady Bug, Tangelo, Dandelion, Bamboo Leaves, Paris Dusk, Elderberry; Hampton Arts A La Mode - Lavender
CS: Darice
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares