SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #267 S is for Spooky

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome!

Can you believe that it's October already?

A new month means a new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

No surprise here. We want to see your spooky

projects! Also, this being 

Breast Cancer Awareness Month, as an option,

use the color pink on your creation.

I decided to make an art journal page:

I went all out spooky for this page,

my inspiration being the movie, The Shining.

What started it was the two girls (Tim Holtz Halloween

Paper Dolls). I coated them with Liquitex matte gel and once

dry, colored them using a water pen and Derwent

Inktense Block 0400. I used a spiderweb stencil with

crackle paste. After it dried, I painted orange and raw umber acrylic 

paint over it. Random stamping, splatters, and gold Stickles were also added.

I added some themed paper and boarders, and finally alpha Thickers 

to spell REDRUM.

Here are some process photos:

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

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers for our Spooky challenge!

Please do yourself a favor and check out what my 

sisters created and also our reigning Queen, Wendy! 

Thanks for visiting. Have a fabulous day!

Supplies:

Strathmore: art journal; mixed media paper w/vellum

Golden Gesso

Ranger Texture Paste - opaque crackle

Echo Park - Spooky Spiderweb stencil

DecoArt Americana - bright orange, raw umber

Stazon ink - Timber Brown & Jet Black

Indigo Blu - Tasty Textures stamps

Ranger - gold Stickles

Tim Holtz - Paper Dolls Halloween; water mister

Liquitex - matte gel

Derwent inktense block 0400

American Crafts - Thickers alpha stickers

Authentique - Enchanted papers

Recollections - Halloween boarder stickers

EK Success - Vampire die cut borders

Bearly Art glue

various brushes & pallet knife

Holiday Greetings

 Hello and happy Fri-Yay!

I've been having fun playing

with more poinsettia dies

and created another card with them:

In a challenge to myself to use older papers in my stash,

I grabbed a paper pad that's at least 11 years old,

and has a distressed, grungy look to it.

I die cut the main panel from kraft cardstock, then

decided to splatter it with black and white acrylic paints.

It reminded me of burlap after I did that!

I decided that the flowers and leaves needed to be

distressed also. I used a blending brush with whatever

brown ink was on it already and went over the petal tips and leaves.

Here's the finished inside:

I'm taking advantage while Mr. Mojo is in town and

am trying to make a card a day. 😁

That's it for now. Thanks for visiting.

I hope that you have a great day!

Merry Christmas!

I'd like to enter this at My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #677

Supplies:

Stamps: My Favorite Things - Christmas Wishes

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: My Mind's Eye - Signature Christmas

CS: Thunderbolt; MFT

Accessories: MFT - Christmas Wishes dies, Winter Poinsettia dies, Cross Stitch Rectangle die; DecoArt Americana black & white acrylic paint; WOW! - clear EP; heat gun; MISTI; Nuvo Crystal Drops - dandelion yellow

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

A little mixed media casing

 Hello crafty friends and welcome!

Back at the beginning of December I 

saw this post on the Hero Arts blog,

and thought this card looked really cool,

so I tried my hand at making it.

Do I have any of the products used in

the video? Nope. I used what I already had on hand.

(My supply list is always at the bottom of my posts.)

Here's my version:

The background was created using Distress Inks, then splattered

with white and gold acrylic paint. The same gold was used on

the letters. I used foam strips on the letters, but I had to trim

the foam on a lot of the letters. (the foam strips were just

slightly thicker than the letters. Ugh!)

Here's the finished inside:

Luckily for me I made another panel, in case I messed up,

(But I didn't. Yay!), so I made another card.

This time I die cut the letters three times, stacked and glued together.

(Much easier, and less swear words were said. LOL!)

I really enjoyed the process of making the background,

and I'm thinking of trying it using just blues/greens or

maybe reds/pinks/purples. 

Thank you, Channin Pelletier, for the inspiration!

That's all I have for now. Thank you for

visiting, and I wish you a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Honey Bee - Inside Birthday Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI- Peacock Feathers, Worn Lipstick, Saltwater Taffy, Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron; Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Strathmore watercolor paper; Neenah; scraps

Accessories: water brush; DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paints in white and gold; paint brush; Taylored Expressions - Sweet & Simple Upper Alphas dies; MISTI

Adhesives: 3L - tape runner, 3D foam squares; Ranger - mmm; Taylored Expressions - foam strips

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge #10 - All Things Tim

 Hello and welcome!

It's time for the June challenge at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge!

I predict this month's theme will be a 

much played one: All Things Tim!

As in Tim Holtz! Use any Tim Holtz products on your

artist trading card or coin.

This month I made some coins:

Things by Tim used on these: burlap stencil, Vintage photo reinker

(Mixed in the crackle paste to tint it), Vintage Photo ink smudged

around the edges, Botanical Layers (butterflies), pen nibs, and

word bands.

Here are some close ups:

I hope that you'll join us for our All Things Tim challenge at

A Tiny Craft (ATC) Challenge! Need more inspiration? Simply

visit the blogs of my teammates to see the incredible projects they created!

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

Supplies:

recycled corrugated cardboard

DecoArt Media Gesso

Plaid - paintbrush

DecoArt Americana Acrylic paint - Blue Haven, Khaki Tan

sponge

Tim Holtz - Burlap stencil

DecoArt Media crackle paste

pallet knife

Ranger Distress re-inker: Vintage Photo

Ranger Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

Picket Fence Studio blending brush

Tim Holtz - Botanical Layers (butterflies), Word Bands, Pen Nibs

E6000 glue

SA by 3L - 3D foam squares

Staz On - Timber Brown

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #196 - E is for Everything Pink

 

Hello and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Since it's Breast Cancer Awareness Month,

we'd like to see your predominately PINK projects.

Here's what I came up with:

and the inside:

The background paper was created with a gel press, a few different

pink acrylic paints, and some bubble wrap. Some die cut flowers, pearls and

a simple sentiment to finish. I did add some Star Dust Stickles to

the center of the daisy. No snark this time, none needed!

I'd love to see what you make for our Everything Pink challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers. For more ideas, simply check out

what my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Jane, have created 

for your viewing pleasure! 

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Inside Greetings Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

CS: Neenah; TE

Accessories: Gel Press; DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - Cotton Candy, Electric Pink, Dragon 

Fruit; brayer, bubble wrap; GC; Memory Box - Gerber Stems & Daisy Stems dies; Star Dust Stickles; Kaisercraft - pearls

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

A Tiny Craft October ATC Challenge

Hello and welcome!

It's time for our third challenge at 

A Tiny Craft ATC Challenge!

As you may have guessed, the theme this month is Halloween! 👻

I created a trio of artist trading cards this time around:

\\

Here are some close ups:

I recycled some cardboard for my cards. Coated them with gesso and once dry,

painted them with a couple hues of orange paint and let dry. Next I spread embossing paste

through a jack-o-lantern stencil, then sprinkled black embossing

powder over the pattern. I let them dry overnight then heat 

embossed. I thought that the orange was a bit bright so I smudged

black Staz On ink around the edges. (note: next time do this

before stenciling!) I fussy cut images from some Graphic 45 

paper and adhered with foam squares. I could have added more but

I didn't want to completely cover up the jack smiles in the background. LOL!

They are pretty shiny in real life:

Now it's your turn! I hope that you find some time to play along in our

Halloween challenge at A Tiny Craft ATC Challenge!

We'd love to see what you come up with.

Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at Try It On Tuesday - Halloween

Supplies:

Substrate - recycled cardboard

DecoArt Media gesso

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint 0 Tangerine, Persimmon

Simple Stories - Jack-o-lantern stencil

Dreamweaver - embossing paste

Inks: Staz On - Jet Black; Ranger DI - Vintage Photo

Inkadinkado - black embossing powder

heat gun

Graphic 45 - Rare Oddities paper

paint brush and pallet knife

SA by 3L - thin 3D foam squares; Scor Tape

Tonic distressing tool

STAMPlorations is celebrating 8 years!

 

 

(This post contains affiliate links. When you click on any of the STAMPlorations store links

below and place an order, I will receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.)

 

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

Today is day two of the revelry that is

STAMPlorations 8th Birthday Celebration! 

Today, we are showcasing Birthday Bundle #2

and here are the two cards I've created:

 

 

I started by die cutting the main panel from the crazy double running stitch rectangle nesting dies

and using a few DO inks, sponged them over the Design Blox Template #6.

Before removing the template, I splattered white, black and gold paint over the panel.

After cleaning the template and setting the panel aside to dry, I white heat embossed 

the Blossom Sprays #5 stamp onto vellum and fussy cut.

I used vellum tape to attach it to my card, then gold heat embossed the sentiment

from Balloons and Banners onto a strip of black card stock and adhered towards

the bottom of my card. 

*********

For my second card, I die cut the new Art Border #2 die twice on the main

panel and corner rounded the top right corner. I stamped one of the sentiments from

the See the Good stamp set then adhered to the card base. Then using some

fun card stock colors, I die cut some of the flowers and leaves from the

Trendy Spring Blooms dies, arranged and glued them to the card.

I finished by adding a rhinestone in the center of the stacked flower.

What's a celebration without prizes? There are a few ways you

can celebrate with us, so be sure to read all the details on the

STAMPlorations blog to join in on the party!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

Supplies:

Card 1:

Stamps: Blossom Sprays #5, Balloon and Banners

Ink: Versamark; Ranger DO - Fired Brick, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade

CS: Neenah; Bazill

DP: Recollections - vellum

Accessories: ARTplorations - Design Blox Template #6; CUTplorations - Crazy Double Running Stitch Rectangle Nesting die; DecoArt Americana acrylic paints - white, black, Glorious Gold Metallic; PFS- blending brushes; MISTI; Stampendous - detail white and gold EP; heat gun

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Scotch Vellum tape

STAMPlorations April Theme & Photo Prompt challenge reminder

 

Hello and welcome!

Just popping in with a reminder about the

Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge at STAMPlorations!

 

(This post contains affiliate links. If you click on any of the

STAMPlorations store links below and place an order, I will

receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.)

 

For my second project, I painted a few of the

CRAFTplorations Butterflies using the colors in the photo:

 

The raspberry butterfly is stenciled in white paint using the

 Make Marks #3 ARTplorations stencil. Once the paint dried,

I placed the stencil back on and traced around the design 

with a blue marker, to give it a fun, whimsical look:

 

On the green butterfly, I used a white Gelly Roll pen to trace the

design using the Swirly Blooms ARTplorations stencil. I dotted the 

centers of the flowers with the raspberry paint:

On the blue butterfly, I started with one wing and using the white

Gelly Roll pen, traced the design from the Christmas Wreaths

ARTplorations stencil. Then I flipped the stencil over onto the

other wing, trying to line up the design as close as possible to get

a mirror image, and traced the design. I color filled the leaves and

berries with the same green and raspberry paints:

 

Once the sealer was dry, I added rhinestones to the bodies for

some sparkle! I haven't decided yet if I want to add these to

a wreath, or to make them into ornaments. Decisions, decisions! 😀

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

STAMPlorations Theme & Photo Prompt Challenge. 

I hope you play along!

In case you feel compelled to shop at STAMPlorations,

don't forget to use my discount code for an

extra 20% off and a freebie!

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

Supplies:

CRAFTplorations - Butterflies

ARTplorations - Christmas Wreaths, Make Marks #3, Swirly Blooms

DecoArt Media Gesso

DecoArt Americana acrylic paint: Dragon Fruit, Ultra Blue Deep, Sour Apple, Titanium White

DecoArt DuraClear gloss Varnish

sponge wedge, paint brush

Sakura white Gelly Roll pen

Faber-Castell blue Artist PITT pen

David Tutera - rhinestones