STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas + plus!

 Hello there! I'm back with a couple more cards using

the Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas along with the

coordinating Ephemera Cuts from STAMPlorations!

This time, I've added more to my cards to kick them up a notch. 😁

A scrap of holiday paper on one edge, repeat stamping of the

definition stamp, and one of the images from the Ephemera Cuts

still makes for a quick card.

For the inside, I stamped the sentiment stamp to finish.

For my second card, I took a piece of kraft paper, glued a strip of

patterned paper on the diagonal, die cut it using one of the

Crazy Double Running Stitch rectangle dies, then die cut it

again using the Circles All Over Texture plate. I added the

Nutcracker in the Ephemera Cuts package with foam squares.

Part of the sentiment was masked off and heat embossed

 in white embossing powder.

If you make quick cards, or like to throw on all the things, the

Perfect Pairs series is entirely capable of doing both! Check

out all four sets at the STAMPlorations store.

If you are in the mood to shop, you can use my discount code

for an extra 20% off.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Card 1:

Ink: Memento - Rich Cocoa

DP: Carta Bella - Farmhouse Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions, Thunderbolt

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - Tape runner & foam squares

Card 2:

Ink: Versamark

DP: Echo Park - A Lumberjack Christmas

CS: Taylored Expressions; Thunderbolt; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Coordinating Ephemera Cuts, Circles All Over texture plate, Crazy double running stitch nesting dies; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

STAMPlorations Perfect Pairs: Classic Christmas

 Hello friends and welcome!

I'm back to showcase another stamp set in the

Perfect Pairs series at STAMPlorations! These are designed

to be able to create quick cards using just a few items.

All sets also have coordinating Ephemera Cuts available

to use with the stamps!

Here is my first card using Classic Christmas.

I started by stamping the definition stamp over my card

base in gold ink, then the sentiment stamp in black.

All I added was the gorgeous lantern image from

the Ephemera Cuts package to finish!

For my second card, I knew I wanted to use embossing powder

around the edges of the panel, but didn't have the

right color to match the mercury ornaments.

So of course, I mixed silver and gold powders to

make my own.

Side story: I had been storing my embossing powders in

Chinese food containers for years. (upcycling!)

When I opened the one containing the silver powder, it

disintegrated all over my desk and myself. Who knew that

the plastic containers would become so brittle that they explode! 😆

I've since bought some glass jars with metal lids to store 

my embossing powder in.

I heat embossed the sentiment, then decided I needed to

sprinkle more powder randomly over the card and heat

from underneath before adding the ornaments. I love how this turned out!

Look at all that shiny goodness!

This is just one of four new sets available at the

STAMPlorations store, and the Ephemera Cuts are

all so beautiful to use with them! If you are ordering

from the store, feel free to use my discount code:

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Ink: Color Box/Susan K. Weckeser - Shimmer (gold); Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

CS: Thunderbolt; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Stampendous - detail gold EP; Whispers - silver EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #276 X is for Xmas in July

 

Hello snarky friends and Happy July 4th to those 

who celebrate! (Although with how this current

administration is destroying the country, I

sure don't feel like celebrating all that much. 😦)

Anyhoo, it's time for the July challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This month, it is Christmas in July!

Here's what I came up with:

My card design is based off of the now ended

Freshly Made Sketch #741. These sweet little mice

are colored with Spectrum Noir markers and popped up 

on foam squares for a bit of dimension.

No snark this time, I just couldn't do that to

these wee cuties. LOL!

Here's the finished inside:

I hope that you find some time this month to

play along in the Christmas in July challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more fabulous

inspiration, please do check out what my teammies and

our reigning Queen, Joanne, have made to wow you.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Sweet Christmas Mice, Merry Messages

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Lawn Fawn - Candy Cane Lane

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Lawn Fawn - Scalloped rectangle dies; Sakura - white Gelly Roll pen; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

Joy to you and yours

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

I wanted to pop in and share a card I made

incorporating a couple challenges:

I used my Spectrum Noir markers to color these gorgeous

Christmas Baubles then added a bunch of sparkle to them with

Nuvo Glitter Drops. I used the Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate

on the back panel before adhering everything to the card base.

For my card, I used the current challenges at Freshly Made Sketches #716

and also Color Hues #123.

You may have heard that after over 3-1/2 years, Shery Russ is

re-opening her online store, STAMPlorations! She's having a big

sale to make room for all the new goodies she'll have in the store:

I'm so thrilled for her and can hardly wait to see the

new products she has coming to the store!

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

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Christmas Baubles

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Taylored Expressions - Bubblegum

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: STAMPlorations - Wonky Stitched Grid Texture Plate; Spellbinders - Std Lg Circle & Scalloped Circle dies; MISTI; Nuvo White Blizzard Glitter Drops; green marker (for string)

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #269 C is for Cheeky Christmas

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time for one of our most favorite challenges at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS:

 

CHEEKY CHRISTMAS!

That's right, time to see those raunchy, racy holiday projects!

(Or for the faint of heart, perhaps just a snarkier project. LOL!)

Here's what I made:

Yes, I did find a meme (again) as inspiration for this card.

I can't help it; there's some outstanding ones floating around 

all the time! I started by unearthing an ancient stamp that

is wood block mounted, stamped and colored up with

Spectrum Noir markers. To make it more festive, I printed out

a couple of free clip art Santa hats. Again colored, fussy cut and 

glued to the ladies' heads. My sentiment is also

computer generated. I used a white Posca marker to add the 

'special words' onto the ladies' tops. I finished with gold Stickles

for their earrings, bracelets and belt buckles.

Another stamped sentiment finishes the inside:

I hope that you'll play along with our Cheeky Christmas

challenge at the 

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

For more hysterical inspiration, please check out what

 my sisters have created to make you laugh!

I wish you all a happy holiday season, whichever one

you happen to celebrate!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Make Your Own; Sunny Studio - Petite Poinsettias

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Sunny Studio - Rounded Rectangle Mat dies; free clip art - Santa hats; computer & printer; sentiment computer generated; MISTI; white Posca marker; Ranger - gold Stickles

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

Time to get it started

 Hello and welcome!

I'm sharing the second Christmas card

I've made so far this year.

Gulp. Better get going on those now. LOL!

I went riffling through my Christmas stash and rediscovered

this cute, quirky reindeer. I colored him up with Copic markers

then blended Vintage Photo DI around the edge of 

the oval, the back panel and sentiment strip.

Another simple sentiment finishes the inside.

Jingle Belles has a sketch challenge that's just about

ended, so I'm squeaking in at the last minute to enter that.

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Cosmo Cricket - Jolly Days; Honey Bee - Inside Holiday Sentiments

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivy; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

DP: Carta Bella - A very Merry Christmas

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: Copic markers; Sunny Studio - Rounded Rectangle Mat & Stitched Oval dies; MISTI

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #257 - H is for HO HO HO (Naughty Christmas)

 

Hello and Happy Holidays to you!

It's time for our annual Naughty Christmas challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Let your freak flag fly and play along with us!

Here is my very classy card:

My family loves raunchy tasteless cards, so

guess who's getting these?! (Yes, I made several!)

Here's the inside:

I hope that you will play along in our Naughty Christmas challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! This is the last challenge for this year, but 

we will be back on January 4th with all new challenges for 2025!

Until then, I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas

and a happy, healthy New Year!

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - Finger; Picket Fence Studios - Inappropriate Christmas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse; Taylored Expressions

Accessories: computer & printer; free Santa hat clipart; Lawn Fawn - scalloped rectangle die; TE - frayed edge die; Prismacolor pencils; Nuvo Glitter Drops - white blizzard; MISTI

Adhesives: SA - tape runner, foam squares

Oh Holy Night

 Hello friends and welcome!

I hope that your day is going well.

I'm sharing yet another Christmas card:

This was a rather quick card for me to make, sort of.

I die cut the main panel from a stitched rectangle die, then 

gold heat embossed the sentiment and image onto it

before adhering with foam squares onto the card base.

Another sentiment finishes the inside:

The challenge at Christmas Kickstart #92 is called Wise Men Three,

so that's where I'll be entering this at.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Inkadinkado - O Holy Night; Honey Bee - Artsy Angel

Ink: Versamark; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Neenah

Accessories: WOW! - Metallic gold rich EP; heat gun; MISTI; Queen & Co. - stitched rectangle die

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner, foam squares