SHOPPING OUR STASH #451 - Let's Get Sketchy

 

Good morning and welcome crafty friends!

Happy August to you, (can you believe it's August already?!).

We have a fun new challenge starting over at 

SHOPPING OUR STASH! 

Donna is your Hostess this fortnight, and she's found a

link to some free sketches from Craft With Sarah. There are four

sketches to choose from, so have fun and I hope you play along!

I've chosen to use the first sketch for my card:

I tweaked the measurements some to fit an A2 sized card,

but I followed the sketch pretty closely otherwise:

Here's the inside:

Boy did I shop my paper stash for this. Most of the papers used are 

15 plus years old! The paper flowers were a score last

year at Tuesday Morning, (before they sadly went out

of business). so you know they are even older than a year.

I hope you can join us this fortnight at Shopping Our Stash,

and create a card using one of the four sketches.

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

I'd like to enter this at Jingle Belles - Red and Green all over

Supplies:

Stamps: Picket Fence Studios - Inside Quotes Christmas (July 2020)

Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black

DP: HOTP; Ki Memories; Echo Park

CS: Thunderbolt; Nicole

Accessories: GC; SB - Standard Lg & Sm Circle Nesties; MISTI; Little Birdie - Poinsettia flowers; Love Nicole - rhinestones; DR7 Spectrum Noir marker

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner; Glue Dots

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

Christmas wreath

 Hello there, I'm back with another card:

 

 

Here's the inside:

 

 

It's hard to tell from my excellent photography skills, but the green paper I

 

used to cut the wreath from is pre-glittered, for some extra sparkle.

 

A simple sentiment finishes the inside.

 

Guess I should get off my butt and get some things done. LOL!

 

Thanks for visiting. Have a great day!

 

 

I'd like to enter this at:

Case This Sketch #395

The Flower Challenge #49 -circle(s) 

Merry Little Christmas Challenge #27 - ATG

 

Supplies:

Stamps: Sunny Studio - Petite Poinsettias

Ink: Memento - tuxedo black, lady bug, rhubarb stalk, bamboo leaves, cottage ivy; SSS - lipstick red

DP: HOTP; Darice - green glitter

CS: Thunderbolt; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; GC; Memory Box - Bubble Circles die; Darice - snowflake EF; 

Ranger - gold Stickles

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #315 - Spice Up Your Life

Hello and welcome crafty friends!

This week at SHOPPING OUR STASH

we are challenging you to make a project

based off of one of the Spice Girls!

Baby Spice (could be a baby card, or something cute), 

Ginger Spice could be orange or food inspired),

 Sporty Spice (sports theme or color of your favorite team), 

Posh Spice (something elegant maybe?) or 

Scary Spice (skulls, bats, Halloween)

How's THAT for a challenge?!!

As for me, I've gone with Scary Spice, and made a Halloween card:

and the inside:

I hope YOU won't be scared of this challenge! We'd love to see your take on it!

Simply link up your project at Shopping Our Stash so we can check it out.

Need more inspiration? Then please do check out what my teammies 

created for this fun challenge!

Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

Stamps: Stampendous - Dance Macabre; Hampton Arts - Beware

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

DP: HOTP (2005)

CS: TE; Recollections

Accessories: MISTI; Tonic/TH distress tool; Ranger blending tool; Wink of Stella pen

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

SHOPPING OUR STASH #283 - Winter Wonderland

Hello crafty peeps! Are you all done with all of your holiday shopping and card making? I still have a couple items to get, then I'm done. Well.... I still need to wrap the presents I've bought, but other than that, I'm done. LOL!

For our last challenge of the year at SHOPPING OUR STASH, we want to see your Winter themed cards or projects, but not Christmas themed. Here's what I came up with:

 here's the inside with a bit of snark...

I was lamenting a few posts back about the fact that I have no silver foil paper. Well, when I was searching through all my paper, I came across this holographic silver snowflake paper that I've had for a couple years at least, but it was hidden by other papers. Score!! I used a couple rectangle dies to make a frame out of it. I used my MISTI to line up the word stamps (each word is a separate stamp), stamped in Versamark ink and heat embossed in white EP. The snow globe is a new purchase, but it worked well for this challenge. I backed a scrap of white CS with an adhesive transfer sheet before die cutting it. Then all I had to do was peel off the backing sheet and stick it on my card. 

We hope that you have a chance in your busy holiday schedule to play along this week at Shopping Our Stash! This is our last challenge for 2016, but we'll be back on January 3rd with a new challenge! I'd also like to say thank you to our Guest Designer, Beth, for joining the SOS Crew this month! It was a pleasure to have you create with us, and we hope to see your fabulous creations in our gallery in the future!

Just a reminder: We are looking for Guest Designers! If you would like to be considered for January, simply leave a 'DT' after your name when you link up! Super easy.

I wish you all happy holidays and all the best for 2017!

Supplies:

Stamps: Winnie & Walter - Big, Bold & Party; Crackerbox Palace - Belated...

Ink: VersaMark

DP: HOTP - Snowflake Silver Holographic paper

CS: Taylored Expressions

Accessories; GC; Avery Elle - Double Pierced Rectangle dies; Impression Obsession - Deer Snow globe die; Stampendous - white EP; heat gun; MISTI

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, adhesive transfer sheets

Just Us Girls #372 - Word Week

Hello and welcome crafty friends! It's Word Week at JUST US GIRLS! Nancy is your hostess this week and she challenges you to add a Christmas tree to you card or project! Here's my card:

 Here is the inside:

I apologize for the not so good pics. Life got in the way this week, and yesterday was the first time I got to play in my craft room all week. I was running late and lost daylight by the time I finished my card. The good thing was that I got to try out a new (to me) stamp set for the first time. The tree is my first layering stamp set, and I think I'm going to be needing more of these! LOL! Soooo much fun to play with! 

I hope you get a chance to play along this week at Just Us Girls! For more inspiration, check out what my teammates have created and leave them some bloggy love. Also, since it's a new month, we have a new Guest Designer! Welcome Theresa Gregory! Looking forward to seeing what you create with the JUGS team! 

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

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Layering Christmas tree, Merry Christmas Message

Ink: Memento - New Sprout, Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa; Ranger DI - Evergreen Bough, Pine Needles, Iced Spruce; Colorbox/Susan K. Weckesser - Kiss

DP: HOTP - green paper; American Crafts - red glitter

CS: Taylored Expressions; Darice

Accessories: MISTI; Spectrum Noir markers - GB5 & IG2; Recollections - Red rhinestones, star rhinestones

Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner

SISTERHOOD OF SNARKY STAMPERS #64 R is for Resist Technique

Hello and welcome snarky peeps! I'm back from vacation and perhaps now I'll be able to catch up on commenting. (wink wink) As Edna is showing us in the awesome graphic above, our new challenge at the Sisterhood is to use the Resist Technique on your card or project. There are a boat load of video tutorials out there on Mr. Google, so if you haven't tried this before, never fear, just Google it! LOL!
Here's my card:

and the inside:

No snark on this card. It's all warm and toasty feely. I heat embossed the pine bough in white EP, then sponged Pine Needles DI over it, making it darker around the image. Then I smooshed Iced Spruce DI on my craft mat, spritzed with water, and flicked that on the panel with a paint brush. 

Now it's your turn to try out the resist technique! We'd love to see what you come up with. Just link up at the Sisterhood so we can admire it! Need more inspiration? Then please visit the blogs of my Sistahs and our Guest Designer, Helen, and be sure to leave them some bloggy lovin! Thanks for hanging out!

I'd like to enter this at Jingle Belles - sketch challenge

Supplies:
Stamps: Rubber Dance - Pines Fir You; BoBunny - Holiday Wishes
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black; Ranger DI - Gathered Twigs, Pine Needles, Iced Spruce; VersaMark
DP: Frances Meyer; HOTP
CS: Darice
Accessories: GC: Std. Sm & Classic Scalloped Circle Nesties; Sizzix - Flowers EF; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle die; Stampendous - White EP; heat gun; TH - sponging tools
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

SHOPPING OUR STASH #261 - You Are Matchless

Hello and good morning! I'm late with getting my card made and uploaded to the challenge blog, but it's there now. Hubby and I just came back from our vacation late Sunday night. I knew I'd be making a card yesterday, but I only sat down to make it last night. Had to wait for daylight to take a decent picture.

So what is this new challenge about at SHOPPING OUR STASH? Well, we want you to create your own matchbox/matchbook! I was a little leery of this one, but once I got started, my card came together pretty quickly. (It also helped that I used an image that I colored when I was on vacation. ☺)

 Here's the inside:

I was stumped as to what to use for the triangle elements, but then hubby suggested gold or silver - brilliant! (of course, gold foil cardstock is incredibly hard to photograph. sigh) Anyhooo, once I had the card made, I used a bit of twine to keep the matchbook flap closed. 

So, now it's your turn. Ready to try your hand at a matchbook or matchbox project? Of course you are! Just be sure to link up at Shopping Our Stash so we can admire it! Need more inspiration? Just visit my teammates blogs and leave them some bloggy lovin' while there. Thanks for visiting!

I'd like to enter this at Mojo Monday #457

Supplies:
Stamps: Bugaboo - Santa with tree digi; SSS/Kelly Purkey - Tis the Season; Hero Arts - Merry Christmas Message
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: HOTP; DCWV - Foiled Card Stock Stack
CS: Bazzill; Crafter's Companion
Accessories: Prisma Color pencils; GC; Avery Elle - Pierced Rectangle dies; MFT - Zig Zag Stitched Sq dies; Martha Stewart - twine
Adhesives: SA by 3L - tape runner, Thin 3D foam squares

O Holy Night

Hi there and good morning to you all! I made this card using the current Seize the Sketch #20 sketch, and also for Merry Monday #108 (to use a star(s)), but missed the cut off time for MM. But I still wanted to play along. So I did! ☺ Here it is:

and the inside:

I think the card pretty much speaks for itself - the real reason for the season. ☺

Challenges:

 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get some crafty time in!

Chris
Supplies:
Stamps: Inkadinkado - Warm Holiday Wishes
Ink: Versa Mark; Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: HOTP; American Crafts - gold glitter
CS: Recollections (kraft); scraps
Accessories: Grand Calibur; Sm. & Lg. standard Ovals, Lacey Ovals Nesties; Paper Smooches - Cardbooking dies (star); Stampendous EP; Spectrum Noir CT2 yellow marker; heat gun
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares

Thinking of you....

I am over the top excited to be the guest star stamper this week for Color Throwdown #281! A first for me - it's a big deal! (Still having to pinch myself from time to time!) ☺ Ok, I know, enough with the gushing. (wink!) This week, the colors are Black, So Saffron, and Tangerine Tango. As always, if you don't have the exact colors, no problem, just use whatever you have that's close. The CTD team are really layed back that way!

Isn't that a gorgeous sunset? I wouldn't mind being on that beach right about now. I've had enough of winter! LOL! Here is what I did for the challenge:

I tried the iris folding technique, for the first time ever! (Why did I wait so long to try this out? It looks so hard to do, yet it's incredibly easy. Facepalm!) I used two different patterned papers each for the saffron and tangerine colors. I die cut the butterfly on the main panel and trimmed the outer edges slightly smaller than the black card base. I colored the edge of the butterfly with a black marker, stamped the sentiment, then got to work on the paper folding. Drew the antennae and added black rhinestones at the tips, then doubled up the foam squares to attach the main panel to the card base. I just love how this turned out!

I hope that you get a chance to play along this week at the Color Throwdown! Thanks for hanging out with me and I hope you have a fantastic day! Stay crafty my friends!

Chris
Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts - Everyday Sayings
Ink: Memento - Tuxedo Black
DP: MME - Everyday Tango (tangerine's); Colorbok; HOTP
CS: Recollections
Accessories: Making Memories - Slice die cutting machine & Basics 2 cartridge; American Crafts - black Slick Writer marker; Recollections - rhinestones; iris folding pattern printed from internet
Adhesives: SA by 3L - MyStik permanent, 3D foam squares; American Crafts - foam dots