Creepy, kooky, freaky, spooky

Hello and welcome!

It's been some time since I've posted anything.

Lots happening this month. First, I got the

worst case of food poisoning I've ever had.

It took 1-1/2 weeks to finally get over it,

with a trip to Urgent Care thrown in.

Then we drove home to visit family in Illinois

and Wisconsin for a couple weeks.

Now we are home and I'm back to making cards.

For this card, I used an image that I colored when

we were up in Wisconsin visiting my MIL.

I brought a bunch of images to color with my

Prisma Color pencils. The pencils are much easier

to haul cross country than my markers.

(But I do often haul the markers. I was just lazy)

To make the clear bottle pop more, I did use a

Spectrum Noir marker (LG1) to color the background.

The sentiment is from Tim Holtz's Small Talk Occasions 

sticker pad. A stamped sentiment finishes the inside.

I'd like to enter this at the Paper Players #757 challenge.

Thanks for visiting. Have a wonderful day!

Supplies:

Stamps: The East Wind - Dragon Tears digi; Queen & Co. - Halloween

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Graphic 45 - Rare Oddities

CS: Spectrum Noir; Neenah; Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: Prisma Color pencils; LG1 Spectrum noir marker; Sunny Studio - Lg & Sm stitched oval dies; Tim Holtz - Small Talk Occasions sticker; MISTI; Computer & printer

Adhesives: Scrapbook Adhesives - tape runner & foam squares

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS - S is for Steampunk

 

Hello and welcome back, snarky friends!

It's time for the new challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

Time to break out those gears, cogs, and Victorian leather and lace

clothing. That's right, it's a STEAMPUNK challenge!

I relied heavily on the designer paper I used on my card:

Here's the inside:

I love it when the paper does all the heavy lifting! 😄

A clockwork owl? Yes please!

I hope that you'll play along in our Steampunk challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers.  For more ideas, do check out what my

sisters and our reigning Queen, Fran, have created to inspire you!

Thanks for visiting! Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Two Old Bats May 2023 challenge.

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Simply Fall Sentiments

Ink: Ranger DI - Vintage Photo; Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Graphic 45 - Steampunk Spells

CS: Cardstock Warehouse; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; BO3 Spectrum Noir marker; April 2023 Card Maps sketch

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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #208 - L is for Layers

 

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Greetings and welcome snarky peeps!

It's time again for the next challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight we want to see LAYERS on your projects.

Here's what I came up with:

I was using the colors from The Paper Players #586,

but after I finished my card, I realized that the challenge

ended yesterday. (Facepalm)

I let the G45 paper do all the work, well, all but the

heat embossed sentiment from one of my

stamp sets, Hot Mess.

I can totally see the lady in the middle saying this out the side of her

mouth to the lady wearing yellow. LOL!

I hope that you find some time to play along in our LAYERS challenge

at the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers! For more inspiration, do check out

what my Sistahs and our reigning Queen, Rachel, have created for

your viewing pleasure.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'm playing along at Shopping Our Stash #468 (Hi ladies! Miss you!)

Supplies:

Stamps: STAMPlorations - Hot Mess

Ink: Versamark

DP: Graphic 45 - Le' Romantique (2009)

CS: Cardstock Warehouse

Accessories: GC; Sunny Studio - Lg & Sm Stitched Circle dies; Fiskars - corner rounder; MISTI; Inkadinkado - black EP; heat gun

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

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:

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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

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #179 Q is for Queen

 

Hello snarky peeps and welcome to another fun challenge at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS!

This fortnight is brought to you by the letter Q:

Q for QUEEN!

Here's my take on the subject:

Queen Eunice here looks like she just finished kicking ass and

taking names! LOL! She's colored up with Spectrum Noir markers.

I purposely chose purples, (for royalty!), to color and in 

the papers I used. The points of her crown and earrings received

some gold Stickles, her specs some Liquid Glass, and the crown

itself was Winked by Stella:

There are many ways to interpret this, as you will see when you visit the

blogs of my Sisters and our reigning Queen, Tinstar! I hope

that you find some time to play along in our Queen challenge at the

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers!

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

Spectrum Noir markers used:

skin: FS2, FS3, TN2, CR3, PP3 (lips)

hair: BGR2

glasses: BG2

blouse: LV1, LV2, LV3, BG2

skirt: AB2, BT5, BT6

shoes: BG2, BG5, BG6

crown:GY1, GY2, GY5

Supplies:

Stamp: Art Impressions - Golden Oldies Eunice; Katzelkraft - Funny Accessories; Unity Stamps - sentiment from the May 2012 KOM

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Versamark

DP: Graphic 45 - Midnight Masquerade

CS: Spectrum Noir; Taylored Expressions; Nicole

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; MISTI; Stampendous - detail gold EP; heat gun; Ranger - gold Stickles; DecoArt Media - Liquid Glass; WOS pen; Sakura - Gold Gelly Roll pen

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

 

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #144 G is for Gross

Hello snarky peeps!

The new challenge has started at the

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS,

G is for GROSS!

I fully embraced the theme, being the sick demented person that I am,

and created this beauty:

and the inside:

My image is courtesy of the recently back up and running Twistoon Digi Stamps,

(A.K.A. Bloobel Digi Stamps). I was delighted to see her back, as

this was the image I wanted to use for this challenge. By some miracle,

the store reopened right when I figured out what I wanted to use!

The dude is colored with Spectrum Noir markers, and the sentiment

is computer generated.

And yes, I did strategically add some Glossy Accents... 

Ok, so now it's your turn to just go all out and embrace all that is gross!

We'd love to see how you interpret this in the Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers

gallery. Looking for more ideas? Do check out what my Sistahs, and our

newest Queen and GD, Helen have created to gross you out! LOL!

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Twistoon Digi Stamps - Hugh Nose

DP: G45 - An Eerie Tale

CS: SN; Thunderbolt; TE

Accessories: SN markers; computer and printer; Ranger Glossy Accents

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #401 - Base it off a Book

Hello crafty friends and welcome!

We have a fun new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH this fortnight:

Base it off a Book!

For my card, I chose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum:

and the inside:

I love it when the designer paper you pick does all the work for you!

All I did was some fussy cutting, and then added red glitter embossing powder to 

Dorothy's shoes. They really do sparkle in real life. ☺

I always loved this book, and the friendship between the four main characters,

 so I stamped the simple message for the inside sentiment.

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

in our Based off a Book challenge at Shopping Our Stash! Looking for

more ideas? Simply check out what my teammates created for

your viewing pleasure. Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps: Studio G alphas

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: Graphic 45 - The Magic of Oz

CS: Taylored Expressions - Darice

Accessories: Versamarker; Whispers - Red Glitter EP; heat gun

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #400!! - Christmas In July

Hello and happy Tuesday to you!

It's time for a new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

We are celebrating our 400th challenge!

Woo Hoo!

And how are we celebrating? By having a

Christmas in July challenge. HA!!

Also, since we are in a festive mood, some of the design team

will be offering blog candy on their own blogs to a lucky commenter, myself included.

My offering is a brand new 24pc set of Derwent

 Inktense Blocks!

(I ordered a set last year, was sent two sets but only charged for one.

Their mishap is your possible gain!)

So onto my card. I shopped my hoarded Christmas stash and finally used

the last ornament stickers from a package. Yay!

and the inside:

I used traditional colors paired with an old world look for this one.

But then, I decided to make another card:

and the inside:

For this one, I decided on some fun, non-traditional colors, and used

a gift builder die as my focal image. I gave the ribbon a liberal coating of

my Wink of Stella pen, but of course, with my crack photography skillz,

you can't see it at all. LOL!

We hope that you'll help us celebrate our 400th challenge at

Shopping Our Stash and play along. For a chance at my prize offering,

simply click over on the right to follow my blog, (if you aren't already

following), and leave me a comment! The winner will be randomly chosen from
all commenters/followers.

 Thanks for visiting. Have a fantastic day!

I'd like to enter these cards at ABC Christmas Challenge - N is for No Peeking/O is for Ornament

Supplies:
Ornament card
Stamps: Hampton Arts/G45 - Christmas Emporium
Ink: Memento - Toffee Crunch
DP: G45 - Christmas Emporium
CS: TE; Bazzill; G45
Accessories: K & Company - ornament stickers
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

Present card
Stamps: STAMPlorations - Peace Love Joy
Ink: Memento - Bamboo Leaves; Ranger DI - Spun Sugar
CS: TE; Darice
Accessories: GC; CUTplorations - crazy double running stitch nesting rectangle die, gift builder 1;
ARTplorations - dots & dashes stencil; sponge dauber; computer & printer; MISTI; WOS pen
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, 3d foam squares; Ranger - multi medium matte

SHOPPING OUR STASH #379 - It's Raining Cats & Dogs

 Hey crafty friends!

It's time for a new challenge at

SHOPPING OUR STASH!

This week's challenge is called:

It's Raining Cats & Dogs.

Anything showing a cat, dog, or rain even, is good!

Here's the card I made:

and the inside:

 

I searched my stash and came across this never-before-been-inked pup stamp!

How cute is he?! I colored him up with my Spectrum Noir markers.

I remembered that I had a couple 12" x 12" papers from the Raining Cats & Dogs

collections by Graphic 45 and so had to use some.

Now it's your turn to break out your dog and/or cat items and join us

here at Shopping Our Stash! For more ideas, do yourself a favor and

visit the blogs of my teammies to see their sensational projects!

Thanks for visiting. Have a fantastic day!

I'd like to enter this at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - ATG

Supplies:

Stamps: Viva Las Vegas Stamps - dog from a # 'O Rubber order; Paper Issues - Freaking Sentiments;

Taylored Expressions - In & Out Birthday

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; VersaMark

DP: Graphic 45 - Raining Cats & Dogs

CS: Thunderbolt; Crafter's Companion; scraps

Accessories: Spectrum Noir markers; Stampendous - detail white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner